Gilmore Girls (2000–2007): Season 1, Episode 20 - P.S. I Lo... - full transcript

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I REALLY MISS YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO COME IN?

RORY.

YEAH?

I LOVE YOU.

I...

SO I GUESS MY COMING HERE
WAS PROBABLY A BAD IDEA.

PROBABLY.

PLEASE, DON'T BE MAD.

WHY? BECAUSE
I... I SAY I LOVE YOU

AND... AND YOU
WANNA THINK ABOUT IT?

SCREW THIS!

SO THEN HE STARTS
RIPPING MY $20 BILL

INTO, LIKE, A MILLION PIECES.

AND I'M THINKING TO MYSELF,
"THERE'S A STORE FULL OF PEOPLE.

WHY AM I THE ONE ON LINE
WITH THE CRAZY MAGICIAN?"

OK. I'LL CUT TO THE END.

SO HE COULDN'T PUT IT
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN,

AND HE HAD TO PAY
ME BACK IN QUARTERS.

VERY GOOD STORY.

YOU LOOK TIRED.

I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN
SLEEPING VERY WELL LATELY.

HOW COME?

I JUST HAVE A LOT ON MY MIND.

ANYTHING I CAN DO?

FLAG DOWN THE COFFEE.

ARM GOING UP NOW.

HONEY, YOU GOTTA WAKE UP.

WANNA PLAY?

1, 2, 3?

I'LL GO FIRST.

AND ONE.

PASS. WHY?

BECAUSE I'M NOT ANNA
NICOLE SMITH. NEXT.

2.

MMM. PASS.

WHY?

BECAUSE I'M NOT
MARY KAY LETOURNEAU.

OK.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

MY NEW HUSBAND.

SHE'S ALREADY PASSED UP 2
PERFECTLY GOOD PROSPECTS.

BUT I'M FEELING PRETTY
GOOD ABOUT NUMBER 3.

DO I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

LUKE CAME TO THE TABLE.
DOES THAT MAKE HIM NUMBER 3?

NO.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THE SAFEST ANSWER IN ANYTHING
INVOLVING THE TWO OF YOU IS NO.

WE'RE PLAYING "1,
2, 3, HE'S YOURS."

I DIDN'T ASK.

YOU CAN TAKE THE
FIRST GUY THAT WALKS BY.

OR IF YOU DECIDE TO PASS, ASSUMING
THERE'S SOMEBODY BETTER OUT THERE,

YOU CAN TAKE THE
NEXT GUY THAT WALKS BY.

OR IF YOU DON'T TAKE HIM, YOU'RE
AUTOMATICALLY STUCK WITH THE 3RD GUY.

GOT IT? I'M NOT PLAYING.

WELL, OF COURSE
NOT. IT'S STILL MY TURN.

OK, GUY NUMBER 3

IS CROSSING THE
STREET RIGHT NOW.

WHY AM I LOOKING?

BECAUSE IT'S LIKE A TRAIN WRECK.

OH, NO! DADDY!

NOT KIRK.

MAYBE HE'LL BUY ME A PONY.

I WANNA GO BACK TO THE OLD GUY.

CONGRATULATIONS, MAN.

UH, THANK YOU.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

OK, DID SOMEONE PUT THE
"KICK ME" SIGN ON MY BACK AGAIN?

IT WASN'T FUNNY LAST WEEK
AND IT'S NOT FUNNY NOW.

I HAVE ASTHMA.

MOM, LOOK, HE'S LEAVING.

OH, NO, KIRK, COME
BACK, I LOVE YOU. DRAT!

ALL RIGHT, YOUR TURN.

I DON'T KNOW, MOM.
YOU ALREADY GOT KIRK.

HOW'S A GIRL TO TOP THAT?

YOU'RE RIGHT. HE'S YOURS.

AND ONE...

OK, SO, WE SHOULD ORDER.

YEAH, ORDERING'S GOOD.

♪ IF YOU'RE OUT ON THE ROAD ♪

♪ FEELIN' LONELY AND SO COLD ♪

♪ ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS CALL MY NAME ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE THERE
ON THE NEXT TRAIN ♪

♪ WHERE YOU LEAD,
I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ ANYWHERE THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED IF YOU NEED ♪

♪ YOU NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ WHERE YOU LEAD ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ ANYWHERE THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED IF YOU NEED ♪

♪ YOU NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD ♪

INDEPENDENCE INN.
MICHEL SPEAKING.

