Gilmore Girls 7.11 "Santa’s Secret Stuff"
Original Air Date: January 23, 2007
Discussion Date: June 8, 2008
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Discussion Questions:
- Why did Lorelai delay Christmas for Rory? Isn’t that mean to Gigi?
- Why are there 7 Christmas trees? Who do you think decided that?
- Why did it take Rory so long to realize she was a bad friend for lying to Lucy about Marty?
- Why are Rory & Lorelai hesitant to start new traditions?
- If Chris was keen on starting new traditions, do you think it odd he delayed Christmas for Rory too?
- Do you think it took a lot for Luke to go to Lorelai for the character reference?
- Is Lorelai putting too much pressure on herself to write "the" letter that decides Luke’s future with April?
- Do you think writing the letter could help Lorelai see what she missed with Luke?
- Given the legal troubles, should Luke have sent April home?
- Are Sookie & Rory right – are Lorelai’s feelings preventing her from writing the letter to Luke the way she wants to?
- Is Lorelai hiding the character reference letter from Chris? Why?
- Should Chris feel on edge about Luke?
- Is the truth too complicated? Should Lorelai hide it?
- Does Luke already feel excluded from April’s life, after giving her the wrong gift?
- Lorelai is obviously hiding something with "Santa’s Secret Stuff" – does that make Chris trust her less?
- Why does Lane get annoyed when band practice turns to talk of her pregnancy?
- Why does Lorelai have trouble shopping for Christopher? Is that significant?
- Did you know that Luke gave Rory presents each year? Is it incongruous with past seasons?
- Do you think Zack was repressing Lane, like Mrs. Kim always did?
- What do you think inspired Lorelai to finish the letter?
- What do you think of the contrast between the Christmas bliss inside & Lorelai’s pause after dropping off the character reference for Luke?
Here’s a cute fan video featuring scenes from "Merry Fisticuffs" and "Santa’s Secret Stuff":
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