Gilmore Girls, May 1: Lorelai sings karaoke to Luke

An obscenely large part of me wanted to spend this entire TV Watch reliving Lorelai's deeply moving karaoke night. Remember the way she switched her gaze from Rory to Luke and the tone of the song changed completely and how that spoke volumes about her adult life? Remember when her voice kind of frogged a little when she got to the line ''I'm not what you ne-ee-ee-eed''? Remember when she looked like a darted deer at the end before scooting off the stage and how in the audience it looked like Liz Torres the actress and not Miss Patty the character had to clutch at her heart in disbelief? It was that powerful, people! It's hard to believe that even Lauren Graham could squeeze something fresh out of Dolly Parton's ''I Will Always Love You,'' but it was the YouTube moment of the whole season. And for those of you who haven't yet watched the episode, I know that you're probably a little sniffy at the idea of using such a predictable song. But see, she started off singing it to Rory! She was drunk and was using drunken jazz hands. And then — and then! — Luke walked in, and he was half smiling...and okay, in the light of day, after the wine has worn off, I see that maybe my enthusiasm might seem a little overwrought. But Graham's face was doing that vintage crumbly chin thing and she really can sing and Luke's jaw went all clenchy and she wishes him joy and happiness. — Karen Valby