YES, IS MS. GILMORE THERE?

I'M SORRY, SHE'S BUSY.
HOW MAY I ASSIST YOU?

ACTUALLY, I NEED TO
TALK TO MS. GILMORE.

IS THIS BUSINESS OR PERSONAL?

PERSONAL.

IS ANYBODY THERE? HELLO?

YES, HELLO? HI?

LORELAI?

MAX!

IS THIS A BAD TIME?

NO SUCH THING. WHERE ARE YOU?

I AM IN THE TEACHERS' LOUNGE.

HMM, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

NOTHING.

YOU MUST BE VERY
POPULAR. AND CHILLY.

I THOUGHT, WE HAD
A CHAT DATE TONIGHT.

WE DID. BUT, I WAS
THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING

AND... AND I WANTED
TO RUN IT BY YOU.

OK. SO...

OH, HEY, MAKE A GORILLA SOUND.

WHY?

I WANNA PLAY WILD KINGDOM.

I AM NOT MAKING A GORILLA SOUND.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT COLOR
UNDERWEAR I'M WEARING.

HAD YOU CONSIDERING
THE GORILLA SOUND, DIDN'T I?

YEP.

I'M GOOD.

UH, OK, I... I... I NEED
YOU TO BE SERIOUS NOW.

SAYS THE MAN WITH NO PANTS.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING THESE
VERY SUCCESSFUL PHONE CALLS

FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW.

YES, WE HAVE.

AND I THINK THAT ALL THE TALKING
HAS DONE US A LOT OF GOOD.

YES, IT HAS.

SO I WAS THINKING THAT
MAYBE THIS WEEKEND,

INSTEAD OF A PHONE CALL,
WE SHOULD HAVE A DATE.

LET'S HAVE DINNER.

HMM. IN THE SAME RESTAURANT?

AT THE SAME TABLE.

INTERESTING IDEA.

I THINK IT'S TIME.

YOU KNOW WHAT? SO DO I.

SATURDAY NIGHT? 8:00?

OK. WEAR SOME PANTS.

I MAKE NO PROMISES.

BYE.

SALT AND VINEGAR.

THANK YOU.

HERE'S YOUR GUM, YOUR SODA, YOUR
NEW YORKER, AND YOUR DENTAL FLOSS.

OH, THEY DIDN'T
HAVE THE MINTY KIND?

THEY WERE OUT.

WELL, THIS IS GOOD, TOO.

HE WASN'T IN THERE.

WHAT?

DEAN. HE WASN'T IN THERE. OH.

IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING.

I WASN'T.

OK. WELL, I JUST THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT BE. SO I MENTIONED IT.

WELL, I'M NOT.

OK. OK.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE
TO NOTE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

THAT DEAN IS NOT IN THE
STORE ON WEDNESDAYS.

SO YOU CAN MARK IT ON THAT
LIST YOU'RE HIDING FROM ME

THAT SAYS WHERE DEAN IS SO
THAT YOU CAN AVOID HIM AT ANYTIME.

I WAS NOT AVOIDING THE MARKET.

OH, MY MISTAKE. I WASN'T.

OK.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT?

WELL, HOMEWORK,
AND THEN HOMEWORK,

AND IF I GET ALL THAT DONE IN
TIME, SOME HOMEWORK. YOU?

I HAVE TO MEET MY
SCIENCE PARTNER.

FUN.

YES, SCIENCE IS FUN.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER?

OK.

HEY, LANE? YEAH?

YOU SURE HE WASN'T IN THERE?

I ASKED.

HEY. OH, HEY.

DOING A LITTLE SHOPPING?

YEAH, I HAD A COUPLE
OF THINGS TO PICK UP.

AT THE CAT CLUB? YEAH.

YOU HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS
TO PICK UP AT THE CAT CLUB?

YEAH, I DID, OK? OK.

I JUST, UH, NEVER TOOK YOU FOR A CAT
LOVER OR A 97-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, OR...

HEY, WHAT'D YOU BUY? NOTHING.

BUT YOU GOT A BAG
THERE. I KNOW THAT.

IT'S GOT A CAT PAW STAMPED
ON IT AND A LITTLE CATNIP BOW.

WISE MAN.

WOW, POTHOLDERS. YES.

LITTLE KITTY POTHOLDERS.

THEY MEOW. IT'S A PRESENT.

FOR SOMEONE YOU HATE?

IT'S RACHEL'S BIRTHDAY, OK.

