Category: Season 7

Season 7, Episode 4

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Title: ‘S Wonderful, ‘S Marvelous

Funny Face! The jazz standard “‘S Marvelous” was sung by Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face, about a bookish girl getting plucked into the world of high society (ahem, Rory!). Coincidentally, it was also sung by Audrey Hepburn and Gene Kelly in An American in Paris. Fitting for Lorelai and Christopher’s Parisian lovefest (Season 7, Episode 7).

Summary: Lorelai and Christopher fight Snakes on a Plane, then go on a 1950s date. Menace-to-society Emily Gilmore finally gets nabbed. Rory makes popcorn with her new girlfriends. April likes avocado pits and being annoying. Luke goes to Target.

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Season 7, Episode 3

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Title: Lorelai’s First Cotillion

It’s not really a pop culture reference, but more of a functional episode title. A Cotillion is a formal ball to begin the training and presentation of debutantes to society. It’s mostly for middle schoolers to teach them proper social etiquette and such. Seems right up Emily’s alley.

Summary: Lorelai has an existential crisis over Pop Tarts. Rory tries sexting. Emily is a cotillion drill sergeant. Michel is humiliated without a boutonniere. Zach is cool with the whole baby thing. Continue reading →

Season 7, Episode 1

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Title: The Long Morrow

An episode of the The Twilight Zone that aired January 10, 1964. An astronaut and his girlfriend at home age at different speeds for 40 years. “That’s true love.” Starring Robert Lansing, who was also in Star Trek, young Luke’s favorite show according to Mia (See Season 2, Episode 8).

Summary: The girls try racketball. Rory gets a weird rocket. Lorelai fucks it up. Luke is crushed. Taylor puts up a traffic camera. Kirk is Evel Knievel. Paris frightens the next generation. Continue reading →

Season 7, Episode 2

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Title: That’s What You Get, Folks, For Makin’ Whoopee

A 1929 Song by Eddie Cantor that’s been covered many times by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. The song was also featured in an episode of Bunheads, another Amy Sherman-Palladino classic that was cut too short. It’s one of my favorite dances in that series. Here’s a video.

Summary: Loralei and Rory visit crazy Asia. Lane’s sick with a 9-month parasite. Kirk opens Kirk’s. Liz and TJ are into White Russians. Luke is fine. Continue reading →