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Names The Same is no longer a trope


* NamesTheSame: In-universe, Trix having the same last name as Charles ''did'' mean something, namely that she was already a Gilmore.
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renamed due to elizabeth no longer being the queen


** Lorelai promises not to live so long that Rory has to wait forever to become the reigning Lorelai, like [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth]] is apparently doing to Prince Charles.

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** Lorelai promises not to live so long that Rory has to wait forever to become the reigning Lorelai, like [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth]] is UsefulNotes/ElizabethII was apparently doing to Prince Charles.
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Maid of the week: Hilda, who is taking the day off.


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** When Rory learns that the guy she's talking to at the wake is her second cousin, she excuses herself. The guy says he'll join her to wherever she is going.
** Reverend Wilder thinks for a moment that Lorelai is the same Lorelai Gilmore he just buried.


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* IronicEcho: After Emily tells Lorelai she can't help because Emily has a system, then leaves all the preparations to Lorelai, Lorelai tells Rory she can't help because Lorelai has a system.
* IThinkYouBrokeHim: Sookie says this of Emily after the latter says she thinks they should just toss the catering in the casket with Trix.
* JumpScare: Shannon at the clothes store does this to Lorelai.


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* {{Malaproper}}: Turtleneck soup.


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* TooMuchInformation: Lorelai unloads about her grandmother's death on poor Shannon.

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** Lorelai and Michel agree they shouldn't hug.

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** Lorelai and Michel hug, then agree they shouldn't hug.hug.
--->'''Lorelai:''' So… hearts in the right place, but never again?
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* DarkHumor: Cousin Marilyn tells the story of how the late Lorelai once visited Egypt, demanded to see the pyramids ''today'', and dragged the camel owner after her camel for an hour and he almost died.
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* IdenticalGrandson: Two of Trix's pall bearers are dead, but they both had sons who bear a striking resemblance, so Emily thinks they can get away with it.
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Emily's friend Sweetie (Melinda) passed away a day before the episode starts, foreshadowing that Lorelai's grandmother Lorelai dies. Emily finds a letter Trix wrote Richard the day before his wedding begging him not to marry her.

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Emily's friend Sweetie (Melinda) Melinda "Sweetie" Nelson passed away a day before the episode starts, foreshadowing that Lorelai's grandmother Lorelai dies. Rory's editor harps on her for her unoriginal writing style. Arranging her mother-in-law's funeral, Emily finds a letter Trix she wrote Richard the day before his wedding wedding, begging him not to marry her.



* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Kirk doesn't understand why everyone in town always thinks he's crazy.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Kirk has learned to read lips to converse with his girlfriend when his mother is in the room, but doesn't understand why everyone in town always thinks he's crazy.
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* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Trix used an impressive number of exclamation marks in her letter to Richard.

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'''Season 4, episode 16'''






* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Kirk doesn't understand why everyone in town always thinks he's crazy.



--->'''Doyle:''' "Herd mentality"? Are you freaking kidding me?



** Lorelai learns that Richard has a "[[Creator/WinonaRyder Winona]]" in the family, i.e. Marilyn the thief.

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** Lorelai learns that Richard has a "[[Creator/WinonaRyder Winona]]" in the family, i.e. cousin Marilyn the thief.
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!!The Reigning Lorelai


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* TitleDrop: Marilyn calls Lorelai "the reigning Lorelai".

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* ContinuityNod: Rory brings up that she is scared of horses when Lorelai talks about forcing her to develop an interest in polo.



** Lorelai promises not to live so long that Rory has to wait forever to become the reigning Lorelai, like [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen QueenElizabeth]] is apparently doing to Prince Charles.

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** Lorelai promises not to live so long that Rory has to wait forever to become the reigning Lorelai, like [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen QueenElizabeth]] Queen Elizabeth]] is apparently doing to Prince Charles.
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* DramaticallyMissingThePoint:
** Averted with Rory, who doesn't even ask, when Lorelai tells her "gran died", whether she means her own gran or Rory's gran.
** When Sookie tells Emily she's sorry, Emily thinks she means that she's sad, not that she's trying to offer her condolences.


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** Lorelai learns that Richard has a "[[Creator/WinonaRyder Winona]]" in the family, i.e. Marilyn the thief.

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Lorelai's grandmother Lorelai dies. Emily finds a letter Trix wrote Richard the day before his wedding begging him not to marry her.

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Emily's friend Sweetie (Melinda) passed away a day before the episode starts, foreshadowing that Lorelai's grandmother Lorelai dies. Emily finds a letter Trix wrote Richard the day before his wedding begging him not to marry her.


