Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?

Season 7, Episode 16, Aired
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While planning Lane's baby shower, Rory gets a call from The New York Times offering her an interview for the Reston Fellowship. Lorelai finds herself brokering peace between Lane and Mrs. Kim over how the twins should be raised. Logan finally admits his business disaster to Rory. When Luke discovers that Liz and T.J. are trying to sell his boat, he decides to make some changes in his life. Lane is put on bed-restmoreless
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  • This just felt like a filler-episode to me, but allbeit a good one of that.

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    By nofeartina, Jun 18, 2008 Report Abuse
    Luke was kinda forced into realising that he needed to change by Liz and TJ. I really liked that he realised that he just keeps doing the same, and that everybody knows what to expect of him. So he did some really unexpected things; he sold his dad's boat and bought a new. I loved the scene outside of the shower where Lorelai asks about him buying a new boat and he answers: "Things change..." That seems to bear good signs for the future of Luke and Lorelai... :)
    I liked that Rory had a bigger role to play in this episode. She has been very blah this season. I can't believe that Logan just regresses back to the good old college-days when it seems he has made a really bad deal... So all of the maturity he has been showing this season has just gone to hell, and he is back to the same lame Logan. I can't wait to see how Rory is going to react to this in the long run...moreless

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  • Rory and Lorelai plan Lane's baby shower. Lane and her mother have a huge fight, and Lorelai saves the day by bringing them back together before the baby shower. Luke sells his boat to Kirk. Rory gets an interview with the New York Times.moreless

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    By GilmoresRock5, Aug 01, 2007 Report Abuse
    The first time I saw this episode back when it first aired, I didn't like it much. I was frustrated that after getting Christopher out of the way, the writers weren't doing anything to move along the story like of Luke and Lorelai. They only end up having a very brief encounter at the end of the episode.

    But tonight when I watched the episode a second time, I liked the episode much better. I loved how Lorelai was able to get through to Mrs. Kim after all these years of being intimidated by the woman. Mrs. Kim became more human tonight too. It was almost touching when Lane and her mother reunite. And then when Lane says how she wants to dedicate her life to her kids the way her mother dedicated her life to Lane, Mrs. Kim makes sure that Lane has her party - well, she tells Lorelai to make sure it happens!

    I was disappointed that Liz convinced Luke to sell his boat. I would have loved it Lorelai secretly bought back his boat. That boat meant too much to him, and Lorelai knew it!moreless

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  • Rory throws Lane a baby shower and gets some news she likes.

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    By amfarley84, Apr 15, 2007 Report Abuse
    I thought that this was a good episode. There were things about this episode I really liked. I thought that it was really nice of Rory to throw Lane a baby shower. I really liked the ideas they came up with for entertainment the designing a onesie was great and I plan on using i and friends showers in the future. I was really happy for Rory that she got the job interview from the New York Times. It was funny to see Lane being wheeled around Star's Hallow in a bed. I was disappointed that Logan decided to head out of town with Colin and Finn.moreless

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  • This was probably the coolest party episode.

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    By Mavrick0692, Apr 07, 2007 Report Abuse
    This was one of the better episodes of the season I have to say. It was way better then sherry's (christophers ex, gigi's mom) baby shower. I loved how they had all the cute pictures of those kids that looked like the actresses. The games that they did were also quite inventive. This was probably the best episode, in my opinion that the new writer wrote. I really don't remember much of the dialougue, but they did a good job by having lane ask rory to be the babies' "Lorelai Gilmore" I think that they also did a better job with the references.moreless

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  • The best episode of the season so far!

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    By uscgirl, Mar 18, 2007 Report Abuse
    This season has been pretty rough for most Gilmore Girls fans, but this episode brought the show back to its original glory. It is by far the best of the season, and proves how great the how can be once Christopher went out of the picture. Lorelai showed how insightful and level-headed she can be. I absolutely loved her interactions with Lane and Mrs. Kim. Speaking of Mrs. Kim, she had been missing recently, and her return was perfect. Rory also seemed like she regained her footing after a season with no storyline. She finally focused on her best friend Lane, and now is in the running to work for the New York Times. She also was able to see Logan for who he really is. I'm still lost as to why the writers made us like Logan during Richard's health crisis, only to turn him into a complete jerk during this episode, but I guess it's all part of the plan. I just hope this great episode helps to propel the rest of the season and lets Gilmore Girls go out with a bang.moreless

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    • This is Sebastian Bach's final appearance as Gil. Edit
    • Kirk names his boat the "S.S. Lurk", a portmanteau of his and Luke's names. This could also be a combination of Kirk and Lulu. Edit
    • When Lorelai and Sookie are at Lorelai's house preparing for the shower, Sookie holds her hand up and her wedding band is a very thin band. In season 3 episode 11 "I Solemnly Swear", she shows her wedding band to her old friend and it is a wide band. Edit

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    • Music: At the Baby shower... -"B-A-B-Y" Rachel Sweet -"All Fired Up" Tralala -"Happy Song" Milkshake -"I Would Go" Smoosh -"Mockingbird Song" ("Hush Little Baby) Zack sings to Lane and the crowd. Edit
    • French episode title: "La Fête des Bébés de Lane", meaning "Lane's Babies' Shower". Edit
    • International Airdates: Spain - October 8, 2007 on FOX TV Spain Germany - February 1, 2008 on VOX Edit

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    • Lorelai: Look...there are times when you have to put those differences aside. Like, you know Joseph, from the bible, and how his brothers got all mad at him about that dreamcoat. Mrs. Kim: Yes, and then they sold him into slavery! Lorelai: Yeah, I don't think that was in the musical. The point is there are fights you can recover from and fights you can't, and not going to your daughter's baby shower...I mean, I know it's hard, but I don't want you to draw a line in the sand now that you can't cross later. My mother missed so much. I don't want that to happen to you. Edit
    • Sookie: (looking for pictures of Rory and Lane as kids) Oh, this one is so cute! Lorelai: That's just of Rory, though. Sookie: I know. Awww, she was just a itsy bitsy teeny little cutie petutie, wasn't she? Lorelai: Yeah, she's cute. Sookie: Oh, she weally, weally was, wasn't she? Lorelai: Seriously, the voice...... Sookie: Well, sorry, I'm hormonal. Oh, it's so hard to believe this little girl might actually be working for the New York Times! Lorelai: (smiling) Yeah, well, she's not so "wittle" anymore. Hey, seriously, a little less of Rory, and a little more of Lane. Sookie: Hey, don't blame me. I'm not the one who got all camera-happy with this Rory kid. Edit
    • Lorelai: Hey, I know! Why don't you blow up some more balloons, or hang some streamers? Sookie: You know, I would love to, but this little baby wants me to sit right here and continue reading "In Touch." Lorelai: You know, that excuse will expire the minute you pop that baby out. Sookie: Yes, but thankfully, I still have 128 lazy days left! Edit

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    • Lorelai: Make it a bunch of blobs, you know? A Baby's First Rorschach Test. A Rorschach inkblot test is a method of psychological evaluation in which the psychologist shows the patient inkblots and has the patient say what they see in the inkblots. Edit
    • Lorelai: What do I have, like 14 questions left? Lorelai is referring to Twenty Questions, which was a popular radio and television series. In this game, one player answers the other's questions with simple "yes" or "no" responses. Edit
    • Kirk: It's precise, efficient, Hemingway-esque in its terse simplicity. Ernest Hemingway was an American writer who was known for his minimalist writing style. Edit

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