Gilmore To Say: A Gilmore Girls Podcast
Tara Llewellyn & Haley McIntosh 301 episodes Nov 10, 2026
A weekly Gilmore Girls recap podcast hosted by Tara Llewellyn and Haley McIntosh, two TikTokers who are on opposing teams (Team Jess and Team Logan). They go beyond the recap to discuss themes, characters, parallels, and plot holes, offering a love letter to the show that fans still binge-watch. The podcast aims to provide aha moments, disagreements, and laughter for both new and longtime viewers.
Episodes
Here Comes Jess “Why Did You Drop Out Of Yale” Mariano
“What are you doing?! Living at your grandparents’ place, being in the DAR, no Yale? Why did you drop out of Yale?”Jess MariaNovember continues with a two-part scene analysis week! Today’s episode we are breaking down the iconic “Why did you drop out of Yale” scene line-by-line from Season 6 Episode 8, “Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out”. Did Jess really know Rory better than anyone? What wo
The Greatest Hits of Jess Mariano
Jess MariNovember is here!!! 25 years ago, Jess Mariano stepped off the bus and into the town of Stars Hollow and changed the trajectory of this beloved series (and the hearts of women everywhere). His character is, arguably, one of the most intriguing, evolved, layered in Gilmore girls and we’re here to run down his greatest hits, moments, and lines. Grab a cup of coffee and get (REALLY) comforta
Gilmore to Consider: Was Rory Ever Prepared for Rejection?
It’s time for a mid-fall check-in! We’ve chatted about so many different topics this season!! How’s our Analog Autumn going? Did we forget some of your favorite lines on the show in our Top 26? And we share some new thoughts on your commentary regarding Rory’s ability to handle Mitchum’s rejection. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Our Small-town Girl
Stars Holloween Returns
Happy Stars Hollow-een! We’re bringing back a classic one: our Halloween Fan-Fiction episode! The last few years, y’all have been asking for us to go back to our roots for a good ol’ fashion Gilmore to Say FanFic episode, and we are here to deliver the treat (no tricks!). We’re breaking out the bowl-o-names to decided who is contracted for this episode, what season it is, and what kind of town eve
Wedding Bell Dos & Donts: Tara’s Wedding Week
It’s Wedding Week!!!! Tara is getting married AND it’s the 25th anniversary of Season 2, which means it’s high time to revisit our favorite wedding moments from the second season!! Did you ever notice how wedding-heavy the best season of Gilmore girls is?! Starts with a proposal acceptance, ends with a wedding, with showers and bachelorettes and planning (oh my!) in between?! Plus we giving y’all
Rankings Revisited
The time has come. We’ve talked about it for years: we’re going to revisit our Rankings episode from May of 2022. This was only the 16th episode of Gilmore to Say, where we ranked the seasons and episodes of Gilmore Girls based on person preference, storytelling, and who we were in 2022. Four years, several hundred episodes, and a deep-dive rewatch together later, we're finally sitting down to
Rankings [Gilmore to Say Revisited]
Besties, the time has come!! We are finally revisiting our Rankings episode from 2022 next week!! This was only the 16th episode of Gilmore to Say, where we ranked the seasons and episodes of Gilmore Girls based on person preference, storytelling, and who we were in 2022. Four years, several hundred episodes, and a deep-dive rewatch together later, we're finally sitting down to revisit what we
Help Wanted for Rory Gilmore’s Career with Iman Hariri-Kia
Happy Birthday Rory Gilmore! You know her, you love (?) her, our girl Rory Gilmore turns 42 on Thursday! And every year, we love to dissect everyone’s favorite (or least favorite) smalltown girl. One of the fandom’s hottest takes of Rory is that they agree with Mitchum: she didn’t have what it took to be a journalist. Do we agree? Were her journalistic aspirations realistic? Was the conversation s
A Line To Remember: The Top 26 Lines on Gilmore Girls
Happy Birthday Gilmore Girls! To celebrate its 26th trip around the sun, we are pulling the top 26 lines on Gilmore Girls. These lines have to hit one of three categories: iconic to the series, so well-delivered, and/or so well-written by the Palladinos and their incredible writers rooms. Did your faves make the cut? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!
