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* ParentalNeglect: Lorelai comments that while other kids were hugged and kissed, she was made to keep proper space and distance.
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** Charlotte calls Lorelai a regular Imogen Coca.
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* ParentalSexualitySquick: Inverted and exaggerated by Rory when she refuses to sext Logan on her phone, because she uses it to talk to her mother.
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* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: Defied by Paris, who asks rhetorically how the student who can't construct a proper sentence is supposed to make it through the essay secrion of the SAT, and interrupts the tutor who tries to answer.

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* ImmediateSelfContradiction: As Lorelai puts it: "Kick me. Not hard, just enough to cause internal bleeding."
* InformedJudaism: Played with. Lorelai asks Rory to claim to have converted to Judaism to make Friday night dinner less awkward when she tells them about her breakup with Luke.
* {{Irony}}: ''Now'' Sookie knows what to serve children, but this time the children to be served would rather eat the gourmet food she served in the children's birthday party back in season four.


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* HypocriticalHumor: Lorelai refuses to eat her poptart because she isn't sure she would have liked them if Emily had made her eat them as a child, but when Rory takes it she gets mad.
-->'''Lorelai:''' Hey!\\
'''Rory:''' I like them.
* ImmediateSelfContradiction: As Lorelai puts it: "Kick me. Not hard, just enough to cause internal bleeding."
* InformedJudaism: Played with. Lorelai asks Rory to claim to have converted to Judaism to make Friday night dinner less awkward when she tells them about her breakup with Luke.
* {{Irony}}: ''Now'' Sookie knows what to serve children, but this time the children to be served would rather eat the gourmet food she served in the children's birthday party back in season four.

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* CallBack: Lorelai thinks Rory has some catching up to do since she didn't have to stay for dinner in the last episode of season six, so she should go to dinner alone.

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* CallBack: CallBack:
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Lorelai thinks Rory has some catching up to do since she didn't have to stay for dinner in the last episode of season six, six finale, so she should go to dinner alone.alone.
** [[Recap/GilmoreGirlsS01E03 Six seasons later]], Rory informs Lorelai that she's not in the habit of calling other people's dads "dad".
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Called out by Lorelai, who feels awkward being served a martini by a ten-year-old.

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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: [[DiscussedTrope Called out out]] by Lorelai, who feels awkward being served a martini by a ten-year-old.



* ContinuitySnarl: Rory points out that he was Lane's second cousin, which was never mentioned before, so she is probably getting him mixed up with Yong Chui.
* CaptainObvious: When Rory says "Dad", she means ''her own'' dad.
* GenerationXerox: Caroline is the Lorelai of the cotillion group.

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* ContinuitySnarl: Rory points out that he Henry was Lane's second cousin, which was never mentioned before, so she is probably getting him mixed up with Yong Chui.
* CaptainObvious: When Rory says refers to someone as "Dad", she means ''her own'' dad.
* GenerationXerox: Caroline is the Lorelai of the cotillion group. Basically, she's not that into tea parties and is doing her own thing.



* MySecretPregnancy: Lane's. She tells everyone, just not Zach.

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* MySecretPregnancy: Subverted with Lane's. She tells everyone, just not Zach.
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* CallBack: Lorelai thinks Rory has some catching up to do sonce she didn't have to stay for dinner in the last episode of season six, so she should go to dinner alone.

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* CallBack: Lorelai thinks Rory has some catching up to do sonce since she didn't have to stay for dinner in the last episode of season six, so she should go to dinner alone.



* ImmediateSelfContradiction: "Kick me. Not hard, just enough to cause internal bleeding."

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* ImmediateSelfContradiction: As Lorelai puts it: "Kick me. Not hard, just enough to cause internal bleeding."
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* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Rory's tutoree Benji kept using the word "philanthropic" to mean "tropical".
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"Maid" of the week: No one, really, because Charlotte tries to fill that role to practice her hostess skills.

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** Charlotte is a ten-year-old who is tasked with learning how to be a hostess. She does get the amount of ice to put in a drink wrong, though.

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** Charlotte is a ten-year-old who is tasked with learning how to be a hostess. She does get the amount of ice to you should put in a drink wrong, though.



** Creator/ShirleyTemple
* TakeThat: Lorelai claims Charlotte is like Creator/ShirleyTemple and Mother Theresa and someone with very good table manners rolled into one. (Note: Charlotte is not the one being dissed here.)

