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22 Episodes 2005 - 2006
Episode 1
Tue, Sep 13, 200544 mins
Luke answers Lorelai's question and as news of Luke's reply leaks to the denizens of Stars Hollow, the untraditional proposal stirs up more talk than the answer itself. Richard and his lawyer go to bat for Rory in court for her yacht incident, but the judge is tougher than expected.

Episode 2
Tue, Sep 20, 200544 mins
Feeling a little lonely, Lorelai adopts a dog. Luke agrees to repair Lorelai's house, rather than buy the Twykham house. This soon turns into trouble as TJ does some unwanted construction on the house. Rory starts her community service assignment.

Episode 3
Tue, Sep 27, 200545 mins
Sookie creates a S'mores wedding cake, so what more does Lorelai need to set a date? Logan comes home, Lane and the band come home and Paul Anka eats three pounds of chocolate while under Luke's care.

Episode 4
Tue, Oct 4, 200545 mins
Church ladies. Lorelai and Rory don their proper summer dresses and show up at the baptismal font to godmothers to Sookie's children - a clever ploy on Sookie's part to get the Gilmore girls back together.

Episode 5
Tue, Oct 11, 200545 mins
There is a fire in Sookie's kitchen at the inn, and Lorelai has to get Richard to help with the insurance. Rory volunteers to organize an event for the D.A.R. and proves successful, but it turns into a show-off between the Gilmores and the Huntzbergers. Lorelai is surprised that Luke would rather go to dance recitals with her than go camping like he used to do.

Episode 6
Tue, Oct 18, 200545 mins
Taylor comes up with a plan for boosting local tourism by reviving old street names. Lorelai supports his idea for once, until the new street name for the Dragonfly will be. Logan brings Rory a special gift, Lorelai starts receiving strange antiques in the mail, and Richard begins to have concerns about Rory's future.

Episode 7
Tue, Oct 25, 200544 mins
Stars Hollow prepares for Halloween, and Lorelai has elaborate plans. Emily throws Rory a big party for her 21st birthday, and Rory invites Lorelai. Richard and Emily find out Rory is having sex, and Richard fears they may have made a mistake in letting her dwell with them.

Episode 8
Tue, Nov 8, 200545 mins
Luke sponsors a girls' soccer team, but takes issue with the team's tough play. Lorelai is distressed when her dog is sick and she can't seem to find a way to help it. Jess makes a return with a gift to Rory. He has a run-in with Logan and makes it clear to Rory how he feels about the life he sees her living.

Episode 9
Tue, Nov 15, 200545 mins
Luke announces that the house remodeling is all done, but Lorelai has major problems with her new old bedroom set. When Chris calls for the first time in a year it sparks a fight. Rory is crashing with Lane after leaving her grandparents' house. Determined like never before, she sets out to get a job, prepare her return to Yale and finally come home to her mother. Meanwhile, a girl with a science project comes to the diner to study Luke's DNA.

Episode 10
Tue, Nov 22, 200543 mins
Rory and Lorelai are back in familiar territory, happily exchanging gossip and banter. Chris announces he has come into money and wants to spend it on the girls. Lane's band plays a gig in front of label reps, but Zach spoils it when jealousy gets the better of him. Luke tries to deal with the fact that he has a daughter, but has trouble telling Lorelai.

Episode 11
Tue, Jan 10, 200645 mins
Lorelai and Rory are fresh back from Atlantic City, where they had a late celebration of Rory's 21st birthday. Lorelai surprises herself when she finds the perfect wedding dress in the first shop she looks in, and finishes planning the wedding in no time. Back at Yale, Rory moves into Paris and Doyle's run-down apartment and rejoins the Daily News. Lane is distressed after her break-up with Zach and takes it out on her mother. Luke meets up with Anna, the mother of his twelve-year-old daughter.

Episode 12
Tue, Jan 17, 200643 mins
The Winter Carnival is coming up, but Taylor is stuck out of town and can't organize it. Lorelai discovers Luke has a child and has kept it from her for two months. Logan desperately tries to win back Rory and even goes to the lengths of asking Lorelai for help. Paris's repressive leadership inspires a revolt at the Daily News.

