Love and War and Snow

Season 1, Episode 8, Aired
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It's snowing, and Lorelai is giddy. She runs into Max in Stars Hollow, and invites him back to her place. But they run into someone unexpected when they get there. Lane feels left-out of Rory's life.
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  • It snows. Snow is pretty, let's write a whole episode about it.

    8.0
    "Great"
    By IsisIsabella, Jan 04, 2012 Report Abuse
    This episode actually was about the magical effects of snow. Despite my appreciation for the little things that make Gilmore Girls episodes (so great!), this episode was rather silly. I thought nothing happened, except for the Lorelai-Max coupling, but did they really need a complete, entire, whole episode devoted to them? I mean, I thought this show was called 'Gilmore GirlS'! Anyhow, the mise-en-scne was off course beautiful -who can resist a gorgeous snow landscape?- and Lorelai's happiness & silliness was very contagious. So heads up for Lauren Graham, she did an amazing job. The whole 'Lane-feels-neglected-by-Rory'- thing didn't look very convincing though. It was only a way to get more Rory in the story. I was glad I saw Keiko Agena again though, I love her! Dean is a loser.moreless

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  • As always, I really enjoyed this episode but I'm not a huge Max fan, so Lorelai's story was less enjoyable.

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    By stewie1423, Jun 11, 2008 Report Abuse
    A good episode, for once, I think I preferred the Rory story to the Lorelai one. Max doesn't do much for me, if anything I find him a little dull. Lorelai was good at most times, but seemed to lose a bit of her humour. Her happiness about the snow was good though.

    Luke getting annoyed with the towns people was entertaining, cool how he brought them drinks later, the way he looked at Lorelai and that, proves that he likes her. The start, when Lorelai was teasing Rory about Dean, that was funny and entertaining.

    Rory and Dean's relationship seems to be going well, we didn't see much but it seemed fine. Lane is a cool character and I did feel a bit sorry for her, feeling left out of Rory's life. Was good to see Lorelai comfort her later, and for Lane and Rory to make up.

    Rory at her grandparents house was an enjoyable storyline. It was funny to see how they reacted to see oven bought pizza 'We have to eat this more often' Interesting to see Rory finding a picture of her father Christopher, look forward to more information on this. I thought it was hilarious when Emily needed Rory to turn off the time, because she didn't know where it was on the oven.

    A bit more Sookie would have been good but what she had, I enjoyed. So basically it was still good, but Max bores me a little and I prefer Lorelai without him. Good episode.moreless

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  • Lorelai and her love affair with snow, and Rory stuck at her grandparents

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    By leo23dc, May 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    Lorelai can smell the snow in the air, it's a gift. She doesn't make it to Friday night dinner because of it. But Rory is there. Rory finds a scrapbook with photos of her mother as a baby and as the same age she is now. Something nobody has mentioned: She finds a set of serial photos of her mom and dad, Christopher, which she keeps. Emily and Richard's cook can't make it because of the snow, so Rory suggests that she go in the kitchen and see if there's anything she can make. She finds frozen pizza, which she and her grandparents enjoy. Meanwhile, Lorelai runs into Max, whose car has broken down in Stars Hollow. They spend the day together then, at Lorelai's house, Lorelai is reluctant to invite him in. It seems she has always kept her social life with men separate from her personal life with Rory. But Max convinces her to let him in and they start kissing passionately. Then Max sees Lane, who is in the house waiting for Rory. She has created a social blunder, touching a boy's hair who she has a crush on without his permission. But Lorelai convinces her it will be okay. Finally, Max falls asleep on the couch. Rory is feeling conflicted about it when she discovers him the next morning.moreless

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  • Loralei is ecstatic about the snow. When Rory gets stuck in Hartford Loralei wanders the town and runs into Max. Meanwhile Lane is having a bad "teenday" and crashes at Loralei's inturrupting her date with Max,who ends up spending the night on the couch.moreless

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    By birdnerd146, Feb 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    This is my favorite episode ever!!!! Loralei is so excited about the snow, and her excitment just compleatly radiates out of the show, making it so exciting. Her date with Max is amazing and the start of something wonderful for both of them, although you can tell Luke is dying to be the one with Loralei instead of Max. When Lane touches Rich Bloomenfeld's hair and has to crash at Loralei's, her talk with Loralei is a good kind of life lesson, that it's not the screw ups that you should judge your self by, but the way you handle them.moreless

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  • Snow makes all the difference.

