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It’s Tuesday which means there’s a new Hallmark movie to review!

ABOUT WHO’S COMING FOR CHRISTMAS?

Inspired by her late grandmother, Julie plans Christmas Eve dinner in her new home, without a guest list, and has faith that the eight seats around her table will be filled by friends and neighbors.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR WHO’S COMING FOR CHRISTMAS?

October 30, 2026 | Hallmark

CAST & CREW OF WHO’S COMING FOR CHRISTMAS?

Director: David I. Strasser

Writer: Juliana Wimbles

Cast:

• Rhiannon Fish as Julie Wilson
• Jake Foy as Mark Evans

BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

Julie just moved into her new house and is PUMPED when her table gets delivered. It belonged to her grandma and it means a lot to her. Some other items that belonged to her grandma arrive too, including a box that she doesn’t have the key to open.

She’s a librarian and she always gets into incredibly personal conversations with people. She checks out a guy named Mark (if you know what I mean....the books. She checked out his books, YOU FREAKS!). He also has a daughter named Vanessa who is a BOOKWORM! When she gets home after work, she’s shocked to find out that Mark is her neighbor! She asks him over to help fix a light and she shows off her grandma’s table. She explains her dream of filling the table for Christmas. He shares his dream of giving his daughter a perfect Christmas. So they agree to help each other - he’ll help fill the table with people and she’ll help give her a perfect Christmas.

She’s out here inviting everyone to Christmas Eve dinner but people be busy, people be bailing, people suck.

She spends a ton of time with Mark. Everything from shopping together, delivering presents together, winning a turkey together. She works with his daughter on her writing. Mark and Julie go for a picnic date and end up kissingggg! It’s all very sweet. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TABLE?! WHO IS GOING TO FILL UP THE TABLE?!

Well, she has Mark and Julie and Mark’s entire family, so it’ll be fine, right? WRONG! His family gets snowed in and isn’t going to make it. But wouldn’t you know it, everyone she invited ultimately ends up coming. It’s a perfect Christmas.

She goes over to Mark’s house for Christmas breakfast and they kiss.

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Alonso & Jacks are here to help us preview the Netflix (and Roku & Prime) movies that we will be covering this year!

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Let's hop in the DTH Time Machine for today's DTH Classic.

To prep for tonight's new Hallmark Christmas Movie, A Danish Christmas, it's time journey back to 2019 to revisit our chat with the star of that movie (and MANY other Hallmark Christmas classics, Emilie Ullerup! This episode originally aired on July 24, 2019.

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ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 4)

Lorelai and Luke agree to speak about their success at the local high school. Lane attempts to assert her independence.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 4)

October 15, 2002 | The WB

CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 4)

• Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
• Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore

BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 4) SYNOPSIS

Rory’s Harvard application arrives in the mail. It’s a BIG DAY! Lane is over - she wants to join a band and she’s gonna use the Gilmore residence as her office.

At Luke’s, Luke sees Taylor taking pictures of the building. What’s he up to?!

At school, Paris and Rory have put together a panel to help seniors with applying for colleges. All of their answers are making Rory overthink what she’s put in her application. She meets up with her mom at Emily’s and is in full freak out mode!

The next day, people start showing up at Luke’s asking for drinks he doesn’t make. It becomes clear that these people are being sent by Taylor. He confronts Taylor who wants to open a soda shop in the space next to Luke’s, which he owns. Luke says absolutely not for the rest of time!

Lorelai got a phone number from Headmaster Charleston from a Harvard graduate so that Rory could pick their brain and help ease her application anxiety. They go over and he’s excited to talk to them. It’s going well until the topic of their other daughter comes up. She’s following her own path. And the family is incredibly weird. Rory goes to use the restroom and meets their other daughter, Carol, who is working multiple jobs. She’s very anti-doing what her parents want. This just helps Rory be thankful for her mom who she knows will be proud of her no matter what.

The Gilmore girls make it back in time for town meeting and it’s a heated one thanks to the soda shop situation. But when Luke finds out that Lorelai and Rory like the idea of the soda shop, he softens to the idea.

Afterwards, a guy named Dave Rogowski shows up and wants to talk to Lane about his band.

Dean finds Rory and he starts asking questions about what happens when she goes off to college. It doesn’t go great.

Jackson asks Lorelai if he can rent Rory’s room when she leaves.

Things are starting to get serious.

The next day - the Harvard guy calls and tells Rory to pack her bags. He’s gonna give her a big recommendation to the Harvard brass. But Rory and Lorelai aren’t thrilled. They decide to cancel all their plans and just hang out that day.

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It’s time to continue our 2026 Rankings! Today, we’re ranking the films starting with Toast to Italy and going through The Spirit of Halloween.

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It's time for our final Hallmark Christmas movie of the week!

ABOUT WHAT IF CHRISTMAS

Erin gave up fashion design for her surgeon husband. A magic Christmas ornament reveals an alternate life as a famous designer, but she learns success is lonely, and her real dream was always right in front of her.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR WHAT IF CHRISTMAS

2026 | Hallmark

CAST & CREW OF WHAT IF CHRISTMAS

Director: Jerry Ciccoritti

Writers: Cara J. Russell, Julie Sherman Wolfe

Cast:

• Lori Loughlin as Erin
• Tom Cavanagh as Adam
• Jonathan Whittaker

BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

We meet Erin. She and her husband Adam just made a big move and she’s feeling a little lost. See, he’s a heart surgeon, and she’s been by his side for his entire career by organizing the hospitals’ Christmas charity galas. But this new hospital doesn’t need her help. She can’t help but wonder what could’ve been if she never gave up her dream of being a fashion designer. Well, when she makes that wish upon a magical heart Christmas ornament, she wakes up in a mansion! She is Erin Shaw - world famous fashion designer. She’s a real B. She doesn’t like Christmas. She doesn’t care about people. She only cares about WORK!

She bumps into Adam out on the streets and gives him a HUGE hug. He doesn’t know her, although he does know who she is and pulls a magazine with her on it out of his bag. Turns out he’s a very eligible bachelor. After an event, they end up hanging out together, having the best time. She finds out that she doesn’t do anything with the hospital gala anymore and JUST CAN’T EVEN!

Naturally, she ends up missing her old life, especially after another hang out sesh with Adam and her family. The night ends with them kissing!

She decides she’s going to start a new fundraiser to help fund heart surgeries for people that can’t afford it, just like she did in her other life.

But bad news - he got a job that’s gonna take him away. She just wants things to go back to the way things used to be!

She goes home and makes a wish upon the ornament. She wakes up the next day and nothing has changed. Suddenly, their dog runs in and she gives the dog a hug. Suddenly, she transports back to her old life.

She talks to Adam about how she should’ve spoken up about not wanting to give up on her dream. She wants to give it a shot and he wants to support her.

She finds her assistant at the coffee shop, meets her idol, and starts that same fundraiser she did in her alternative life.

1 year later, her dream has been realized and everyone is happy. She gets home and the magical ornament is glowing on their tree.

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Another day, another Christmas movie! IT'S TIME!

ABOUT FORGOTTEN HOLIDAY

After an accident leading to sudden memory loss, Kathryn must "redate" her boyfriend of one year, Rob, in an effort to get his memories back and remind him of his love of Christmas.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR FORGOTTEN HOLIDAY

October 24, 2026 | Hallmark

CAST & CREW OF FORGOTTEN HOLIDAY

Writer: Tracy Andreen

Cast:

• Janel Parrish as Kathryn Liu
• Daniel Lissing as Rob Ashford

BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

The movie kicks off at a street antique market. We meet Kathryn & Rob who both want this old projector. She’s an antique dealer while he’s an antique repairman who I think specializes in projectors. Even though she wins the bid for the projector, he asks her out. But they’re both so busy, it’s gonna be hard to find time before the new year. So she invites herself to his family’s house for their annual cookie bake. His family bakes 900 cookies every year for folks in need. She survives the big night and they really dig each other.

Cut to 1 year later, they’re still dating and he has a ring! She comes over to his Christmas house and he proposes! And before he can even get the question out, she stops him and tells him that he’s too perfect and runs out.

He decides to go to his sister’s house and gets into a car crash!! She gets a call and comes straight to the hospital. She goes in to see him and he doesn’t know who she is. He has selective amnesia and doesn’t remember the last year. The doctor encourages her to 50 First Dates him and help him get his memory back. To make matters crazier, the family all saw the ring he had in his possession at the time of the crash.

Even though remembering will mean he remembers her running away, she agrees to help him fall back in love with Christmas and hopefully bring back the memories he’s lost. While they do their dating, it turns out that he doesn’t actually love Christmas as much as he once did. And she’s not necessarily a Christmas nut. Slowly, his memories begin to pop back when they do random things like dance and when he hears her laugh. His sister tells Kathryn that she knows Rob. If Rob proposed to her, she’s it for him. She needs to figure out if he’s it for her.