Couch Snack Lovers and Other Reasons for Oversharing with Cortney LaCorte
Get ready to fall in love with a new menu this season, besties! Today we have our new bestie Cortney LaCorte (best known as Cheese Gal) on the pod today to guide you through your Autumnal Rewatch Menu. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll fall in love with Cortney and her brand new cookbook Oversharing much like we did. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara, Haley, and Cortney have mor
How To Have An Analog Autumn: Gilmore Girls Edition
Happy Autumn, besties! It’s the first day of our favorite season and our favorite episode of the season: How To Have A Gilmore Girls Fall! This year, we’re going back to the year 2000 and building an Analog Autumn Bag: Gilmore Girls-style. Imagine if the girlies were just scrolling on their phones instead of reading, writing, drinking coffee, gabbing, etc??? It wouldn’t be the show we know and lov
The Third Gilmore Girl with Kelly Bishop Live at The Madison Theater
We've got ourselves the third Gilmore girl!!! The absolutely iconic, beloved, and positively clever Kelly Bishop celebrated the paperback release of her New York Times bestselling memoir THE THIRD GILMORE GIRL in conversation with us (can you believe it?!!) last Thursday September 10th at the Madison Theater. While we wished all of you could have been the room with us, the next best thing was
It Should’ve Been Lauren Graham’s Emmy
Happy Emmy season! It’s no secret that Gilmore girls didn’t really get its flowers from the Television Academy for how popular it remains today. Back in 2004, Gilmore girls was nominated for its only Emmy Award, which it won, for Outstanding Makeup for “The Festival of Living Art”. And although the show in its entirety deserved more recognition, we believe Lauren Graham was robbed of an Emmy nomin
Before They Were Stars in Stars Hollow
Before they were stars, they were in Stars Hollow! (Ironic, right?) Today’s episode is all about the guest appearances on Gilmore Girls by stars before (and in some cases, after) their rise to fame. During its six season run, we saw Jon Hamm before he was Don Draper, Jane Lynch before she was Sue Sylvester and even Oscar winner Rami Malek in his acting debut before he was Freddie Mercury. But who
You Work, I Work in Stars Hollow
In honor of yesterday’s Labor Day holiday, today is all about working in the town of Stars Hollow. Every business owner, every inn worker, every employee has their own relationship to what they do and how much, or little, pride they take in it. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Our fall classics are BACK! Shop(pe) the Fall Gazebo, Fall Essentials, and
The Puffs, The Life and Death Brigade, and Rory Gilmore
It’s September 1st and Gilmore girls season has arrived! This year, we’re kicking it off with our annual back to school episode and diving into secret societies on Gilmore Girls. Isn’t it interesting that Rory stumbles upon TWO different secret societies during her educational experiences at Chilton and Yale? What do we know about the origin of the Puffs and The Life and Death Brigade? Were they b
Gilmore to Consider: Rory’s Relationship to Money vs Dean, Jess, and Logan
Where you call, we will answer! August was filled to the brim with exciting episodes: from money and finances on Gilmore Girls to dreaming up an Emily and Richard prequel (and speaking of Emily…Emily Henry?!) y’all came to the table with thoughts and questions!! What else would you want to see in the E&R prequel? Another dreamcast enters the chat this week. And how does Rory’s relationship wit
Gilmore To Read: Beck Dorey Stein's Graduation Was Covered By Rory Gilmore?
