Season 5
(2004)
Overview
Lorelai and Rory face major life changes. Lorelai is happy owning and operating an inn with best friend Sookie, but quickly learns the demands of being the boss. A bigger surprise is that her longtime friendship with Luke has become a romance. Lorelai and Luke try to hide their relationship, but the town soon knows they are dating. The reappearance of Rory's father, Christopher, adds to the drama. Rory's romantic life is also complicated; at the forefront is her relationship with Dean—who's now…
Cast
as Lorelai Gilmore
as Rory Gilmore
as Luke Danes
as Sookie St. James
as Lane Kim
as Michel Gerard
as Paris Geller
as Kirk Gleason
as Emily Gilmore
as Richard Gilmore
Episodes
Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller 7.0
September 21, 2004
Things are still testy between Lorelai and Rory, and Rory's refusal to discuss the Dean situation causes Lorelai anguis…
A Messenger, Nothing More 7.0
September 28, 2004
T.J. is milking his injuries for all he's worth, but Luke decides that it's time to go home after seven weeks on the Re…
Written in the Stars 7.2
October 5, 2004
Luke and Lorelai go on their official first date at a restaurant owned by old friends of Luke's parents. Luke reminds L…
Tippecanoe and Taylor, Too 6.8
October 12, 2004
Lorelai confesses that part of the charm of breakfast by Luke is breakfast at Luke's; Rory is less than thrilled to dis…
We Got Us a Pippi Virgin! 6.8
October 19, 2004
The demands of the electorate are beginning to get to Jackson; Lorelai and Rory delicately nudge Richard and Emily clos…
Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant! 6.8
October 26, 2004
Danny is jealous when Glenn's article gets picked up by the New York Times; Rory discovers that Logan, the son of a new…
You Jump, I Jump, Jack 7.2
November 2, 2004
After Kirk spills the beans that her daughter is dating Luke, Emily demands that Lorelai bring him to dinner so that th…
The Party's Over 6.8
November 9, 2004
After Emily discovers that Rory is seeing Dean again, she calls a temporary truce with Richard so that they can jointly…
Emily Says Hello 6.0
November 16, 2004
Jackson is the soul of patience as Sookie suffers from mood swings and pregnancy food cravings; Paris's decision to fas…
But Not as Cute as Pushkin 6.5
November 30, 2004
Miss Patty celebrates forty years in show business on the same day that Luke mourns his father's death; Terrence's urgi…
Women Of Questionable Morals 6.0
January 25, 2005
Wanting to make peace with Rory, Christopher shows up at Yale, but she brushes off his attempt at compromise. When Lore…
Come Home 6.2
February 1, 2005
Rory offers to help Logan write an article for the Yale Daily, but she is disappointed when he doesn't invite her to be…
Wedding Bell Blues 5.2
February 8, 2005
Emily and Richard renew their vows in front of 100's of their closest friends with Lorelai as Emily's Maid of Honor, an…
Say Something 6.2
February 15, 2005
Lorelai does her best to get Luke to not give up on them after the awful events at the wedding. Luke tells her he needs…
Jews and Chinese Food 5.8
February 22, 2005
Still smarting from her split with Luke, Lorelai is further stung when she notices that Luke has moved his boat. Meanw…
So... Good Talk 6.0
March 1, 2005
When Richard and Emily return from their second honeymoon, Rory attends Friday-night dinner without Lorelai, who refuse…
Pulp Friction 6.0
March 8, 2005
Now that Luke and Lorelai are back together, Lorelai can come into the diner, and she adds herself to Luke's speed dial…
To Live and Let Diorama 6.0
April 19, 2005
Old man Twickum dies, declaring through his will that the house be made into a museum for two months, then disposed of …
But I'm a Gilmore 6.0
April 26, 2005
Rory finally realizes that she's not a casual dater and tells Logan that she wants to be friends. He surprises her by …
How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod? 6.5
May 3, 2005
Rory starts her internship; Due to low attendance and much to Luke's delight, Taylor decides to close down the museum a…
Blame Booze and Melville 6.5
May 10, 2005
The magazine comes out and Luke and Lorelai get a little too enthusiastic when celebrating; Sookie goes into labor; Ror…
A House Is Not a Home 6.8
May 17, 2005
Lorelai picks Rory up from the police station and takes her home. Rory explains that the boat theft was not Logan's ide…