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ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 & 7)
Episode 6 - Emily throws Rory an elegant birthday party and invites Chilton students, but Rory is embarrassed that the kids she doesn't get along with have been forced to come to the party by their own wealthy parents.
Episode 7 - When Rory neglects to tell Lorelai that she experienced her first kiss from Dean, Lorelai tries to overcome her hurt feelings and prove she's fine with their relationship.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 & 7)
Episode 6 - November 9, 2000 | The WB
Episode 7 - November 16, 2000 | The WB
CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 & 7)
Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 1 EPISODE 6 & 7) SYNOPSIS
Lorelai asks Emily if they can skip Friday night dinner because it’s Rory’s birthday. Emily immediately shuts that down—if anything, it’s the perfect reason to get together. In fact, she insists on throwing Rory a formal birthday party.
When Rory arrives, she’s less than thrilled to discover it’s basically just a Chilton social event. Paris is there. Jerk-face Tristan is there. And Rory is absolutely miserable. Emily keeps pushing Rory to make the rounds and socialize, but Rory finally snaps and asks her to leave her alone—which really hurts Emily’s feelings.
Lorelai goes to comfort Rory in her old childhood bedroom, and they bond over the pressure Emily always puts on them.
On their way out, Rory apologizes to Emily and invites her to the Stars Hollow party the next night. Emily responds coldly, which leads to a huge argument between Lorelai and Emily about what it really means to love someone without expectations or pressure.
The next night, it’s party time in Stars Hollow! The whole town shows up—and everyone is shocked when Emily and Richard arrive too. It quickly becomes clear that Emily doesn’t really know Lorelai’s life at all.
Dean shows up and gives Rory a gift, and they hold hands while Lorelai watches nervously.
Things escalate quickly when Rory runs into Dean at the grocery store and THEY KISS. She rushes off to tell Lane, but decides not to tell Lorelai yet—she wants to talk it through first.
Unfortunately, Lorelai finds out about the kiss from Lane’s mom. So she tries to play it cool and wait for Rory to tell her herself… but she can’t hold it in. When Rory gets home, Lorelai casually brings it up, pretends everything is fine, and immediately drags Rory back to the store to see Dean.
Even worse—Lorelai invites Dean over for movie night. Rory is MORTIFIED, but there’s no escaping it now.
When Dean arrives, they start the movie, and Lorelai awkwardly sits in the kitchen. Rory panics and begs her mom to come back into the room. While Rory is in the bathroom, Lorelai low-key threatens Dean about hurting her daughter.
On his way out, Rory and Dean kiss again.
Our Rory is officially growing up.

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It's February and it's time for LOVEUARY! Here are the movies:
The Way to You
Premieres: Saturday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. ET
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Kim Matula, Aaron O’Connell
New Yorkers Emma (Matula) and Conrad (O’Connell) agree to help each other track down missed connections after a subway blackout. Their search could lead to love—but not where either of them expects to find it.
Because of Cupid
Premieres: Saturday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. ET
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Amy Groening, Evan Roderick
Best friends Naomi (Groening) and Marcus (Roderick) enter a Valentine’s Day mocktail competition. Things go hilariously wrong when Cupid interferes with a love potion—affecting Marcus and several of their friends.
The Star Between Us
Premieres: Saturday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. ET
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Sarah Drew, Matt Long
Seven years ago, Kim (Drew) shared a mysterious connection with a stranger during a solar eclipse. Now a budding news reporter, she returns to Illinois for another eclipse—unaware that fate may bring them together once again.
Romance at Hope Ranch
Premieres: Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. ET
Network: Hallmark Channel
Starring: Alison Sweeney, Gabriel Hogan
Hope Morgan (Sweeney) begins a new chapter in her life by fulfilling her childhood dream of running a ranch in Ruidoso, New Mexico—while also working to revive the town’s beloved Giddy Up Gala.