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!New York Times bestseller and darling Gemini Beck Dorey Stein is here to talk everything spectacular about Gilmore girls and her most recent novel, Spectacular Things. If you love a story that starts with a teen girl moving her and her new baby to a small town to make a better life for the two of them away from controlling parents, then you'
We Got Ourselves A Gilmore Girls Documentary
ICYMI: Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, and (our mom) Lauren Graham are attached to an official Gilmore Girls Documentary with HBO Max. What do we know? What do we want to know? Who do we need to see? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Join us on Thursday September 10th at 7 PM for An Evening With Kelly Bishop (in conversation with Tara and Hal
Emily Henry Says Hello
Book lovers, you’re in for a treat because the queen of romance, #1 New York Times Bestselling author, and Gilmore Girls fan, Emily Henry is our special guest today! She took a break from writing her much anticipated seventh novel to come chat everything Gilmore Girls and Emily Henry Universe. Emily shares a lot about her film adaptations and the Hollywood experience, visiting the set of Beach Rea
Scenes From A Gilmore Girls Prequel
Our most highly anticipated episode of the summer (for us at least!) has arrived. We’ve been dreaming up what an Emily and Richard prequel would look like over the years and we’re finally here to talk about it all. What was Emily’s upbringing and family like? How did Richard and Emily first meet? Were Emily and Pennilyn Lott friends??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Hale
The Ins and Outs of Money on Gilmore Girls
How do Lorelai and Rory afford eat take out every single day? Are the Gilmores really THAT wealthy? And how much money is Richard putting in those envelopes?? We got the stats from the early 2000s and beyond to try and answer some of the biggest questions surrounding the Gilmore girls and their financial habits. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Join
Super Cool Slumber Parties
We’re having a slumber party!!! Tara and Haley are together this week at Haley’s House to talk about all the slumber parties on Gilmore Girls. What makes a great slumber party? What are our faves? And what are we taking from each of them to build the ultimate Gilmore Girls slumber party? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Our new “Thank You and Good Ni
We’re Interviewing Kelly Bishop!!!
BREAKING NEWS!!! In case you missed it, we are going to be moderating the conversation for Kelly Bishop’s paperback release of The Third Gilmore Girl with none other than Kelly Bishop herself!!! How did this come about??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Join us on Thursday September 10th at 7 PM for An Evening With Kelly Bishop (in conversation with
Gilmore To Read: Game, Set, Edward Schmit Has An Unexpected Gilmore Match
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!USA Today Bestseller Edward Schmit is here to explain how tennis is the perfect metaphor for Gilmore girls and his debut novel THE OPEN ERA. If you haven't read it, Austin Hardy is the first openly gay male tennis player to compete in a Grand Slam where he not only must battle his opponents across the court, but also his mental health and me
John Stephens Solemnly Swears by Khakis
“Don’t you think this is funny?” “You know, I don’t…” -John Stephens, Gilmore Girls S1E13 Concert Interruptus. Except he does think it’s funny, he wrote on the show!!! Gilmore Girls Writer (and cameo actor) John Stephens sits down with us today to talk about his time in the writers room on Seasons 1-4 of our favorite series. How did he land the job (and what was he wearing when he met Amy???)? Wha
Gilmore to Consider: Did Jess push Rory and Dean together in Season 4?
Where you call, we will answer! We are going into the archives to grab some juicy voicemails about Raincoats and Recipes. Would Rory have run away with Jess if not for Dean? Why didn’t Lorelai invite Dean and Lindsey to the Dragonfly Inn test run? And why do we always say Rory dumped Dean when Dean dumps Rory every time??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more t
'S Wonderful, 'S Summer Check-In
It’s officially summertime which means it’s time for a mid-year check in! What have been our fave episodes in 2026? Your fave episodes? Who do you want to see as a guest on the podcast this year? Plus, we’re bringing you our summer colors, what’s on our summer watchlist, and a preview of what’s to come on the pod during Gilmore Girls season! Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara an
Gilmore to Consider: Was Rory Trying To Live Up To Richard’s Expectations?
