Welcome to the Doll House

Season 6, Episode 6, Aired
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After trying to figure out what Rory's future plans are by talking to Logan, Richard finally admits that he made a mistake by letting Rory drop out of Yale and comes to Lorelai to find a solution. However, Logan mistakenly thinks that Richard wants to know when they are planning to marry. Also, Rory makes a big declaration to Logan; Taylor gets busy in Stars Hollow when he decides to change all the street names back to their historic names. An idea which doesn't please Lorelai when she realizes what used to be the name of the street where the Dragonfly Inn is located.moreless
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  • Taylor changes the Inn's street name and Rory has some thing to tell Logan

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    By leo23dc, Oct 31, 2008 Report Abuse
    This show had a lot of humor in it. It starts off at a town meeting, with Taylor wanting to change the names of the town's streets to the town's original historic names. Lorelai is all for this, unti she finds out that the street the Dragonfly is on was originally called "Sores and Boiles Alley". Then, when she refuses to use this name, Taylor takes her name off of the town's historical map.
    Logan gives Rory a Birkin bag. Rory is clueless about how big this gift is, until Emily clues her in. Also, Lorelai keeps receiving wierd items in the mail, which she finally figures out is all her old stuff from Emily's house. She refuses to call her mother though, and finally Emily calls her about her old dollhouse. Lorelai won't say when she's coming to get it, which upsets Emily. Logan thinks Richard is trying to find out his "intentions" about if he and Rory are getting married, but it's all a misunderstanding. And Rory tells Logan that she loves him.moreless

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  • Street names are changed, Rory tells Logan she loves him and Richard sees whats wrong. Extremely underated episode, another brilliant one.

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    By stewie1423, Aug 22, 2008 Report Abuse
    So the season is turning around in a real good way. This was brilliant, the side story with the street names was amusing but it was really the rest of the episode that shone. Richard obviously is realising that Rory is doing something wrong and that she should be in school, not in the pool house doing nothing with Logan.

    His conversation with Logan was interesting ands I liked how it turned into a misunderstanding. Rory was great here and she later tells Logan she loves him, but will he eventually say it in return? Emily was amusing as always, especially at her reaction to Rory's bag from Logan.

    The end was great, Richard arrives at Lorelai's door with her dollhouse that Emily was going to give to charity and tells Lorelai they should talk about Rory. Does this mean Rory could be home soon?moreless

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  • Taylor attampts to change street names to make Star's Hallow more historical. Rory tells Logan she loves him. Richard realizes he made a big mistake in allowing Rory to leave Yale.moreless

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    By ali61417, Mar 31, 2008 Report Abuse
    It is interesting to see Richard realize his mistake. At the very end of the last episode, his jaw dropped when he recognizes that Rory is becoming exactly the type of girl who could marry into the Huntzberger family: the opposite of a career woman. In this episode, he painfully tries to make amends with his daughter, in order to go back to the original plan. We have not seen this type of character development in Richard since the plot line in season 2 when he left his job and then started his own business. On another note, the changing of street names is classic Taylor.moreless

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  • Almost, but not quite.

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    By stillplaygbc, Apr 12, 2007 Report Abuse
    Like anybody else who is watching the re-runs for the first time on ABC Family, we've been treated to some awesome storylines and character development in the past few episodes. However, this episode had nothing good. Although this episode wasnt great, it had some good stuff. Any episode that has emily with a monologue is a good one. She contiues to use her powers of persuasion and spying to check in on Rory, and Richard questions Logan about his intentions with Rory that is misinterpreted for "When are you going to get Married", and of course, Emily mediates the whole situation, Emily style. In Stars Hollow the street names are changed due to lack of tourism, and the Inn goes from 3rd Street to Sores and Boils Alley. Emily also decides to give back all of Lorelai's childhood mementos, quite ruthlessly, adressing them anywhere and everywhere that Lorelai is sure to be. She comes very close to giving Lorelai's dollhouse to Goodwill, but Richard comes to her house with it and some shocking news about Rory.moreless

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  • Richard realizes he made a mistake with Rory.

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    By amfarley84, Nov 20, 2006 Report Abuse
    This was such a great episode. I thought that it was great that Richard realizes that he made a mistake by letting Rory drop out of Yale. It was really great that he talk to Logan and made Logan think that he was asking when they were going to tie the knot. It was really funny that Rory and Logan were freaking out because they thought that people wanted them to get married and they were not ready to. It was really funny that Emily called Lorelai to ask her if she wanted her childhood dollhouse and if so she had to come pick it up. It was great that richard showed up to Lorelai house to give her the dollhouse and to talk about rory.moreless

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    • When Rory tells Logan she loves him, and then says she doesn't expect anything, telling him of a time when someone said 'I love you' to her and she wasn't expecting it, she is referring to Dean and their first breakup, when Dean told her he loved her and she didn't reply. I could also be a reference to when, in season 4, Jess told Rory that he loved her, got in his car and drove away, while Rory was in shock. Edit
    • When Richard and Emily are seperated in Season 5, the girls snoop in the poolhouse for information on Richard, and Rory shows concern about this. In this episode, Richard and Emily go into the poolhouse for information about Rory, and Richard shows concern about it. Edit
    • When Richard brings the dollhouse to Lorelai, you notice that is the same house that Mrs. Kim had in the store when Lane is talking to her. Mrs. Kim even made a joke about the dolls in the house in the season 5 episode "A House is Not a Home". Edit

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    • French episode title: "Stars Hollow, Revue et CorrigĂ©e", meaning "Stars Hollow Reinvented". Edit
    • This episode drew 6,08 million viewers. Edit
    • The coveted ostrich Hermes Birken bag that Logan gives to Rory retails for an incredible $14,600! It should also be noted that there is a very long waiting list to purchase the Birken bag. Edit

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    • Discussing the name "Sores and Boils Alley"
      Michel: You know what this means. Don't you?
      Lorelai: It means nothing Sookie: It means my next review will be in The New England Journal of Medicine. Edit
    • Sookie contemplating acceptable alternatives for "Sores and Boils Alley".
      Sookie: Why couldn't it be something that did'nt ooze or run? Like a wort or a bunion, bunions are okay. They're sort of onions mixed with buns and that's sort of appetizing if you don't think to hard. Edit
    • Michel: You have coffee Luke: You mean here at my coffee shop? Yeah. Michel: Give it! Edit

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    • The title "Welcome to the Doll House" is also a title of a film by Todd Solondz. Edit
    • Logan: Or you could just let down your hair. Logan is referencing the famous Grimm's fairy tale Rapunzel, in which the main character (Rapunzel) is locked away at the top of a tower. In order to sneak visits with her prince, the prince yells, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, O let down your hair!" The hair serves as a rope for the prince to climb up the tower and see his love. Edit
    • Logan: Silly rabbit, speed limits are for kids. Logan is referencing the Trix rabbit, in which the kids always say to this famous mascot, "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids". Edit

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