Lorelai svojim blízkym postupne oznamuje, že sa rozišla s Lukom a vyčíta si, že sa vyspala s Christopherom. Rory sa snaží zistiť, čo znamená raketa, ktorú jej Logan pred odletom do Londýna venoval. Taylor nechá v Lukovom bistre nainštalovať kameru k semaforu, pri testovacej jazde ale oslní Kirka v aute a ten nabehne do bistra a zničí ho. Luke príde za Lorelai a je odhodlaný si ju vziať. Dočká sa odmietnutia a dozvie sa, že sa Lorelai vyspala s Christopherom.

Lane sa vracia z katastrofálnych medových týždňov, je nevrlá z prvého katastrofálneho sexu a zistí, že je tehotná. Lorelai prichystá Rory ázijský deň a prizná sa, že vyspala s Christopherom. Kirk si oproti Luka otvorí vlastné bistro, zatiaľ čo Luke s T.J.-om opravujú to jeho. Liz Lukovi ponúka útechu po rozchode a pozve ho na večeru, kde mu vnukne myšlienku, že sa k Lorelai nehodil.

Rory si cez prázdniny privyrába s Paris, ktorá organizuje doučovanie na prijímačky. Bojí sa, že príde o Logana a Paris jej odporučí, aby si spolu písali smsky o sexe. Emily trénuje malá dievčatá, ktoré sa pripravujú na vstup do spoločnosti a Michal prehovorí Lorelai, aby ho na spoločenský večer vzala. Christopher povie Lorelai, že ju miluje a Lane povie Zackovi, že je tehotná.

Lorelai začína opäť randiť s Christopherom. April sa na pár dní presťahuje k Lukovi a snaží sa mu povedať, že by potreboval priateľku. Richard začne učiť na Yale a Rory sa na výstave zoznámi s novými kamarátkami-umelkyňami. Emily zadrží polícia, pretože telefonovala v aute a skončí vo väzbe, odkiaľ ju musí z rande prísť zachrániť Lorelai s Chrisom.

Stars Hollow zamorí zápach z rozkladajúcich sa nakladaných uhoriek. Sherry napíše Christopherovi, že chce vidieť Gigi a žiada ho, aby ju poslal do Paríža. Lorelai sa s ním kvôli tomu poháda, nakoniec sa ale udobria na piatkovú večeru a rozhodnú sa, že obaja pôjdu do Paríža aj s Gigi. Za Rory sa vráti Logan z Londýna na dva dni, prichádza totiž kvôli pracovnej schôdzke.

Lorelai a Christopher idú na Yale na víkend pre rodičov. Stretnú sa tam aj s Emily a Richardom, ktorí na túto akciu chodia pravidelne. Rodičia vezmú Rory a členov redakcie Yaleského denníka na obed. Kirk uvažuje nad tým, že sa rozíde s Lulu. Luke začne chodiť na hodiny plávania a vyjde si na rande s lektorkou, z ktorej sa vykľuje podivná vegetariánka.

Dovolenka v Paríži sa pre Chrisa a Lorelai zmení kvôli časovému posunu v krátku nočnú moru, nakoniec si spolu ale skvele užijú a do Stars Hollow sa vrátia ako manželia. Rory končí ako šéfredaktorka Yaleského denníka a dôjde jej, že nemá ďalší plán, čo robiť so svojím životom. Pozve si na víkend domov Lucy a Oliviu a zistí, že Lucy chodí s Martym. Lane povie svojej matke, že čaká dvojčatá a pani Kimová sa nasťahuje k nim domov.

Rory je naštvaná na rodičov, že sa tajne vzali a ona pri tom nebola. Na ňu samotnú sa naštve Logan, keď Rory napíše nepekný článok o večierku, na ktorý ju vzal. Luke zakáže April ísť na narodeninovú oslavu, pretože je chorá a keď jej začne byť vážne zle, nevie, čo má robiť a volá pre radu Lorelai.

V Stars Hollow sa koná maratón v pletení na záchranu mosta. Obyvatelia mesta sa zoznamujú s Christopherom, ktorý sa snaží, aby ho ľudia mali viac radi. Rory sa presťahuje späť k Paris a Doylovi a snaží sa zmieriť s Martym, ktorý sa s ňou nebaví, ale stále ju skryto miluje. Anna sa chce odsťahovať do Nového Mexika a Luke sa nedokáže zmieriť s tým, že by April musela zmiznúť z jeho života.