Where you call, we will answer! It’s time for our June Round Up and boy did we talk about a LOT this month. The best townie lines, the Gilmores in Stars Hollow, Richard’s relationship with Lorelai vs. Rory AND Gilmore Girls leaving Netflix?! What a month! We start with some of your Stars Hollow Townie one-liner honorable mentions and hear from one of our besties who thinks that Rory’s studious nat
Say Goodbye to Gilmore Girls on Netflix
The day has arrived: Gilmore girls is leaving Netflix. The end of an era!!! Today we’re paying homage to the streaming service that we believe had a heavy hand in the resurgence of our favorite comfort show, ushering in a brand new audience, and, of course, the revival in 2016. So why is it leaving now??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Whimsy goes
Gilmore To Read: Emma Brodie's Ode To The 2000s
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!And it is, in fact, Thursday, but we had some technical difficulties, so let's all pretend for today.New York Times bestseller and fangirl Emma Brodie is here to answer to her crimes against our emotions after her latest book INTO THE BLUE crushed and rebuilt us. If you haven't read it, it's an epic romance spanning thirteen years, s
Is Rory Richard’s New and Improved Lorelai?
We’re back to talk more about Richard Gilmore’s girls and the ebb and flow of his relationship with Lorelai and Rory throughout Seasons 4-7(ish). Does Rory going to college shift their dynamic? Was there ever any true forgiveness from Lorelai when Richard chose Rory over her at the end of Season 5? And where are the parallels from the early seasons to the later seasons? Grab a cup of coffee and ge
Always a Grandfather, Never A Grand Father
We’ve been waiting for this one!!! Is Richard’s relationship with Rory his Lorelai “do over”? There are several moments between the three of them, together and separately, in Seasons 1-3 that set up Richard’s relationship with Rory to be that second chance. Where are the parallel moments? How differently does he approach them? And is there any real hope for reconciliation between Lorelai and Richa
Gilmores Out Of Water
The Gilmores’ Friday Night Dinners became a staple from the very moment we stepped into Lorelai and Rory’s orbit. The power dynamic, the sharpness, the ghosts of Lorelai’s childhood all linger in the air of the Gilmore household. But what happens when you take the Gilmores out of Hartford and drop them in Stars Hollow? How does it - if at all - change the power dynamic with Lorelai, or each other,
Gilmore To Read: Lynn Painter Is First & Forever A Jess Girl
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!New York Times bestseller and major Gilmore fan Lynn Painter is here with me on June 3rd to talk all about Luke & Lorelai and Duffy & Connor, the love interests in her latest book, First & Forever. A sports romance filled to the brim with witty banter like only Lynn can do, a loving family with an endearing father/daughter relationsh
The Incredible Talking Townies
Babette? Miss Patty? You know them, you love them (hopefully) — the town of Stars Hollow is made up of some of the most whimsical characters on Gilmore Girls. From Kirk Gleason to Taylor Doose to “The Contractor…Tom”, they have some of the best laugh-out-loud lines on this fast-talking mouthful of a show. But which are the most notable? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Hal
Gilmore to Consider: When Did Rory Gilmore Hit Rock Bottom?
Where you call, we will answer! We have a LOT to discuss in today’s May Round-Up: a forgotten Mrs. Kim/Lorelai parallel, a Lane Kim “what if…”, your thoughts on Lorelai’s “mom card”, and a bestie calling in wondering when Rory hit rock bottom and offering us a splashy “what if…” after the Season 4 finale. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to consider!There s
Sadie Sadie: Tara’s Wedding Update
Where you ask, we will answer! It’s Tara’s engage-a-versary and we’re answering your questions all about her big day. How did watching Gilmore girls growing up inform her wedding vision? Which character’s wedding dress looks most like hers? And will Haley’s bridesmaid dress include a hoop skirt? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!There should be daisie
Gilmore To Read: Love, Daisies, and Laurie Gilmore
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!New York Times bestseller of small town romances Laurie Gilmore is here to continue our Very Daisy May we're having at Gilmore To Say with her latest installment of the Dream Harbour series, The Daisy Chain Flower Shop. Filled with all the small town charm, antics, and love you know well, a dash of the melancholy of heartbreak that litters o
