22 episodesFirst aired 13 September 2005
E1Sept 200543m
Luke responds to Lorelai. Rory faces legal consequences. Angry with Rory, Richard and Emily, Lorelai cuts off ties with them.
E2Sept 200543m
Rory winds up in a fight while performing community service. Lorelai gets a dog. Luke and Lorelai decide to renovate Lorelai's house.
E3Sept 200543m
Rory takes a job at Emily's Daughters of the American Revolution office and serves as her grandmother's spy. Lorelai won't commit to a date.
E4Oct 200543m
Sookie hopes to reconcile the estranged Gilmore girls by asking both Lorelai and Rory to be godparents to her kids, but things don't go as planned.
E5Oct 200543m
After two separate confrontations with the Huntzbergers at a D.A.R. party, Richard and Emily realize Lorelai was right about their treatment of Rory.
E6Oct 200543m
After asking Logan about Rory's future plans, Richard admits it was a mistake to let Rory make rash decisions and discusses the matter with Lorelai.
E7Oct 200543m
Both Lorelai and Rory are saddened that their estrangement will keep them from spending Rory's 21st birthday the way they had always planned.
E8Nov 200543m
When her former boyfriend visits and reveals an amazing success, Rory begins rethinking the choices she's made with her life.
E9Nov 200543m
After months of estrangement, Lorelai and Rory make their first move toward reconciliation. Luke gets a big surprise but conceals it from Lorelai.
E10Nov 200543m
Rory's long-absent father reappears in her and Lorelai's lives, casting uncertainty on what this will mean for Lorelai's current relationship.
E11Jan 200643m
Wanting to get to know his newly discovered relative, Luke makes a visit. Lorelai sets a date but has a feeling something's not right.
E12Jan 200643m
Lorelai finds out about Luke's secret, but not from Luke. She tries to be supportive, but Luke's reaction hurts her. Logan tries to win over Rory.
E13Jan 200643m
Luke gets to know April. Rory tries to get the school newspaper published after the staff quits. All four Gilmores vent their frustrations.
E14Feb 200642m
Lorelai brings Luke to dinner with her parents. When Rory becomes the new editor of the school paper, her roommate kicks her out of their apartment.
E15Feb 200641m
Rory, Lorelai and their beaus spend Valentine's Day weekend on Martha's Vineyard. During their stay, Rory's boyfriend saves the day.
E16Feb 200643m
Rory dazzles the crowd at a journalism panel, but the next day, she's devastated to learn how her boyfriend behaved during their breakup.
E17Apr 200643m
Rory forgives her beau. Luke's girlfriend is secretly upset when he spends a few days with April. Rory does some spying on her mother's behalf.
E18Apr 200641m
Unhappy because Rory hasn't really forgiven him, Logan takes off with his friends. Rory runs into Luke and April at a bookstore in Philadelphia.
E19Apr 200643m
After she and her mother scramble to accommodate an unexpected visitor, Lane takes a big step in her life. Lorelai gives in to self-pity.
E20Apr 200643m
When Luke plans a birthday party for April at the diner, Lorelai wants to help and is hurt that Luke thinks it's too soon for her to meet April.
E21May 200643m
Lorelai helps Emily while she's unable to see after minor eye surgery. Rory takes charge of Logan's recovery when he returns home.
E22May 200643m
Rory throws a graduation party for Logan, but their time together is bittersweet. Lorelai delivers an ultimatum to Luke.
