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Gilmore Girls - Season One

January 13th, 2007 by Jennine

Welcome to Stars Hollow where everyone knows everyone and their business. As the title suggests Gilmore Girls focuses on Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham), mother and daughter duo.Rory has just been accepted into the prestigious Chilton Prep and looks to be well on her way to achieving her goal of attending Harvard. Lorelai is the manager of the Independence Inn and is extremely proud of her daughter.

Gilmore Girls is popular for various reasons such as excellent storylines for both older and younger generations. It is more than just watching teenager angst, there is the interaction between the locals and the Gilmores.

Cast Guide:

Emily Gilmore: Emily is the matriarch of the Gilmores. She tries to control Rory and Lorelai’s life, which is more to do with trying to rebuild her relationship with her daughter than malicious intent. She is the “typical” rich socialite and is very particular on how things are done.

Richard Gilmore: Richard is very proud of his granddaughter Rory and how his daughter Lorelai has raised her by herself. He is supportive of Lorelai but is still hurting from how she ran away years before. He is in insurance and is quite good at his job, but away from home a lot.

Lorelai Gilmore: Daughter of Richard and Emily, mother of Rory. She dreams of owning her own inn with her best friend Sooky. She tolerates Friday night dinners with her parents but only for the sake of Rory. Lorelai definitely walks to the beat of her own drum and is quite happy to do her own thing.

Rory Gilmore: Daughter of Lorelai, Granddaughter of Richard and Emily. Rory is quiet, intelligent and loves to read. According to her biased grandfather she is the most intelligent person he has met for her age. She is still finding her feet at Chilton and is not afraid to put people in their place. She has caught the attention of (Chad Michael Murray) at Chilton but feels more of an attraction with Dean.

Luke: Owns the local diner where Lorelai and Rory dine on a regular basis and get their daily caffeine fix.

Sooky: Lorelai’s best friend and chef at the Independents Inn. Sooky is a perfectionist and hates any slight criticisms of her work.

Lane: Rory’s best friend and is being raised in a strict Christian family. Often escapes to the Gilmore’s for relief from her mother.

Episode Guide:

1.01 - Pilot

The storybook town of Stars Hollow is home to 32-year-old Lorelai Gilmore and her 16-year-old daughter Rory. Rory and best friend Lane Kim are straight ‘A’ students at the local public high school, but when Rory is accepted into the prestigious Chilton Prep, the steep tuition forces Lorelai to try to mend the rift with her wealthy parents and ask for financial help

1.02 - The Lorelais’ First Day at Chilton

Rory’s first day at Chilton Prep begins badly when Lorelai oversleeps and accompanies her daughter into the intimidating school wearing a t-shirt, cut-off jeans and cowboy boots, an outfit which draws disapproving stares from the other mothers and from her own mother, Emily.

1.03 - Kill Me Now

Emily badgers Richard into taking Rory to their country club for golf lessons after the grandparents learn Rory’s required to join a school sports team. Meanwhile, at the Independence Inn Lorelai oversees the double wedding of a set of spoiled twin brides.

1.04 - The Deer-Hunters

Still struggling to catch up at Chilton, Rory receives the first “D” of her life on an assignment and plunges into obsessive studying. When Rory’s surreal encounter with a deer causes her to miss an exam, she has an uncharacteristic outburst, leading to a parent-teacher conference where Lorelai meets Rory’s handsome teacher, Max Medina.

1.05 - Cinnamon’s Wake

Mother and daughter both wrestle with romance when Rory finds herself painfully flustered every time she is around Dean, while Lorelai agrees to have dinner with Rory’s teacher Max Medina even though she is consumed with worry over Rory’s reaction.

1.06 - Rory’s Birthday Parties

It’s Rory’s birthday, and her grandmother and mother each plan a party representative of their respective styles. Emily’s elegant party so discomfits Rory that they argue and to make peace, Emily and Richard attend Lorelai’s informal bash the next evening.

