With cameos fromGilmore Girls-adjacent stars (hello, Mae Whitman!
), old Stars Hollow favorites (Babette!
), and a visit to Chilton (Tristan, is that you?
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), Spring features hints and Easter eggs forGilmore Girlsdiehards while expertly navigating the new plots shocking twists.
Yes, were calling Rorys one-night stand with a Wookie a shocking twist.
They sit in silence.
Lorelai apologizes foreverythingat once and nothing specific, and that isnt enough.
(More on that later.)
Here, though, hes suspiciously kind and totally unaware of Rory and Logans illicit relationship.
Instead, he offers to help Rory nail down that Conde Nast interview.
Its a tense conversation, made only more uncomfortable when we find out thatLogan is engaged.
Lets repeat that:Logan is engaged.
And yet, he and Rory are still seeing each other.
As more details of their relationship unfold, we learn that he still calls her Ace (!)
and that his fiancee is a French heiress named Odette who lives in Paris.
Sorry Rory, no one comes out of this looking like a winner.
What follows is an awkward exchange that doesnttotallyfind the right tone.
(Forcing folks to out someone isnt great, Stars Hollow.)
Gypsy implies Taylor may be gay.
Lorelai gets called out for eating.
And Babette spills the beans about a secret Stars Hollow bar.
We need to go to there.
Lorelai has no memory of this note and insists she never wrote it.
Some clunky foreshadowing, perhaps?
The cash could only be used to expand and franchise Lukes Diner.
Anyone who knows Luke knows this is ahorribleidea, something he wouldneverwant to do.
But, have you ever tried saying no to Emily Gilmore?
(Again, more on that later.)
Ah, the nostalgia!
We get a glimpse of her soon-to-be ex-husband Doyle (nice to see you, Danny Strong!
Yes and no: Naomi Shrompshers lawyer (oh hey, Jason Mantzoukas!)
calls, saying hes dissolving her contract and that the book is officially off.
The message prompts Rory to phone Jim and demand the lines assignment.
Shell do it for free and knock their socks off, she says!
Cue Rorys anxiety-fighting tap dancing.
Things are also rocky back in Connecticut.
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This is not how Richard Gilmore goes down!
Then his last words were directed at the nurses: Get the hell away from me!
When he gets home, he asks her point blank how the therapy is going.
Lorelai lies and tells him Emily still does all the talking.
When she asks about his nice shirt Did you go to the bank?
he says, yes, the bank.
With these subtle lines, a cavern opens between them that only Luke knows about.
The lying gates are open.
What else are they keeping from one another?
Mae Whitman, a.k.a.
Lauren Grahams daughter inParenthood.
Ah, how the TV gods aim to like.
Thirty-two-year-old Rory has her first one-night stand after burgers and drinks at P.J.
Seeking reassurance from Lorelai doesntreallywork considering she, herself, never had a one-night stand.
(Mom at 16, Lorelai explains.
It might be nice to stay in one place for a while, she decides.
But, Sandy Says disagrees.
Moving home, Rory proclaims, as she charges into Luke and Lorelais home.
And with that, springtime is over.
What will happen to Rory and Logans relationship?
Will Luke and Lorelai overcome their betrayals?
Will heactuallybegin to franchise Lukes Diner?
And, hey, when are we going to see Jess and Dean?
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Episode grade: B
NEXT:Episode 3, Summer