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    By VGFreak8, Nov 21, 2007 Report Abuse
    It's snowing! Lorelai meets Max and they finally go on their first date. Rory is stuck at Richard and Emily's. They look at a photo album. Lane is desperate for Rory when she accidentally puts her hand in her crush's hair. Lorelai invites Max in, but Lane is also there, which puts a stop to the making out part of the date. The town is having their traditional stand out in the snow thing. They dress up like the war people and stand in the snow. Luke hates it.

    This was a great episode! I don't think Lorelai and Max should have attempted sex, since they aren't married. This episode gets a 9.5!moreless

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    • In the beginning of the episode, Lane is wearing her marching uniform. Why would Lane need to wear her uniform before school and throughout the whole day? Edit
    • When Max and Lorelai arrive at Lorelai's house, Max acts as though he had never seen or been to her house before. But in the "Cinnamon's Wake" episode, he had gone there to pick her up for a date. Edit
    • Lorelai tells Luke about having ear infections as a small child and how she thought the snow was her present. We hear about this again in the episode "Wedding Bell Blues". We learn that the song Wedding Bell Blues soothed her when she had these infections. Edit

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    • German episode title: "Schneechaos", meaning "Snow Chaos". Edit
    • David Huddleston is better known for playing Santa Clause in the movie called "Santa Clause:The Movie". Edit
    • Rory's Book List: Jane Austen Charlotte Bronte Hunter Thompson (A Dean Pick) Edit

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    • Rory: You know what? It's really good if you add some extra parmesan. This is mom's special trick. Frozen pizza is a staple at our house. Mom has become a major doctoring genius. She'll put anything on it. One time, Sookie came and brought us some foie gras and mom stuck it on a pizza. Emily: How was it? Rory: Pretty good once we took the foie gras off. Edit
    • (Lorelai's message machine) Max: Lorelai, it's Max. Medina, Max Medina. And once again we miss each other. It's now 2:00 in the afternoon on Thursday, and I'm in my office grading a paper entitled: Emily Dickinson, Get a Life. Anyhow, as I sit here, losing my faith in mankind, I wonder if we're ever gonna actually go on that date we talked about many moons ago. I teach a night class in Stamford twice a week, and when I pass that Stars Hollow sign on the turnpike, I think: "Out there is a beautiful woman that I someday hope to spend time with." Anyhow, I'm just thinking about you. I don't know, maybe next week we can find some time. Bye, Lorelai...Gilmore. You knew that. Okay, bye. Edit
    • (about Max's message) Rory: So how many times are you gonna listen to that? Lorelai: Till it stops being sexy. Rory: Stop. That's my teacher you're taling about. I have to respect him. Lorelai: Okay, well if it makes you feel any better, while he's being sexy, he's also being grammatically correct. Rory: Better. Thank you. Edit

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    • Max: You're crazy... Lorelai: Very possible... Max: ...And I'm following you... Lorelai: Yes, you are... Max: So possibly I'm crazier than you are... Lorelai: Again, very possible... Max: A match made in Heaven. Lorelai: ...Or in Bellevue Bellevue Hospital, in NYC, is the oldest public hospital in the USA, and has long been known for its psychiatric facilities. If you went crazy in New York, that's where you wound up. Edit
    • Dean: Well, I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. This joke has been used numerous times in movies and TV shows. The earliest IMDB reference to it occurs in Top Gun (1986), and is uttered by Tom Cruise's character, Maverick, but it probably predates that. Edit
    • Richard: You also knew that you wanted to marry Errol Flynn. Errol Flynn is an actor famous for his romantic, swashbuckling roles and very suave manner. Well-known movies include Captain Blood (1935) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Other roles include Fletcher Christian, Genneral Custer, Gentleman Jim Corbett, Don Juan, and William Tell. He is also one of the likely progenitors of the phrase, "In Like Flynn", a reference to something so smooth and easy as to be no effort at all (in Errol's case, seduction). Edit

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