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I'll change my vote from 3 to 15, which means 15 is history...and we're down to our final three: 3. Mama Kim vs Emily Gilmore in Kim's antiques (Emily in Wonderland) 4. Mama Kim is determined to pretend that Zach and Brian are girls 17. Dave Rygalski reads the entire bible in one night and Mrs. Kim lets him take Lane to prom Meanwhile, start thinking of your favorite Luke/Lorelai moments for our next round! There are so many that I'm thinking maybe we should do it one season at a time...?

A different but equally awesome shot from The Reigning Lorelai :) Today's theme...your favorite Lorelai/Rory scenes!

Women of Questionable Morals!

That's Rory's rather odd court outfit! NAIL :)

Well said, and I agree wholeheartedly! Lorelai gets a lot of justifiable flak for being an immature wiseass towards her parents, and she certainly deserves her share of blame for the cycle of dysfunction they were locked in for much of the series. But, honestly, I think Lorelai put up with a lot more from them than I would have. The unrelenting hyper-critical nastiness from Emily; the dismissive, can't-even-be-bothered-to-pretend-I-care-you-exist-more-than-once-a-season contempt from Richard; the many times one or both of them schemed behind her back to maneuver something having to do with Rory, Christopher, or even Jason; the snotty disrespect they showed towards Lorelai's choice of a romantic partner...etc. I'm not claiming they were the worst parents ever, and certainly we can all point to far more damaging parent-child dynamics, but by somewhere around S5 I thought they really went overboard in depicting Emily (and, to maybe a slightly lesser extent Richard's) awfulness to the point where I wouldn't have blamed Lorelai a bit if she reverted back to the 'I'll see you only on days the banks are closed' relationship they'd had at prior to the start of the series. As scarynikki pointed out, for the vast majority of the series they seemed truly interested only in Rory anyway. On a similar note, while I can objectively agree with the idea that the Lorelai-Emily relationship was complex, compelling, skillfully acted, and, in its own way, probably more realistic and relatable than Lorelai-Rory's, my UO is that I no longer enjoy it even a fraction as much as I used to. I got so burnt out from the ridiculously frequent 'two steps forward, six steps back' dance they did that even the more nuanced, subtly depicted stuff between them from the early seasons fails to touch me as much as it did when I first saw it. Knowing how very many times they go through that same routine, their arguments and the occasional bonding that comes before or after them doesn't resonate nearly as much anymore. I mostly just find them really exhausting.

I'll go with Fire and The Erlenmeyer Flask but, ugh, this is painful!

...because I still love this show so much that it's the only one which still inspires me to read (and even, when and if I ever actually finish it, write!) fanfic. ...because it reaffirmed my hope for the younger generation when a 17-year-old girl casually said to me the other day, "My friends and I always bring at least a few different books with us since we never know what we'll be in the mood to read...that's so Rory Gilmore, right?!" She then added, "I already told my mom that I'm looking to date a 'Luke'..." ...because 'hanging out' with our wonderful online community of GG fans is often way more fun than having to socialize with the people I know in real life :)

Hee---Did they by chance just learn that Rory is going to Yale?! HBB :)

Awww...Pilot!

3. Mama Kim vs Emily Gilmore in Kim's antiques (Emily in Wonderland) 4. Mama Kim is determined to pretend that Zach and Brian are girls 15. Mrs. Kim sadly but firmly tells Lane she must move out if she wants to live by her own rules 17. Dave Rygalski reads the entire bible in one night and Mrs. Kim lets him take Lane to prom 2 is gone (*sob*!), and we're down to just four. My two favorites are gone, but I love the ones that remain. My vote: 3

Ha! The one part of the FoLA town meeting I always remember is the infamous "You enthusiasm...SHOCKS me." Lulu, feel free to pick today's theme!

