Sookie’s wedding draws near, and both bride and groom are getting frazzled, to say nothing of Michel, who Lorelai has placed in charge of the preparations at the Inn. Lorelai…

Lorelai, Sookie, Emily, Michel, and Rory go to a drag club for Lorelai’s bachelorette party; Emily regales the group with stories about the week before her wedding, some of which…

Luke’s sister Liz, afraid that her 17 year old son Jess is headed for trouble, puts him on a bus to Stars Hollow to live with Luke. Lorelai finds out…

A blizzard prevents a group from attending the historical dinner that Sookie has painstakingly prepared at their request, so she and Lorelai decide to invite all their friends in Stars…

Rory decides to engage in a flurry of activity to avoid thinking about Dean, despite Lorelai’s advice to wallow; Lorelai runs interference as the residents of Stars Hollow reach out…

Paris wreaks her revenge after Tristan lies about going to a concert with Rory; Rachel leaves Stars Hollow after she becomes convinced that despite his protests, Luke is in love…

Dean gives Rory her first kiss; fearful of her mother’s disapproval, Rory decides not to tell Lorelai for a little while; Lorelai gets stressed when she hears about the kiss…

An evening of “”The Donna Reed Show”” reruns infects Dean and both Gilmore Girls — Dean expresses a longing for the type of family represented by the show, Lorelai helps…

During their weekly dinner at Emily’s, Lorelai learns of her cousin Claudia’s funeral, but as she didn’t know the woman, she doesn’t want to go. The next day Rory reminds…

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; to make peace, Emily…

Lorelai oversleeps on Rory’s first day at Chilton, and discovers that all her good clothes are at the cleaners. She throws on a tiny tie-dyed top, Daisy Mae shorts, and…

When Rory announces at Friday night dinner that she has to pick a team sport to play at Chilton, Emily insists that Richard take Rory to the club and teach…

Roger becomes Steve’s legal guardian, but gets a little overzealous in the parenting department when he gets the principal fired. After getting beat up by the other teachers at the…