Luke and Lorelai share a moment when Luke introduces her to Liz's new baby, and Christopher witnesses the scene. Lorelai and Christopher get into a fight over what Lorelai wants versus what Christopher wants. Luke contacts a lawyer over his custody troubles with Anna. Christopher and Luke fight in the town square. Logan discovers that Rory and Marty have been pretending that they just met, and he reveals the truth to Lucy. Emily gives Lorelai advice about her marriage.

Luke asks Lorelai to be a character reference in his custody case. Rory comes back from London from Chirstmas with Logan, where she and Logan have made amends. The Gilmore girls celebrate Christmas a month late. April sneaks out to see Luke.

Rory makes amends with Lucy while Christopher finds the letter Lorelai wrote for Luke's character reference. Rory witnesses a frightening sight while at Richard's Economics class. Sookie is acting weirdly so Lorelai makes Jackson confess: Sookie is pregnant again, even though Sookie told Jackson to get a vasectomy.

Richard is feeling better and preparing to leave the hospital. Michel's dog Chin Chin dies and Michel guilts Lorelai into holding his memorial at The Dragonfly. Rory has a crush on the teacher's assistant that is filling in for Richard and confesses her "self-destructive" feelings to Logan. Lorelai and Christopher end their marriage after he calls her out on still having feelings for Luke.

Lorelai is having a hard time confessing her breakup to Emily but to her surprise encounters sympathy when she does. Rory prepares a "Gilmorish-birthday" for Logan to show him that a birthday can be fun as opposed to the way they get celebrated in the Huntzburger family. Logan learns that his company's patents aren't valid due to prior art.

Lorelai and Rory throw Lane's baby shower, but Lorelai has to settle a fight between Lane and her mother first. Rory has an interview with the New York Times. Luke sells his father's boat to Kirk and buys a new and bigger one. Logan finally tells Rory about his business situation, and she tries to help out even though there's nothing she can do. She offers to come home from Lane's baby shower early to be with him, but Logan decides to go to Las Vegas with Colin and Finn to blow off some steam.

Lorelai plans a road trip to attend the wedding of Mia, the woman who served as a surrogate mother/grandmother to the girls for years. Rory has a fight with Logan over his immature reaction to his business disaster, and agrees to go on the trip with Lorelai. Emily invites herself along in an effort to get away from Richard, who is driving her crazy while he recuperates at home. At the wedding, Emily is upset by the close relationship Mia shares with Lorelai and Rory. Lorelai learns that Emily came to see Mia five years earlier to ask for pictures of Lorelai and Rory during the years they were estranged. Logan makes a surprise appearance and asks Rory to forgive him. Meanwhile, Lane and Zack ask Luke to be the godfather to their twins Steve and Kwan. Finally, Lane goes into labor and Luke helps get everyone to the hospital.

When Taylor spends all of the Spring budget on a hay bale maze, it forces Lorelai and Luke to reunite while in the hay bale maze. Rory and Logan come to Stars Hollow for the Spring fair and Rory learns that she was given a job offer for a newspaper. When she evaluates what she truly wants she decides to reject the job offer and wait on an internship at the New York Times.

Lorelai tries to reacquaint herself and Luke by visiting the diner, but the reunion results in an awkward silence. Paris freaks out over too many opportunities when she gets accepted to a quite a few graduate programs. Rory's hopes get squashed when she gets rejected for the internship at the New York Times. While staying with Lorelai, Jackson accidentally destroys her dollhouse.

After getting into a science camp, April tells Luke that she cannot go on the boating trip with him over the summer. Zach is asked to go on tour with another band. A drunk Lorelai serenades Luke at Karaoke night. Logan gets a job in San Francisco, where he then goes to Lorelai's home to ask permission to propose to Rory and take her with him. Lorelai, shocked, gives no answer.

At Rory's graduation party at her grandparent's house, Logan proposes to her. Emily and Richard sing Rory a graduation song. Rory is caught off-guard and says she needs time to think about it. After Rory graduates from Yale, she tells Logan that she can't marry him. Logan tells her it's all or nothing and Rory decides to decline. Logan ends their relationship.

Rory lands her dream job as a political reporter in Ohio. Luke enlists the help of everyone in Stars Hollow to throw her a graduation party in order to say goodbye. Luke's thoughtfulness brings out a long-awaited reaction from Lorelai.