New and Improved Lorelai

Season 6, Episode 1, Aired
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Luke answers Lorelai's question and as news of Luke's reply leaks to the denizens of Stars Hollow, the untraditional proposal stirs up more talk than the answer itself. Richard and his lawyer go to bat for Rory in court for her yacht incident, but the judge is tougher than expected.moreless
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  • Luke says yes to Lorelai and Rory is living in her grandparents pool house. Good episode but I didn't like Rory much throughout.

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    I'll keep this short. I didn't like Rory and still find her new 'character' extremely annoying. Like how she was acting during the party, it just wasn't Rory. I Don't think Logan is to blame, even he looks concerned by her new found attitude. She deserved to get all that community service. I hope she makes the first move to apologise to Lorelai, because there's no doubt that she is in the wrong.

    Luke says yes to Lorelai's proposal, that's obviously great. I'm glad she's letting Rory do what she's doing and that she's not talking to her parents, she shouldn't have to talk to those backstabbers. Emily was funny throughout the episode though. It was sad when Lorelai was crying at the end, she can't believe what Rory has done. Good episode.moreless

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  • Woah!! The Gilmore's do have an interesting relationship.

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    I didn't know this was the start of season 6 but boy was it interesting. How could Loreli and Rory not be talking?? I love the relationship between Loreli and her parents - its heaps entertaining and comedic. Paris is cool i'm actually liking her more now, and i'm not liking Rory. I totally didn't think it was in her character to become a felon and go to court and all that. can we blame logan? YAY Loreli and Luke finally engaged. It's so sweet! and Kirk is so funny - with the rings from old ladies haha. Does Rory even know her mum's engaged? ooooh.moreless

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  • Luke askes what. Lorellia proposes again. Luke says yes! Then they get zema and kiss

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    this was a great eposode for luke and loreilla. they get engaged! luke says yes! that was so great!! they kiss again! i was so happy ( but of course they have to break up again ( blahhhhhhhh!!!!) Rory is with emily and richard, though. they really miss each other . i really love this show! gilmore girls rox! luke and loriella rock to get her!
    logan and rory rock! this will be an inter esting season! i hopr the gilmore girls ( rory and loriella are soon together again ) i love gilmore girls best show ever java junkies forever season 8moreless

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  • We get an anwser to Lorelai's question to Luke and we found out what happens with Rory.

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    I thought that this episode was good. I have to say that i am really mad at Rory for making the decision she has made. I do not think that it feels like the same show without Lorelai and Rory together and talking. I was reallt happy for Lorelai she tells Luke that something bad has happened to her and Rory's relationship and Luke tried to come up with a plan to get her home then Lorelai asked him to marry her and he say yes. Something big happens after something bad happens i hope they do not tell Rory i don't think that she should or deserves to know about this news.moreless

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  • me in love this esp IT IS THE BEST! HE FINiAL SIAD "YES"

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    I'm in love with this espsoide it's taken them years and years for this to happen and it has i'm so glad i'm addicted to the gilmore girls and i loved it so much luke is so in with the lorlia and rory luke has always been part of each others life. everbv sense it started there so close. for example in season 1 epsoide 20 "p.s I lo..." when rory runs to her grandparents when lorlia and her have a fight beacsuse hasn't gottan over dean and lorlia was talking to Max behind Rory's back and she's findes out about it when max askes rory is she ok affter the break up and she did n't know about she ran to her grandparents house and didn't tell her mum she was going. lorlia's mwent to lukes the next and he was acting like it was his daughter. another example is in season 6 epsode epsode 13 when Rory and Logan are together for the first time after Rory saying to Logan aboutb them getting together as causlar daters rory and logan go into a room. there r stared to get undress when lorlia then christher and than luke wake in wioth them like that and luke and christpher get into a fight over how luke has been more of a father in the earler yeard of Rory's life than aand later as well the chrispher has been all of his life. This is showing how much luke and lorlia are ment to be together.moreless