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The Winter Escape event wraps up with one last adventure, with Kristoffer Polaha & Emilie Ullerup leading the charge! 
ABOUT MISSING THE BOAT
Strangers Kelly and Parker both end up on the same Italian cruise, but after missing the boat during a stop, they're forced to team up and race across southern Italy to catch up.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR MISSING THE BOAT
January 31, 2026 | Hallmark Movies Now
CAST & CREW OF MISSING THE BOAT
Emilie Ullerup as Kelly
Kristoffer Polaha as Parker
BRAN’S MISSING THE BOAT SYNOPSIS
Welcome to the Port of Rome, Italy. Kelly boards the cruise ship, happy as can be. Already on board, we meet Parker and his sister, Emily. Parker is there on business with his boss, Adam—whom he absolutely hates. He works for Crandall Cruise Lines, which is potentially merging with a much larger company.
Kelly is also there for work. She represents that larger company and is onboard to inspect the cruise and report any issues she finds.
She bumps into Parker, and they immediately hit it off. When the ship docks in Palermo, they decide to spend the day together and actually have some fun. They go on a donkey ride, but the donkeys wander off and leave them stranded. When the van meant to take them back to the ship won’t start, they realize they’re running late… and they miss the boat. OH NO.
They try to rent a car, but none are available, so they rush to catch a train. Things are going well until, in the middle of the night, the train workers go on strike. Kelly gives an impassioned speech about how Parker missing the ship would be disastrous, and somehow it works. They reach the port—only to discover that a massive storm has forced the cruise ship to relocate.
They end up staying at one of Crandall’s hotels, where they spend a wonderful evening drinking wine and talking about life. Meanwhile, Parker’s boss tells him to do everything he can to keep Kelly off the ship—he’s discovered who she is and why she’s really there.
Parker can’t bring himself to do it. Even though he’s forgotten his passport in the hotel room, he sends Kelly ahead in a taxi. But she can’t leave without him. She comes back for Parker, and they finally kiss.
They take a tiny boat, then a scooter, and eventually make it back to the ship. When they arrive, Parker’s boss apologizes to Kelly for making Parker stall—something she didn’t even realize had happened. To make matters worse, Kelly’s own boss fires her, and she blames Parker for the whole thing. He insists he never actually stalled, but it’s too late.
Parker confronts his boss, who apologizes, so… small win.
Later, Kelly looks through photos of the two of them and realizes Parker was telling the truth all along. She goes to find him, they make up, and she’s brought into the merger pitch after all. Just as the deal is about to be signed, the company owner backs out, admitting he actually loves cruising and doesn’t want to sell.
Parker and Kelly celebrate with a kiss.

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It's time for another Marvel Monday.  This week, it's time to catch back up with Tony! 
ABOUT IRON MAN 2
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR IRON MAN 2
May 7, 2010 | Theaters
CAST & CREW OF IRON MAN 2
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts
Don Cheadle as Rhodey
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff
BRAN’S IRON MAN 2 SYNOPSIS
The movie kicks off in Russia, where news has spread that Tony Stark is Iron Man. We meet Ivan Vanko, who is attempting to build an arc reactor like the one keeping Tony alive. His father, Anton Vanko, helped create the original arc reactor prototype alongside Tony’s dad, Howard Stark.
Six months later, Stark is constantly bragging that his Iron Man armor is helping maintain world peace. He’s summoned to a government hearing where officials demand that he turn over the Iron Man technology. Tony’s rival, Justin Hammer—now the military’s main defense contractor—is also there. Hammer presents evidence showing that foreign nations are close to developing their own versions of Iron Man suits. Stark refuses to hand over the technology, insisting that other countries and competitors (including Hammer Industries) are decades away from recreating his work and that the armor is his personal property.
Meanwhile, the core in the arc reactor that keeps Stark alive and powers the armor is slowly poisoning him. Believing he’s running out of time, Tony suddenly names Pepper Potts the new CEO of Stark Industries and hires someone named Natasha Rushman as her replacement.
After discovering he’s more than 50% poisoned, Stark impulsively decides to drive in a Formula 1 race. Mid-race, Vanko shows up and attacks Tony with electrified whip weapons. The fight is intense, but Tony uses the Iron Man suit to defeat Vanko, who is arrested. However, Justin Hammer has Vanko’s death faked and breaks him out of prison, recruiting him to help take Stark down.
Feeling overwhelmed by his impending death, Tony throws himself a birthday party and gets completely wasted while wearing the Iron Man suit, showing off party tricks to random guests. His friend, Colonel James Rhodes, shows up to intervene. Rhodes puts on Stark’s Mark II armor, fights Tony, and ultimately delivers the suit to the military.
Feeling sorry for himself, Tony sulks while eating donuts inside a giant donut. Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., arrives and asks to talk. He reveals that “Natasha Rushman” is actually undercover agent Natasha Romanoff. She injects Tony with something that will temporarily keep him alive longer. Fury also reveals that Howard Stark was a founding member of S.H.I.E.L.D., whom Fury knew personally.
Fury gives Tony some of his father’s old materials, including a hidden message embedded in a model of the 1974 Stark Expo. Tony realizes the model contains a diagram for a brand-new element. With J.A.R.V.I.S.’s help, he successfully synthesizes it, curing himself and upgrading his arc reactor.
Meanwhile, Vanko refuses to build traditional combat suits for Hammer, instead creating a fleet of armored drones. Hammer, annoyed but desperate, rolls with the idea and plans to debut them at the Stark Expo.
Vanko contacts Stark, revealing that he’s still alive and promising revenge. With his new element untested in real combat, Tony suits up anyway and prepares for whatever comes next.