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* GenderBlenderName: Lorelai thinks Kay Kyser is a woman.


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* InsistentTerminology: Emily seems to be firmly of the opinion that snails are less gross if you call them by their French name, escargot.


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** Doyle doesn't want Creator/TobeyMaguire playing him in a movie.
** Trix used to love the music of Kay Kyser.

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* ActingForTwo: As if to reassure us that this wasn't a case of RealLifeWritesThePlot, Marion Ross plays cousin Marilyn at the funeral of Trix, a character she also played.



* NamesTheSame: Trix having the same last name as Charles ''did'' mean something, namely that she was already a Gilmore.

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* NamesTheSame: In-universe, Trix having the same last name as Charles ''did'' mean something, namely that she was already a Gilmore.
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* ActingForTwo: As if to reassure us that this wasn't a case of RealLifeWritesThePlot, Marion Ross plays cousin Marilyn at the funeral.
* CassandraTruth: Kirk insists his bacon has been fried in the fish pan.

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* ActingForTwo: As if to reassure us that this wasn't a case of RealLifeWritesThePlot, Marion Ross plays cousin Marilyn at the funeral.
funeral of Trix, a character she also played.
* CassandraTruth: Kirk insists his bacon has been fried in the fish pan. He turns out to be right.



* ARareSentence: "Gran's going commando?"

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* ARareSentence: "Gran's going commando?"commando?" (At her own funeral)



** Lorelai promises not to live so long that Rory has to wait forever to become the reigning Lorelai, like [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen QueenElizabeth]] is apparently doing to Charles.
* SpySpeak: Kirk figures the reason his lipreading of Luke and Nicole must be this because he only reads nonsense sentences from their lips.

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** Lorelai promises not to live so long that Rory has to wait forever to become the reigning Lorelai, like [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen QueenElizabeth]] is apparently doing to Prince Charles.
* SpySpeak: Kirk figures the reason his lipreading of Luke and Nicole Nicole's conversation must be this because he only reads nonsense sentences from their lips.



** Lorelai and Michel shouldn't hug.

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** Lorelai and Michel agree they shouldn't hug.
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* ActingForTwo: As if to reassure us that this wasn't a case of RealLifeWritesThePlot, Marion Ross plays cousin Marilyn at the funeral.


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** Lorelai slips a Franchise/HelloKitty bracelet on Trix before they close the coffin.
** Lorelai promises not to live so long that Rory has to wait forever to become the reigning Lorelai, like [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen QueenElizabeth]] is apparently doing to Charles.

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Lorelai's grandmother Lorelai dies.

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Lorelai's grandmother Lorelai dies.
dies. Emily finds a letter Trix wrote Richard the day before his wedding begging him not to marry her.



* InsaneTrollLogic: Doyle claims that Rory's use of ordinary phrases is plagiarism.

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* InsaneTrollLogic: InsaneTrollLogic:
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Doyle claims that Rory's use of ordinary phrases is plagiarism.plagiarism.
** Rory freaking out about possible genetic mutations due to her and her mother's (and Richard's) shared eye color.



* NamesTheSame: Trix having the same last name as Charles ''did'' mean something, namely that she was already a Gilmore.
* ARareSentence: "Gran's going commando?"



** Creator/TheBrothersGrimm could not have believed the cruelty of Lorelai's grandmother.
** Emily is reading Literature/TheCrimsonPetalAndTheWhite for her book club.
** Lorelai feels that the Gilmore house after Trix's death and Emily finding her letter is as surreal as Literature/AliceInWonderland.



* TheUnhug: Lorelai and Michel shouldn't hug.

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* TheUnhug: TheUnhug:
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Lorelai and Michel shouldn't hug.hug.
** Richard grieving his mother has him hugging people who don't want to be hugged, like Jason.
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Lorelai's grandmother Lorelai dies.

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* CassandraTruth: Kirk insists his bacon has been fried in the fish pan.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Doyle claims that Rory's use of ordinary phrases is plagiarism.
* KissingCousins: Trix and her husband Charles were second cousins.
* ShoutOut:
** Film/CharliesAngelsFullThrottle is all Michel's cable provider will let him watch.
** Rory wants Creator/NigellaLawson to be her new mommy.
* SpySpeak: Kirk figures the reason his lipreading of Luke and Nicole must be this because he only reads nonsense sentences from their lips.
* TheUnhug: Lorelai and Michel shouldn't hug.
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