Gilmore the Merrier - A Gilmore Girls Podcast

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Gilmore the Merrier is a Gilmore Girls podcast for fans, first-timers, and anyone who loves witty banter and cozy chaos. Host Bran is a full-on Gilmore Girls superfan, while his buddies Chad and Dan are watching the show for the very first time—no spoilers, no nostalgia goggles. Each week, the guys head to Stars Hollow to break down episodes, debate the best (and worst) boyfriends, question the town meetings, and experience the fast-talking magic together. Whether you’ve seen the series a dozen times or are brand new to Lorelai and Rory, grab some coffee and join us for a weekly dose of Gilmore fun. ☕✨

  1. Season 2 Episode 5

    4d ago

    Season 2 Episode 5

    We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 5) Luke takes in his wild 17-year-old nephew, ignoring Lorelai's well-intentioned advice; Rory finds herself drawn to the new guy in town, adding complexity to her life.. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 5) October 30, 2001 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 5) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 5) SYNOPSIS The episode kicks off at Luke's. He gets a phone call and starts freaking out. Apparently, it's his sister, and she wants her son—Luke's nephew, Jess—to come live with him for a bit. He's unruly and needs some help. Lorelai is like, “Well... you should get him a real bed... and sheets.... Are you sure you want to do this?” Luke insists it's no big deal. It's time for a new school year. Paris is still mad at Rory, but they're going to have to work together because of the school paper. Jess comes into town and he's a punk. He just drops his bags off, snags his book, and goes to find a nice bench somewhere as the town gets ready for fall. Rory shows up for the first meeting of the paper late because Paris gave her the wrong time on purpose. Paris assigns her first story: the paving of the new parking lot. Afterwards, she bumps into Max and awkwardly walks the other way. Lorelai invites Luke and Jess over for dinner as a little welcoming party for Jess. Jess is a bad boy. Luke comes upstairs to find snacks all over the bed and Jess smoking a cigarette inside. When Luke tells him they're going to dinner, Jess just walks out. Rory turns in her first assignment and the teacher in charge absolutely loves it. Rory sarcastically says, “I owe it all to Paris.” Paris gives her next assignment—a story everyone wants, a front-page story—an interview with Teacher of the Year... MAX MEDINA! It's dinner time! Jess meets Rory and is immediately like, “Do you wanna bail?” She's like, “No, it's gonna be fun!” He decides to just snag a beer out of the fridge and go drink it on the back porch. Lorelai finds him and gives him a talking-to: just give Luke and Stars Hollow a chance. He sasses her, so she goes inside to tell Luke what happened, but he takes Jess's side and storms out. The next morning, Lorelai makes Rory go into Luke's to snag the coffee so she can avoid Luke. But Luke then gets a call—it's Taylor, and Jess is up to no good! It's time for Rory to interview Max Medina, and they have a moment. Luke goes to talk to Jess and they get in a massive argument, ending with Luke pushing him into the water. Naturally, Luke runs to Lorelai to tell her she was right—he's way over his head. He goes to parent HARD, but Jess is like, “Thanks but no thanks. Gotta go.” He bumps into Rory, does some magic, gives her back the book he stole, proves that he reads a ton, and goes on his way. Rory is in love. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    39 min
  2. Season 2 Episode 4

    May 20

    Season 2 Episode 4

    We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 4) Since the wedding is off, Lorelai takes flight with Rory on a road trip to Harvard University, opening her daughter's eyes to college life while her mother mulls the life she might have had. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 4) October 23, 2001 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 4) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 4) SYNOPSIS We’re road-tripping, and we’re not having fun. The Gilmore girls are not road-trippers. Lorelai calls Sookie to tell her that the wedding is off. Good thing Sookie hasn’t already made THE BIGGEST CAKE EVER. They decide to spend the night at this random B&B and are immediately disgusted by how many flowers are in the room. That night, they get into an argument. Rory thinks Lorelai is making a mistake. She thinks Lorelai loves Max. Lorelai insists she does not and that she’s sure she made the right decision. After fighting off the overly friendly B&B guests, they escape and decide on a destination…HARVARD! They have the BEST time imagining Rory’s future there. Eventually, it’s time to head back to Stars Hollow, and clearly everyone already knows about the breakup. People wave sadly, Miss Patty cries — it’s a lot. It’s time for Friday night dinner, and Lorelai tells Emily the wedding is off. Emily honestly takes it pretty well. Lorelai then goes to talk to Luke, and they have a moment. Naturally, Luke is PUMPED. Lane is back from Korea! Rory tells Lorelai she’s going to hang out with Lane. To make sure she doesn’t spend time alone with her thoughts, Lorelai immediately calls Sookie. It’s time to talk about opening their own inn! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    32 min
  3. Season 2 Episode 3

