Brian Berke

Kirk is busy organising the forthcoming Winter Carnival, while Zach is getting jealous of Lane and her friendship with a man called Joe. Elsewhere, Logan tries to make up with Rory by providing her endless cups of coffee.

Stars Hollow hosts the Festival of Living Art, an event in which the townspeople dress up and present tableaux imitating famous paintings.

Car trouble strands Jess in Stars Hollow; Jess walks away from Rory over and over again, then makes a startling confession; at a charity dinner, Emily asks Lorelai and Jason to pretend to be lovey-dovey.

Rory gets a glimpse of Dean's new life; Lorelai and Rory get swept up in Emily's wild shopping spree, then Emily admits her out-of-control spending is in retaliation against Richard's neglect.

Single mother Lorelai Gilmore struggles to raise her teenage daughter, Rory. In this series opener, Richard and his lawyer go to bat for Rory in court for her yacht incident, but the judge is tougher than expected.

Lorelai is busy rebuilding the inn when Richard surprises her; Luke confirms his fears that Jess is skipping school to work extra shifts at the store.