Gilmore Girls Season 1, Episode 3
"Kill Me Now"
Original airdate: October 19, 2000
Writer: Joanne Waters
Director: Adam Nimoy
Cast: Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Melissa McCarthy, Keiko Agena, Yanic Truesdale, Scott Patterson, Kelly Bishop, Edward Herrmann
For the second episode in a row, Lorelai and Rory spend much of the runtime separated, in their own worlds. A significant contrast to the pilot, where the two were shown as inseparable, borderline intertwined, even when they were in the middle of a fight. Here, the Lorelais’ time apart hits a much more personal, bitter note for the elder Lorelai, as Rory spends a day with her grandfather Richard and ... actually enjoys herself.