Concert Interruptus

Season 1, Episode 13, Aired
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Lorelai organizes the Stars Hollow Charity Rummage Sale, which leads her to learn some details about Luke's romantic past. Meanwhile, Lorelai, Sookie, Rory, Paris, Madeline and Louise attend a Bangles concert in New York, which leads to Lorelai busting Madeline and Louise at an older boy's party.moreless
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  • Lorelai takes Rory and some friends to a Bangles concert. Such a brilliant episode, this is why I watch the show.

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    By stewie1423, May 18, 2008 Report Abuse
    I loved this episode, it is definitely my favourite so far. I don't know, just the whole feel of it was really good. The rummage sale was a really good part, with Lorelai complaining about giving up clothes and it was cool to see a few things. I thought Rory was school was enjoyable, seeing her actually kind of getting along with some class mates, bar Paris, who still seems fairly iffy on the idea.

    Tristan is an ass but it is interesting to see him liking Rory and she not liking him. You kind of feel for Parris, Tristan using her to make Rory jealous, which didn't work.
    Lane trying to get her mother to let her go to the concert was funny, calling it a play instead of a concert. I liked her rant about a lie and a non lie.

    When Luke flips out on Lorelai about wearing a jacket she found, I was interested to see what this was about. Then Sookie tells Lorelai about Rachel, the 'Elle McPherson' like ex girlfriend of Luke's. I found Lorelai's jealously really enjoyable. I wonder if we'll ever see Rachel.

    It was good to see Rory getting on with Madeline and Louise while doing the debating work. It was interesting how at this point, Rory thought she could be friends with those two but after the concert its actually Paris who seems to be the one closer to Rory.

    Lorelai and Sookie were amusing at the concert, in fits of laughter. Paris obviously wasn't surprised at her friends sneaking off, but Rory was, how stupid are they. Anyway, I loved Lorelai crashing the party to find the girls 'get out of my way, Skippy!' very funny.

    So this was a brilliant episode, I wonder if Paris will become friends with Rory and Lane ... when are Lorelai and Luke going to get together?!moreless

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  • This episode is a great Gilmore Girls episode and it is one of my all-time favourite episodes!

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    By survivorgal, Apr 17, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode is really good. The acting was great, the storyline was even better and the Bangles rock. I don't know why I love this episode so much, but I always have and when I watch the entire season in order, this is the episode I look forward to seeing the most. I liked how we get to know more about Luke's history a bit more with Rachel, and to me, this episode was one of the first times I realised that Lorelai might like Luke. I also liked it because it showed a softer side of Paris and it paves the way for Paris and Rory to become friendly towards each other. In saying that, I respected Paris for staying with Rory and this episode really made me hate Madeline and Louise more than I already did. I think this episode is the best of the entire series and I'd recommend it to anyone.moreless

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  • The Bangles

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    By VGFreak8, Dec 01, 2007 Report Abuse
    Sookie gets tickets to the Bangles concert. Lane tries to go, but her mom won't let her. Rory gets grouped together with Paris, Madeline and Louise for a school project. Rory invites them to go to the concert. Paris has a great time, but Madeline and Louise get in trouble when they sneak off with some college guys. Lorelai hosts a rummage charity sale and learns about Luke's ex-girlfriend.

    This was a great episode! I'm glad that Paris and Rory are starting to get along. I don't know much about the Bangles, but it was cool how they were in the episode. This episode gets a 9.5!moreless

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  • Lorelai, Rory, Sookie, Paris, Madeleine, and Louise go to a Bangles concert. Madeleine and Louise sneak off to a party.

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    By Ashley_382, Oct 16, 2007 Report Abuse
    This was very excellent episode. I thought it was very interesting that Rory, Paris, Madeleine and Louise end up working together on a project. They had not been very friendly. I thought that it was great that Lorelai had given up the great seats so Rory could try to at least end the animosity that she had had with the girls. It was also nice to see Lorelai acting like an adult and mother when she went to find Madeleine and Louise. They deserved to get yelled at. That is for certain. I am glad that Rory and Paris were not dumb enough to go with them. I think it would have been worse if Rory had gotten involved with it. You do not see Lorelai get mad at Rory too often. She is generally a laid back parent. They are more like best friends than mother-daughter, which isn't always the best way for a mother and daughter to interact but it seems to work for them for the most part. they do have their moments though.moreless

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  • Great concert

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    By karatiz, Aug 28, 2007 Report Abuse
    There's a big charity sale going on and guess who is organizing it? Lorelai!!

    The house is a mess, there is stuff everywhere, cloths, plates, paintings...

    Sookie gets dreaming tickets to see the Bangles in New York and the only problem is talking to Lane's mother. That doesn't work out.

    Rory is forced to do a paper with Paris, Louise and Madeline. The only available house is Rory's so...
    They get there and Lorelai thinks of giving Rory and the girls the tickets.
    The say yes.

