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Gilmore Girls

Face-Off

TV Flash files “Face-Off” as hour 58 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 3, episode 15, aired 2003-02-18, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S03E15: listed hour 58 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 15 of 22 in season 3. It aired 2003-02-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Swan Song” (S03E14). Next is “The Big One” (S03E16).

Gilmore Girls — Face-Off (S03E15)

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

The Doose clan invades the Inn for their family reunion; Trix comes for a short visit and drives Emily crazy until Emily finally finds something scandalous to hold over Trix's head; Lane and Dave cook up a fake-date scheme with Young Chui to get Mrs. Kim to allow Lane to date Dave, but neither Young Chui's real girlfriend or Dave is immune to a little jealousy; the Stars Hollow High hockey team reaches the regional semifinals for the first time in 40 years and everyone not attending the monster truck rally turns out to cheer the team on and endure Kirk's hopelessly inept play-by-play; after Jess's too laid-back attitude about going out leaves Rory sitting home alone for most of the weekend, she takes Lorelai's advice and heads for the hockey game, where she discovers that Dean has a new girlfriend.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Face-Off sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?

S03E15 is listed hour 58 of 153 — hour 15 of 22 in season 3, season 3 episode 15.

When did Gilmore Girls S03E15 air?

Face-Off aired 2003-02-18 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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