The Great Stink

Season 7, Episode 5, Aired
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Emily and Richard are delighted to see Lorelai and Christopher are dating. Sherry has contacted Christopher regarding visitation with Gigi. Logan returns to town for a surprise visit. Rory is thrilled until she meets her colleagues. Meanwhile, Stars Hollow is plagued by a terrible odor.
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  • Logan is so romantic, Chris is alright, Bobby is an affected Snob.

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    By GGFantic, Aug 24, 2008 Report Abuse
    I LOVE this episode, with capitol Letters. Logan is so romantic, i love wat e to het Rory on the roof, and there were lights every where, which made it seem all te more fairytale-ish, and i love teir converation, and i love what Rory calls Logan, a Work Dork?! I love their conversations. "One more kiss, and i'll let you go." "You promise?" "Try me." And then he maneges to get away. "No fair!" "I'll call you later." "Work dork!" "Work dork Lover!" It's so CUTE! I hate Bobby, she is just so...arrrggg! The way she carryed on during the dinner, and I agree with Rory all the way about what she says about Bobby. "And how many times does a person have to stand up during dinner. You have legs, ok, we get that!" And what Bobby said when she left the table?! "Don't get excited boys, i'm just going to the loo. And then she curtsies! "Be free to say all sorts of cheeky things about me when i'm gone." I'm sorry, but EXCUSE ME! I hate her. And i love what Logan says "Your so cute when you'r jealous." And April comes to stay with Luke, i just think it is so cool, and it's so sweet how she tries to set her dad up with her science teacher. She talks a lot, she is only one year younger tan me, and she is sooo cute!moreless

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  • Logan is back from London and pays Rory a surprise visit. Lorelai and Chris attends their first fridaynight dinner as a couple.

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    By nofeartina, Jun 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode also felt really like a classic GG-episode. I loved the rotten-pickle story, where else would a pickle-train derail but outside Stars Hollow...?!?! ;-)
    The end-scene where Chris are driving Lorelai and Rory back to Stars Hollow and they are sitting there quietly listening to music and then the smell just hits them, that was just hilarious... :-D
    I liked the fact that Lorelai dared to speak her mind to Chris and get involved in GiGi. Even though it lead to a fight, it was a good fight, that just ended up cementing them as a couple even more.
    It was really nice to see Rory happy in this episode, she has been unhappy and missing Logan for so long, I've almost forgotten what she looks like when she smiles... :-)
    Great epi.moreless

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  • Writer Gina Fattore has outdone herself. An episode in the true GG spirit; witty dialog, typical Stars Hollow, excentric storyline. Classic pickle-train conducting dialog!

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    By lykobatos, Oct 13, 2007 Report Abuse
    Watching this episode again now that the Gilmore Girls are done - sadly - I think I am going to be bold and say that I believe no one could have told this episode had not been written by Amy Sherman-Palladino if it had not been not she had dropped out. The pickles episode features the very mixture of quirky small town atmosphere, slightly bizarre humor and fast quick-witted dialog in the 40es-Katharine Hepburn-Cary Grant-movie style that was the hallmark of the show from the start (the pickle-train conducting conversation between Lorelai and Rory is a classic!). Those who did not like it were either determined to find something was missing because they knew ASP was no longer with the show or else they were unhappy about Chris and Lorelai getting back together, but if that was a mistake it has to be blamed on Sherman-Palladino since that is where she took the series by means of the last episode of Season 6.

    No, I found this episode highly entertaining and really well-written. It should be noted that Chris does what Lorelai will fail to do a little later. His relationship with Lorelai is really only beginning o develop, but when he receives the letter from Sherry he immediately shares it with her whereas she keeps the character reference she is writing for Luke a secret. We do not know this at this point, of course, but if we remember it later we see in retrospect that Chris was always far more committed to this relationship than Lorelai.

    Excellent work, Gina Fattore! (The other episode she wrote, 'Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?' was very good, too)moreless

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  • Love, love, love !

