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Gilmore Girls

Lorelai Out of Water

TV Flash files “Lorelai Out of Water” as hour 55 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 3, episode 12, aired 2003-01-28, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S03E12: listed hour 55 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 12 of 22 in season 3. It aired 2003-01-28 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “I Solemnly Swear” (S03E11). Next is “Dear Emily and Richard” (S03E13).

Gilmore Girls — Lorelai Out of Water (S03E12)

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

Luke is opposed to having Taylor's attorney Nicole oversee the paperwork for the construction of the new soda shop until he meets the attractive redhead, who takes as immediate a shine to Luke as he does to her; Lane's clever scheme to get her mother's permission to attend the prom horribly backfires; Luke offers to teach Lorelai the fine art of angling after Alex invites her to go fishing; Rory and Lorelai clear out their garage for Lane's band and Lorelai gains a new admirer from the band; Lane and Rory have some hearts-to-hearts about the men in their lives; Paris's ratcheting up the conflict between her and Rory when she calls for Rory's impeachment by the student council is brought to a swift end by Headmaster Charleston, who threatens to revoke the glowing letters he wrote to Harvard for each of them.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Lorelai Out of Water sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?

S03E12 is listed hour 55 of 153 — hour 12 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 12.

When did Gilmore Girls S03E12 air?

Lorelai Out of Water aired 2003-01-28 and is listed at 60 minutes.

Where should I start Gilmore Girls?

The WB premiere, with Lorelai and Rory in Stars Hollow. The talk speed is the show; don't skip to a later romance arc.

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Why this series still plays

Lorelai and Rory fill Stars Hollow with rapid-fire pop-culture talk and coffee logistics. Amy Sherman-Palladino made walk-and-talk caffeine a lifestyle brand: Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel at 100 mph, grandparents as class warfare. Dialogue-forward comfort TV with a Netflix encore that reopened the town.

The first look is steam off a coffee cup and two women talking fast enough to count as tailoring. Lorelai and Rory Gilmore fill Stars Hollow with pop-culture talk, caffeine logistics, and class warfare with grandparents Richard and Emily — walk-and-talk as a lifestyle brand. Amy Sherman-Palladino premiered the series October 5, 2000, on The WB (later The CW) for seven seasons through 2007. Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel carry a town of eccentrics: Melissa McCarthy's Sookie, Scott Patterson's Luke, Kelly Bishop's…

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