At a Yale-Harvard football tailgater , Emily (Kelly Bishop) is shocked by the revelation that her husband Richard (Edward Herrmann) has maintained a 30-year relationship with his former sweetheart Pennilyn Lott (Linda Gehringer), while Paris (Liza Weil) conducts a fateful interview with eminent professor/author Asher Fleming (Michael York, in his first series appearance). Meanwhile in Stars Hollow, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) finally accepts a dinner invitation from her father's young business partner Jason (Christopher Eigeman); and Rory reacts negatively to Luke's new waiter Brendon (Greg Cipes), whom she remembers for his "gross" behavior in high school. The real-life Yale Whiffenpoofs make a guest appearance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi