Tristan goes to Chilton with Rory and Paris. He unsuccessfully tries to pressure Rory to date him and obnoxiously calls her Mary, as in the Virgin Mary, a practice common, but dated in catholic/private schools. Paris, on the other hand, has a crush on him and is jealous of the attention he gives Rory. Tristan told Rory that he wanted to take Rory to the dance but she didn't believe him, since he is mean to her. He watches Dean kiss Rory and is obviously jealous but swats it off to go make out with his date. Dean and Tristan get into a "fight" over Rory. At the end of the episode, Dean tells Rory that Tristan has a thing for her. Paris and Tristan have been in the same classes since kindergarten, and he kissed her, on a dare, in sixth grade. Paris also hints he's had a hard life, and his pa