Episode 13
Tue, Jan 31, 200645 mins
Lorelai and Luke have postponed their wedding, and Lorelai looks from afar as Luke gets to know his daughter. Rory agrees to go out with Logan but gets caught up in rescue efforts when the Daily News spirals out of control with Paris in the cockpit. Richard and Emily learn that Chris is paying for Yale and sparks fly at an impromptu Friday night dinner.

Episode 14
Tue, Feb 7, 200643 mins
Lorelai's parents insist that Luke come to Friday night dinner, and she says yes without asking him. Paris is ousted as the editor of the Yale Daily News, and staff elects Rory as the new editor. Needless to say, Paris is not pleased. In other events, Michel confides in Lorelai, and Rory gives her father a tour of Yale.

Episode 15
Tue, Feb 14, 200638 mins
Rory and Logan ask Lorelai and Luke to celebrate Valentine's Day with them on a weekend at the Huntzberger's house on Martha's Vineyard, where Lorelai is annoyed by Luke's disdain for Logan. Meanwhile, Logan and his father have a confrontation.

Episode 16
Tue, Feb 28, 200644 mins
Lorelai and Christopher attend a journalism panel at Yale where Rory dazzles the crowd. Afterwards, Lorelai offers to help Christopher out by babysitting his daughter and is horrified by the toddler's terrible behavior. The next day, Rory and Logan attend the wedding of Logan's sister, Honor.

Episode 17
Tue, Apr 4, 200644 mins
Rory forgives Logan for his indiscretions, then needs some time for herself, so she pays a visit to Lorelai in Stars Hollow. Although Lorelai refuses to admit that she is upset, Rory can tell that she is bothered by the news that Luke will be gone for a few days on a field trip with his daughter, April. Against Lorelai's wishes, Rory pays a visit to the store owned by April's mother, to spy on her. Meanwhile, when Zack finally works up the courage to ask Mrs. Kim for permission to marry Lane, he is surprised at the deal she makes with him.

Episode 18
Tue, Apr 11, 200642 mins
Although Rory and Logan are back together, Logan is miserable knowing that Rory hasn't really forgiven him, and he takes off with his friends for another stunt with the Life and Death Brigade. Rory accepts Jess's invitation to attend an open house at his new book store/art gallery/publishing house in Philadelphia.

Episode 19
Tue, Apr 18, 200643 mins
On the night before Lane and Zach get married, the plans for a bachelorette party go awry, as do the plans made by Zack's buddies, so the two groups end up together for a makeshift party in the basement of Brian's aunt's house. Mrs. Kim informs Lorelai that she cannot attend Lane's wedding without an escort. Since Luke is still out of town, Lorelai invites Christopher to be her date. Everyone attends two wedding ceremonies, followed by a wild wedding reception in the town square.

Episode 20
Tue, Apr 25, 200643 mins
Luke decides to give April a birthday party at the diner. Lorelai volunteers to help, and is hurt when Luke explains that he still thinks it's too soon for them to meet. However, Luke changes his mind when the party is a disaster, giving Lorelai a chance to bond with April.

Episode 21
Tue, May 2, 200643 mins
Rory is strict in keeping Logan on bed rest following his release from the hospital, enlisting in the help of Paris and Doyle to assure that he does not strain himself. She finds herself distracted, however, upon discovering that Mitchum spoke of her in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, Emily suffers temporary blindness after a botched eye surgery and asks Lorelai's help in running errands after firing all of her hired help. Elsewhere, Liz announces her pregnancy to Luke and reveals that there is trouble between her and T.J., but she doesn't give Luke the whole story. Sookie and Jackson have problems of their own when they discover dozens of marijuana plants growing on their farm.
Episode 22
Tue, May 9, 200642 mins
Logan graduates from Yale, and Rory tries to make their last day together as smooth as possible before he leaves for London as his father has demanded. While Stars Hollow is overrun by town singers hoping to find fame, Lorelai is avoiding Luke as she comes to the realization that she is not happy with the state of their relationship. She attends dinner with her parents, who have also invited Christopher and a woman Emily wants to set him up with. It becomes a night of fateful decisions.