She ends up sleeping with him....on the floor cuz they fell asleep before she could leave. She almost kisses him before she leaves but opts not to.

After the family cookie bake, they are spending some time together, talking about how they want to kiss each other and then they do! THEY KISS BIG ONES!!! He goes in to make her her favorite drink. He smells the cocoa and ALL the memories come back. She walks in and he’s REAL MAD at her.

The next day, he asks her why she ran out. She explains the pressure of him calling her perfect was just too much for her. He apologizes. They agree that they both deserve to be with someone who brings out their best.

After she gets a little pep talk from his mom about how she actually declined her own proposal 3 times and it’s okay to take your own time, she shows up at the charity auction, outbids him on the jukebox that he fixed. He meets her outside and they both tell each other they love each other and they kiss some more.

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It’s Tuesday which means there’s a new Hallmark movie to review!

ABOUT WINTER WONDERLANES

Audrey helps her grandmother sell their family's bowling alley by reviving a holiday tournament which brings memories, life decisions, and romantic feelings for her ex-boyfriend, Jason.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR WINTER WONDERLANES

October 23, 2026 | Hallmark

CAST & CREW OF WINTER WONDERLANES

Director: Max McGuire

Writer: Alan Donahue

Cast:

• Ashley Newbrough as Audrey Bell
• Franco Lo Presti as Jason Miller

BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

The movie kicks off with....BOWLING! We meet Audrey and bowling is a big deal in her family. They have a ton of bowling ornaments. Her business partner, Beckett, is over and is like what’s up with all this bowling? They explain that they’ve had a bowling alley in the family forever. Her grandpa ran it but since he’s passed away, Grandma has been running it and she’s ready to sell. Audrey decides to help Grandma get the lanes ready for the holidays to help it sell better. When her ex-boyfriend and local news anchor, Jason, catches wind of this he encourages her to bring back the Jingle Bowl and he’ll do a story on it. She reluctantly gives in.

Naturally, since he’s doing the story, he’s down at the bowling alley all the time and they hang out a ton. He explains why he ghosted her way back when and apologizes. She’s starting to fall in love with bowling again but she’s planning on moving to SC to start a barbecue restaurant with Beckett.

She’s clearly considering staying, but then finds out that Jason got a promotion offer in the big city across state. So clearly she should sell, right? WRONG! She gets a letter from the grave from her grandpa begging her to run the bowling alley. So she’s gonna stay!!! She tells him that she’s gonna stay and he’s like well guess what, ME TOO! They kiss! And the Jingle Bowl is a smash success!

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We watched 39 Christmas movies throughout 2026. Today, we rank them all!

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Our podcast that is a daily dose of Christmas, "Christmas Morning", goes daily beginning on November 2nd! Subscribe for more festive fun at https://christmasmorningpodcast.com.

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ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 3)

Lorelai and Rory have lunch with a Harvard alumnus. Taylor decides to open an old soda shop next to Luke's Diner. Lane seeks a new band member.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 3)

October 8, 2002 | The WB

CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 3)

• Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
• Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore

BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 3) SYNOPSIS

Rory’s Harvard application arrives in the mail. It’s a BIG DAY! Lane is over - she wants to join a band and she’s gonna use the Gilmore residence as her office.

At Luke’s, Luke sees Taylor taking pictures of the building. What’s he up to?!

At school, Paris and Rory have put together a panel to help seniors with applying for colleges. All of their answers are making Rory overthink what she’s put in her application. She meets up with her mom at Emily’s and is in full freak out mode!

The next day, people start showing up at Luke’s asking for drinks he doesn’t make. It becomes clear that these people are being sent by Taylor. He confronts Taylor who wants to open a soda shop in the space next to Luke’s, which he owns. Luke says absolutely not for the rest of time!

Lorelai got a phone number from Headmaster Charleston from a Harvard graduate so that Rory could pick their brain and help ease her application anxiety. They go over and he’s excited to talk to them. It’s going well until the topic of their other daughter comes up. She’s following her own path. And the family is incredibly weird. Rory goes to use the restroom and meets their other daughter, Carol, who is working multiple jobs. She’s very anti-doing what her parents want. This just helps Rory be thankful for her mom who she knows will be proud of her no matter what.

The Gilmore girls make it back in time for town meeting and it’s a heated one thanks to the soda shop situation. But when Luke finds out that Lorelai and Rory like the idea of the soda shop, he softens to the idea.