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** Creator/ShirleyTemple
Lorelai is like Noel Coward and Slim Keith rolled into one.
** Charlotte is like Creator/ShirleyTemple and Mother Theresa and "someone with very good table manners" rolled into one.
* TakeThat: Lorelai claims Charlotte is like Creator/ShirleyTemple and Mother Theresa and someone with very good table manners rolled into one. (Note: Charlotte (Charlotte is not the one being dissed here.dissed.)

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'''Season 7, episode 3'''

!!Lorelai's First Cotillion



** Lane mentions the time she dated Henry Lee.
* ContinuitySnarl: Rory points out that he was Lane's second cousin, which was never mentioned before, so she is probably getting him mixed up with Yong Chui.



** Madame Alexander dolls
** Prada loafers

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** Michel thinks the cotillion girls are like Madame Alexander dolls
dolls come to life.
** Paul Anka found a way to do his business in Michel's Prada loafersloafers.



** ''Sexus'' by Henry Miller
** ''What to Expect When You're Expecting''

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** Rory reads ''Sexus'' by Henry Miller
Miller to learn how to sext.
** Lane reads ''What to Expect When You're Expecting''Expecting'' and finds it horrifying.



* TooMuchInformation: Paris asking for this almost always leads to her sharing it.

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* TooMuchInformation: Paris asking for this almost always leads sexts with Doyle while talking to Rory and tells her that.
* ToughLove: Paris thinks her tutors are too nice
to her sharing it.students.
-->'''Paris:''' Fear is a great motivator!

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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Charlotte is a ten-year-old who is tasked with learning how to be a hostess. She does get the amount of ice to put in a drink wrong, though.

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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: AdorablyPrecociousChild:
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Charlotte is a ten-year-old who is tasked with learning how to be a hostess. She does get the amount of ice to put in a drink wrong, though.



* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Called out by Lorelai, who feels awkward being served a martini by a ten-year-old.
* CallBack: Lorelai thinks Rory has some catching up to do sonce she didn't have to stay for dinner in the last episode of season six, so she should go to dinner alone.
* ContinuityNod:
** Rory figures Emily already knows about Luke because of the whole house debacle at the end of season six.
** Lorelai tells Charlotte she knows all the good escape routes from the Gilmore house.
** Lorelai makes a joke about Rory's "coming out" party in season two as a "coming out as gay" party, which is different from what she said at the time about coming out as being ready to get engaged to a guy.



** Lorelai is no longer sure whether she likes poptarts.

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** Lorelai is no longer sure whether she likes poptarts.Pop-Tarts.



** Literature/CharlottesWeb
** Helen Keller
** Creator/StephenHawking

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** Literature/CharlottesWeb
Literature/CharlottesWeb is one of Rory's favorite books.
** Helen Keller
** Creator/StephenHawking
Keller and Creator/StephenHawking could have a more connected conversation than Rory and Logan.

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* CharacterDevelopment: ''Now'' Sookie knows what to serve children.



* {{Irony}}: ''Now'' Sookie knows what to serve children, but this time the children to be served would rather eat the gourmet food she served in the children's birthday party back in season four.



* MySecretPregnancy: Lane's. Not for everyone, just for Zach.

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* MySecretPregnancy: Lane's. Not for She tells everyone, just for not Zach.



* TakeThat: Lorelai claims Charlotte is like Creator/ShirleyTemple and Mother Theresa and someone with very good table manners rolled into one. (Note: Charlotte is not the one being dissed her.)
* TooMuchInformation: Paris asking for this almost always leads up to her sharing it.

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* TakeThat: Lorelai claims Charlotte is like Creator/ShirleyTemple and Mother Theresa and someone with very good table manners rolled into one. (Note: Charlotte is not the one being dissed her.here.)
* TooMuchInformation: Paris asking for this almost always leads up to her sharing it.
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The maid of the week is a literal child. Emily has taken her on to prepare her for society living. Lorelai begins to doubt whether she has ever made a decisions for herself that wasn't just defiance of her mother. Babette feels like there's something new about Luke's but can't quite put her finger on it. Rory walks in and notes that it's Luke's new baseball cap. Paris is sick of all the coddling of the people she hires people to tutor.

Zach is bummed that Lane is avoiding him and thinks she wants a divorce. When she tells him he claims Brian must be freaking out and goes on to avoiding the subject. Michel demands Lorelai take him to the cotillion.

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The maid of the week is a literal child. Emily has taken her on to prepare her for society living. Lorelai begins to doubt whether she has ever made a decisions decision for herself that wasn't just defiance of her mother. Babette feels like there's something new about Luke's but can't quite put her finger on it. Rory walks in and notes that it's Luke's new baseball cap. Paris is sick of all the coddling of the people she hires people to tutor.

