The Real Paul Anka

Season 6, Episode 18, Aired
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Lorelai has a bizarre dream in which singer/songwriter Paul Anka has a cameo role. Meanwhile, although Rory and Logan are back together, Logan is miserable knowing that Rory hasn't really forgiven him, and he takes off with his friends for another stunt with the Life and Death Brigade. Rory accepts Jess' invitation to attend an open house at his new book store/art gallery/publishing house in Philadelphia. While there, she is surprised to run into Luke, who is accompanying his daughter April on an academic field trip. Back in Stars Hollow, Lorelai is horrified to find that Richard and Emily have been looking at real estate in her town. Also, Jess tries to get Rory back with a kiss and fails when she realizes she's truly in love with Logan, despite all the bad things he has done to her, and she apologizes to Jess for coming like that.moreless
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  • for all rory & jess fans.. this is NOT ur episode.. then again.. it also is..

    8.8
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    By youngandhoples1, Jul 09, 2010 Report Abuse
    i, being a rory & jess fan myself say this episode
    was great & horrible at the
    same time.
    its soo soo painfull to watch Rory talk about how much she
    loves Logan when THE MAN OF
    HER DREAMS is standing rite
    next to her !!!
    i think tht rory should see how much
    jess still loves her.
    its sooo ovious.
    it was great to see
    them kiss again tho.
    i just hope the producers
    land rory with the guy she deserves.
    JESS.

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  • Logan's true colors come out as Rory cannot accept what Logan did when they were separated. Rory and Jess reunite one last time, and Luke chaperones APril's field trip.

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    By lindsayschoon, Jul 09, 2010 Report Abuse
    Logan is selfish, and this episode allows the audience to see that. Thank gosh.. he is kind of a jerk and needs to be portrayed as more than just the pretty boy. Mean pretty boy!
    Vulnerable, she kisses Jess at his party. THis is Jess's last appearance.. he gets redemption by becoming successful and attempting to pay Luke back for all he gave him. Rory has always been drawn to Jess.. it is too bad Milo didn't stick with the series in his role.. I think many fans would like to see Rory end up with him. April's role is very 13-year-old girl, and it is funny how Luke is clueless about how 13 year olds act. It is neat that he is becoming attached to her.moreless

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  • Rory goes to see Jess, as does Luke. Lorelai tries to stop her parents from getting a house in Stars Hollow. A brilliant episode, every story was enjoyable.

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    By stewie1423, Aug 31, 2008 Report Abuse
    Jess is seen again and sadly for the last time - well I'm guessing that's the case. He has changed drastically and is obviously a lot more grown up than he ever was back in seasons 2-4. Anyway I'll start from the start, Rory is still mad at Logan for 'cheating' on her even though she said she forgave him. This was very entertaining and I really did enjoy Rory giving out to Logan, at the Yale daily news etc.

    But Logan is annoyed and stresses that she hasn't forgiven him. He eventually leaves to do a life and death brigade stunt which Rory was concerned about. So Rory gets an invitation and goes to see Jess. There she also sees Luke and meets April for the first time - which was slightly awkward for her. Jess kisses Rory only to discover that she's still with Logan, Rory apologises and says she's in love with Logan.

    They part ways again but still on good terms. Emily and Richard in Stars Hollow was just so funny, how Lorelai tried to turn them against buying a house in Stars Hollow....I think its for Lorelai and Luke not the parents themselves. The highlight was Emily playing cards with the girl she thought was Luke's daughter. Her reaction after she found out it wasn't was hilarious.

    Also I actually enjoyed Luke and Aprils story, very realistic and April is starting to Luke as more of a dad figure now. Meanwhile, the amusing Mrs Kim asks Lorelai to alter a dress for Lane but Lane soon says she hates it, Lorelai does as well so ruins the dress instead.

    A brilliant episode which hag great storylines all round.moreless

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  • Logan leaves for his trip and Rory visits Jess.

