In this season, Lorelai and Rory face major life changes. Lorelai is struggling with being a boss and the reappearance of Rory's father, while Rory's love life is complicated too.
The concluding episodes of season 5 might be the most dramatic Gilmore Girls moments of all, and change the course of the show from being a cosy, homely drama about family life to being a show about wider themes of identity, ambition and self-sabotage.