I am not one of those people who bask in togetherness, twinkle lights, and delicious feasts from November-December. Unfortunately, my holiday season isn't like a Nancy Meyers movie. Instead of eating canapés in beautiful houses and engaging in sparkling conversation, I get to hang out with racist
Directing and writing credits:
Directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Daniel Palladino. Jamie Babbit's body of work is pretty impressive: she's directed 5 feature films and episodes of many shows that I love, like "Popular," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," and "Silicon Valley.
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Directed by Gail Mancuso, written by Daniel Palladino. This is Gail Mancusco's first episode of "Gilmore Girls," but she'll be back to direct 4 others over the course of Seasons 2 and 3. If you're not already familiar
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Emotionally taxing, but not defeatist. Poetic, beautiful, and novelistic, which isn't surprising since it's based on Hillary Jordan's 2008 book by the same name. At the beginning of the film, we see Laura McAllan (Carey Mulligan) slog through the mud with her two
Directing and writing credits:
Directed by Michael Katelman, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Michael Katelman has also directed these previously covered episodes:
* "Cinnamon's Wake"
* "That Damn Donna Reed"
* "Christopher Returns"
* "The Third Lorelai"
The next episode he directs is "
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All the best and worst parts of high school in 90 minutes. If you aren't familiar with Greta Gerwig and only read the synopsis or watched the trailer, you might think this is just another coming-of-age teen movie. Parties, sexual exploration, senior prom, leaving home
Directing and writing credits:
Written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino. From Seasons 2-6, ASP writes and directs every premiere episode. This one isn't my favorite (that award goes to Season 4's "Ballrooms and Biscotti"), but it sets a good tone for the
Directing and writing credits:
Written by Daniel Palladino, directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino. Before I started really diving into the credits of each episode, I didn't realize how uncommon it is for Amy and Dan to work together as writer and director. The only other episode directed by
Vibe:
Equal parts "The End of the Party" (Greene, 1929), "Fanny and Alexander" (Bergman, 1983), "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (Weir, 1975), and "Suspiria" (Argento, 1977). "Innocence" is surreal, eerie, and beautiful, with a lingering threat of danger creeping in at
Directing and writing credits:
Written by Elaine Arata and Joan Binder Weiss, directed by Lev L. Spiro. You should remember them from previous episodes:
* Elaine Arata wrote "Concert Interruptus" - the one where Paris and Rory kind of maybe become friends.
* Joan Binder Weiss wrote the following previously covered
Directing and writing credits:
Written by John Stephens and Linda Loiselle Guzik, directed by Perry Lang. This is the first episode co-written by a team that isn't Amy and Dan and I have to say, the dialogue is pretty snappy and on point, but the story drags
Directing and writing credits:
Written by Amy Sherman-Palladino, directed by Michael Katleman. There are no inappropriate gay jokes in this one, but it's clearly an ASP episode. No one packs in the pop culture references quite like her.
Michael Katleman you should remember from these previous episodes:
