Gilmore Girls Project: Season Four, The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles

Season Four Episode Sixty-Eight: "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles" Original Airdate: October 7, 2003 The goodship partnership. Lorelai and Sookie team up to cater a children's Lord the Rings birthday party. Twins trap Rory at her first Yale party. And Richard goes into business with the son of his former associate. Ugh. The dreaded [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Four, The Lorelais’ First Day at Yale

Season Four Episode Sixty-Seven: "The Lorelais' First Day at Yale" Original Airdate: September 30, 2003  You look familiar. One of Rory's suite mates at Yale is . . . Paris Gellar? But that's not the only surprise college brings. Rory is stunned to discover she's not quite ready to let for of Lorelai. I've always [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Four, Ballrooms & Biscotti

Season Four Episode Sixty-Six: "Ballrooms & Biscotti" Original Airdate: September 23, 2003  Warp speed. The Gilmore girls cram one-and-a-half weeks of activities into three days so Rory can attend Yale orientation. But Luke wins the Road Runner contest. He got married during the summer cruise---and now he's getting divorced. Sookie is having a boy!!! Yay!! [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, Those Are Strings, Pinocchio

Season Three Episode Sixty-Five: "Those Are Strings, Pinocchio" Original Airdate: May 20, 2003 Rory graduates from Chilton and the Independence Inn closes. But there's much to look forward too: Yale, the summer backpack trek through Europe, and Lorelai and Sookie's dream of opening their own inn. Ah, we have finally made it to Rory's graduation [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, Here Comes the Son

Season Three Episode Sixty-Four: "Here Comes the Son" Original Airdate: May 13, 2003 Sand in the gears, Jess heads for Venice Beach to crash at his father's place. But Jimmy doesn't make him welcome---and neither does Jimmy's girlfriend. Rory stresses our as graduation nears. I have always kind of liked this episode just because it [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, Say Goodnight, Gracie

Season Three Episode Sixty-Three: "Say Goodnight, Gracie" Original Airdate: May 6, 2003 The great brawl of 2003 is over, but so much else is just beginning: Jess's loser father shows up, Dean and Lindsey get engaged, and Fran the bakery lady dies, which means the Dragonfly may be for sale. I get to share lots [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, Keg! Max!

Season Three Episode Sixty-Two: "Keg! Max!" Original Airdate: April 29, 2003 It looks like Lane's band is on the stairway to stardom: They get a gig playing at a party that attracts every teen in town---and one 21 year-old, who brings a beer keg. Soon everybody's tapping into trouble. Luke's butt. Enough said. And no, [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, Happy Birthday, Baby

Season Three Episode Sixty-One: "Happy Birthday, Baby" Original Airdate: April 22, 2003 Mama Mia! Rory plans to honor her birthday-girl mother with a big party and an even bigger pizza. Richard has a greater surprise: and investment he made for Lorelai at her birth just paid off. So even though we know Jess is lying [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, A Tale of Poes and Fire

Season Three Episode Sixty: "A Tale of Poes and Fire" Original Airdate: April 15, 2003 During a meeting of the Poe Society, a fire empties the inn, guests move into Lorelai's house . . . and Lorelai ends up bunking with Luke and Jess. Rory juggles acceptances from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. This episode always [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, The Big One

Season Three Episode Fifty-Nine: "The Big One" Original Airdate: February 25, 2003 Surprise, surprise! Rory and Paris finally hear from Harvard . . . with surprising results. Lorelai and Max meet again . . . with surprising consequences. And Sookie's tastebuds misfire . . . for a surprising reason. In the beginning of this episode, [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, Face-Off

Season Three Episode Fifty-Eight: "Face-Off" Original Airdate: February 18, 2003 What do you do when your guy doesn't call? Go to a hockey game. And if you're Rory, that's where you'll see your old boyfriend with his new girlfriend. Emily catches Gran kissing a strange man. Ah, the reality that Jess is a jerk and [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, Swan Song

Season Three Episode Fifty-Seven: "Swan Song" Original Airdate: February 11, 2003 Lorelai takes Manhattan with Alex, Sookie, and Jackson. But she's concerned about leaving Rory and Jess alone. Not to worry. After the young lovers have a major blowout at Emily's Jess walks out. Okay, so all I can say is when Emily started talking [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, Dear Richard and Emily

Season Three Episode Fifty-Six: "Dear Richard and Emily" Original Airdate: February 4, 2003 Sherry goes into labor, and that sets Lorelai reminiscing about Rory's birth. Did you know that Lorela went to the hospital alone? Or about the coming-out dress? Here's your change to find out. I've always absolutely LOVED this episode. I don't know [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, Lorelai Out of Water

Season Three Episode Fifty-Five: "Lorelai Out of Water" Original Airdate: January 28, 2003 Alex invites Lorelai on a fishing trip. Sounds like fun . . . except Lorelai doesn't know which end of the pole to hold. Enter Luke, the Izaak Walton of Stars Hollow. Paris tries to impeach Rory. Anyone else think it's creepy [...]

Gilmore Girls Project: Season Three, I Solemnly Swear . . .

Season Three Episode Fifty-Four: "I Solemnly Swear . . ." Original Airdate: January 21, 2003 Rory Gilmore, snake in the grass. Machiavellian politics have broken out at school, and Paris believes (unjustly, of course") that Rory is Chilton's Chief dirty trickster. The whole mess results in a dual . . . literally. Well, it's happened. [...]