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    • When Rory and Logan arrive at the bar and the friends start singing, you can see Rory's skin between her shirt and her jeans. In the next shot you can see that her undershirt has been pulled down and is now covering her skin. Edit
    • It's the only episode of the whole show in which Lorelai and Rory don't talk to each other at all - and don't share a single scene. In season 4, ep. 14 (The incredible shrinking Lorelais), they didn't share a scene but they were at least trying to call each other on the phone.
      Complement: actually, this the only season in which Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel don't share a single line in several episodes (6x01, 6x03, 6x05, 6x06 and 6x08). Edit
    • In the Season 5 finale, Taylor says that the bike race was supposed to end at noon, and that it was 10 pm at the moment. When the season 6 premiere starts, it's a continuation of the same scene, but Taylor says "I've been waiting 6 hours for this race to end." but according to the last episode, he'd been waiting 10 hours. Edit
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    • Music: "Pre-owned Heart" by Grant Lee Phillips "Freaking Out" by Graham Coxon "Ant Music" by Adam and the Ants. At the Rory's party. Edit
    • French episode title: "Lorelai Nouvelle Version", meaning "A New Lorelai". Edit
    • SPOILER: When Luke asks Lorelai if she's sure about celebrating their engagement she answers: "I just want to be happy right now." It echoes Luke's line in the series finale when Lorelai thanks him for organizing Rory's farewell party and he says: "I just like to see you happy". Edit
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    • Emily: You've been working with my daughter way too long. Michel: Don't I know it. Edit
    • Luke: Can you just open this door, Taylor? Taylor: Well what do you need in the store? Lorelai: We need something to toast this moment with! Taylor: Something alcoholic? Lorelai: Yes! Taylor: [Pulls Lorelai aside] You know, Lorelai, if you feel you have to be drunk to be with him, maybe you-- Luke: Taylor will you just open the door! Taylor: ...alright... Edit
    • (Lorelai and Luke are in bed in Luke's apartment. Lorelai is nearly asleep and Luke is sitting up, looking at his hands.) Lorelai: Was this mattress always this comfortable? Luke: I think so. Lorelai: 'Cause it seems so much more comfortable. (pause) We should drink Zima and have sex every single night. Luke: Okay. Lorelai: Okay. Good night. Luke: Night. (pause) So when I said "what about the kids", I didn't mean "what about our kids". I mean, yes, obviously, what about our kids? But I didn't mean we had to have any kids. 'Cause we don't. But - we can, I just didn't want you to think that I was laying down some kind of a mandate. I mean, kids. It's plural, so it sounds like a lot. But we can just have one kid, one's fine, or more if you want more, or we don't have to have any kids. We could just get a plant. Lorelai: (half asleep) What? Luke: Nothing. Lorelai: Okay. Luke: I bought a house, Twickham house. I bought it for us. I don't have it anymore. I could probably get it back, but I just thought you should know. I bought it. For the kids, that we don't have to have. It's a big house, and we don't have to fill it up with kids, you know? We could, we could get furniture. Go shopping for a couch, or get some end tables. (He sighs) I hate shopping for furniture. For me, kids are easier. Lorelai: I love shopping. Luke: Go to sleep. Lorelai: Mmkay. Luke: Is this really happening? Lorelai: (opens her eyes and smiles) Yes. It's really happening. (Luke smiles and lays down and Lorelai sits up suddenly) Lorelai: You bought a house without telling me? Luke: What? Lorelai: A house? I mean, a house is huge! Luke: Yeah, I know, that's why I told you. Lorelai: A house full of kids? Luke: No, a plant, don't forget the plant. Lorelai: Please don't do that, okay? Or, any other address or life changing decisions? Please include me in! Luke: I will. I am. I'm sorry. I won't. I will. Lorelai: Okay. (They settle back down) Luke: Sorry. Lorelai: Kids would be good. (both grin) Edit
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    • Lorelai: He's paying a six hundred dollar hotel bill. Michel: I don't care. He smells, they all smell. The whole inn smell like sweat socks and damp nylon shorts. It's making me sick. I have to work at that desk, and I have no intention of catching jock itch on my forearm because Mr. Breaking Away over there can't shower before he invades my dance space. Mr. Breaking Away refers to the 1979 movie Breaking Away. Dave Stoller is a high school graduate who is unsure of his future plans. He decides to train on his bicycle in order to race with the cyclists of the Tour de France who will be visiting his town of Bloomington, Indiana. He and his townie buddies compete in a relay bicycle race against the Varsity cycling team. Edit
    • Luke: Where we going? Lorelai: To Funkytown. "Funkytown" is the name of a 1980's song by the disco band Lipps Inc. The most memorable line being "won't you take me to Funkytown." It is considered by many to be one of the last hit songs of the disco era. Edit
    • Richard: Lorelai, listen to me. I know that you think some sort of con has been perpetrated on you. Lorelai: Hey, it's only a paper moon, Dad. This could be an allusion to the 1973 movie Paper Moon directed by Peter Bogdanovich. The movie follows a scam artist and a young girl, with whom he soon forms a team, traveling from town to town conning people out of their money. Edit
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