    May 13

    Season 2 Episode 3

    We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 3) During Sookie's wild bachelorette party, Lorelai impulsively calls Rory's father Christopher. This leads to her sad realization that Max is not the right man for her. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 3) October 16, 2001 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 3) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 3) SYNOPSIS The Gilmore girls are sampling a TON of cake because the wedding is approaching quickly! Naturally, that means there's more wedding stuff to attend to, such as hiring Kirk to be the wedding photographer. Rory and Dean are hanging out, arguing about when their anniversary is. Rory says Why not two anniversaries? Fair. Max is over and it's just a nice night with Lorelai and Rory. Dinner, movie, it's nice. Max ends up staying over which freaks Lorelai out. So she wakes up Rory in the middle of the night - she's never had a man spend the night with Rory there. She realizes their life is about to change. The next morning, they go to Luke's diner. Luke freaks out because Taylor is having a traffic light installed. That night, Lorelai and Max go on a double date with Rory and Dean. They eat a ton of food and still have room for ice cream. Max can't believe it. Dean is like you have much to learn, brother. And he gives them some insight on what life is like with the Gilmore girls. When they get home, Max and Lorelai get in an argument. Max wants to know what he should do if Rory is outside making out too long or comes home drunk. Lorelai is like I don't expect you to do anything. I just want you to make garlic bread and be my boy toy. She talks him down and they kiss goodnight. It's bachelorette party time! It's the gang - Lorelai, Rory, Sookie, Miss Patty, and Michel, naturally. When they get in, she's shocked to see that Emily is there. Michel is like I invited her, naturally. Emily shares about how much her and Richard love each other. This leads to everyone contacting their significant others to tell them they love them. Lorelai decides not to call Max. Instead, it's Christopher. She tells him that she's getting married. The next day, Lorelai is quite hungover. Max comes to the inn. He's frustrated. He needs to get in the house but he still doesn't have keys. She apologizes and he's like I just wish you would think about someone other than yourself a couple times a day. Later, Luke surprises Lorelai with a chuppah for her wedding. They have a moment talking about marriage and what not. Lorelai in a frenzied state, comes into Rory's room and says pack now, we're going on a trip. She's like you're getting married this weekend...right? She says no. Rory is like why? Lorelai says I didn't want to try on my wedding dress every night. That's good enough for Rory. They pack and hit the road and naturally, hit the red light heading out of town. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    35 min
  4. Season 2 Episode 2

    May 6

    Season 2 Episode 2

    We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 2) Lorelai hesitates to tell her parents about her engagement to Max, despite Rory's urging. Rory and Dean have a spat over Rory's plans for extracurricular activities. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 2) October 9, 2001 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 2) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 2) SYNOPSIS Lorelai has officially entered wedding planning mode. She tells Rory she went dress shopping the day before…and it was AWFUL. Rory is like, “Great, we’re going right now!” At Chilton, Paris is signing up for summer school, extra classes, extracurriculars — the whole thing. Rory walks up, but Paris is still mad about the Tristan situation. She tells Rory she better not show up at the charity home-building event tomorrow. Rory’s like, “Oh, I’ll be there.” Remember Henry, the guy Lane hit it off with at the party? He tells Rory he tried calling, but Mrs. Kim scared him off. So he gives Rory his number to pass along. Friday night dinner time. Rory reminds Lorelai she needs to tell Emily and Richard about the engagement. Lorelai’s like, “I will soon, okay?!” Richard pulls Rory aside and apologizes for how he treated Dean. He says he wanted to do it in person. Rory forgives him, and they hug. Progress! Meanwhile, Lorelai is alone with Emily and decides to finally tell her about the engagement. Emily’s response? “That’s nice. I hope I’m in town.” Lorelai is…not thrilled. The next day, Rory heads to the house-building charity event. She shows up with a pink, fluffy hammer (not ideal), and the guy in charge is basically like, “Good luck.” Paris immediately claims a wall and tells Rory to find somewhere else. She reveals she’s been volunteering for years — it’s all part of her Harvard plan. Rory realizes…she is WAY behind on extracurriculars. Uh oh. Rory vents to Dean, spiraling about how she can’t relax this summer — she has to catch up. Dean is not loving this. He just wants to spend time together and is like, “Is that too much to ask?” Lorelai feels bad seeing Rory so stressed, which kind of ruins her date with Max. Max talks about how supportive his parents are, and Lorelai is like…must be nice. He tries to get her to think about things rationally, but instead she decides to bring him to meet her parents. Bold choice. This leads to a big fight with Emily. Lorelai finally lets it out: “Why don’t you care? You’ve never cared, and it hurts.” Emily fires back that she found out about the engagement from a stranger instead of her own daughter. The next day at work, Lorelai realizes it was Sookie who told Emily while planning an engagement party. Everything clicks. At the party, Lorelai is actually having a great time — even though Max is about to leave for Toronto for a while. Dean finds Rory, and they make up. Meanwhile, Lorelai notices Luke isn’t there, so she goes to the diner. He gives a weird excuse about being busy “working”…on ketchup. She tells him she really wants him there — it’s an important night. When Luke finally shows up, he sees Lorelai slow dancing with Max. They spot each other and just…wave. Oof. The episode ends with Lorelai going to Emily for advice about veils. She apologizes for not telling her sooner and admits they don’t communicate well. She explains she was scared of how Emily would react. Emily softens…just a little. Then tells her her head is too big for a veil and she should wear a tiara — like she did. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    43 min
  5. Season 2 Episode 1