Afterwards, a guy named Dave Rogowski shows up and wants to talk to Lane about his band.

Dean finds Rory and he starts asking questions about what happens when she goes off to college. It doesn’t go great.

Jackson asks Lorelai if he can rent Rory’s room when she leaves.

Things are starting to get serious.

The next day - the Harvard guy calls and tells Rory to pack her bags. He’s gonna give her a big recommendation to the Harvard brass. But Rory and Lorelai aren’t thrilled. They decide to cancel all their plans and just hang out that day.

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It’s Marvel Monday and Spider-Man gets a brand new day!

ABOUT SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

July 31, 2026 | Theatrical Release

CAST & CREW OF SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

Writers: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee

Cast:

• Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• Zendaya as MJ
• Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk
• Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle/The Punisher
• Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds
• Sadie Sink as Jean Grey
• Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova

BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

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Ryan’s back to give us a sneak peek at all the UPtv Christmas movies we’ll be covering this year!

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Another new Christmas movie review? Must be the holiday season!

ABOUT MR. & MRS. CHRISTMAS

Single dad Taylor is inspired more than ever to give his two children the best Christmas in their new town. He leads the city's holiday event department, as new colleague Sophie supervises him.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR MR. & MRS. CHRISTMAS

October 18, 2026 | Hallmark

CAST & CREW OF MR. & MRS. CHRISTMAS

Director: Peter Benson

Cast:

• Brendan Penny as Taylor Lewis
• Pascale Hutton as Sophie Shaw

BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

Taylor Lewis is a single dad who moves to a new town with his 2 kids for a new gig. He’s a holiday display expert and I guess this town of Pineway really needs one of those 2 weeks before Christmas. His son, Arlo, is pumped. His daughter, Jenna, is less than thrilled. Plus, she misses her mom who is living in England now.

He heads to city hall to unload some stuff and parks in Sophie Shaw’s spot since it’ll only be a minute. Naturally, she shows up and isn’t thrilled he’s in her spot. To make matters worse, he locked the keys in his truck so she has to park 4 blocks away and is late for her meeting.

When she finally shows up, she finds out that her friend Paul, who is in charge of community engagement, is going to be leaving after the festive market and Christmas parade, which he’s bringing back this year after a hiatus. That’s actually why they brought Taylor in. Sophie decides she wants to throw her hat in the ring for that position even though they’ll probably hire someone with community engagement experience. She’s just an accountant.

Taylor gets to decorating and it’s off to a rocky start when his employee, Justin, accidentally crushes Paul’s grandpa’s letters to Santa box. I’m sure it’ll be fine.

Back at home, he begins to notice that Jenna is really struggling with all the change. The magic just isn’t there.

So the next day, he decides to put together Operation Bring Back Christmas Magic. He’ll work on the name later.

At work, Paul brings in Sophie to oversee the Festive Market decorating process so that she can tell everyone she helped plan it and hopefully land her that job she wants!

She meets his kids and Sophie and Taylor start hanging out more and he opens up about how hard the adjustment has been and she gives some advice on what it’s like to raise a teenage daughter. She advises him to try to find the fun - what a teenage girl might like.

But he may have overcorrected. Everyone shows up and is like this market sucks. Instead of cocoa, we have bubble tea. Instead of carolers, we have a DJ. And the town hates it! And Jenna isn’t a fan either. It’s just a little off.

The next day, Sophie and Taylor put their heads together and figure out a way to course correct - keep some of the stuff for the teens but bring back the traditional stuff. And make it even bigger, extending the festival to the carnival grounds. All leading up to the Mr. and Mrs. Christmas parade. Paul agrees as long as Sophie is in charge, which Taylor thinks is a great idea.

They get to work on...not the gig but just hanging out together as 2 functioning adults. And she helps him learn that he doesn’t always have to fix things.

He does not learn the lesson. Because at the opening of the festival, he brings in a big artist named Clover and has Clover call Jenna out by name and put a spotlight on her. It does not go well. She runs off and he follows.

To make matters worse - Clover sent him way over budget. Sophie isn’t thrilled. They’re gonna have to cancel the parade.

But he pitches that he and Sophie be Mr. and Mrs. Claus and do the parade anyway to surprise everyone. And it works. Jenna loves it and gives him a big hug. And Sophie gets her promotion.

Taylor finds Sophie under the mistletoe and they kiss.

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This episode was recorded during the 2026 Marathon. We apologize for the less-than-stellar audio quality.