1.07 - Kiss and Tell

When Rory neglects to tell Lorelai that she experienced her first kiss with Dean, Lorelai tries to overcome her hurt feelings and prove she’s fine with their relationship by inviting Dean over to watch videos, a move that humiliates Rory.

1.08 - Love and War and Snow

A blinding snowstorm strands Rory at her grandparents’ house giving Lorelai a rare opportunity to spend the night with Rory’s teacher Max, while the townspeople brave the snow to stage their annual reenactment of a Revolutionary war battle.

1.09 - Rory’s Dance

Rory asks Dean to accompany her to a formal dance at Chilton, but the lovely evening is spoiled when they fall asleep together after the dance, leading to a fight between Emily and Lorelai over who has been a worse mother.

1.10 - Forgiveness and Stuff

Hurt and upset when she finds herself “dis-invited” to her parents’ annual Christmas bash, Lorelai is frantic when she hears that her father has collapsed at the party. Luke rushes Lorelai to the hospital where everyone confronts their long-standing resentments and misunderstandings.

1.11 - Paris is Burning

As the relationship with Rory’s teacher Max grows more serious, Lorelai panics and decides to end it, but her attempt to break up with him during Parent-Teacher night at Chilton causes even more trouble at school for Rory.

1.12 - Double Date

Lorelai encourages Sookie to ask out her produce man, Jackson, but soon finds herself on the double date from hell with Jackson’s very odd cousin, which makes Luke jealous enough to finally ask Lorelai out. Meanwhile, Rory and Lane get into trouble when they double date without telling their moms.

1.13 - Concert Interruptus

Lorelai is psyched when Sookie scores four great seats to a Bangles concert, but she ends up offering the tickets to Rory so she can bond with three of her new schoolmates, but a chance meeting with cute college boys changes everyone’s plans.

1.14 - That Damn Donna Reed

When she accidentally loses the tiny chick that is Rory’s science project, Lorelai calls Luke to help her search the house, but he misreads her cry for help as a romantic invitation. Meanwhile, Rory quarrels with Dean when he admits that he finds the idea of a Donna Reed-type housewife charming.

1.15 - Christopher Returns

Rory’s father, Christopher, makes an unexpected visit to Stars Hollow, reawakening old passions with Lorelai and stirring up old feelings of anger and resentment between Lorelai and her parents.

1.16 - Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers

Dean makes an elaborate fuss over the couple’s three-month anniversary, but the evening is spoiled when he declares his love for Rory. Meanwhile, Lorelai suffers through an uncomfortable dinner with her parents and after escaping, discovers that Luke’s old flame has returned to Stars Hollow.

1.17 - The Breakup, Part 2

Rebounding from a fight with Dean, Rory ends up kissing Tristan at a party, while Lorelai follows her own impulse to show up at Max’s house for a night of passion.

1.18 - The Third Lorelai

When Richard’s mother, the original Lorelai, arrives from London and offers Lorelai a trust fund for Rory’s education, Emily goes into an emotional tailspin, fearing that if Lorelai and Rory have financial independence, she’ll lose contact with them again.

1.19 - Emily in Wonderland

After spending a day with Rory in Stars Hollow and seeing the tiny house where Lorelai lived when Rory was a baby, Emily is inspired to create what she thinks will be a teen-dream bedroom for her granddaughter.

1.20 - P.S. I Lo…

When Rory discovers that Lorelai and her teacher Max are seeing each other again and that Lane and Dean are bonding as study partners, she blows up at her mom and escapes to her grandparents’ house. Lorelai angrily confronts Dean and discovers the real reason behind her daughter’s break-up.

1.21 - Love, Daisies, and Troubadours

Lorelai is becoming seriously involved with Max just as she finds herself getting in the middle of another relationship when Luke’s girlfriend Rachel accuses him of being in love with Lorelai. Meanwhile, Rory has her own romance drama and tries to work up the courage to win Dean back.

Gilmore Girls is the quintessential television series that everyone can enjoy. It is targeted at any specific group or age range and has that subtle humorous touch that Warner Bros does so well.

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