the dummies' guide to clichés  Clichés to Avoid 1. Rory gets pregnant as a teenager 2. A couple gets stuck in a closet (this seems to happen most to Rory and Tristan) 3. Rory and Tristan exchange letters after he leaves for military school 4. Rory and Tristan get stuck in someone's house during a blizzard 5. Luke and Lorelai kiss in the snow 6. Lorelai is in an accident and Luke is there for her 7. Rory is given up for adoption at birth, but later goes to live with Lorelai 8. Rory and Tristan meet up at Harvard and fall in love almost immediately 9. "Hanging by a Moment" songfics- great song, but used way too many times! 10. Lorelai gets hit by a car, while Luke's watching.