Thirtysomething Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) has made her share of mistakes in life, but she has been doing her best to see that her daughter - and best friend in the world - Rory (Alexis Bledel) doesn't follow in her footsteps.  Rory is more serious than Lorelai, but there are tendencies, especially in the love department, that clearly indicate she is her mother's daughter.

Lorelai was just sixteen when she became pregnant and made the tough decision to raise her baby alone. This move- along with her fiercely independant nature- caused a large rift between her and her extremely proper old money parents, Richard and Emily. Despite all the problems and a rocky start, Lorelai and Rory have made quite a life for themselves- Rory even got into the prestigious prepschool Chilton. But facing a large tuition bill and having nowhere else to turn Lorelai is faced to ask her parents for a loan, and so the deal is made. In exchange for Rory's education, her and Lorelai both will attend weekly Friday night dinners at the grandparents house.

In season four, both Gilmore girls are experiencing major life changes. Surprisingly, Rory chose Yale University, her grandfather Richard's alma mater, over her longtime dream school, Harvard. In addition to continued bonding time with Lorelai, Rory stays in contact with her best friend, Lane who attends a local college and  pursues her choice of being a drummer in a rock band, contrary to her conservative Korean mother's wishes. Another constant in Rory's life is the presence of intense former classmate Paris Geller, who is now her roommate at Yale. Rory also explores the world of college dating, since Dean, one of her high school love interests, got married, and bad boy Jess has headed west to Venice, California in search of his father.

Lorelai however sees a bright new dream come true when she and fabulous chef Sookie St. James (Melissa McCarthy), her best friend, finally open their own inn. Now happily married with a new baby, Sookie must divide her time between the inn and being a mommy. Meanwhile, Lorelai's longstanding friendship with Luke Danes, the gruffly charming owner of the local diner, only got stronger after his failed brush with marriage.

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