All Gilmore Girls fans have a story of how Lorelai, Rory, and Stars Hollow became the makings of their favorite tv show.
Mine?
Senior year of college, I was introduced to the show by a roommate who let me borrow her 7-season DVD set. I coped with the never-ending art history papers, French and art classes, and campus museum job by spending Friday nights cuddled with my freshman sister on my twin bed enveloping ourselves in this wonderful world of seasonal traditions, junk food galore, and quirky characters.
With the new Netflix mini-series coming out in three weeks, there’s no way at this point anyone can get through all seven seasons in preparation. My must-watch guide will save you hours and hours and help you follow the most important story lines. You will lose some of the charm by not seeing everything, but you won’t lose any of the most important life-changing decisions made by the Gilmore girls.
My guide is fully biased towards the story lines I find the most interesting—namely Rory’s love life and milestones. Lorelai’s important relationships take a close second, but I skip over some that are trivial. Lastly, I focus on the most magical episodes that Gilmore Girls does so well. The ones that create a wonderland of small-town tradition. I tried so hard to be concise, so I had to leave out some favorite episodes in the name of following the most important story lines. I'm still shocked by how many I'm including--46 to be exact. Enough to watch about 3 episodes everyday from now until Thanksgiving. Are you up to the challenge? You can thank me later.
See my full must-watch guide below. I renamed most of the episodes to reflect what stands out to me, so they get a little silly. I'd be interested to hear your feedback about what I’ve chosen.
SEASON 1
S1E1: Pilot
S1E6: Rory's Birthday Parties
S1E7: Rory's First Kiss
S1E8: SNOW
S1E14: Enter Christopher
S1E16: The Breakup
S1E21: The Proposals
SEASON 2
S2E3: Escape
S2E5: Jess
S2E10: Bjork
S2E13: Warming Up
S2E22: Sookie's Wedding (And Other Juicy Things)
SEASON 3
S3E7: Dance-A-Thon
S3E8: Yale
S3E16: The Letters Pt. 1
S3E17: The Decision
S3E22: Rory's Graduation - TEARS
SEASON 4
S4E2: College
S4E4: Pining
S4E21: Boy Developments
S4E22: Firsts
SEASON 5
S5E3: Enter LOGAN
S5E6: Life or Death Brigade
S5E7: You Jump, I Jump
S5E8: Don't Belong
S5E13: Couple DRAMA
S5E15: THROUGH THE WINDOW
S5E16: THAT KISS
S5E19: The Huntzbergers
S5E21: Don't Got It
S5E22: Mistakes
SEASON 6
S6E1: Repercussions
S6E8: This Isn't You
S6E9: Kid, You Have No Idea
S6E11: Bad Luck
S6E13: That's How We Do It
S6E15: VALENTINE'S DAY
S6E22: Partings
SEASON 7
S7E4: S'wonderful, S'marvelous
S7E8: Surprise!
S7E13: Be There For Each Other
S7E14: Not Right
S7E18: I'm Sorry
S7E19: The Letters Pt. 2
S7E21: Rory's Graduation
S7E22: Finale
2 comments:
This is perfect because I've always avoided watching seasons 1 & 2! Now I can watch just these episodes and feel ready.
#teamjess
Season 2 is my favorite! Totally worth catching up on those.
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