That Lazy, Hazy, Crazy, Daisy Proposal
It’s another scene analysis episode, besties!!! This week, we’re going word-for-word through Max and Lorelai’s big scene in Season 1 Episode 21, Love Daisies and Troubadours. We’ll be taking you from the living room all the way to the Independence Inn! Was this proposal just a desperate attempt to end a bickering match? Was this romantic or did Max just simply follow directions? And should he have
The Mom Card Applies
“*We always had a democracy in this house. We never did anything unless we both agreed. But now I guess I'm going to have to play the mom card.” -*Lorelai Gilmore, S1E1: Pilot.The Mothers Day celebration continues! This week, we’re talking about times when Lorelai used the “mom card” on Rory. What exactly is the “mom card” and when does Lorelai tend to use it? When does it backfire on her? And
Love, Daisies, and Troubadours [Gilmore Revisited]
There's nothing we love like anniversaries! And daisies!!! So to mark the 25th anniversary of Love, Daisies, and Troubadours (the season 1 Gilmore girls finale!!!) we're reairing our recap of the episode from our spoiler-filled podcast Gilmore Revisited. We finished our recap last year if you want to revisit it yourself! And watch out for our There Should Be Daisies collection arriving soo
Gilmore To Read: Sarah Dessen Has A Change of Plans For Us
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!#1 New York Times bestseller and one of the greatest YA novelist ever, Sarah Dessen, is back for the first time in seven years with a new novel CHANGE OF PLANS. This book is perfect for any longtime Sarah Dessen fans, for anyone who still feels the teenager inside of them, or for a teen reader who might want to find a story to find yourself in.
Mothers of Different Morals: Mrs. Kim vs Lorelai Gilmore
Happy May, besties! This month is all about the moms, and we’re kicking it off with a full debrief on the different parenting tactics of Mrs. Kim and Lorelai Gilmore. Where do they differ? Where do they collide? And are they ever on the exact same page when it comes to their approach to motherhood? The answer might surprise you! Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have
Gilmore to Consider: Where was Richard Gilmore?
We went to LA and all we got was to be in a Gilmore Girls documentary!!! …and a harrowing experience at a hotel. This month’s April round-up, we’re telling y’all about our spontaneous LA experience to lend our Gilmore expertise to an upcoming doc and pouring over your responses about last week’s episode with Kenzie Elizabeth on Richard’s sixteen-year absence from Rory’s life. What did you have to
Gilmore to Consider: Dean and Lindsay/Chris and Sherry
How did YOU feel about the Dean/Lindsay vs Chris/Sherry comparison that came from our episode analysis a couple weeks ago? Y’all had some thoughts!!! Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to consider!Our newest podcast, A Marvelous Time: A Marvelous Maisel Recap Podcast, has arrived! Exclusively on Patreon. Be sure to join the Super Cool Party People tier or the
Super Cool Party People [Gilmore Revisited]
Besties, April 25th is the 20th anniversary of Gilmore Girls season 6 episode 20 Super Cool Party People, so to celebrate the namesake of one of our Patreon tiers, we're giving y'all the recap of the episode we did on Gilmore Revisited-- our spoiler-filled Gilmore recap podcast that's completed on Patreon! If you've ever wanted to get a little sample of what our Patreon is like, th
Emily's Invested, Richard's Doin' The Least (with Kenzie Elizabeth)
She’s bringing us one of the hottest takes we’ve ever had and serving it up to us as if we’re all gathered around her cozy kitchen table in Dallas. Content creator, podcaster, and business owner, Kenzie Elizabeth is here to talk all things Gilmore Girls! Two truths and a lie: The boyfriend she hates most is Jess, she loved “A Year In The Life”, and she thinks we totally glossed over the fact that
Gilmore To Read: Sasha Peyton Smith Loves A Love Triangle
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!New York Times bestseller Sasha Peyton Smith's latest novel THE THORN QUEEN wraps up her historical fantasy duology after the success of the first novel THE ROSE BARGAIN. This duology is perfect for you if you love to sink into a story, live beside characters, marvel at how complicated families can really be, and find yourself rooting for on
But He’s My Dean!