ABOUT HOLIDAY TOUCHDOWN: A BEARS LOVE STORY

A Chicago firefighter seeks media coverage for his grandmother’s 500th Bears game attendance. When a reporter is assigned to the story, romance develops between them.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR HOLIDAY TOUCHDOWN: A BEARS LOVE STORY

October 17, 2026 | Hallmark

CAST & CREW OF HOLIDAY TOUCHDOWN: A BEARS LOVE STORY

Director: Dustin Rikert

Writers: Christine Garver, Stephanie Jackson, Marcy Holland

Cast:

• Lyndsy Fonseca as Avery Clark
• Robert Buckley as Matt Donnelly

BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

It’s Dec 19, 1971 and a woman named Darlene walks up to a stadium with a note in her hand and is greeted by a fella named Bernie. These two lovebirds are on a blind date to a Bears game! They’re having a great time, they hold hands. DA BEARS!

Fast forward to the present and we see our favorite Touchdown Santa ringing a bell. Avery gives him some money and heads into a bar to see her mom. She’s visiting her in Chicago from New York. She proceeds to sit at the bar and read a book while the Bears game is going on. A fella named Matt walks up and can’t believe she’s reading and can’t believe she doesn’t like football! They flirt, it’s fun.

She goes in for a meeting at the Chicago Herald. She’s a freelance reporter and they want her to do a story while she’s here. The bad news - it’s a sports story. They point her in the direction of a guy named Matt who works at a fire station. His grandma is the subject of a story - 500 Bears games! She marches down to the station and Matt is the dude from the bar. He’s like I don’t think you’re the right person for this gig cuz you don’t like sports. She’s like I’m all you got. So off they go to meet Grandma and the Grandma Bears. She reluctantly agrees to an interview but only if he helps out with the Bears Care charity. Obviously he says yes. And, call me crazy, but I think that may be the excuse that Darlene & Matt need in order to hang out!

It doesn’t take long for these 2 lovebirds to realize what Gran is up to.

Gran shares her story. She is the woman at the beginning of the story. The date was amazing and it started her love of going to Bears games. There’s more to the story but we’ll get to it.

Avery and Matt end up going for a boat ride and end up ALMOST kissing but are interrupted when they hear Gran is singing karaoke.

They end up going to a party and she gives him a kiss on the cheek under the mistletoe thanks to Gran pushing for a kiss!

As if things weren’t complicated enough, there’s a potential full time gig available at the Herald. Does she want to move to Chicago or does she want to keep doing freelance?

Maybe a cornhole tournament will help her decide! Avery & her stepdad win!

Matt is blown away when he finds out that Avery is getting her Gran the fan of the year award.

She goes to interview Darlene more and finds out that Bernie stood by her when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and encouraged her to keep fighting and they make it to 500 games. And now she wants to make it to game #500 for him.

The story is released and it’s a hit. And Matt is quickly reminded that Avery is leaving.

It’s time for game #500 and Gran is nowhere to be found. Turns out….she’s fine. She’s just gonna watch the game with a neighbor.

We gotta get her to the game though cuz FAN OF THE YEAR. IT’S FIRETRUCK TIME!

They surprise her and she meets various Bears legends. Caleb Wilson even shouts her out!

After the game, she is officially offered the job. She goes to find Matt who is setting up a grand gesture to shoot his shot. She says she’s staying and they kiss big ones!

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Hallmark Christmas movie season is officially here! Up first is 'Tis the Season for Setups. This episode was recorded during the 2026 Marathon. We apologize for the less-than-stellar audio quality.

ABOUT ’TIS THE SEASON FOR SETUPS

Party planner Lexi clashes with ski instructor Ridge at a holiday resort. Spotting a spark between their parents, they scheme to set them up—but their matchmaking keeps becoming double dates, pulling them closer instead.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR ’TIS THE SEASON FOR SETUPS

October 16, 2026 | Hallmark

CAST & CREW OF ’TIS THE SEASON FOR SETUPS

Director: Jeff Beesley

Writer: Elena Zaretsky

Cast:

• Amanda Schull as Lexi
• Victor Webster as Ridge
• Barbara Niven as June
• John B. Lowe as Dan

BRAN’S MOVIE SYNOPSIS

Single mom Lexi is hanging out with her mom, June. They get home and Lexi gets straight to work. She’s an event planner and things are serious. Nothing a little dance party with her mom and daughter, Piper, can’t fix. All Piper really wants for Christmas is to hit the slopes, but it’s too expensive. Naturally, June puts in a call to her old pal, Dan. They hatch a deal - they can all come to the ski resort if Lexi plans the resort Christmas party. She doesn’t want to say yes but Piper overhears and you can’t say no to Piper.

