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Gilmore Girls Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2004 - 2005
Episode 1
Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller
Tue, Sep 21, 200444 mins
Tension is still thick between Rory and Lorelai over Dean, so Rory seeks out Lane's perspective and decides to talk to Dean, which leads to more trouble. Lorelai and Luke clarify their new relationship while Emily announces she and Richard have separated. She and Rory decide to head to Europe to escape their problems.
Episode 2
A Messenger, Nothing More
Tue, Sep 28, 200443 mins
With Lorelai & Rory's relationship still strained and unresolved, Lorelai takes on everything at the inn till Sookie convinces her to take some time off. At the corner of bark and cheese, Rory realizes she was wrong and writes Dean a letter which she asks her mom to deliver. Lane begins to see Zack in a new light and Lindsay finds Rory's letter which leaves Dean out in the cold and without either girl.
Episode 3
Written in the Stars
Tue, Oct 5, 200444 mins
Luke and Lorelai enjoy their first official date where Luke tells her he's all in for their relationship. Their new relationship is the basis for the next town hall meeting. Paris has a wake for the passing of her boyfriend and Rory meets a new guy.
Episode 4
Tippecanoe and Taylor, Too
Tue, Oct 12, 200444 mins
Fed up with all the hoops Taylor makes Jackson go through, Jackson decides to run for town selectman with Lorelai and Sookie heading up the campaign only to find that he may not want the job after all. Rory and Dean try to work things out, but have trouble finding a place to be together.
Episode 5
We Got Us a Pippi Virgin
Tue, Oct 19, 200444 mins
Jackson is overwhelmed by the demands of his new job while Lorelai and Rory decide to see if they can get Richard and Emily back together. With Dean back in the picture, Lorelai tries to make things right with dinner and a movie, but when Pippi Longstocking isn't a good enough distraction for Luke's feelings that Dean isn't good enough for Rory, Lorelai has to bring out the Bop It!.
Episode 6
Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant!
Tue, Oct 26, 200444 mins
Rory, desperate for a story idea for the Yale paper, finally decides to research and write about a secret Yale society which happens to have connections to Logan. The Dragonfly Inn's accountant suggests dropping the lunch menu till the money situation improves, which has Sookie upset with the regularly lunching Norman Mailer, who only orders ice tea. With Luke and Lorelai hitting it off, Rory asks her dad to stay out of the picture. Sookie realizes she's pregnant again.
Episode 7
You Jump, I Jump, Jack
Tue, Nov 2, 200444 mins
When Emily finds out that Lorelai and Luke are dating, she demands Lorelai bring him to dinner to get reacquainted unless the relationship is not serious. Since Richard can't make dinner he invites Luke to the club for a round of golf. Rory reports at the latest Life and Death Brigade event, where she and Logan bond.
Episode 8
The Party's Over
Tue, Nov 9, 200444 mins
Luke tries to smooth things over with Liz and TJ when they stress out about buying a house in Stars Hollow. When Emily learns Rory and Dean are dating again, she calls a temporary truce with Richard to throw a party to introduce Rory to more suitable men. Dean realizes he isn't one of them, and Logan realizes he is.
Episode 9
Emily Says Hello
Tue, Nov 16, 200444 mins
Jackson has his hands full between Sookie's food cravings and his town selectman duties. Lorelai invites Christopher to lunch, but Rory tells him off and asks Lorelai what Luke thinks of her and Christopher having lunch. Emily decides she's still a viable commodity and asks Lorelai to help her start dating.
Episode 10
But Not as Cute as Pushkin
Tue, Nov 30, 200444 mins
Rory is asked to host a Chilton student for a few days at Yale, but the student is more interested in her freedoms than the responsibilities that go with them. Lorelai learns about Luke's dark day, which happens to fall on the same day as Miss Patty's 40th anniversary party. Logan works his way into Rory's life, prompting her and Richard to pull a little prank of their own.
Episode 11
Women of Questionable Morals
Tue, Jan 25, 200544 mins
Rory continues to give her dad the cold shoulder until she learns his father has passed away. Lorelai spends time comforting Christopher but keeps it from Luke, and Richard and Emily find a lost dog.
Episode 12
Come Home
Tue, Feb 1, 200544 mins
Richard gets jealous and comes to a realization after finding out who Emily is dating. Rory offers to help Logan with an article, but she has ulterior motives. Tensions arise when Lane and Zack attend a Kim Family tradition. A "ghost" haunts the Dragon Fly. Emily has a time-sensitive warning for Christopher.
Episode 13
Wedding Bell Blues
Tue, Feb 8, 200544 mins
Emily and Richard renew their vows. Rory experimentally kisses Logan, triggering a turf battle between Luke and her father Chris, who insists that Lorelai's attachment to Luke is temporary, because Emily has convinced Chris that he and Lorelai are meant for each other.
Episode 14
Say Something
Tue, Feb 15, 200543 mins
After all the drama at the wedding, Lorelai is afraid she'll lose Luke, who needs time to process what's happened and finally decides her family and history may be too much for him. She takes to her bed to wallow where Rory tends to her needs while the town takes sides.
Episode 15
Jews and Chinese Food
Tue, Feb 22, 200544 mins
Lorelai is hurt again when she realizes Luke has moved his boat from her garage without even telling her. Luke helps the school kids build the sets for their Fiddler on the Roof play in hopes of working with Lorelai who he is realizing he misses. Rory tries to make up with Marty by hosting a movie night, but Logan interferes.
Episode 16
So... Good Talk
Tue, Mar 1, 200544 mins
Luke, upset and missing Lorelai, begins to take it out on his customers. Lane realizes her mom is in her head, and with the grandparents back from their second honeymoon Rory makes it clear that Friday night dinners are just dinner and nothing more.
Episode 17
Pulp Friction
Tue, Mar 8, 200541 mins
Rory and Logan's casual dating situation gets more complicated when Rory spots Logan with another girl and her jealousy sets in. Rory decides to go to a party with a guy she barely knows, which makes Logan jealous. Luke and Lorelai resolve things.
Episode 18
To Live and Let Diorama
Tue, Apr 19, 200544 mins
Luke volunteers to help convert old man Twickum's house into a museum just to see if he can buy it. Meanwhile with the help of some Founder's day punch, Lane, Paris and Rory commiserate about their love lives. Lorelai forgets to keep some news off the record.
Episode 19
But I'm a Gilmore!
Tue, Apr 26, 200544 mins
After realizing that casual dating isn't for her, Rory tries to break things off with Logan, causing him to agree to see her exclusively. Logan's family isn't happy about the match despite Rory's breeding. Luke's patience is tried as he takes over as temporary chef at the Dragonfly.
Episode 20
How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod?
Tue, May 3, 200544 mins
Taylor agrees the museum is a bust. Lorelai meets to discuss selling the Dragonfly while Rory starts her new internship with Logan's father. Friday night dinner with the grandparents goes great for Logan and Rory while Lorelai, after begging to attend, gets the cold shoulder.
Episode 21
Blame Booze and Melville
Tue, May 10, 200544 mins
The article about the Dragonfly comes out and Luke and Lorelai celebrate. Sookie goes into labor. Logan's dad Mitchum reviews Rory's work and Luke has competition from an unlikely source to buy the Twickham house.
Episode 22
A House Is Not a Home
Tue, May 17, 200544 mins
Rescuing Rory after a night of reckless behavior with Logan, Lorelai is shocked to hear her daughter's plans for the future. Lorelai first turns to Richard and Emily for help, but soon realizes that Luke is the only person she can trust.
