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Gilmore Girls: Lorelai's First Cotillion
Lorelai breaks the news of her break-up with Luke to Emily and Richard and has a startling realization about her emotional life when her parents have no reaction whatsoever. Later, Michel convinces Lorelai to attend a cotillion dance that Emily has planned and while there, Lorelai has a chance to reflect on her childhood, seeing that some things her parents made her do weren't all that bad. Meanwhile, Rory struggles to make her long-distance relationship with Logan work, and Christopher makes a confession to Lorelai after he has a dinner with Rory.
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Episode Info
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Episode number: 7x3 Production Number: 2T7753 Airdate: Tuesday October 10th, 2006 Alternate Airdates:
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Spain
Main Cast
Episode Notes
Instead of the blue hat that Luke typically wears, he wears a black hat in this episode in place of the blue one.
Sean Gunn (Kirk) does not appear in this episode.
Ratings: 4.71 million viewers
Episode Quotes
Paris: Gilmore, do you see any of my students falling in love with me? No, and do you know why? 'Cause you don't fall in love with people that make you want to crap your pants.
Rory: Well, I'm sure you'll have fun at your cotillion.
Charlotte: I am very much looking forward to it.
Lorelai: Oh, don't get too excited. Cotillions aren't fun parties; they're boring rituals that are used to train a whole new generation of snobs.
Emily: And how exactly would you know? (to Charlotte) Lorelai never attended a cotillion.
Lorelai: You don't have to jump off the Empire State Building to know it's gonna hurt.
Charlotte: I am very much looking forward to it.
Lorelai: Oh, don't get too excited. Cotillions aren't fun parties; they're boring rituals that are used to train a whole new generation of snobs.
Emily: And how exactly would you know? (to Charlotte) Lorelai never attended a cotillion.
Lorelai: You don't have to jump off the Empire State Building to know it's gonna hurt.
Lorelai: (to Charlotte, jokingly) Are you going to have a drink too, or are you driving tonight?
Charlotte: Oh, Lorelai, I'm only 10.
Charlotte: Oh, Lorelai, I'm only 10.
Lorelai: What if I don’t like what I like because I like it but because my mother doesn’t like it?
Rory: Huh?
Rory: Huh?
Lane: I'm pregnant.
Zach: With a baby?
Zach: With a baby?
Episode Goofs
During the tutoring scene, Rory is helping a boy with the analogy section. However, the SATs have eliminated the analogy segment of the test.
During the Friday night dinner with Christopher in "Partings", Emily states that she and Richard will be gone for two months following that evening. However, in this episode in the beginning scene, it's established that it's only been four weeks since that dinner took place.
Cultural References
Episode Title: Lorelai's First Cotillion
A cotillion is a formal ball given for debutantes. The ball originated in 18th century France as a social dance and grew in popularity since then.
A cotillion is a formal ball given for debutantes. The ball originated in 18th century France as a social dance and grew in popularity since then.
Episode References
Luke changing the hat that he normally wears is a reference back to "Forgiveness and Stuff" in which Lorelai gives Luke a blue hat for Christmas that he wears in every episode up until this one.
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