    Apr 29

    Season 2 Episode 1

    We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 1) Lorelai and Max's relationship gets more serious. Luke's girlfriend Rachel returns. Meanwhile, Rory tries to win Dean back. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 1) October 9, 2001 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 1) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 2 EPISODE 1) SYNOPSIS It’s spring in Stars Hollow. Flowers everywhere. Life is good. Rory is talking to Lorelai about where she should get married…which Lorelai very much does not want to talk about, considering she hasn’t even decided if she’s going to say yes yet. Rory heads over to talk to Lane, who has bad news: her parents bought her a one-way ticket to Korea for the summer. Yikes. Lorelai goes to buy a newspaper and spots a bunch of wedding magazines. She ends up grabbing one, which feels like a BIG sign. Miss Patty immediately clocks it and asks if she’s told Luke. Lorelai says no, but she’s about to — and insists it’s not a big deal because they’re just friends. Naturally, the entire town follows her to Luke’s to watch through the window. Luke handles it well at first…until he doesn’t. He starts rapid-fire questioning her: Where will you live? Will you have kids? Will you keep working after you’re married? Lorelai is not loving this interrogation. Friday night dinner time. When they arrive, Emily is unusually chipper — Rory finished in the top 3%! Everyone already knew, which kind of kills the moment, but they celebrate anyway. During dinner, Lorelai starts fidgeting with the ring and even moves it to her ring finger. This sends her spiraling enough to call Max and try to talk through all the questions Luke brought up. Max asks if these questions mean she’s saying yes… She comes back to the table, smiles at Rory — and Rory instantly knows what that means. Emily and Richard are completely in the dark. Surely she’ll tell them now, right? …Nope. The next day, Lorelai tells Sookie, who is THRILLED — like, emotional tears thrilled. Jackson sees Sookie’s reaction and immediately panics about what this all means. Later that night, Dean shows up — surprise! He and Rory are back together, and they kiss. Since they’re official again, Rory invites him to meet her grandparents at a celebratory dinner. It goes…poorly. Richard is not impressed. He grills Dean hard — college plans, grades, career goals — and gives him a whole speech about how special Rory is. Rory defends Dean, and the dinner ends abruptly. Back home, Lorelai explains to Rory that it wasn’t really about Dean — it’s about the pressure her parents put on Rory. She’s everything they hoped Lorelai would be, and seeing Dean triggers all of that. Lorelai asks Rory to cut them a little slack. Meanwhile, back at Emily and Richard’s, Richard is still fuming — until the phone rings. It’s Sookie, calling about an engagement party for Lorelai and Max. And that’s how Emily finds out her daughter is engaged. She storms into Richard’s office and demands he apologize to Rory. He’s confused — why? Emily explains: if they want Rory to trust them with big news someday, they need to fix this now. The episode ends with Max giving Lorelai her engagement ring Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    44 min
  6. Season 1 Mailbag

    Apr 22

    Season 1 Mailbag

    It's time to wrap up season 1 of Gilmore Girls with a mailbag episode!    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    41 min
  7. Season 1 Episode 21

