Face-Off

Face-Off
Season	3
Episode	15
INFO
Airdate	18 February 2003
Written by	John Stephens
Directed by	Kenny Ortega
EPISODES
Previous	Swan Song
Next	The Big One

Face-Off is the 15th episode of Season 3 of Gilmore Girls.

Synopsis

What do you do when your guy doesn't call? Go to a hockey game. And if you're Rory, that's where you'll see your old boyfriend with his new girlfriend. Emily catches Gran kissing a strange man.

Starring

Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James Keiko Agena as Lane Kim Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard Scott Patterson as Luke Danes Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore special appearance by Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore Special Guest Star Marion Ross as Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore Recurring cast Liz Torres as Miss Patty Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim Sally Struthers as Babette Dell Michael Winters as Taylor Doose Adam Brody as Dave Rygalski

Guest starring Adrian Sparks as Doug Doose Bob Larkin as Doose #2 Todd Lowe as Zack Van Gerbig John Cabrera as Brian Fuller Co-Starring Arielle Kebbel as Lindsay Lister Samson Yi as Young Chui Gwen Van Dam as Mrs. Van Wyck Marie Bain as Hannah Paul Michael as Gran's Kissing Man Jon Hughes as Doose #1

Trivia

• In this episode, Lorelai tells Rory that her first boyfriend was a Brian Hutchins in 7th grade who later tries to sell Lorelai drugs at a Sadie Hawkins dance.
• Dean and Lindsay are dating.
• Lane and Young Chui go on their fake date.
• For maybe the first time ever, Richard and Lorelai joke around and laugh, just the two of them.
• Rory tells the 'Mark Twain magnet' anecdote for the first time.
• Rory compares Dean and Jess again, which Lorelai advises against.
  • Rory also complains that Jess is unpredictable, which she previously mentioned to Lane as exciting.
• Gran had a boyfriend from not too long after her husband died up until this point.
• Lane introduces the Christian Trio concept to Mrs. Kim.
• The guys perform "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" by Martin Luther
• Babette and Miss Patty perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key

Quotes

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Lorelai – You can’t be the kind of girl that gets all mad in her head and then forgets everything once he deigns to show up right?

Rory – Yeah

Lorelai – Ok so don't just sit there waiting, go out do something

Photos

Screenshots

Gilmorisms

MUSIC

• "I Get Around" by The Beach Boys
• The Distillers

LITERATURE

• Othello by William Shakespeare

FILM

• Hoosiers
• Full Metal Jacket
• Love in the Afternoon

POP CULTURE

Lorelai – Good plan. Bay of Pigs, was that yours too?

Lorelai – Where do you think the Susan Faludis of the world came from?

Lorelai – You don't get breaks? Do you get food? Water? Should I get Michael Moore on the phone?

Emily – I sound like a spoiled high-school girl.

Lorelai – Not quite. You still haven't asked for the Gloria Vanderbilt jeans and the convertible Rabbit.

Lorelai – What would Miss Manners do?

Richard – It's like a play by Molière.