    The concert is great, Lorelai and Sookie get the worst seats but the love it.
    Madeline and Louise sneak out and go to a party.
    When the concert end they are not back.
    Lorelai dresses her mother suit and goes after them, knocking on every door. They finally find the party and get the girls out. At the end, Paris admits that that was the best night of her life.

    At the sale, Lorelai returns Luke a jacket that once belonged to Rachel, Luke's old girlfriend. He had make a scene a days earlier so she find the story and returns it.moreless

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    • In this episode, Paris comments that she does not eat dairy when Lorelai asks about the girls eating pizza. But in Season 7, in the episode "Hay Bale Maze", Paris is very upset about Logan drinking her milk. Edit
    • When Lorelai runs into Luke at the town rummage sale, he is very happy about his newly acquired sushi refrigerator magnets. However, in "21 is the Loneliest Number," Luke is completely unfamiliar with sushi. In that episode, Lorelai eventually tells him that it's all raw fish and just to dip it in soy sauce and swallow it really quickly. It is strange that in this episode Luke was so excited about purchasing a magnetized replica of a food he is unfamiliar with and does not even like. Edit
    • Lorelai offers to give Rory, Paris, Madeline, and Louise the four concert tickets that Sookie got, and Lorelai says that she and Sookie will just buy cheap seats somewhere else when they get there. Even considering the sweet and agreeable person that Sookie is, it's unusual and insensitive that Lorelai wouldn't even ask her first if this was okay, since Sookie was the one who got the tickets in the first place. Edit

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    • Up until this episode, Alexis Bledel didn't know who the Bangles were. It's funny since Rory has been brought up with the music. Edit
    • Kelly Bishop (Emily), Edward Herrmann (Richard) and Yanic Truesdale (Michel) do not appear in this episode. Edit
    • This episode has a special appearance by The Bangles. Edit

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    • Lorelai: Hey, was Rachel pretty? Sookie: What? Lorelai: I'm just curious, was she pretty? Sookie: She was pretty. Lorelai: Like, what kind of pretty? Sookie What do you mean "what kind of pretty"? Lorelai: I mean, like, was she a Catherine Zeta-Jones kind of pretty or a Michelle Pfeiffer-y pretty or... Sookie: She was an Elle MacPherson kind of pretty. Lorelai: Really. Sookie Yup. Lorelai: That's an intense kind of pretty. Sookie: You're not kidding. Lorelai: I never pictured Luke with an Elle MacPherson kind of pretty. Sookie: No? Pictured him more with a Lorelai Gilmore kind of pretty? Lorelai: Oh, the air up here must be very thin because you're delirious. Sookie: And you're jealous. Lorelai: What? Sookie: You're jealous of Rachel. Lorelai: You're accusing me of being jealous of a woman who dumped a man I'm not even interested in five years ago? Sookie: Yes. Lorelai: And you don't think that's crazy? Sookie: Oh I do think that's crazy. Lorelai: Right, I'm not jealous. Sookie: Yeah you are. Edit
    • Miss Patty: (noticing Lorelai's sweatshirt) Well this looks really familiar. Lorelai: Oh, that's mine. Er, I saw it first and then I bought it so it's mine now. Miss Patty: Really? Who brought it in? Lorelai: I think Luke did and judging by his very hostile reaction he obviously wasn't done wearing it yet. Miss Patty: Oh my, I wonder if... Miss Patty: What? Miss Patty: (to Sookie) I bet this was Rachel's. Sookie: Oh my God, Rachel's? Lorelai: Rachel? Who's Rachel? Sookie: Rachel was Luke's very serious girlfriend. It does look like her. Lorelai: When did Luke have a girlfriend? Miss Patty: Oh this must have been what, five, six years ago? Did she break that man's heart. It was terrible. Lorelai: How did I not know about this? Sookie: Honey, you had an 11 year old kid and you were just moving into this house. Plus Rachel traveled all the time. She was a photographer. Miss Patty: Archeologist. Sookie: Really? Miss Patty: Or a flight attendant. Lorelai: I can't believe I never even heard about it. Miss Patty: At least I think so. Sookie: Well Luke never talks about it. No one else likes to talk about it because he could probably kill you with that coffee pot if he wanted to. Lorelai: Wow. I never pictured Luke having a girlfriend, or a broken heart. Edit
    • Madeline: I find your mother completely fascinating. Rory: Funny. So does she. Madeline: It's almost more like having a big sister. Louise: And you like her, don't you? Rory: She's my best friend. Madeline: Truly, completely fascinating. Edit

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    • Sookie: (to Lorelai) Did you ever see Everest? Everest is a 1998 movie about the climbing of Mount Everest. Edit
    • Louise: Are you two still Joanie Loves Chachi? Joanie Loves Chachi is the TV spinoff of Happy Days. Edit
    • Louise: So how good of a kisser is Paul Bunyan anyway? Paul Bunyan is a mythical giant lumberjack from a tall tale. Edit

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