- 7.5/1011 votes
#1 - Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/2001
Rory's boyfriend declares his love for her; Lorelai endures dinner with her parents and a blind date.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Linda Loiselle Guzik
- 7.4/109 votes
#2 - Emily in Wonderland
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2001
A road trip through her granddaughter's past inspires Emily to make up for the material things Rory did not have growing up.
Director: Perry Lang
Writer: Linda Loiselle Guzik
- 7.1/107 votes
#3 - Back in the Saddle Again
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/2002
Rory asks Richard for help in creating and marketing a first-aid kit for Chilton's annual Business Fair, which leads him to realize that he is unhappy in retirement and wants to start a second career; fresh from having underbid on Rory's lunch basket and the loss of the bracelet he made for her, Dean goes overboard in trying to be close to Rory, afraid that she is losing interest in him, and finally becomes resigned to her affection for Jess; at first, Michel is ecstatic when his flamboyant mother Giselle visits, but after Lorelai causes problems for him when she reveals to Giselle that Michel has been holding back from his mother, Michel quickly is driven crazy by his mother's incessant questioning.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: Linda Loiselle Guzik
- 6.9/107 votes
#4 - Secrets and Loans
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/2002
Lorelai and Rory have a major falling out after Rory goes against her mother's wishes and asks her grandparents to lend Lorelai the money she needs to repair termite damage to their house; Lane's desire to become a cheerleader causes a strain in her relationship with Rory; after an exhaustive and unproductive attempt to raise the funds she needs based on her own credit rating, Lorelai is forced to ask Emily to cosign a loan; Rory drives Paris crazy when she refuses to reveal her PSAT scores.
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Writer: Linda Loiselle Guzik