Season 1, Episode 15

Title: Christopher Returns

Christopher is back, or for us watching it’s our first time meeting the person responsible for 50% of Rory’s DNA. We also find out it’s his first time visiting Stars Hollow, so not really a return.

Summary: Christopher rides in on a motorcycle, the scourge of Taylor Doose. Rory tries to bury him in blankets, then shows him her Dean. The town tries to decide if he’s more Brad Pitt or Billy Crudup. Straub and Francine make a true villain entrance. Lorelai experiences Jose Cuervo’s magical powers then has to rectify a ratty transgression. Christopher can’t afford to buy a book but still thinks he can marry Lorelai. Offspring sucks and Metallica rules.

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Season 1, Episode 5

Title: Cinnamon’s Wake

Not a stripper – it’s a cat. Spoiler alert but Morey and Babette’s cat dies in this one and the Girls help throw a wake. It’s pretty adorable but we do miss Cinnamon. It could be a reference to Finnegan’s Wake by James Joyce or the Irish ballad the book is named after, one that has been covered by numerous bands since it arose in the 1850s.

Summary: Claudia dies. So does Cinnamon. The girls throw a wake for the cat and blow off the funeral for the cousin. Emily has an aneurysm. Sookie does her best Henry the Eighth impression. Mr. Medina and Dean both take a chance on a Gilmore girl. Continue reading