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Last Week Fights, This Week Tights

Episode Number: 86    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Tuesday May 11, 2004    Prod Code: 176171
As Stars Hollow prepares for the Renaissance-themed wedding of Liz and T.J., Kirk feels slighted when Miss Patty chooses someone else as the maypole dance captain; Lorelai discovers an equine visitor in the Dragonfly Inn's lobby; Rory's suite mates depart for summer vacation; Lorelai urges Mrs. Kim to call Lane; Lorelai unsuccessfully attempts to get Emily to admit to the separation during Friday night dinner; T.J. revels in the wonders of tights, but discovers their main drawback during the ceremony; Mrs. Kim gets some good advice from Lorelai after initially fleeing in horror at the sight of Zach and Brian and Lane's shabby apartment, and eventually returns for tea armed with a game plan; Rory calls Dean to rescue her from the disastrous date Emily has arranged for her with the son of a friend; Luke and Lorelai share significant glances during a slow dance at the wedding, which prompts Luke to ask Lorelai out on a date; Jess expresses his gratitude to Luke before saying goodbye; Rory tells Jess it's over between them when he asks her to go away with him.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Daniel Palladino
Director: Chris Long
Star: Liza Weil (Paris Geller (Episodes 22 - , recurring previously)),  Scott Patterson (Luke Danes),  Melissa McCarthy (Sookie St. James),  Yanic Truesdale (Michel Gerard),  Edward Herrmann (Richard Gilmore),  Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore),  Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore),  Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore),  Keiko Agena (Lane Kim),  Chris Eigeman (Jason Stiles (Episodes 68-87)),  Sean Gunn (Kirk Gleason (Episodes 44 - , recurring previously))
Recurring Role: John Cabrera (Brian),  Todd Lowe (Zach),  Jackson Douglas (Jackson Melville),  Liz Torres (Miss Patty),  Ethan Cohn (Glenn Babble),  Katie Walder (Janet),  Emily Kuroda (Mrs. Kim),  Jared Padalecki (Dean Forester),  Olivia Hack (Tanna Schrick),  Michael DeLuise (T.J.),  Kathleen Wilhoite (Liz Danes),  Milo Ventimiglia (Jess Mariano)
Guest Star: Devin Cromwell (Jonah),  Jill Brennan (Carrie Duncan),  David DeLuise (T.J.'s Brother),  Dayna Devon (Carla),  Teddy Dunn (Graham Sullivan),  Dan Wells (Stripper),  Jarrett Lennon (Chester Fleet),  Harley Zumbrum (Renaissance Guy),  Gabriel Brock (Banyan Boy),  Mercy Malick (Waitress),  Kristine Saryan (Chrissy),  Susan Leslie (Jill),  Julie Dolan (Anna),  Denice Kumagai (Aunt Jun),  Dave 'Gruber' Allen (The Second Troubadour)

Notes

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In this episode, we learn Liz has been married at least three other times. (edit)
Jill Brennan, the actress who plays Crazy Carrie in this episode was also in the Pilot episode. In the "Pilot" she played Mrs. Traister, Rory's English teacher at Stars Hallow High. (edit)
Graham Sullivan, the boy Emily hooks Rory up with, is played by Teddy Dunn who was on Veronica Mars as Duncan Kane. Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars will air back to back on the CW in fall of 2006. (edit)
Dave Gruber Allen, who played the second troubadour in past episodes, is the minister that marries T.J. and Liz in this episode. (edit)
Music:
"Reflecting Light" by Sam Phillips
"Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
"In a Big Country" by Big Country
"Jacqueline by Franz Ferdinand
"Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo (edit)