“He’s Dean, my Dean” -Rory Gilmore, Season 4 Episode 22. Today’s episode style is a little different, besties! We are analyzing the finale scene, word-for-word, of Season 4 Episode 22: Raincoats and Recipes. Did Lorelai actually raise Rory to be the kind of girl who jumps into bed with a married guy? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Our newest podcas
Take The Easter Eggs…
How many Easter Eggs have you spotted on Gilmore Girls?? And, no, we’re not talking about the ones Kirk lost in the town square, but we are going to give him the top 12 Easter Eggs of the series to give to Taylor and be the hero. Which ones made our list??? RG/PG? Hep Alien? Dave Rygalski??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Our newest podcast, A Marv
Gilmore to Consider: Blonde or Bad?
Where we ask, you always answer besties!! We're doing a little March debrief of what we discussed on-pod this past month and, by far, our Blonde or Bad topic got the most buzz. Did y'all agree? Disagree? How did YOU feel about the non-Gilmore Girls??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to consider!Our newest podcast, A Marvelous Time: A Marvelous Mais
The Breakups: Part 2
It’s time to break hearts again, besties. This week, we’re picking up where we left off with the most notable breakups on Gilmore Girls Seasons 4-7 (plus a sprinkling of the revival). Does Rory and Dean’s third and final breakup hold a candle to their first two? Which of Lorelai and Luke’s breakups is the most heartbreaking? When did Richard and Emily actually separate? Grab a cup of coffee and ge
Gilmore To Read: Jess, Jamie, Jordan, and Julian Winters
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!USA TODAY bestseller Julian Winters is here for our first episode of Gilmore To Read of 2026! And another first: our first man in the club! His latest novel, LAST FIRST KISS, was our February pick for our Reading Is Sexy book club! If you love the writing of BK Borison and Abby Jimenez, the themes of Gilmore girls, the self-exploration of Heated
Tick Tick Tick Breakups! (On Gilmore Girls)
Spring has sprung and we’re celebrating with a little Spring Break(ups) episode! What is the most monumental, notable, memorable breakup on Gilmore Girls? This week, we’re diving head-first into the first few seasons of the show and discussing everything from Max and Lorelai (the first time) to Dean and Rory (the first time) to Max and Lorelai (the second time) and Dean and Rory (the second time),
A Marvelous Time: Pilot Recap (Preview)
Welcome to the (spoiler-free) 1950s, besties!Since the early days of Gilmore To Say, we have been talking about the possibility of recapping The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Now that we have done absolutely spoiler-filled recap of Gilmore Girls on Gilmore Revisited and rewatched it just for the vibes with The Rewatch Club, it is time to get into Amy Sherman Palladino's most critically-acclaimed show
The Marvelous Mrs. Amy Sherman-Palladino
It’s about to get very marvelous here this week on the podcast. As we prepare to launch our newest podcast A Marvelous Time on Patreon, we wanted to dive into Amy Sherman-Palladino’s journey after departing Gilmore Girls in 2006 all the way to the pitch, inception, and series order of her next giant hit, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in 2017. How many projects did she work on? Was her pitch for Maisel
That Damn Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore to Say Revisited)
Besties it's time to revisit the history of Amy Sherman-Palladino! With A Marvelous Time launching next week, Tuesday's episode is going to be a continuation of this episode we recorded nearly three years ago!! So to refresh your minds (and ours), we wanted to re-air this lovely little debrief on everyone's favorite showrunner and creator, Amy Sherman-Palladino.This episode originally
They Hate Blondes on Gilmore Girls, Don’t They?
This one’s for the girls…the non-Gilmore girls. It’s Women’s History Month and we think the other women on this show needed a little justice. Well…a few of them at least. Were you also rooting against Shane and Sherry and Lindsay growing up just like us??? Of course you were! We were designed to root against them and put our pom-poms in the air for the Gilmore Girls. But we thought it was time to
Like Lane, Like Lorelai
Is Lane Kim our teenage Lorelai Gilmore? This week, Tara and Haley are exploring whether or not Lane’s upbringing is a real-time reflection of what Lorelai’s upbringing was for the audience? We’ve heard about Lorelai’s home life, even witnessed a flashback, but did the writers give us a mini Lorelai in the character of Lane to personify her past? Where do they intersect and where do they differ? G
Zack & Lane/Lane & Dave with Maya & Hunter
We’ve brought our favorite couple back to chat about Lane Kim and her relationship with Zack. Why does the fandom have such an aversion to their relationship? Did Dave Rygalski inadvertently ruin any chance for a suitable suitor to woo the audience? Or is Zack REALLY that bad??? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara, Haley, Maya and Hunter (!!!) have more to say!Want to be on our n
Brett Finished Gilmore Girls…Dig?
