The Long Morrow

Season 7, Episode 1, Aired
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Picking up on the day after last season's finale, Lorelai wakes up in bed with Christopher. Once at home, Lorelai tries to get rid of everything that reminds her of Luke. Rory receives a strange good bye gift from Logan. She decides she should join him in London for the summer, only to learn Logan has other plans. Kirk and Taylor cause a bizarre accident that damages Luke's diner. Finally, Luke shows up at Lorelai's door and asks her to elope.moreless
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  • it is really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really great!!!!

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    By zdenuska1, Dec 04, 2011 Report Abuse
    i think it is so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so exciting!moreless

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  • Lorelai wakes up next to Christopher and Rory deals with Logan's departure to London. Good episode, not hugely eventful.

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    By stewie1423, Sep 06, 2008 Report Abuse
    Right so here we have it, the last season premier of Gilmore girls and I must say the show has done a lot better with premier's in the past. It was bad in any way it just didn't stand out. I can't think of anything I loved or hated, Luke and Lorelai's break-up was sad yes, but I had gotten used to this after the season 6 finale.

    As I said in that review, I think Luke has been a jerk and he basically pushed her towards Christopher. Chris was naive in thinking that this meant he and Lorelai would be an item....at least Lorelai broke the news to him quickly, it was just a one time thing. You can still tell that Lorelai is affected by the previous days events and when Luke turns up, she doesn't even want to see him.

    Finally you could tell by Luke's face that he regrets what he's been doing. Lorelai's speech to Sookie about how over the relationship is was revealing. Now the ending was painful to watch, Luke finally gets his act together and tells Lorelai they can go and get married, he wants to do it more than anything.

    An upset and guilty Lorelai then drops the bombshell on Luke, she slept with Christopher. Quite rightly he storms off but to be honest they should sort it out, they've both done something wrong. So onto Rory who was less of a feature. She gets a rocket from the departed Logan and tries to work out its meaning. I was confused too.

    Her awkward wave to Luke was quite strange. She finally realises what the rocket means and rings Logan to tell him how happy she is, he offers her a long trip to many places which leaves her shocked. In other news, more of Taylor's strange antics lead to a car crashing into Luke's diner which causes great damage.

    'The Long Morrow' does setup for the rest of the final season, how will Luke and Lorelai love without each other, will Logan and Rory's relationship stay strong? Of course I still have many things to look forward to, the newly weds Lane and Zach, more goings on with Emily and Richard, Sookie and Jackson and I'm going to enjoy the last episodes of the show!moreless

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  • WOW!!

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    By kaylee2012, Jun 27, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode was shocking . . . after they left us off with lorelai going to christophers which makes us assume whats going to happen! then the opening of this episode where she wakes up with chris! Then when she explains that its over with luke and she describes the car metaphor!

    When Rory wakes up and finds the rockett it leaves us and her wondering what thats about! but in the end when she finds out what it really means it turns out its really good!

    In the end when Luke want to elope and the only way Lorelai can get Luke to know that its over is to tell him that she slept with christopher! WOW!!moreless

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  • Lorelai and Rory are both hurting but for two very different reasons...

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    By nofeartina, May 27, 2008 Report Abuse
    Lorelai wakes up at Christopher, who somehow has gotten the impression that they are now together, and that Lorealai is over Luke just like that. Which obviously she is not, and now she has to face the task of turning Christopher down politely as well as get Luke to realise that they really are over. In the end scene, she does this in the least desirable way: By telling Luke that she slept with Christopher. How is Luke going to get over that...?

    Rory is missing Logan, and is very confused about the rocket he left for her as a farewell-present. She gets nervous when Paris points out the fact that Logan and Rory really haven't talked about the future. When Rory finally gets the message behind the rocket, she knows they didn't need the talk, and that Logan is committed to her.

    A couple of really great scenes in this episode: I loved the racket-ball scene, the girls chatting away with really no intention of playing (come on - Lorelai and Rory playing racket-ball...?!?! ;))
    The scene where Lorelai convinces Sookie that she had to leave Luke and that it is really over. That comment with the car was heartbreaking.
    And off course the last scene with Luke and Lorelai. I can't believe she told him, but it obviously worked...moreless

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  • The end of this episode was heartbreaking.