    Apr 15

    Season 1 Episode 21

    We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 21) Lorelai and Max's relationship gets more serious. Luke's girlfriend Rachel returns. Meanwhile, Rory tries to win Dean back. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 21) May 10, 2001 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 21) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 21) SYNOPSIS The episode kicks off with Luke coming over to fix Lorelai's railing...at 6:30a. She's not thrilled. Rory's not thrilled. THE DISRESPECT! Rory finds the Dean box in the closet. Lorelai explains why she kept it and she thanks her, takes the box into her room to look through all the stuff. Later, when hanging out with Lane, she decides to go into the market to talk to Dean. When she walks in, she's shocked to find out that Dean isn't there. He should be there! At school, Tristan asks Rory out on a date to a concert. She says we can't date. Womp womp. Rachel asks Lorelai if she knows where Luke is. He's not really been around. Lorelai goes to talk to Luke and he's like I'm freaking out man. She's always around. I'm a loner. Uh oh. Rory goes to Dean's house to go see if he's there. His little sister opens the door and Rory makes her cry. It's time for family date night with Max Medina and it's a big one - they take her to a town hall meeting. Serious stuff is on the docket - like why there's more than 1 town troubadour. Rory stands up and says that he should be able to sing his songs because it's how you express your feelings! Paris gets mad at Rory because she heard from Tristan that Rory is going to a concert. Rachel breaks up with Luke because she can tell that he has feelings for Lorelai. He's like I don't know what you're talking about but then promptly goes to talk to Lorelai, but Max is there. This turns into a whole thing. After Luke leaves, they argue which leads to Max proposing. Meanwhile, at Chilton, Tristan tries to convince Rory to go to the concert by taking her books and refusing to give them back until she says yes. Dean shows up and sees him holding the books and assumes they're a thing. Rory convinces him that they're nothing by telling him that she loves him! And they kiss BIG ONESSSS! The next day at work, Lorelai walks in to 1000 daisies. She calls Max and he says I want to marry you. Think about it. Episode ends with Rory and Lorelai running to each other and jumping and screaming. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    38 min
  8. Season 1 Episode 20

    Apr 8

    Season 1 Episode 20

    We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod. ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 20) Upset over Dean, Rory becomes angry with Lorelai, who didn't tell her that she's dating Max again. Meanwhile, Dean tells Lorelai that he left Rory because she couldn't say I love you. AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 20) May 3, 2001 | The WB CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 20) Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 20) SYNOPSIS We're at Luke's and Rory is very tiredddd. To cheer her up, they play 1, 2, 3 He's Yours. You know the rules, you love it. Lorelai passes on the first 2 guys, so she's stuck with the 3rd guy...who is Kirk. Big laugh. Funny funny. Rory agrees to play and Dean walks by first, so now she's just sad. Later in the day, Max calls Lorelai. He says we've been having phone convos for a couple weeks, let's do the next call in person on a date. She agrees. Rory is hanging out with Lane, actively avoiding Dean. But things are about to get real weird when Lane and Dean have to meet up to work on a school project together. Lorelai sees Luke walking out of the cat store. She gives him a hard time when she finds out that he's planning on giving Rachel a cat pot holder for Rachel's birthday. She says let me go shopping for you and get her something she'll actually like. She brings him all the stuff but also surprises him with a bunch of clothes for him to wear. He's not thrilled. At school, Max pulls Rory aside to talk about how he's gonna go on a date with her mom. That's how she found out. And she is not thrilled. NO ONE IS THRILLED! She's helping Luke with his new clothes when Rachel walks in. And it's awkward. When Rory gets back to Stars Hollow, she blows up at her mom. Lorelai says we'll talk more about it when we get home, but when she gets home, Rory is nowhere to be found. We find out that Rory went to EMILY AND RICHARD'S, literally the meanest thing she could possibly do to her mom. Lorelai gets home and is freaking out. Can't find Rory anywhere. She gets a call from her mom and finds out where Rory is. Emily encourages her not to come. Max is there and he finds out that all of this is because he talked to her about them before Lorelai did but then he's like wait why didn't you tell her and that turns into a whole thing. Lorelai thinks all of this has to do with how hard of a time she's having since the break up, so she goes to tell Dean off and that's when she finds out they broke up because she didn't say I love you back. Armed with that info, she goes to talk to Rory and tell her that she doesn't want her to be afraid of commitment just because she is. They head home and she calls Max and tells him that she's gonna tell everyone she knows that she's with Max Medina. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    31 min
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Gilmore the Merrier is a Gilmore Girls podcast for fans, first-timers, and anyone who loves witty banter and cozy chaos. Host Bran is a full-on Gilmore Girls superfan, while his buddies Chad and Dan are watching the show for the very first time—no spoilers, no nostalgia goggles. Each week, the guys head to Stars Hollow to break down episodes, debate the best (and worst) boyfriends, question the town meetings, and experience the fast-talking magic together. Whether you’ve seen the series a dozen times or are brand new to Lorelai and Rory, grab some coffee and join us for a weekly dose of Gilmore fun. ☕✨

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