Season Two, Episode Two: “Hammers and Veils”
Rory becomes convinced she is “behind” on her Harvard application. Lorelai finally shares her engagement news with Emily and is hurt by Emily’s cold response.
Rory becomes convinced she is “behind” on her Harvard application. Lorelai finally shares her engagement news with Emily and is hurt by Emily’s cold response.
Word of Lorelai’s possible engagement spreads through Stars Hollow. Rory invites Dean to dinner at her grandparents’ house, where he is interrogated by Richard.
Lorelai and Rory each reach a turning point in their love lives: Rory seeks reconciliation with Dean, and Lorelai must decide her future with Max.
Rory’s pain over her breakup from Dean leads her to lash out at those close to her. Lorelai begins to worry that she has passed her intimacy issues on to her daughter.
Rory gives Emily a walking tour of Stars Hollow. Emily becomes upset when she sees the conditions in which Lorelai lived after running away from Hartford with baby Rory.