BiD: Break it Down • Gilmore Girls

Original Air Date: November 16, 2000 BiD Recording Date: November 9, 2022 So you passed the need for an actual person to talk to several minutes ago? Lorelai’s umpteenth laundry mishap pushes Danny to come clean about a 20 year old secret. B&D mull teens saying “sexy,” the price of snacks at Doose’s, and the confusing design of Casa de Gilmore in this smooch-centered episode. Pop Tart Pause :...

Original Air Date: November 9, 2000 BiD Recording Date: November 5, 2022 It was weird for me back then. B&D mourn the loss of their beloved Ploy 2 - its closing deserves the biggest Raspberry of all time. Rory turns 16 (again?) while oozing chemistry with Dean, Lorelai re-establishes her co-dependency, and Paris shows humanity. Life is so full of all kinds of surprises… Pop Tart Pause: Raspber...

Original Air Date: November 2, 2000 BiD Recording Date: October 25, 2022 You can put anything in that mouth that you want. Lorelai and Max pull a B&D “maybe” meeting in this episode where men know what they want and how to communicate! We love our pets, we don’t love pouty faces, and are Babette and Maury one of the all-time great love stories? #notsomuchme.  Pop Tart Pause: Muffins

Original Air Date: October 26, 2000 BiD Recording Date: October 15, 2022 I hate it when I’m an idiot and I don’t know it. Eternal MVP Simone is ready to BiD GG with her classic savvy insights! B&D swoon over Max, while mother-daughter tuck-ins are more Simone’s speed. There’s Tall Privilege, criminally empty fridge doors, non-green Lorelai, and a Sound of Music sing-along.  Pop Tart Pause: Pot...

Original Air Date: October 5, 2000 BiD Recording Date: September 22, 2022 Boys don’t like funny girls. On the day 22 years ago when Danny witnessed Briana become a crier, Gilmore girls came into the world. B&D kick off this new BiD era as Pilot Inconsistency Police, but still are entertained by a green-but-great Alexis Bledel, Lorelai’s “job,” Bitchy Canadian and Sassy Sookie, money blindness,...

Original Air Date: October 12, 2000 BiD Recording Date: October 1, 2022 Pizza for your thoughts? Newly-crowned Rodeo Queen Briana is ready to take us through a day of not working for Lorelai. We say Bonjour to Paris, recall our Cafe 101 Domain, and ponder the history of “Mary.” Danny is thrilled to add 3 new “La las” to the playlist! Pop Tart Pause: Peaches

Original Air Date: October 19, 2000 BiD Recording Date: October 5, 2022 They’re upstairs gathering dust, with your mother’s potential. B&D are brought to life by an episode exploring the ups & downs of parents & offspring - and although they only have children by proxy, they have opinions. Nostril acting, twins talk, golf walk, at-the-ready bottled water, forehead kissing, and the dear...

Original Air Date: August 21, 2005 BID Recording Date: September 3, 2022 You can’t take a picture of this. It’s already gone. E4. B&D give one last mega-BiD for the life-affirming experience that is this series finale. Oh, the gifts it brings: naked Ted, luminous tearful Claire, Vanessa’s ckloze , surprise hunk Olivier, PK’s serene smile (and one more shirtless scene!), happy-gay-lucky David,...

Original Air Date: August 14, 2005 BID Recording Date: August 19, 2022 Why not be happy while you’re here? B&D are soaking up every moment they can in this penultimate masterpiece. Briana is digging Dead Nate, Claire-ella Deville, Lovable George,  and Father of the Year Keith. Danny can’t get enough of Claire’s head-shaking, fast food in cars, Kate/Cate comparisons, and Brenda’s unique way of...

Original Air Date: August 7, 2005 BID Recording Date: August 13, 2022 What is this, some sort of Quaker thing? You fuck someone’s husband to death and then bring them a quiche? B&D cannot be all alone in believing this is a perfect episode - and not just because of that musical love letter of a Claire/Ted car scene that was produced specially for them. I mean…we get female friends being the be...

Original Air Date: July 31, 2005 BID Recording Date: August 6, 2022 It’s nice to be quiet with someone. It’s lovely (seriously!) to have Carlo back one last time for this pivotal episode. He has something very specific in common with Anthony, Briana wants a subway shoulder, and Danny wants to put an end to “fo-ward.” Between Badass Brenda, David’s 5 o’clock shadow (and beach bum persona!), Ted’s w...

Original Air Date: July 24, 2005 BID Recording Date: August 3, 2022 You’re just using this as an excuse to distance yourself from me and this baby because you’re scared and you don’t know what to do. Briana appreciates Jimmy’s lollipop, Nate’s eye roll, and her parents’ meanness. Danny cherishes every word and expression Rachel Griffiths produced. But what can B&D do without? Referring to grou...

Original Air Date: July 17, 2005 BID Recording Date: July 20, 2022 I know. You bring it up once a week . B&D have come so far…and yet are in the same vehicular place. They connect over not wanting to go out with co-workers, and Briana finally gives Brenda the full kudos that Danny has been preaching she so deserves. Oh, and Ted comes in to sex up the BiD-ing. 😍 *No Shirtless Nate #27*

Original Air Date: July 10, 2005 BID Recording Date: July 15, 2022 Shit goes around because there is evil in the world - like me. Fresh off a momentous visit to the Fisher house, B&D circle the wagon by bringing non-origin family member Simone on for one last BiD. She isn’t a fan of interview clothes or Keith in general, but applauds Brenda’s hair. Yeah baby!

Original Air Date: July 10, 2005 BID Recording Date: July 15, 2022 I loved you. You loved me. That was a good thing. Now it’s changed. Simone could not care less about 2 magical musical moments that have been giving B&D goosebumps for years. Fortunately, B&D are happy to amuse themselves in all their morning talk show glory. Briana requests a bong seance after her death, Danny accidentally...

Original Air Date: July 4, 2005 BID Recording Date: July 4, 2022 Danny would want there to be food. On multiple anniversaries, B&D muse about potential last meals and not getting in any scuffles as children. She disapproves of “mummy,” he loathes electronic Herbie Hancock, and they both encourage only sincere apologizing. *No Shirtless Nate #26*

Original Air Date: June 27, 2005 BID Recording Date: June 28, 2022 This is not about you!!! Aloha Jon! B&D have opinions as 40 year olds for this b’day ep - about wanting your man to want to do something, being incapable of wearing clothes, seed vs. cum, Modern Family  prequel, Fisher Domestication, and being present while you can. But Jon earns his keep with savvy Billy/Brenda insights and di...

Original Air Date: June 20, 2005 BID Recording Date: June 25, 2022 How am I supposed to move to Europe and ripen when you won’t give me my money? From her home in Stars Hollow, Briana applauds the realistic intimacy between George and Maya as well as David and Keith, while Danny contemplates a drug-induced eating disorder. B&D look forward to using “I might be dead then” as an excuse and do so...

Original Air Date: June 13, 2005 BID Recording Date: June 19, 2022 Would you change anything - like who you’re with or what you do or what kind of person you are? ‘Cause if you would, do it now. Briana is far from “home” in Norway, but right at home using quotes; explaining hetero sex; and soapboxing about hypothetical grandkids, empathy being contingent on fathering a daughter, and strawberry sup...

Original Air Date: June 6, 2005 BID Recording Date: June 4, 2022 Maybe not being a wife or mother isn’t the worst thing. 5 seasons in, these characters have grown and changed immensely…but fortunately for B&D, some things haven’t changed: quality sibling scenes, Nate & Brenda’s undeniable connection, luminous Claire and marvelous Margaret, PK’s astounding crying, Danny’s list-BiDs, and Bri...

Original Air Date: September 12, 2004 BID Recording Date: May 29, 2022 You can do anything, you lucky bastard, you’re alive! What’s a little pain compared to that? Carlo is back to hear Briana neutralize pregnant women/David’s plight and speak with authority on being a father/being gay. Danny is jealous of Maya’s charmed life, and no one is a fan of the “daddy” talk or coked-up Claire, even if she...

Original Air Date: August 29, 2004 BID Recording Date: May 27, 2022 Don’t tell the boys. B&D are again somewhat divided on Brenda’s path, but united on eating a sammy you paid good money for. They reflect on Y2K shenanigans, respect Olivier’s hospital objectification of Margaret, and bow down to the power of Keith’s penis.

Original Air Date: August 22, 2004 BID Recording Date: May 23, 2022 I’m so much happier when I’m high. Live from her bathroom, it’s Briana! She doesn’t approve of Nate and Brenda’s renewed relationship (again) but gives Maya’s hair-lightening two thumbs up. Danny applauds Claire’s dancing and bubbler, but does not need Brenda’s over-the-top nonsense about straws and planes. By the end, B&D can...

Original Air Date: August 15, 2004 BID Recording Date: May 13, 2022 He’s not here. So much Body Talk for B&D: Nate’s chest hair, Claire’s curtain bangs, Brenda’s up do, and more vagina analysis than you can imagine. Briana aligns with Bettina’s travel insights and Keith’s pizza culture, while Danny applauds PK’s child-acting and the journey of Brenda. 

Original Air Date: August 8, 2004 BID Recording Date: May 9, 2022 How much do you love me, Tampa? Before it’s time for justifiably-jaded Joe, no-ass-entry Celeste, and penis-proud Javier to go - sexy Sarge and abbed-up Edie cum! And Sofia gets a knockout scene for the ages! B&D also pay respects to their history with BK and paper towel roll shotgunning. *No Shirtless Nate #22*