Gilmore Girls
Paris is Burning
Season 1, Episode 11 · Aired 2001-01-11
Synopsis
As Lorelai and Max grow closer, Rory begins to get attached to the idea of Max in their lives, which freaks Lorelai out; Sookie and Lorelai have a frank talk about relationships; Lorelai tries to ease out of her relationship with Max during Parent's Day at Chilton, but ends up passionately kissing him in his classroom just as Paris walks by; stung by the details in the newspapers about her parents' messy divorce, Paris tells everyone in the lunchroom about Max and Lorelai to deflect gossip away from her and towards Rory; Rory confronts Paris, gets an apology, and offers a sympathetic ear, which is grudgingly accepted; Sookie asks Jackson out on a date and he accepts.
In the series
This episode is part of Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW.
Walk-and-talk caffeine, mother-daughter banter at 100 mph.
Key cast
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
- Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
- Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard