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While Rory struggles to keep the budding rivalry between Dean and Jess under control, Lorelai invites most of the citizens of Stars Hollow to an elaborate feast.

December 11, 2001 | The WB

• Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
• Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore

We got snow, folk! We got snow! Lorelei and Rory are working on a snowman for the snowman making contest. But they don’t stand a chance. There’s like a professional snowman maker there doing his thing.

Roon is back, folks! He’s still working at the inn apparently. We also see Jackson! What an episode. Sooki is busy getting ready for this big dinner for this 17th century festival thing. Jackson is assigned to play the squire. Lorelei gets a call from Christopher. He wants Rory to come stay with him and sherry for a couple days during winter break.

They get bad news - the dinner is off. The group that was coming is snowed in. Since everything is already planned, they decide to just invite everyone in town!

Meanwhile, Dean the Saint breaks up a fight that Jess is having. Jess says I don’t need your help.

This party has everyone from Paris to Richard & Emily. They’re all very confused by Richard is suddenly in a great mood. Everywhere Rory turns, Jess is there just stating staring at her.

Apparently Lorelei hired a million horse and carriage rides for everyone. She ends up taking a ride with a Luke. He tells her that he’s figured out the secret of parenting - lying. Lorelei breaks the news that kids know when you’re lying.

While those two love birds take a ride, Jess hops on a sleigh with Rory. They have flirty fun time and then he’s like I don’t feel like Dean your is your type of guy. Rory is like what do you know?!

It’s dinner time and Richard is the life of the party. And that’s when it comes out - he’s retired. This is news to literally everyone including Emily.

Before bed, Rory asks if she’s heard from her dad. Lorelei is like ummmm maybe? She tells her about the offer and Rory is like why didn’t you tell me? Lorelei is like I get dibs on this time of year with you! And I don’t like thinking about you not being here with me! Rory is like I get it. Let me think about it. Emily shows up to their room, all flustered about Richard’s big news. She ends up leaving to go for a walk and finds Richard in the lobby. They talk and make up.

The next morning, everyone is going to leave. Dean catches Rory & Jess making eyes at each other.

Rory and Lorelei take a sleigh ride home and see that someone destroyed the fancy snowman. Me-thinks it might’ve been Jess.

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It's Tuesday which means there's a new Hallmark movie to review!

When an overworked architect takes an unexpected summer trip, a sandcastle contest and a contractor help her reconnect with her daughter, rediscover joy, and find love she never saw coming.

June 27, 2026 | Hallmark

Director: Kay Shioma Metchie

Writer: Nina Weinman

Cast:

• Erica Cerra as Marley
• Brennan Elliott as Adam

A dude named Gordo is the GOAT of sand castles. He has been cleaning house at the Vero Beach contest every year, but it's time for him to go home to Cannon Cove and return to his roots. It might be a smaller competition, but it'll just be nice to go home.

Marley is an overworked mom. Her daughter Lily is over it. But it's not just her mom that's a workaholic. Her ex-husband is supposed to take Lily to Cannon Cove for a week, but he has a big work thing come up, so he asks Marley to take a couple of days off until he can get up there. She reluctantly agrees. If I have to spend time with my daughter, I have to spend time with my daughter.

They get to the rental, and the water isn't working, so they have to call a plumber. She can tell that her daughter is distracted by something, but she won't say what.

The plumber shows up, and he's so much hotter than her ex-husband, it's insane. His name is Adam Sullivan, and it turns out he's not a plumber. He's just the neighbor next door who happened to have a toolbox in the bed of his pickup truck.

Lily meets Adam's niece, and they bond over their love of art, and she invites her to hang out with some friends.

Marley decides to sign her and her daughter up for the sandcastle competition. She goes out to practice, and it's harder than she thought it would be. When she sees how good Adam is at building his castle, she asks if he'll help them get ready for the competition. He gives them a lesson, and they come up with a name - Last One Sanding - and also ask Paige to join their team too. For round one, they decide to go bold with the Eiffel Tower because Lily says since my parents keep promising to take me and never do, this might be the only way I see it. It's not going well, so Adam decides to take them to fly a kite.

It's competition time, and they don't quite move on. But they find contraband in one of the other castles, which disqualifies that castle. So they move on!!!!

Adam and Marley keep hanging out more, he keeps convincing her not to pick up her phone, and they end up kissing big times.

She decides she's going to quit her job and go back into residential architecture all thanks to Adam as her inspiration.

It's scary though. There's a lot of financial risk there. Luckily for her, her ex-husband offers to buy a chunk of her ownership in their joint business.

They're building their championship build - the pyramids. Our guy Gordo isn't concerned. BUT HE SHOULD BE! Cuz he loses.

But Last One Sanding doesn't win either. But they do get honorable mention!

Adam and Marley talk and decide it's best if they break things off now since it's clearly not going to work with them not living close.

But with the help of HER EX-HUSBAND, he decides to shoot his shot and move to Seattle to be close to her. They kiss some more!

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Another year, another best of.

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