Brian Tarantina

Carmela begins to take a more active role in Tony's therapy, while Meadow does her father a huge favour without even realising it.

Lorelai's mother is hurt and angry when she hears about her daughter's upcoming wedding from Sookie, and Rory brings Dean to her grandparents' house for dinner, and Richard's dislike of Dean leads to a fight.

Longtime friends Lorelai and Sookie have their first fight when Lorelai decides that their shared dream of opening an inn is doomed to failure.

While Rory struggles to keep the budding rivalry between Dean and Jess under control, Lorelai invites most of the citizens of Stars Hollow to an elaborate feast.

When Tristan and Rory are cast as Romeo and Juliet in the school play, a green-eyed Dean insists on going to every rehearsal, and Lorelai endures Luke's teasing after she dates a much younger guy.

With a government shutdown looming, Elizabeth must think outside the box to help fund an electrical grid in a Syrian refugee camp.