Getting an education: Taylor Doose learns the Winter Carnival can be successful without him. Paris learns the Yale Daily News staff loathes and fears her, and Lorelai learns Luke has a daughter.
The Winter Carnival is coming up, but Taylor is stuck out of town and can't organize it. Lorelai discovers Luke has a child and has kept it from her for two months. Logan desperately tries to win back Rory and even goes to the lengths of asking Lorelai for help. Paris's repressive leadership inspires a revolt at the Daily News.—Peter Brandt Nielsen