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    By Liz8710, Aug 19, 2007 Report Abuse
    After watching Gilmore Girls throughout its seven seasons and watching my episodes on DVD I can definitely say that David Rosenthal completely changed the tone of this show from the first episode of the 7th season (I know he wrote others but this one felt different). If Lorelai had broken it off with Chris,acknowledging her mistake, instead of dating/marrying him and prolonging their inevitable breakup, the whole season would have been better. Parts of this episode were great. Some of the finest acting I have ever seen from Scott Patterson next to his scene with Lorelai in "Raincoats and Recipies" occurs in the last scene. When Lorelai says she slept with Christopher and he just drives away, Luke's expression is heartbreaking and tear inducing. When Lorelai tells Sookie about her breakup with Luke, and how much it hurt (through her metaphor of holding on to a car), her acting was pretty incredible. The Rory/Logan story was okay in this episode though I thought it was slightly out of character for Logan to give such a subtle gift as opposed to a grand gesture. Having seen this episode of "The Twilight Zone" though, the rocket is quite moving, but I don't view Logan/Rory's relationship in that same light. My main problem with this and several of the good episodes from this season is that it seemed so different from the Gilmore Girls of other seasons, even when the plot twists were inorganic, as in Season 6.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • When Lorelai frantically gathers her stuff at Christopher's place, we can see that she has already taken off her engagement ring. She must have done it right after the talk with Luke. Edit
    • At the beginning of the episode, Paris makes a comment, "I can scare the stupid out of you, but the lazy runs deep." But actually, if you think about it, it makes more sense the other way around: you can scare someone out of being lazy, but not stupid. Edit
    • Lorelai saying that "The Long Morrow" was a bad title for the episode in "The Twilight Zone" is probably a joke since the Gilmore Girls episode has the same title. Edit

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    • This is the only season premiere that David Sutcliffe (Christopher) appears in. Edit
    • International Airdates: Spain - September 17, 2007 on FOX TV Spain Italy - October 2, 2007 on Italia1 Germany - October 26, 2007 on VOX Edit
    • Starting with this episode, David S. Rosenthal, has now taken over as executive producer of Gilmore Girls for the rest of the season. Edit

