After a Harvard application arrives, Rory and Lorelai seek advice. Meanwhile, Lane places an ad and becomes enamored with a respondent.

Things get ugly when Lorelai speaks at the high school's career day. To rebel against her conservative mother, Lane does something drastic.

Lorelai forces Rory to be her partner at the Stars Hollow dance marathon, where Rory can't stop arguing with a boy – and another definitely notices.

Lorelai and Rory have four Thanksgivings when they stop for celebrations with Lane, Sookie and Luke on the way to dinner with Richard and Emily.

Lorelai gets an angling lesson from Luke before her fishing date with her new beau. Meanwhile, the political battle between Rory and Paris escalates.

Lorelai goes away with her boyfriend for a weekend in New York, but she worries about leaving Rory and her boyfriend together.

Tired of waiting for her boyfriend to call and make plans for the weekend, Rory goes to a hockey game with Lane, where she sees a familiar face.

Rory makes plans to attend the prom. Lane's rock band debuts at a big party, where longstanding animosities finally explode.

After the brawl at her band's debut, Lane is in trouble with her mother. Later, Jess receives a visitor at the diner.