Rory's Birthday Parties episode #1.06 | written by Elise

Elise's Comment: My favorite episode. I must've seen it at least 15 times, considering it also re-aired this summer on the week of my birthday. It was very insensitive of Emily to invite all the students from Chilton without asking Rory. Asking her to thank her guests for coming, as the hostess, was also very mean. After all, Rory is not the one who invited them. Her party the next day was so cute. You have to love Stars Hollow... everyone was there. Sookie did a great job with the cake. My favorite scenes are: (1) when Rory and Lane are at Luke's eating cake and Dean comes in, (2) when Lorelai wakes-up Rory at the exact time she was born, and (3) when Dean gives Rory her birthday present. Overall, an amazing episode!

Emily: Rory, your grandfather and I thought it might be nice after dinner for you to go around the house and pick out what you'd like us to leave you in our wills. [...] So look around and when you see something you like stick a post-it on it.
Lorelai: OK, you two have officially hit a new level of weird that even I marvel at.
Emily: You can pick out things too, you know.
Lorelai: Oh, well now it's way less creepy.
Emily: Did you hear that Richard? Apparently we're creepy.

Oh, I love pudding. I worship it. I have a bowl up on the mantel at home with the Virgin Mary, a glass of wine, and a dollar bill next to it.
-Lorelai, eating pudding

Emily: You smiled. You're pleased that the ice man looked at you like a Porterhouse steak.
Lorelai: I smiled because you're crazy and that's what you do to crazy people to keep them calm.