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    By lilpickle-85, Feb 15, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode was really nice. I love Rory and Logan together ! Him planning the whole meteor trick on the roof was so incredibly romantic... i mean every girl who has a man thousands of miles away would want him to show up unexpected to watch the stars!
    The pickle storyline was simply hilarious.
    And I am growing fonder of the Lor / Chris combo ep after ep !
    Emily doesn't even realize that the entire time she refers to as the most wonderful during Friday night dinner both Lorelai and Christopher were sulking!moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Lorelai meets Christopher and G.G. for lunch in Christopher's neighborhood. However, Christopher still lives in Boston, and Lorelai lives in Stars Hollow. Even if Stars Hollow was located right on the Connecticut/Massachusetts border (and throughout the series, various geographical reference points to actual Connecticut towns indicate it is farther away from Massachusetts), the drive into Boston would be at least an hour. It is unrealistic that Lorelai would drive over two hours just for lunch... even if Stars Hollow did smell like pickles! Edit
    • When Lorelai and Christopher drive to Friday-night dinner, Chris puts on the radio and the song that's playing is Skid Row's "18 and Life". The lead singer of Skid Row is Sebastian Bach who appears as Gil the guitarist of Lane's band in the show. Edit
    • Although Luke is still wearing a black hat (not the blue one Lorelai gave him) this episode marks the beginning of Luke wearing a different black hat that has a plastic size adjuster like his old blue one. Edit

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    • International Airdates: Italy - October 16, 2007 on Italia 1 Spain - September 21, 2007 on FOX TV Spain Germany - November 16, 2007 on VOX Edit
    • David Sutcliffe (Christopher Hayden) is credited as a Special Guest Star. Edit
    • This episode was watched by 4.7 million viewers. Edit

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    • Lorelai: The town smells like pickles, because a pickle train was derailed. Rory: A train full of pickles, who knew there was such a thing? Lorelai: Well, pickle train conductors, for one. Sounds so fun. I would have been the greatest pickle train conductor. Can you see me? 'All ... all aboard, you ... pickles!' Rory: Hm, clearly you missed your calling. Lorelai: Well, luckily there's you, you're young, you're clever, you are our great pickle train conducting hope! Rory: I can't believe I'm missing this. Lorelai:Well, you can celebrate next year on the anniversary. Now, what's going on with you? Rory: Well, I can't make it to Friday night dinner tonight, but I have a very good excuse! Lorelai: Pickle train conducting seminar? Rory: Logan's in town! Lorelai: No way! Rory: Yeah, he showed up last night. It was a total surprise! Lorelai: I can't believe you let me go on and on about pickle train conducting when you had actual news! Rory: You had news! Stars Hollow smells like pickles. I can completely see that scrolling along the CNN crawl. Lorelai: Logan in town is totally pre-pickle news! How long is he here for? Rory: 6 1/2 more hours. He flew in yesterday, bought a company and he's flying back out tonight. Lorelai: Oh my God! What are you guys gonna do with your precious remaining hours or don't I wanna know? Rory: Mom! Lorelai: Well because you might be farming rutabagas or something and I wouldn't wanna know 'cause ... boring! Rory: Well, tonight I'm meeting him in Manhattan to celebrate. Lorelai: Fancy restaurant? Rory: Rutabaga farm, actually! Well, but I'm sorry about dinner, I did not mean to abandon you in your time of need! Lorelai: No worries, I'm not going to be totally defenseless, I'm bringing your Dad! Rory: Really!? Wow! Lorelai: Yeah, thought it was time he meet the parents! Rory: OK, that is pre-pickle news, my friend! Lorelai: Aw, this conversation has been a disaster, hasn't it? Rory: Yes, it has! Lorelai: Alright! Bring, bring. Hi Rory, how are you? Rory: Hi Mom, Logan's in town! Lorelai: Oh my goodness! That's wonderful! Rory: We're farming rutabagas! Lorelai: Oh, you're a filthy child! I will disown you, bringing your father to dinner! Pickles, pickles, pickles smell, pickle train conducting! Rory: Alas! Alack! Lorelai: Good talk! Rory: The best! Lorelai: Bye! Edit
    • Lorelai: 'Not saying what I think is not what I'm known for, if you know what I mean.' Sookie: 'No, no, I don't, it's not what you're known for, it's what you're not known for, I mean, you're not what you're not ... (she gestures helplessly) ... you're usually quite frank.' Edit

    • Rory: You are smiling at me. Why are you smiling at me?
      Logan: Because you are very cute when you're jealous.

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    • Sookie: Friday afternoon in the park with Christopher. An allusion to the Sondheim musical "Sunday in the Park with George," about the Impressionist painter Georges Seurat. Edit
    • Emily: The way Bunny Ferguson grunts -- oh! I mean, it's one thing if you're Maria Sharapova and you're 120 pounds and a 7-foot blond teenager. Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player and model. She is a former World No. 1 ranked player and is currently the second ranked female tennis player in the world. As of the end of 2006, she is the world's highest-paid female athlete. Edit
    • Sookie: Milton Berle, are you saying my kitchen smells like Milton Berle? Milton Berle was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater (1948-1955), he became known as Uncle Miltie to millions during television's first golden age. Edit

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