The Prodigal Daughter Returns

The Prodigal Daughter Returns
Season	6
Episode	9
INFO
Airdate	15 November 2005
Written by	Amy Sherman-Palladino
Directed by	Amy Sherman-Palladino
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The Prodigal Daughter Returns is the 9th episode of Season 6 of Gilmore Girls.

Synopsis

LORELAI AND RORY FINALLY TURN A CORNER / LUKE GETS THE SHOCK OF A LIFETIME — A surprise phone call from Christopher (David Sutcliffe, who does not appear in the episode) brings up issues of trust between Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Luke (Scott Patterson). Later, when a person from Luke's past shows up in Stars Hollow, he has no idea how to tell Lorelai about it. After months of estrangement, Lorelai and Rory (Alexis Bledel) make their first move toward reconciliation and Rory takes major steps to change the direction of her life.

Starring

Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James Scott Patterson as Luke Danes Keiko Agena as Lane Kim Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore special appearance by Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore Recurring cast Jackson Douglas as Jackson Belleville Todd Lowe as Zack Van Gerbig John Cabrera as Brian Fuller Alan Loayza as Colin McRea Tanc Sade as Finn

Guest starring Vanessa Marano as April Nardini Mark Harelik as Stuart Wultz Aris Alvarado as Caesar Dave Shalansky as Harry Co-Starring Deborah Cresswell as Audrey Inger Jackson as Customer #1 Pamela Hamill as Customer #2 Jonathan Walker Spencer as Customer #3 Patty Malcolm as Customer #4

Quotes

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Zack – [about Rory] Sure, just leave your computer plugged in, sucking up all our energy

Lane – Zack!

Zack – What? I'm just writing a song

— Zack vs. house guests

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Jackson – Was it because I brought up my meat rub?

Sookie – [dead pan] Yes. It was

Trivia

• Rory gets a job at Stamford Eagle Gazette, enrolls back at Yale and moves back in with Lorelai.

Photos

Music

the sound of silence | SIMON & GARFUNKEL

saturday night's alright for fighting | ELTON JOHN

Gilmorisms

MUSIC

• Elvis Presley

LITERATURE

• The Prodigal Daughter Returns
• Primary Colors by Joe Klein

FILM

• The Shining
• Mask
• West Side Story

TELEVISION

• The Comeback
• Desperate Housewives

POP CULTURE

Lorelai – Land Shark. Candygram.

Lorelai – Say hello to Yao Ming for me.

Lorelai – Yeah, you're giving me a Valerie Cherish, you know, an "I don't wanna see that!"

Lorelai – I'm convinced it's haunted, and one night Luke will come back from the bathroom and find nothing but a bloody hook hanging from the cherubs.

Lorelai – Oh, my God. Enjoy Wisteria Lane, you major drama queen.

Lorelai – I think they enjoyed watching a show for once that didn't have Laa-Laa playing the guitar.

Lorelai – When I was in fifth grade, I told everybody that Erik Estrada was my boyfriend and that we used to make out on his motorcycle.