Rona Benson

The death of an ex-marine leads the team to a group of doomsday preppers, while Brennan dreads the impending flight of Sweets from the family nest.

Lorelai finds it difficult to fully commit to her relationship with Christopher; Rory meets eccentric new friends at an art exhibit; Emily gets arrested.

Christopher and Lorelai take his daughter to visit her mother in Paris; Rory's tenure as editor in chief of the Yale Daily News ends, leaving her unsure of her future.

Christopher talks Lorelai into visiting Rory during Parents' Weekend at Yale; Luke meets April's swimming coach, who convinces him to take her adult swimming class.

Lorelai offers to help Christopher by baby-sitting his 4-year-old daughter, but the child's behaviour horrifies her.

Luke is still unable to tell Lorelai about the existence of his 12-year-old daughter, April, and he goes into a panic when the girl wants to hang out with him at the diner.