Written In The Stars

Written In The Stars
Season	5
Episode	3
INFO
Airdate	5 October 2004
Written by	Amy Sherman-Palladino
Directed by	Kenny Ortega
EPISODES
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Written In The Stars is the 3rd episode of Season 5 on Gilmore Girls.

Synopsis

Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Luke (Scott Patterson) spend the night at his diner after a romantic dinner, but her appearance at his place wearing his shirt initially causes nary a ripple among the townsfolk; Richard (Edward Herrmann) and Emily (Kelly Bishop) bicker about their separation protocol; Paris (Liza Weil) reveals sad news about her older lover; Rory (Alexis Bledel) reunites with old friends after returning to Yale.

Starring

Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore Scott Patterson as Luke Danes Liza Weil as Paris Geller Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore special appearance by Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore Special Guest Stars Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester Matt Czuchry as Logan Huntzberger

Recurring cast Michael Winters as Taylor Doose Liz Torres as Miss Patty Mike Gandolfi as Andrew Guest starring Sally Struthers as Babette Dell Wayne Wilcox as Marty Rose Abdoo as Gypsy Kathryn Joosten as Maisy Fortner Pat Crawford Brown as Mrs. Cassini

Trivia

• It's revealed Asher has died.
• Lorelai and Luke have their first date at Sniffy's Tavern.
  • She is also introduced to Maisy Fortner and Bertram 'Buddy' Linds, who appear to be a sort of surrogate parents to Luke.
  • Maisy went to school with Luke's mother.
  • Buddy helped Luke when he opened the diner.
  • Lorelai and Luke sleep together for the first time after this date.

Music

lily-a-passion | GRANT LEE PHILLIPS

luke and lorelai's first date

the best is yet to come | TONY BENNETT

emily has dinner alone

Photos

Gilmorisms

MUSIC

• "Delta Dawn" by Tanya Tucker
• "The Times They Are a-Changin'" by Bob Dylan
• "Crazy" by Patsy Cline

LITERATURE

• The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
• A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
• Robert Frost, general author reference

FILM

• The Lord of the Rings
• Some Kind of Wonderful

POP CULTURE

Lorelai – Shaken, not stirred, please, Jeeves.

Lorelai – Don't be so puritanical. After all, Heather has two mommies

Rory – Crazy

Lorelai – You said it Patsy Cline

Luke – Your shoes work well with that shirt.

Lorelai – Gee, Carson, thanks.

Emily – The Farthingtons' dogs are apoplectic. Ridiculous choice of animal—a vicious 3-inch ball of hair and a bow—a ridiculous pink bow for the vicious killers. "Oh, watch out! Cecil Beaton and the Duke of Windsor are headed straight for my shoes!"

Paris – He had a heart attack. He was teaching a Shakespeare class—"A Midsummer Night's Dream." He was doing Puck, and then suddenly he wasn't. And the class was so into his reading, they didn't even get it. They thought he was acting. It was Dick Shawn all over again.

Paris – It'll be the Mountain Girl trial all over again.

Lorelai – Did Paul Thomas Anderson write this?

Logan – What, they were out of Orlando Bloom?

Lorelai – Liz Taylor and Richard Burton couldn't go outside without people noticing.

Gypsy – You backed up. You didn't look. You got in, you turned on your car, and then you whipped out of that space like you were Lizzie Grubman

Paris – (about Asher Fleming) He's my Mike Todd