When they get there, she meets the ski instructor, Ridge. Ridge immediately clocks her as someone who doesn’t ski and for some reason, she finds that very offensive. But they gotta get over it quick cuz there’s a party to plan but they don’t quite agree on a vision yet. Lexi and Ridge see Dan and June talking and immediately decide they’re going to set them up.

It doesn’t take long for Ridge and Lexi to start opening up to each other and really enjoying each other’s company.

Ridge keeps coming up with excuses for his dad to hang out with June, but naturally that ends up leaving him to hang out with Lexi.

They end up all going to a Christmas escape room together and they win!!!

There’s cross-country skiing, there’s Christmas karaoke, there’s absolutely no Christmas party planning.

One night, they’re up late, hanging out, and THEY END UP KISSINGGGGG!!!! But the night gets crazy when they find out that Dan and June have been dating for a year now!!! So now is it weird that they’ve kissed? I DON’T KNOW!!!

So she takes a step back from being into Ridge and gets back into the reason she’s actually there - party planning.

The party happens and they overhear Dan and June in a huge fight. So they pull their parents aside and have nice heart to hearts.

The next day, Dan proposes and she says yes!!! Will that stop Ridge and Lexi from getting together? No. No it won’t.

She meets him on the slopes and they kiss big ones!

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Let's hop in the DTH Time Machine for today's DTH Classic.

New Hallmark Christmas movies are here! To celebrate, it's time journey back to 2018 to revisit our the first Christmas movie from our first season, Christmas at Pamberley Manor! This episode originally aired on October 29, 2018.

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Season 9 of Deck the Hallmark is HERE!

Today, we’re kicking things off by chatting about the three movies we’re most excited for — and the three we’re not as excited for.

Join us TONIGHT at 6 PM for our Season 8 Marathon!
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We're back and it's time to breakdown the FINAL batch of Hallmark Christmas movies!

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We're back with some more Gilmore Girls! Join us in this journey on social media - @gilmorethemerrierpod.

ABOUT: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 2)

Christopher has a heated discussion with Lorelai, but Emily intervenes. Francie initiates a power struggle on the student council. Meanwhile Rory and Jess have it out about their hurt feelings. Kirk asks someone out.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 2)

October 1, 2002 | The WB

CAST & CREW OF: GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 2)

• Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
• Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore

BRAN’S GILMORE GIRLS (SEASON 3 EPISODE 2) SYNOPSIS

It’s Friday night dinner and Lorelai is clearly annoyed to be there. Rory tries to facilitate a conversation and it doesn’t go well.

The next day, they’re at Luke’s. Jess’ new boo thang walks in and they kiss hard again.

Apparently there’s a mouse at the inn. Kirk shows up and is surprisingly not the exterminator. Instead, he asks Lorelai out for dinner in 2 weeks.

It’s time for the first day of senior year. Rory invites her mom to see her speech after school as she’s sworn into student government and tells her that Emily is going to be there. Afterwards, Emily asks Lorelai if they can get lunch just the two of them.

The next day, a girl named Francine pulls Rory into the bathroom and tells her that Paris isn’t actually in charge. She’s the senior class president and the leader of the Puffs. She’s going to do what she wants, which starts with higher hemlines, OR ELSE!

Emily shows up at Luke’s for lunch. She insists there’s no hidden agenda. Then immediately goes right into how she called Christopher and she knows that he’s not in love with that woman and she implores Lorelai to call him and tell him that she wants him.

At the next student body government meeting, Rory pushes for the hemline thing that Francine wants. Paris goes for it.

It’s time for Friday dinner and the energy between Emily and her new maid is weird. Apparently Richard gave Emily a hard time about not being able to keep a maid so she’s committed. Christopher ends up showing up. He’s like you won’t return my phone calls and I knew you’d be there. It turns into a big thing where Rory tells him that he just needs to go and be someone else’s dad. Emily hears all of this go on and tells Christopher it’s time for him to go.

When they get back into town, Kirk stops Lorelai to ask if she’s allergic to tuna. She tells him that she can’t go out to dinner with him. While Rory is in Dosey’s, Jess is there. They finally talk. She asks him if anything interesting happened this weekend. He says her name is Shane. She’s like well it threw me off! He’s like well you didn’t reach out all summer. And you’re still with Dean.

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