The BEST episodes of Gilmore Girls season 7

Every episode of Gilmore Girls season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gilmore Girls season 7!

Lorelai Gilmore has made her share of mistakes in life, but she has been doing her best to see that her college-bound daughter Rory, who’s also her best friend in the world, doesn’t follow in her footsteps. That may be easier said than done, considering that the two share the same interests, the same intellect, the same coffee addiction and the same eyes.

Last Updated: 9/22/2024Network: The CWStatus: Ended
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Bon Voyage
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8.48
961 votes

#1 - Bon Voyage

Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2007

Rory lands her dream job as a political reporter in Ohio. Luke enlists the help of everyone in Stars Hollow to throw her a graduation party in order to say goodbye. Luke's thoughtfulness brings out a long-awaited reaction from Lorelai.

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Lorelai? Lorelai?
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8.00
942 votes

#2 - Lorelai? Lorelai?

Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/2007

After getting into a science camp, April tells Luke that she cannot go on the boating trip with him over the summer. Zach is asked to go on tour with another band. A drunk Lorelai serenades Luke at Karaoke night. Logan gets a job in San Francisco.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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Unto The Breach
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7.88
867 votes

#3 - Unto The Breach

Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2007

At Rory's graduation party at her grandparent's house, Logan proposes to her, catching Rory off-guard.

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It's Just Like Riding a Bike
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7.73
875 votes

#4 - It's Just Like Riding a Bike

Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2007

Lorelai tries to reacquaint herself and Luke by visiting the diner. Paris freaks out over too many opportunities when she gets accepted to a quite a few graduate programs. Rory's hopes get squashed when she gets bad news.

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Gilmore Girls Only
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7.65
897 votes

#5 - Gilmore Girls Only

Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/6/2007

Lorelai and Rory plan a road trip to attend Mia's wedding. Emily invites herself along in an effort to get away from Richard, who is driving her crazy while he recuperates at home. At the wedding, Emily is upset by the close relationship Mia shares with Lorelai and Rory. Finally, Lane goes into labor and Luke helps get everyone to the hospital.

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Hay Bale Maze
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7.58
962 votes

#6 - Hay Bale Maze

Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2007

When Taylor spends all of the Spring budget on a hay bale maze, it forces Lorelai and Luke to reunite. Rory and Logan come to Stars Hollow for the Spring fair and Rory learns that she was given a job offer for a newspaper.

Directors: Stephen Clancy
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Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?
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7.57
899 votes

#7 - Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?

Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2007

Lorelai and Rory throw Lane's baby shower, but Lorelai has to settle a fight between Lane and her mother first. Rory has an interview with the New York Times. Logan finally tells Rory about his business situation, and she tries to help out even though there's nothing she can do.

Directors: David Paymer
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Farewell, My Pet
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7.54
834 votes

#8 - Farewell, My Pet

Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2007

Richard is feeling better and prepares to leave the hospital. Rory has a crush on the teacher's assistant that is filling in for Richard. Lorelai and Christopher talk about their feelings.

Directors: Jamie Babbit
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'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous
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7.54
854 votes

#9 - 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2006

Lorelai and Chris begin to date but Lorelai struggles to be fully committed. Rory returns to Yale for the fall semester of her senior year. April is staying with Luke temporarily while her mom, Anna, is out of town.

Directors: Victor Nelli
Writer: Gayle Abrams
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The Great Stink
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7.52
875 votes

#10 - The Great Stink

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2006

Logan returns to town on business to acquire an internet company and pays Rory a surprise visit. Rory is thrilled but, during a dinner with Logan's colleagues, realizes that she has no connection to his new business world. Lorelai and Christopher fight about Gigi going to Paris to be with Sherry for a few months.

Directors: Michael Schultz
Writer: Gina Fattore
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To Whom It May Concern
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7.50
942 votes

#11 - To Whom It May Concern

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/30/2007

Rory makes amends with Lucy while Christopher finds the letter Lorelai wrote for Luke's character reference. Rory witnesses a frightening sight while at Richard's Economics class. Sookie is acting weirdly so Lorelai makes Jackson confess.

Directors: Jamie Babbit
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Santa's Secret Stuff
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7.49
871 votes

#12 - Santa's Secret Stuff

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/23/2007

Luke asks Lorelai to be a character reference in his custody case. Rory comes back from London from Chirstmas with Logan, where she and him have made amends. The Gilmore girls celebrate Christmas a month late and April sneaks out to see Luke.

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I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar
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7.49
883 votes

#13 - I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar

Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/20/2007

Lorelai is having a hard time confessing her breakup to Emily. Rory prepares a "Gilmorish-birthday" for Logan to show him that a birthday can be fun as opposed to the way they get celebrated in the Huntzburger family. Emily handles Richard's recovery.

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I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia
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7.49
862 votes

#14 - I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia

Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2007

As The Gilmore face a crisis, Lorelai tries in vain to contact Christopher, as Logan and Luke come by their side to offer support.

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Go, Bulldogs!
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7.48
850 votes

#15 - Go, Bulldogs!

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2006

Lorelai and Chris attend Yale Parents' Weekend where they find Emily and Richard. Chris takes Rory and all her friends out for dinner after feeling guilty that he wasn't around when Rory was growing up. At the end, she shows her commitment to her duties as editor of the newspaper by gathering the troops to report on a story.

Directors: Wil Shriner
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That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee
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7.47
919 votes

#16 - That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2006

After Rory isn't able to go on the trip to Asia with Logan, Lorelai throws her an Asian-themed party. Lane and Zach return from their less-than-perfect honeymoon in Mexico. Luke and Lorelai begin to deal with their break-up.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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The Long Morrow
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7.45
927 votes

#17 - The Long Morrow

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2006

Rory receives a strange going-away present from Logan and struggles to decode its significance. Luke tries to get Lorelai back, but a unwelcome night's event forces Lorelai to brush him off.

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Knit, People, Knit!
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7.44
883 votes

#18 - Knit, People, Knit!

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2006

Chris and Lorelai tell Emily and Richard about their marriage. Anna tells Luke that she is moving across the country and taking April with her, in which Luke tells Anna he will fight for custody. Rory moves in with Paris, after moving out of Logan's apartment.

Directors: Kenny Ortega
Writer: David Grae
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Merry Fisticuffs
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7.43
842 votes

#19 - Merry Fisticuffs

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/2006

Christopher begins to doubt Lorelai's feelings for him when he witnesses Luke and Lorelai sharing a moment. Logan discovers that Rory and Marty have been pretending that they just met, and he reveals the truth to Lucy. Emily gives Lorelai advice about her marriage.

Directors: Jackson Douglas
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Introducing Lorelai Planetarium
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7.43
856 votes

#20 - Introducing Lorelai Planetarium

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2006

Rory is angry that she could not attend Lorelai and Chris's wedding. Logan is moving from London to New York City. He and Rory fight about an article she wrote. April develops appendicitis and Luke takes her to the hospital.

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French Twist
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7.38
880 votes

#21 - French Twist

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2006

Lorelai and Chris fly to France to take Gigi to see her mother, Sherry. Zach and Lane find out they're having twins and break the news of their impending parenthood to Mrs. Kim, with unexpected consequences.

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Lorelai's First Cotillion
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7.35
915 votes

#22 - Lorelai's First Cotillion

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2006

Lorelai begins to wonder if all the choices she's made have been due to her trying to rebel against her mother. Christopher tells Lorelai that he loves her.

Writer: Rina Mimoun
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