There are so many reasons to love Uncanny Valley, but this one manages to happily surprise me every single time! In chronological order: 1) Compulsion---You'll always remember your first, right?! This was my first CM episode, and I'll always have a place for it in my weird little heart. I love all the characters here and always love when the Unsub's identity and motives are both a bit of a mystery that we unravel along with the team. 2) Broken Mirror---A few classic team moments, one of Elle's standout episodes and, as danielg mentioned, just a really compelling, well-paced episode that I find really rewatchable. 3) Derailed---If I could keep just three, this would be one of them. Okay, granted, I say that about more than three, but you get the idea :) I love pretty much everything about this episode: the premise, the pacing, the character and team moments, etc. The Reid/Elle interactions remain some of my very favorite moments of the series. 4) Sex, Birth and Death---Nathan Harris may be the series' most very memorable Unsub for me. I'm fascinated by the question of how someone becomes an Unsub and whether we're capable of helping them before it's too late. These are some of my favorite moments between Reid and the rest of the team---and one of the few episodes in which I genuinely love Garcia! 5) Birthright---I can't even begin to defend or explain this choice other than that I love the exploration of how history is sometimes doomed to repeat itself from one generation to the next. JJ is also really human and relatable to me in this one, which is always a plus! I just think it's a really well-crafted episode. As is... 6) 3rd Life----...which I actually think is one of the more suspenseful, compelling episodes of the series, and I think it features some of the very strongest acting from the perfectly cast guest stars. 7) Zoe's Reprise----Honestly, about 85-90% of both S1 and S4 could easily make this list. This is just one that I happen to find the most rewatchable. 8) Demonology---My favorite Rossi/Prentiss interactions of the series and some really fascinating ideas 9) Uncanny Valley---what Sharpe said :) 10) True Genius---I love the Reid/MGG moments, I love the ending (which felt earned rather than awkwardly tacked on for the sake of sentiment), and I found the dynamic between the suspects fascinating. Of the 'real life' killers I've heard of (and I swear that I don't spend all my free time reading up on serial kilelrs!), Leopold and Loeb always interested me most.

Ha---yes, did I forget to mention that this game is pure torture?! In a fun way, of course :) Fallen Angel and Lazarus are our latest victims, and the next round is open! Pilot Deep Throat Squeeze Ice Eve Fire Beyond the Sea E.B.E. Darkness Falls Tooms The Erlenmeyer Flask

Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate! :) It turns out Luke wasn't the SH male to have fathered a long lost daughter. Instead, WYR that lovely storyline was given to.... Taylor, Kirk, or Jackson?

Nag! I always mix up those two episodes as well :)

Ha---The Ins and Outs of Inns! I think Luke looks blurry in this picture because he's running away from these women as fast as he can... ;)

JESS JESS JESS. Ahem...just a slight preference ;) WYR eat "Clyde" or the dark chocolate s'mores cake? Yes, I think about these things... :)

Is that from Take the Devil Eggs?!

Ugh. Logan. He has a few great qualities and was part of certain scenes that I enjoy. Overall, though, he and the Smarmy McSmirky actor who plays him are among the few aspects of the show that don't improve for me with rewatch. I was (unpopularly, at the time) very happy when Rory turned down his engagement proposal. I also agree with whichever poster mentioned awhile ago that the writers seemed chronically unsure as to whether they were supposed to depict Logan as a guy who Rory should ultimately decide she didn't want to be with (the bridesmaids, the trinket stealing, the excessive (and sometimes solo) drinking, insistence on hanging out with vapid idiots and immature risk taking whenever he felt annoyed with daddy, the fact that Rory seemed to say things to her mom and even Jess to the effect of that she didn't know WHY she loved Logan and wished she didn't, etc.) or as a guy who turned out to be wonderful for her after all---once our very special Rory magically 'tamed' him, that is :) Regardless, they just didn't have much of that inexplicable 'click', chemistry and connection for me. On paper, I can actually agree with people who think Logan and Rory were fairly well-suited by the end and a nice combination of similarities and differences, but somehow they just never fully worked for me, even at their best. Rory (Alexis Bledel?!) just never seemed fully comfortable and truly Rory-ish to me around him. Then again, I have a lot of trouble seeing chemistry between Rory and anyone other than Jess, which I'm sure has to do with MV and AB dating at the time. It seems a very popular opinion that Bon Voyage was too cheesy, emotionally manipulative, contrived, unrealistic...etc. And I'm not even sure I can disagree, but I've come to love it like crazy anyway. It totally works for me on almost every level.

Sadie, Sadie... :)