3x16 - The Big One
While nervously waiting for their college acceptance letters to arrive, Rory (Alexis Bledel) and Paris (Liza Weil) find themselves competing to give a speech at Chilton's bicentennial, where Paris makes a startling admission. When Lorelai (Lauren Graham) runs into her former fiance, Max Medina (guest star Scott Cohen) and they share a passionate kiss, she is left to wonder if ending the engagement was the right decision. Sookie's (Melissa McCarthy) strange behavior has a surprising explanation.