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We're sorry for the delay but we're finally back in Hope Valley! Jacks joins us this week to continue our Season 13 viewing of the hit Hallmark Channel show, When Calls the Heart.
ABOUT: WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 4)
Elizabeth assists Allie with Oliver's surprise party while Lee launches new business.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 4)
January 25 2026 | Hallmark Channel
CAST & CREW OF: WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 4)
Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thornton
Kevin McGarry as Nathan Grant
Chris McNally as Lucas Bouchard
BRAN’S WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 4) SYNOPSIS
The boys tell Nathan and Bill about the stew situation. They ask for the location and whether either of them actually saw the fire start. The boys say no and apologize.
Bill tells the parents that, as the adults, they might be liable for the damages and encourages them to get a lawyer.
Lucas tries to patch things up with Edie, but she’s not interested. She tells him he’s just like every other politician.
Allie finds out that Ollie is turning 18 and is shocked. There’s so much to do!
Nathan and Bill decide it’s time to bring McGinty in for questioning.
Things are much better on the Gwen front. After Gwen leaves to take Goldie to daycare, Lee tells Rosemary that he wants to turn Culture Lumber into Culture Construction.
Bill and Nathan interview McGinty. They ask, “Did you carry a can into the forest?” He says yes… because he had to bury his cat, Mr. Mittens. He put him in the can to protect him from wildlife.
Allie tells Elizabeth she’s planning a surprise party for Ollie and is thinking circus-themed. Elizabeth immediately says that’s stupid. Naturally, Allie asks Elizabeth to help plan it anyway, and now we’ve got ourselves a party-planning episode.
Allie goes to invite Toby to the party. He’s like, “No… I’M A CRIMINAL!”
Lee finds out about Mr. Mittens and does not feel bad at all about accusing McGinty.
Minnie and the Reverend are nervous. Word is getting out about the kids. They need a lawyer but can’t afford both legal fees and Angela’s schooling.
There’s a town hall meeting about the fire investigation, and it does not go well. But Elizabeth gives a speech about how maybe everything was just an accident and how Benson Hills residents are now part of the Hope Valley community. Everyone loves it.
Lee overhears McGinty on a call with his bank — no loan. McGinty tells Lee he hopes he’s happy. Lee actually feels bad… but not bad enough to apologize.
Lucas announces that he’s running for reelection. He promises Benson Hills will be rebuilt within a year. Rosemary asks how — higher taxes? Lucas says possibly. He could lie and say no, but instead he promises to do whatever it takes to get the community back on its feet. Edie loves it.
It’s party time. Ollie is very surprised, and he loves it. It’s almost perfect, but Toby and Cooper aren’t there. Ollie goes to find them. They show up, Ollie gives a speech, and then Toby and Cooper confess that they started the fire. Mazie helps them feel better by admitting she made mistakes when she was a kid too.
The episode ends with Lee and Rosemary bringing McGinty an apology. They offer to build him a new cabin — not as charity, but as a model home for prospective clients. They also bring him a new kitten.
All is, once again, right in Hope Valley.

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