As graduation from Chilton Academy approaches, Rory's life becomes complex, her lifelong dream of attending Harvard at odds with her grandparents' wishes for her to attend Yale. Rory and Lorelai deal with Rory's transition from high school to university, as both of their love lives grow chaotic. Lorelai's attraction to Luke remains hidden with the appearance of old flames and new, including Christopher, Rory's father; Max, Rory's English teacher; and the divorced Alex. Rory's relationship with Dean is strained by her growing attraction to Jess, Luke's rebellious nephew. Will Jess's rebellious attitude be too much for Luke to handle?
Amidst her sadness about Christopher, Lorelai has an intriguing dream about Luke. Rory returns from… |
Christopher shows up uninvited at Friday night dinner and quarrels with both Lorelai and Rory… |
Rory's application for Harvard arrives, plunging Rory, Lorelai and Emily into a frenzy. Taylor… |
Lorelai's stint in the Stars Hollow High School local business success speakers forum gets derailed… |
After a disastrous first date, Lorelai turns down an invitation to another, not realizing that… |
Lorelai chauffeurs Rory to Sherry's baby shower in Boston and finds herself dragged into the… |
Lorelai is determined to win the Stars Hollow Dance Marathon and wrest the trophy from four-time… |
In the aftermath of the Dance Marathon, Kirk parades around Stars Hollow with the trophy until… |
It's Thanksgiving, and Lorelai and Rory have dinner at four different places: the Kim's, where Lane… |
Lorelai's grandmother arrives in Hartford unexpectedly on Richard's birthday and announces that… |
Offers of dates ensue when Lorelai and Sookie attend a seminar on operating an inn and run into two… |
Lane's clever scheme to get her mother's permission to attend the prom horribly backfires. Luke… |
Sherry goes into labor with only Lorelai and Rory for company. Lorelai reminisces about her… |
Emily guilts Rory into bringing Jess to a Friday night dinner which turns out to be an unqualified… |
The Stars Hollow High hockey team reaches the regional semifinals for the first time in 40 years.… |
Rory and Paris compete for the honor of speaking at Chilton's Bicentennial. Lorelai runs into an ex… |
A fire at the Independence Inn forces Lorelai to relocate its guests. Sookie invades Luke's with… |
Emily and Richard rejoice when Rory announces her decision to attend Yale. Richard gives a very… |
On their first free Friday night, Lorelai and Rory are at a loss over how to spend the evening.… |
Fran Weston dies and Lorelai and Sookie try to buy the Dragonfly Inn. Rory and Jess try approaching… |
Jess heads out to Venice California to see his father. The rift widens between Lorelai and Emily.… |
Rory finally learns her mother can't afford to buy the Dragonfly Inn since financial aid for Yale… |