Part two of Brett’s thoughts on Season 6 & 7 of Gilmore Girls is here! We kick it off discussing Jess’s iconic Why did you drop out of Yale line, a major Season 7 moment he missed, and close it out with some predictions for the revival. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara, Haley, and Brett have more to say!Want to be on our next GTC? Call in with your thoughts at 860-578-4653
Brett Returns
He’s baaaaack! After gracing us with his presence and Gilmore Girls opinions last year, Tara’s fiance Brett is back to share his thoughts on Seasons 6 and 7. How did he feel about April Nardini? Jess’s iconic Why did you drop out of Yale line? And the Season 7 of it all??? **Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara, Haley, and Brett have more to say!The second part of this two-part ep
How Many Rom-Coms To Gilmore Girls?
It’s Galentine’s week besties!! And what better way to celebrate than with a good rom-com? Well, for us, with rom-coms that feel like Gilmore Girls, obviously!! Whether it’s friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, or romance sprinkled on top of a coming-of-age story, which GG tropes align with our favorite chick flicks? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara has more to say!Join us fo
But I’m All In!
…or was he? This week, Tara and Haley are mining whether or not Luke Danes was actually “all in” on Lorelai Gilmore. From the moment he utters those words on their first date in Season 5 Episode 3 to the ultimatum in the streets of Stars Hollow in the Season 6 finale, where did he go from “I am all in” to “I don’t like ultimatums”? The pro/con list will tell us. Grab a cup of coffee and get comfor
Secrets and Loans [Gilmore Revisited]
Is January a "no plot just vibes" kind of month? We think so. And we also think you need a little cozy episode when the vibes are feeling pretty bleak. We've talked about it so much here on the pod, so from our snowed-in homes to yours, please enjoy our recap episode of Season 2 Episode 11: Secrets and Loans.From 2022: We have a secret this week! Just kidding, we talk too much to keep
Super Cool Cold Opens
We’re back besties! This week, it’s Part 2 of discussing the best cold opens on Gilmore Girls. This week, we’re chatting about the best cold opens from Seasons 4-7. Which one would you show a friend to get them invested in the show? Did any of the Season 7 cold opens make the cut? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!Join us for our fifth annual Gilmore
The Incredible Cold Opens of Gilmore Girls
It’s Gilmore to Say Season 5!!!! And what better way to ring in this chilly season than a chat about the best cold opens on Gilmore Girls. Those brief (or sometimes lengthy) scenes right before the opening credits roll can make or break the vibe of an episode! Which ones would we consider the “best” for Seasons 1-3? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!W
Gilmore to Consider: Does Rory Tell Logan She’s Pregnant?
After dreaming up A Gilmore Girls Christmas Special last month, one of our besties reminded us that we left out a pretty important detail: how does Logan learn about his daughter? Is Rory the new Anna Nardini? Does Emily Gilmore tell him? Or does Rory really have the audacity to call him herself and share the news? Also, is the Christmas Special an opportunity for the writers to redeem Dean? Grab
Gilmore to Consider: Does Rachel Live Up To Her Hype?