Zach is bummed that Lane is avoiding him and thinks she wants a divorce. When she tells him she's pregnant he claims Brian must be freaking out and goes on to avoiding the subject. Michel demands Lorelai take him to the cotillion.



* ImmediateSelfcontradiction: "Kick me. Not hard, just enough to cause internal bleeding."

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* ImmediateSelfcontradiction: ImmediateSelfContradiction: "Kick me. Not hard, just enough to cause internal bleeding."
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* TakeThat: Lorelai claims Charlotte is like Creator/ShirleyTemple and Mother Theresa and someone with very good table manners rolled into one. (Note: Charlotee is not the one being dissed her.)

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* TakeThat: Lorelai claims Charlotte is like Creator/ShirleyTemple and Mother Theresa and someone with very good table manners rolled into one. (Note: Charlotee Charlotte is not the one being dissed her.)

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Christopher tells Lorelai he loves her.



** Michel thinks all the cotillion children are this.



* InformedJudaism: Played with. Lorelai asks Rory to claim to have converted to Judaism to make Friday night dinner less awkward when she tells them about her breakup with Luke.



* InformedJudaism: Played with. Lorelai asks Rory to claim to have converted to Judaism to make Friday night dinner less awkward when she tells them about her breakup with Luke.

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The maid of the week is a literal child. Emily has taken her on to prepare her for society living. Lorelai begins to doubt whether she has ever made a decisions for herself that wasn't just defiance of her mother. Babette feels like there's something new about Luke's but can't quite put her finger on it. Rory walks in and notes that it's Luke's new baseball cap.

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The maid of the week is a literal child. Emily has taken her on to prepare her for society living. Lorelai begins to doubt whether she has ever made a decisions for herself that wasn't just defiance of her mother. Babette feels like there's something new about Luke's but can't quite put her finger on it. Rory walks in and notes that it's Luke's new baseball cap.
cap. Paris is sick of all the coddling of the people she hires people to tutor.

Zach is bummed that Lane is avoiding him and thinks she wants a divorce. When she tells him he claims Brian must be freaking out and goes on to avoiding the subject. Michel demands Lorelai take him to the cotillion.



* CaptainObvious: When Rory says "Dad", she means ''her own'' dad.



* GenerationXerox: Caroline is the Lorelai of the cotillion group.



* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Lane never even considers not having the baby.



* ProductPlacement: Lorelai is no longer sure whether she likes poptarts.
* SecretPregnancy: Lane's. Not for everyone, just for Zach.

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* ProductPlacement: Lorelai is no longer sure whether she likes poptarts.
* SecretPregnancy:
MySecretPregnancy: Lane's. Not for everyone, just for Zach.


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** Lorelai is no longer sure whether she likes poptarts.
** Madame Alexander dolls
** Prada loafers


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** ''Sexus'' by Henry Miller
** ''What to Expect When You're Expecting''
** Creator/ShirleyTemple
* TakeThat: Lorelai claims Charlotte is like Creator/ShirleyTemple and Mother Theresa and someone with very good table manners rolled into one. (Note: Charlotee is not the one being dissed her.)
* TooMuchInformation: Paris asking for this almost always leads up to her sharing it.
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The maid of the week is a literal child. Emily has taken her on to prepare her for society living. Lorelai begins to doubt whether she has ever made a decisions for herself that wasn't just defiance of her mother. Babette feels like there's something new about Luke's but can't quite put her finger on it. Rory walks in and notes that it's Luke's new baseball cap.

!!Tropes
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Charlotte is a ten-year-old who is tasked with learning how to be a hostess. She does get the amount of ice to put in a drink wrong, though.
* CharacterDevelopment: ''Now'' Sookie knows what to serve children.
* ImmediateSelfcontradiction: "Kick me. Not hard, just enough to cause internal bleeding."
* InformedJudaism: Played with. Lorelai asks Rory to claim to have converted to Judaism to make Friday night dinner less awkward when she tells them about her breakup with Luke.
* ProductPlacement: Lorelai is no longer sure whether she likes poptarts.
* SecretPregnancy: Lane's. Not for everyone, just for Zach.
-->'''Lane:''' A lot of people wait a full twelve weeks before they tell anyone.
* ShoutOut
** Literature/CharlottesWeb
** Helen Keller
** Creator/StephenHawking
* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Rory's tutoree Benji kept using the word "philanthropic" to mean "tropical".
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