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    • (Luke arrives at Lorelai's house with his truck packed; Lorelai stands on her front porch, keeping her distance) Luke: Uh, a car crashed into my diner yesterday. There's a giant hole where my wall used to be. It's going to take a couple of weeks to fix. It's a disaster, but I don't care. I mean, I care, but...(sighs) you know what? No. I really... I don't care! It's like, it's not even real to me. It's like, my life, isn't even real to me, unless you're there, and you're in it, and I'm sharing it with you. And, uh, I don't know what I was waiting for and I don't know what I was scared of. But, I'm not. I'm not scared and I'm not waiting. I'm here. Lorelai: Luke...(walks towards him) Luke: No, don't say anything. (points to his truck) I got a tank full of gas, and Maryland is only 200 miles away. And I've made us some reservations at a couple of bed and breakfasts. I mean, if you don't want to do the Maryland thing, we don't have to. I heard you say Maryland the other day, I didn't know whether you were serious. I'm just trying to cover all my bases here. Lorelai: Luke... Luke: I've also packed us some camping equipment so we can head to Vermont or Maine. You know, check into a cabin for a week. You know, like a little honeymoon thing. But, I mean, maybe that's a little too rustic for your tastes. Or, oh, we could drive to Atlantic City or even Las Vegas, if you want to make a real road trip out of it. Lorelai: Luke, stop. Luke: I also did some research, we can also, apparently, use a sea captain, if you want. I'm not sure how big the boat has to be for it to be legal. But we can head to the coast, we can knock on some doors, you know, boat doors. Yeah, that's probably not the most sensible way... Lorelai: Just stop. Luke: No no no. You were right! I need to be faster. I need to move faster, I need to think faster. And well, here I am! Lorelai: It's over. Luke: No, you can't--you can't say that. You can't just say it's over. It's not over! You can't just decide that it's over. I mean, I'm in this too. And I'm not going to let this be over. I mean, you said, "Be ready now or never," I'm ready now. Lorelai: Luke! Luke: Let's go! Let's do this. Let's get married right now. Let's go. Lorelai: I slept with Christopher. (looks down apologetically) (Upset, Luke's storms to his truck and drives off leaving behind a hurt Lorelai) Edit
    • Lorelai: Like a remote control rocket? Rory: No, like a model rocket. Lorelai: How big? (Rory measures in the air with her hands) Lorelai: It isn't filled with anything? Gum or candy or anything? Rory: (scornfully) Gum. Lorelai: What? Rocket Gum it could be a thing. Rory: There was no gum in it. Lorelai: It doesn't have a button you could push? Rory: No, nothing like that. It's just a model rocket. I mean, what could that mean? Who gives someone a rocket? Lorelai: I don't know, I don't know, we'll figure it out though. Rocket, rocket, rocket, rocket man, rocket man! (Rory shakes head) Lorelai: Crocodile, rock, Bennie and the Jets, Candle in the Wind... Rory: Are you just naming Elton John songs? Lorelai: He is just so talented! Rory: Oh, what about space? Lorelai: It's the final frontier? Rory: Oh no! Lorelai: What? Rory: What if he was trying to say he wanted space...away from me! Lorelai: No. (Two raquetballers come in) Lorelai: Oh, hi, we're not done raquetballing yet we've got it for like an hour. Thanks though. Rory: Hey maybe it's code! Like, like I'm his rocket, right? Like I'm his rock E.T. I'm his rock in the Eastern Time Zone! Lorelai: That's dumb. Rory: Yeah, like Rocket Gum is sweeping the nation. Lorelai: When I have made one zillion dollars from my rocket gum invention, you will eat those words. Or more likely, chew those words and blow a bubble with them cuz did I mention that Rocket Gum is bubble gum but instead of blowing bubbles it releases helium that shoots the chewer up into space. Rory: I don't think this is helping me understand the state of my relationship with Logan. Edit
    • (Rory's cell phone rings) Rory: Hello Logan: Miss me? Rory: Logan! Where are you? Logan: Heathrow, I just landed. Rory: I miss you so much. Logan: I miss you too. I've only been here two and a half minutes and I can already tell it sucks. Rory: It does suck! I've heard that about London. You should just get on a plane and come home. You gave it a chance. Logan: Are you on campus? I tried to call you at the apartment but I didn't get an answer. Rory: No, I'm back as Stars Hollow. That apartment suddenly felt very big and empty. Logan: So what are you going to do on your first day of freedom? Rory: I'm going to play racquetball with my mom. Logan: This is a really bad connection. It sounded like you were going to play racquetball with your mom. Rory: Hey, I could have a hidden talent for it, you never know. Logan: So, did you open my gift? Rory: Of course Logan: What did you think? Rory: I thought.....wow! Logan: Yeah pretty cool, right? Rory: Soo....cool! Logan: Oh, I'm glad you like it. Rory: Like it? I love it! Logan: I'm so glad you got it. Rory: Oh yeah....totally. Logan: When I left, I suddenly got worried you wouldn't get it. But of course you got it. Rory: Yeah, of course. Of course I got it. I loved it! Logan: I knew you would. Alright Ace, I gotta go. I just wanted to tell you I touched down. I'll call you later. Rory: OK..bye..and thank you. Logan: Of course Edit

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    • Rory: Do you have a secretary named Moneypenny? Miss Moneypenny is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. She is secretary to M, Bond's boss and head of the British Secret Service. Edit
    • Rory: Logan has very expressive eyes Lorelai: I noticed, it's something he and Bette Davis have in common. Bette Davis was an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning American actress of film, television and theater. She was known for her forceful and often intense style. "Bette Davis Eyes" was a 1981 song by Kim Carnes. Edit
    • Rory: Or a I can't believe you wanted my mother to shave her head and become a Moonie way. The term Moonies is a derogatory term for members of Sun Myung Moon's Unification Movement. Members prefer the terms Unificationist or Unification Church member. Edit

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