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18 Essential Episodes of Gilmore Girls


Mother-daughter bonding, love triangles, and talking really fast.

But as much of a delight as Lorelai’s historical feast in “Bracebridge” is, it’s the picnic basket lunch auction in “A-Tisket” that really displays the town’s quirks and charms in full force — and sets up some romantic complications for both Gilmore girls. But “The Festival of Living Art” makes the cut for its hilariously absurd Stars Hollow antics (Kirk as Jesus is a sight), the birth of Sookie and Jackson’s son, and the makeup and costumes so intricate that they won Gilmore Girls its only ever Emmy — a travesty, but that’s for another time. When Logan and his friends, aka “The Life and Death Brigade,” take an unexpecting Rory for a risk-filled weekend away, our heroine is at first unsure — but she soon lets her guard down and joins in on the fun, opening her eyes to a new way of living.

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