Gilmore Girls
Hay Bale Maze
TV Flash files “Hay Bale Maze” as hour 149 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) on WB/CW, season 7, episode 18, aired 2007-04-17, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E18: listed hour 149 of 153 in the Gilmore Girls guide, hour 18 of 22 in season 7. It aired 2007-04-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Gilmore Girls Only” (S07E17). Next is “It's Just Like Riding a Bike” (S07E19).

Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Brief encounter: Stars Hollow's centerpiece attraction for the annual Spring Fling brings Lorelai and Luke face-to-face. And post-grad job hunting has Rory dithering in a most un-Rory-like manner.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Hay Bale Maze sit in the Gilmore Girls guide?
S07E18 is listed hour 149 of 153 — hour 18 of 22 in season 7, season 7 episode 18.
When did Gilmore Girls S07E18 air?
Hay Bale Maze aired 2007-04-17 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.
In the series
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…
Filed against
- Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
Lauren Graham's Lorelai Gilmore made Gilmore Girls a caffeine lifestyle brand — Stars Hollow walk-and-talk, Rory in orbit, grandparents as class warfare, Amy Sherman-Palladino dialogue at 100 mph. Comfort TV with a Netflix encore. TV…
- Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
Alexis Bledel’s Rory Gilmore speed-talked Stars Hollow into a lifestyle brand — Lorelai’s coffee logistics, Amy Sherman-Palladino walk-and-talk caffeine, grandparents as class warfare, Lauren Graham at 100 mph. Dialogue-forward comfort TV…
- Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
Melissa McCarthy’s Sookie St. James cooked Stars Hollow like a second heartbeat under Gilmore Girls’ walk-and-talk caffeine — 2000s dialogue-forward comfort, Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel at 100 mph, grandparents as class warfare. TV…
- Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
Scott Patterson's Luke Danes poured Gilmore Girls as Stars Hollow counterweight — Lorelai and Rory filling the town with rapid-fire pop-culture talk and coffee logistics, Amy Sherman-Palladino walk-and-talk as a lifestyle brand.…
- Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
Kelly Bishop's Emily Gilmore turned Gilmore Girls grandparents into class warfare in a pantsuit — Stars Hollow caffeine, Amy Sherman-Palladino walk-and-talk, Friday-night dinners as a blood sport with china. TV Flash files her as 2000s…
- Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard
Yanic Truesdale’s Michel Gerard iced Gilmore Girls’ inn with disdain as hospitality — Lorelai and Rory filling Stars Hollow with rapid-fire pop-culture talk and coffee logistics, Amy Sherman-Palladino walk-and-talk caffeine as a lifestyle…