In an episode where everyone seems to end up having a bad time – Emily, Rory, Paris, Sookie, Jackson – Lorelai’s love life provides a bright spot when Alex, the friend of Sookie’s friend, asks her on a coffee date, and she accepts. Her relationship with Max also began with a coffee date, and look how that turned out. Come to think of it, Alex and Max both end with an X!
The Annotated Gilmore Girls 