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Episode 8 - It's snowing, and Lorelai is giddy. She runs into Max in Stars Hollow, and invites him back to her place. But they run into someone unexpected when they get there. Lane feels left-out of Rory's life.

Episode 9 - Rory and Dean fall asleep together following a fairytale evening at a formal dance, leading to a blowout between Lorelai and her mother over discipline.

Episode 8 - December 14, 2000 | The WB

Episode 9 - December 20, 2000 | The WB

• Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
• Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore

We start at our first town hall meeting, led by Patty and Taylor. The town meetings are must-see TV. Coming up is the reenactment of the Battle of Stars Hollow, and everyone is completely locked in — except Luke, who just wants to get to actual town issues. It’s a whole thing. Classic Stars Hollow.

The first snow of the season is coming, and Lorelai is pumped. She loves snow and claims she can smell it. She jumps out of bed to listen to a new voicemail from Max Medina.

The next day, Rory is hanging out with Lane before school. Lane is trying to tell her about her crush, but Rory is too distracted by school and Dean to really listen.

The snow starts coming down, so Emily invites Rory to stay the night at her grandparents’ house.

Back in Stars Hollow, Lorelai is out enjoying the snow when she bumps into Max Medina, whose car has broken down in town. His bad luck turns into good luck because they finally get to go on that date.

Meanwhile, Lane is losing her mind and touches her crush’s hair. She runs to the Gilmore house to tell Rory, only to find Rory isn’t there. She calls to complain about her best friend never being around — and then the phones go dead.

Lorelai and Max grab burgers, go to a movie, and end up kissing!

On the walk home, Luke sees the two of them together while he’s out helping the freezing reenactors. Now Luke is sad.

Lorelai and Max end up back at her place and are about to hook up when Lane walks out of Rory’s room needing someone to talk to. Lorelai lets Lane crash at the house, which means no fun times — so Max ends up sleeping on the couch.

Rory shows up early the next morning, and Lorelai rushes to tell her about Max before she walks in. Rory is struggling with it, especially after spending the night at her grandparents’ house where she finds a photo strip of her mom and dad together.

At the next Friday night dinner, Lorelai learns about the Chilton Formal. Emily insists Rory is going. Rory isn’t so sure at first, but on the way home she decides she wants to go. She asks Dean, who isn’t thrilled because he’s “not a joiner,” but eventually agrees when he realizes how much it means to her.

Emily is shocked to find out Lorelai is making Rory’s dress — which she hates.

Tristan asks Rory to the dance and Rory is like, absolutely not.

Lorelai throws out her back while working on the dress, but finishes it anyway.

On dance night, Emily shows up to take pictures and ends up insisting she stay to take care of Lorelai when she realizes her back is hurt.

Rory and Dean arrive at the dance and it’s a whole thing. Paris is there with her cousin, who hits on Rory. Tristan picks a fight with Dean, and Dean threatens to kill him — and honestly, everyone loves it.

Afterward, Rory and Dean are walking back through town and naturally fall asleep at Miss Patty’s dance studio.

Emily wakes Lorelai up in a panic, convinced Rory is going to end up pregnant, and they get into a massive fight. After kicking Emily out, Lorelai freaks out when Rory finally shows up and tells her she’s putting her on the pill. Rory apologizes, but also points out that Lorelai is only this mad because Emily was there to see everything.

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