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    By amfarley84, Nov 21, 2006 Report Abuse
    I thought that this was a very good episode. I was angry that Logan did not listen to Rory and think over the plans of his trip instead of just taking off. I thought that it was wrong of Rory to go to Philly to Jess's open house for his job. She went there with intentions to cheat on Logan then she could not evan go through with it i think that i might be able to do it if i was in her place why is it ok for him and not her. I thought that it was funny that Rory ran into Luke and April there and that Rory was able to speak to her more than Lorelai was able to and Luke introduced her as the daughter of Lorelai the girl i told you about instead of my future step daught or my fiancee's daughter. I thought that it was funny that they had both Paul Ankinas in the Episode.moreless

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  • Jess and Rory 4ever!!!!

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    By ikena8, Oct 07, 2006 Report Abuse
    I loved and I hated this episode at the same time. I loved the kiss between Rory and Jess but I hated to Rory saying that she loves Logan. I was so sad!Poor Jess,with his heart broken.... Jess was the best boyfriend for Rory and Logan is one of those rich, snooby, pompus, air headed, my dad pays for everything attidue..he is a jerk... But Rory and Jess are soulmates and they had great chemistry together. Jess and Rory back together YAY!!!moreless

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    • Emily mentions that Richard and her are visiting antique shops in different towns including Washington Depot. Amy Pallandino has stated that Washington Depot was the inspiration for the town of Stars Hollow. Edit
    • Richard and Emily say that they are parked on Peach Street but in Episode 6 Taylor changed all the street names back to their historical names. Edit
    • This is Milo Ventimiglia final appearance as Jess Edit

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    • French episode title: "Le Vrai Paul Anka", meaning "The Real Paul Anka". Edit
    • This episode drew 4.13 million viewers. Edit
    • "The Elements", which was sung on the bus, was written and performed by humorist Tom Lehrer and is on his 1959 album, More of Tom Lehrer. Edit

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    • Luke: Meet your cousin Jess. He's my sister's kid. April: Hi! Jess: Hey. (long pause) April: Men in this family aren't chatty. Jess: Sorry. Edit
    • Luke: By the way, that is your cousin. Jess: Right, Liz filled me in on all that, Daddy. Luke: She just calls me Luke. Total brain. Jess: You confirm paternity? Luke: Don't be a wise ass. Edit
    • Luke: (holding book) This is yours, right? Jess: Yeah. Luke: I wanted to get it but I couldn't find it. Jess: Well, it's not exactly The DaVinci Code Edit

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    • Girl 1: I heard he lives with his mother. Girl 2: I heard he plays a trombone for fun. Freddy: He's a liar too. He says he's a Red Sox fan but he didn't even know they traded Damon. Luke: Really? He didn't know Damon was with the Yankees now? Freddy: Nope. Luke: You see Steinbrenner made him cut his hair? Freddy: Yeah, he looks way less scary. Luke: Yeah, less intimidating to pitchers. It's going to shave 20 points off his batting average. Johnny Damon, a baseball player known for his long hair and huge beard, left the Boston Red Sox for their rivals the New York Yankees. Damon switched teams as a free agent (he wasn't traded), and his batting average the first year with the Yankees in 2006 did go down 31 points from the previous year (.316 to .285), but he hit more home runs. Steinbrenner is the principal owner of the Yankees, and is known for taking a strong role in many aspects of the team. Edit
    • Matthew: We need a public place where the next de Kooning can run into the next Franz Kline and diss the next Jackson Pollack while the next Charlie Parker shoots up in the corner. We can call it Cedar Bar Redux. Willem de Kooning (1904-1997), Franz Kline (1910-1962), and Jackson Pollack (1912-1956) were abstract expressionist painters. Charlie Parker (1920-1955), known as "Bird", was an influential jazz musician. The Cedar Tavern in New York's Greenwich Village, as portrayed in the 2002 documentary The Cedar Bar, was a gathering place for artists and other creative types. Edit
    • Jess: There's a definite "Jess Mariano, This Is Your Life" vibe here today. This Is Your Life was a 1950s TV show which brought on celebrities and surprised them with people from their past. Edit

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