When Richard and Emily return from their second honeymoon, Rory attends Friday-night dinner without Lorelai, who refuses to speak to her mother or see her, and plans a girls' night out with Sookie instead. Richard and Emily then give a 100-year-old Greek book to Rory and have yet another maid. Rory surprises everyone with a rare outburst at her grandmother for interfering in Lorelai's love life. Meanwhile, Luke, who's miserable without Lorelai, takes his anger out on his customers and his dark mood causes him to burn the food and when one customer wants his omelet redone, he throws him out of the diner. When a meter maid is writing a ticket to put on Luke's boat (that is parked in front of the diner) Lorelai comes in time to put some quarters in the meter. Emily goes to the diner to talk to Luke. Meanwhile, Lane has a horrific realization about her mother's influence.
Season 5 Episode 16 of Gilmore Girls resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
s05e01 - Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller
s05e02 - A Messenger, Nothing More
s05e03 - Written in the Stars
s05e04 - Tippecanoe and Taylor, Too
s05e05 - We Got Us a Pippi Virgin!
s05e06 - Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant!
s05e07 - You Jump, I Jump, Jack
s05e08 - The Party's Over
s05e09 - Emily Says Hello
s05e10 - But Not as Cute as Pushkin
s05e11 - Women Of Questionable Morals
s05e12 - Come Home
s05e13 - Wedding Bell Blues
s05e14 - Say Something
s05e15 - Jews and Chinese Food
s05e16 - So... Good Talk
s05e17 - Pulp Friction
s05e18 - To Live and Let Diorama
s05e19 - But I'm a Gilmore
s05e20 - How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod?
s05e21 - Blame Booze and Melville
s05e22 - A House Is Not a Home
Set in a storybook Connecticut town populated with an eclectic mix of everyday folks and lovable lunatics, Gilmore Girls is a humorous multigenerational series about friendship, family and the ties that bind.Thirtysomething Lorelai Gilmore has made her share of mistakes in life, but she has been doing her best to see that her college-bound daughter - and best friend in the world - Rory, 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. Rory is more serious than Lorelai, but there are tendencies, especially in the love department, that clearly indicate she is her mother's daughter. From the beginning, this unique mother-daughter team has been growing up together. Lorelai was just Rory's age when she became pregnant and made the tough decision to raise her baby alone.Gilmore Girls was the first series to make it to air supported by the Family Friendly Forum's script development fund. An initiative between some of the nation's top advertisers and The WB, the program is intended to offer a greater array of compelling family programming on network television. The strong and loving mother-daughter relationship portrayed in Gilmore Girls reflects the growing reality of this new type of American family.