In this episode, we finally meet Christopher’s girlfriend, Sherry Tinsdale, that we first learned about in “Presenting Lorelai Gilmore”.
Gilmore Girls is something of a homage to the television show Twin Peaks, so it’s no surprise that Mädchen Amick had a major role in that, playing Shelly Johnson. Shelly and Sherry even sound alike.
The Annotated Gilmore Girls 