Happy New Year, besties! We hope you’re having a fantastic start to 2026. This week, we have more to consider about the non-Gilmore Girls of the series; specifically Rachel, Sherry, and Lindsey. How could Rachel’s storyline have been improved on to match her hype? Did Christopher’s choices make us less endeared to Sherry? And would an apology tour from Rory Gilmore to Lindsey mended our relationsh
Gilmore to Say Wrapped 2025
Happy New Years Eve Eve, besties! We've wrapped up a little episode to gift to you and give 2025 the proper send-off it deserves. This was a year of very high highs for us: from interviewing the stars of Gilmore Girls at PaleyFest to sitting front row at Stephen Colbert's interview with Taylor Swift, today we’re reminiscing on it all. What were our favorite episodes to record? Guests to sh
Gilmore to Consider: Tara and Haley go to The Late Show, Rory and Jess go to the prom
Happy Christmas Eve Eve! How did we sit front row at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert the day he interviewed Taylor Swift?? We’re here to spill our birthday adventures in New York City from two weeks ago!!! Plus, one of our listeners asked us to imagine what Rory and Jess going to the Stars Hollow High Prom. Would this have been a better setting for Dean and Jess’s fight from Keg! Max!? Grab a c
Gilmore To Read: BK Borison Loves A Man Who Ghosts
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!#1 New York Times Bestselling Author and friend of the pod BK Borison is back again to talk about her second Christmas-y novel and first paranormal-ish romance, Good Spirits and our December pick for our book club! If you've ever felt too soft for the world around you, lonely in a world that can't see you for who you are, or like maybe y
Presenting “A Gilmore Girls Christmas Special”
A Gilmore Girls Christmas Special?? Lauren Graham has our wheels turning on returning to Stars Hollow and we had to get our thoughts out!! What would a very Gilmore Christmas Special look like? Are Rory and Logan co-parenting? And who is making an appearance in this one?? Grab a cup of coffee and get comfortable because Tara and Haley have more to say!We have a bunch of GTCs on the way the next co
Emily and Richard/Blair and Chuck
It’s Tara’s Birthday and this year, she wanted to talk all things Gilmore and Gossip!! Caroline Connell from “Your One and Only Source”, a new Gossip Girl podcast, joins Tara to yap about the Venn diagram that exists between everyone’s favorite small town of Stars Hollow and the Upper East Side. Are Blair and Chuck a young Emily and Richard? Is Dan more of a Rory or a Jess? And who should have end
Gilmore To Read: Susan Lee Is Unimpressed With Rory Gilmore
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!USA Today Bestselling Author Susan Lee joins me to talk about November's pick for Reading Is Sexy and her adult romance debut, Julia Song Is Undateable. If you've ever been to a family gathering as a single person and been asked why you're not married, this book is going to resonate with you. This book is all about the weight of fami
Red (Gilmore Girls Version)
It’s that time of year again, Swifties! It’s Haley’s golden birthday tomorrow, and while Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl made its debut this year, we’re having a RED year! And what better way to celebrate than with a full breakdown of Red (Gilmore Girls Version)? Who would play this album on repeat? Whose relationship epitomizes this album? Whose love do we remember All Too Well? Grab a cup
Gilmore to Consider: What Should Lorelai Have Said at Richard’s Funeral?
It’s been 9 years since Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life aired. Why is that so important? It marks the same distance of time from the original series finale in 2007 to AYITL’s release in 2016 — can you believe??? Nine years ago, if you’re anything like us, you were screaming/cringing/crying at the TV when Lorelai told that story about Richard in the funeral flashback. After all, there were so man
Gilmore To Read: Ava Rani Fixes Logan Huntzberger In Her New Book
Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!!USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Rani and major Team Logan girly joins me today to talk about her latest novel that was inspired by Rory Gilmore's college years-- POISONED IVY. If you want a novel with an academic setting, a plethora of family drama, a little mystery, a lot of love, and where the author claims to have fixed Logan Huntzberger
Sookie or Luke?
Who’s scaring Pedro? YOU’RE scaring Pedro! It’s almost Thanksgiving; the perfect time to gab about food. And who better to discuss than the two essential characters who are known for keeping the Gilmore girls fed: Sookie St James and Luke Danes. Throughout the series, these two go toe-to-toe at various points; at Cinnamon’s wake in Babette’s doorway, at Luke’s Diner after the Independence Inn fire
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