Bon Voyage

"Bon Voyage" is the original series finale of the American comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls. The episode serves as the 22nd episode of the seventh season and the show's 153rd episode overall. Written by David S. Rosenthal and directed by Lee Shallat-Chemel, the episode was originally broadcast on The CW in the United States on May 15, 2007. Gilmore Girls centers on the relationship of Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) and her daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel). In this episode, Rory gets a job offer, which forces her to cancel her plans to go on vacation with her mother, and the town of Stars Hollow organizes a farewell party for her. "Bon Voyage" received mixed reviews from television critics and fans. Even cast members, including Kelly Bishop, Liza Weil and Edward Herrmann expressed their dissatisfaction with the conclusion. The episode was viewed by 4.9 million viewers, garnering a 2.9/9 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic. "Bon Voyage" remained as a conclusion to Gilmore Girls until October 2015, when Netflix picked up the series for an additional four 90-minute episodes as a limited run. Plot The episode starts with Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) introducing Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) to CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour who stayed at the Dragonfly Inn. Lorelai then talks about their plans for their one-month trip across the United States and, while Rory finalizes her 74 résumés, she announces the town is preparing a graduation party for her. At Luke's Diner, Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) makes orders regarding the party. At Friday Night Dinner, Rory arrives late because she had an interview. She announces to Lorelai and her grandparents Emily (Kelly Bishop) and Richard Gilmore (Edward Herrmann) that she has been offered a job as a reporter to cover Barack Obama's presidential campaign and his bid for the Democratic Party nomination for an online magazine, after another reporter dropped out at the last moment, and that she has to leave in three days for an unknown period.