Quotes

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Liz: Were you this nervous on your wedding day?
Lorelai: Mmm, never been married.
Liz: You have a kid!
Lorelai: Yeah, found a way around that.
Liz: I see. You want to get married?
Lorelai: Oh, now, Liz. It's inappropriate for you to propose to me on your wedding day. (edit)
Liz: This is the first of my weddings I've been sober for, so I'll probably remember this one!
Miss Patty: Ooh, the ones you remember are the ones that stick! (edit)
Jess: (Jess knocks on the door as he walks in) Are you ready? The crowd's getting restless.
Liz: You're getting restless. Hey, do you two know each other? Lorelai: Oh, Jess and I go way back. He dated my daughter.
Liz: Oh, you broke her daughter's heart?
Jess: Ah, I, uh...
Lorelai: No, no, he didn't. It just didn't work out.
Liz: Good, 'cause I don't want him to be like his father, breaking hearts. I want him to be like T.J. Or my second husband or, like my boyfriend after my third husband, who died. THOSE were good guys. (edit)
Jess: Yeah, but, in a relationship-any relationship-it's important to let the other person know you appreciate them so you don't create barriers that delay any hope for reciprocation. Luke: I think I read that somewhere. Jess: Yeah? Luke: You were hoping for reciprocation? You got it. I'm here, Jess. I'm always here.
Jess:Thanks.(They shake hands then hug)The tie work out? Luke: The tie was perfect. (edit)
T.J.: Well, I wrote something down, but for all the good points about tights, and there are a lot, they don't have pockets. So I gotta go off the cuff. I love you.
Lorelai: Aw, that wasn't so funny.
Luke: No, that wasn't funny at all. (edit)

Trivia

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Liz and T.J.'s wedding is the only wedding in which the vows are shown almost entirely. All other weddings between core characters only show pieces of the ceremony. (edit)
When Mrs. Kim knocked at the door the second time at Lane's, you could see that Lane lifts up the curtain to see who's at the door, but when she opens it she is surprised to see Mrs. Kim there. Now wouldn't she have seen her through the window when she lifted up the curtain. So then why was she surprised? (edit)
When we first see Jess in this episode it looks like he is reading a magazine. When the camera pans around you notice that he is actually reading one of the self help books that Luke gave him in the previous episode, he is just hiding it behind the magazine. (edit)
Neither Rory or Graham are 21 so how could they even buy beer at the bar?

Explanation: She was not carded (edit)
Liz bragged to Luke about how she was wearing a white dress. Her dress was not white. (edit)

Allusions

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Lorelai: Think they know any Zeppelin?
(Two women dance down the aisle tossing roses) Ooh, roses -- nice.
Luke: Does she remind you of someone?
Lorelai: Can you say Leslie Van Houten? (A jester tumbles down the aisle) Now, that's impressive.

Leslie Van Houten was a member of Charles Manson's 'Family'. She was convicted of the murders of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca.
She was sentenced to death in 1971 but a year later her sentence was commuted. She has applied and been denied parole 16 times...the last time being September 7, 2006.
This is the second time Lorelai has referenced a member the murderous Manson Family. The last time was in Season 2, Episode 12, "Richard in Stars Hollow" when she spoke of Patricia Krenwinkle...

Lorelai: Rory's my kid and I make the rules, so if she comes home one day and says, 'Hey, uh, I'm gonna spend the weekend with Patricia Krenwinkle' I say, 'Okay, grab a sweater,' you just have to deal. (edit)
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Community Reviews (21)

 
9.5
Superb
Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
"Well written"
Luke and Lorelai attend Liz's wedding, Rory calls Dean to get her away from a bar. Great episode.
Continue » Posted Jul 9, 2008 9:58 am PST
9.9
Superb
Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
"Exactly why I watch this series"
Luke take Lorelai to his sister's wedding. rory goes on a bad date.
Continue » Posted Mar 12, 2008 5:59 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
"A very special episode"
Liz's wedding and a new step between Luke and Lorelai
Continue » Posted Dec 25, 2007 9:10 am PST
10.0
Perfect
Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
"A very special episode"
Liz and T.J. have their Renaissance-themed wedding in the town square. Luke asks Lorelai on a date after he walks her home from the wedding. Dean rescues Rory after a disastrous date. Jess comes to see Rory in the hope she will come away with him.
Continue » Posted Dec 15, 2007 4:05 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
"A very special episode"
I absulutly LOVE this Episode!!
Continue » Posted Sep 16, 2007 2:51 am PST
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