Unto the Breach is the 21st and penultimate episode of Season 7 of Gilmore Girls.
Synopsis[]
LOGAN PROPOSES ON THE DAY RORY GRADUATES FROM YALE — On the eve of Rory's (Alexis Bledel) graduation, Emily (Kelly Bishop) and Richard (Edward Herrmann) throw her a party and perform a song in her honor. At the party, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Christopher (David Sutcliffe) are reunited for the first time since their separation, and both are relieved to find they can still be friends. Logan (Matt Czuchry) surprises everyone at the party by proposing to Rory, but she is too shocked to give him an answer and begs Lorelai to help her decide what to do. On graduation day, Rory and Paris (Liza Weil) receive their diplomas, and Rory finally gives Logan her answer. Meanwhile, Lorelai is still embarrassed about her karaoke serenade to Luke (Scott Patterson) the night before, and Luke is hurt when he overhears her saying it didn't mean anything.
Starring[]
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
- Liza Weil as Paris Geller
- Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason
- Matt Czuchry as Logan Huntzberger
- and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
- special appearance by
- Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore
- Special Guest Stars
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Liz Danes
- David Sutcliffe as Christopher Hayden
- Recurring cast
- Danny Strong as Doyle McMaster
- Michael Winters as Taylor Doose
- Liz Torres as Miss Patty
- Sally Struthers as Babette Dell
- Krysten Ritter as Lucy
- Michelle Ongkingco as Olivia Marquont
- Rose Abdoo as Gypsy
- Rini Bell as Lulu Kuschner
- Guest starring
- Ted Rooney as Morey Dell
- Susan Bjurman as Vivian Lewis
Quotes[]
- "If I could, I'd also like to say a few words about my girlfriend of the last 3 years. You amaze me, Rory Gilmore. Everyday, everything that you do, everything that you are. This past year I learned that I don't know a whole lot more than I thought I knew, if that makes sense. I'm sorry, I'm a little bit nervous and I didn't think I would be. What I'm trying to say is, I don't know a lot. But I know that I love you, and I want to be with you, forever"
- —Logan proposes to Rory
- Lorelai – Well, 60-year-olds are notoriously needy. At least we'll be in sync by then.
Trivia[]
- Rory and Paris graduate from Yale.
- Paris decided to go to Harvard Medical School. She and Doyle are taking a trip to India after graduation.
- Rory, Paris and Doyle move out of their apartment.
- Taylor broke his leg when he slipped in a tub.
- Logan proposes to Rory at her graduation party. She later turns him down, ending their relationship.
- Final appearance of Christopher, Paris and Logan.
- In one part of the episode Richard comments on Bill Clinton's voice and how he should narrate books on tapes, the actor who plays Richard is a well-known narrator of books on tape.
- "Kirk in a box", references David Blaine's performance "Above the Below" where the illusionist was inside a see-through case suspended above the River Thames for 44 days.
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Show references[]
MUSIC
- "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston
LITERATURE
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.
- This episode's title is said by Paris before graduation and it is originally from Shakespeare's "Henry V".
POP CULTURE
- Kirk – I will be suspended 20 feet above the street in a clear Lucite box with no food or water.
- Lorelai – Like David Blaine.
- Emily – Apparently Lorelai has decided to invoke the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" rule.
- Lorelai – Oh mom.
- Richard – Bill Clinton – that’s a speaker I would have enjoyed. I can't stand his politics, but he has a commanding presence and a nice voice. I wonder if he records books on tape.
- Richard – All right, everyone. Say "Fromage".
- Lorelai – Dad.
- Emily – Must you always do that?
- Lorelai – Entertain them with that in the Great War?