AND DON'T SAY ANYTHING. SHE
DOESN'T WANT ANYBODY TO KNOW.

SHE HATES BIRTHDAYS.

NOT AS MUCH AS SHE'LL
HATE THE POTHOLDERS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BUY GIFTS,
OK. I DON'T LIKE TO BUY GIFTS.

I DON'T LIKE GETTING GIFTS.

I MEAN, THIS WHOLE GIFT-GIVING-AND-GETTING
PROCESS IS COMPLETELY INSANE.

THE RANT BEGINS.

I MEAN, SUDDENLY,
ON A CERTAIN DATE

THE LEVEL OF MY
AFFECTION FOR A PERSON

ISN'T MEASURED BY THE WAY I
TREAT THEM OR... OR WHAT WE SHARE.

JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T BUY HER
FURRY SLIPPERS OR A GIANT SHOETREE,

ALL OF A SUDDEN, I SUCK.

LUKE, STOP.

YOU KNOW, YOU CANNOT
GIVE HER THESE POTHOLDERS.

YEAH, I KNOW.

WELL, GO TO THE MALL,
WALK AROUND A LITTLE.

NO MALLS. I HATE MALLS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
RANT NUMBER 2.

THEY UNDERPAY EMPLOYEES
AND OVERPRICE MERCHANDISE.

THEY CONTRIBUTE TO URBAN SPRAWL.

THEY ENCOURAGE MATERIALISM.
AND THE PARKING'S A HORROR.

YOU DRIVE IN, YOU PAY A BUCK.

AND EVEN IF YOU'RE
ONLY THERE FOR 5...

OK, EMMA GOLDMAN,
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

I'LL GO FOR YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA SHOP FOR ME?

I'VE GOT THE DAY OFF TOMORROW.
I WAS GONNA GO ANYWAY.

YOU'RE SERIOUS?

I'LL GO GET A BUNCH OF
STUFF, ALL RETURNABLE.

I'LL BRING IT TO YOU. YOU PICK WHAT
YOU WANT, AND THE REST I'LL RETURN.

I'LL DO THE WORK. ALL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS POINT.

ONE FINGER.
PREFERABLY, YOUR INDEX.

I DON'T KNOW.

LUKE, THIS IS THE
FIRST SPECIAL OCCASION

YOU AND RACHEL HAVE
SHARED SINCE SHE'S BEEN BACK.

DON'T YOU WANNA GIVE
HER SOMETHING NICE?

WELL, I AM TAKING
HER OUT TO DINNER.

LUKE. YEAH, I KNOW... I KNOW.

I GOTTA GET HER SOMETHING NICE.

SO THEN LET ME HELP.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

NOTHING TOO "OUT THERE," OK?

SHE'S NOT INTO ALL
THAT TRENDY STUFF.

SHE LIKES SIMPLE,
CLEAN NATURE, OK?

ELEPHANTS, CANDLES, OK?

OH, HEY! UH, IF YOU CAN FIND HER A
CANDLE SHAPED LIKE AN ELEPHANT...

OK, YOU KNOW WHAT?

JUST... I'VE GOT IT
ALL UNDER CONTROL.

OK, THANKS. OK.

GET RID OF THESE.

HELLO? LANE, ARE YOU HERE?

JEEZ!

WHO ARE YOU? WHY
YOU CALL LANE? I, UH...

HOW YOU KNOW LANE?
YOU DATE HER? NO.

YOU TRY TO? NO.

THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE? I...

EMPTY YOUR POCKETS.

OK, I'M GONNA GO NOW.

DEAN, WAIT.

WAIT! WHO'S DEAN?

I'M DEAN. HOW YOU KNOW DEAN?

WE GO TO SCHOOL TOGETHER.

YOU DO?

YEAH, WE'RE SCIENCE PARTNERS.

YOU DON'T TALK! SORRY.

YOU ARE SCIENCE PARTNERS.

YES, MOM, I INVITED
HIM OVER TO WORK.

WORK?

ON OUR SCIENCE PROJECT.

REPRODUCTION?

SPORES, MOLDS, AND FUNGUS.

SCIENCE PROJECT? YES.

FOR SCHOOL? YES, MAMMA.

YOU'RE NOT DATING? NO, MAMMA.

OK. FOLLOW ME.

YOU, SIT HERE! YOU, SIT HERE!

I'M GOING OVER THERE.

WHEN I COME BACK OVER HERE,

THESE CHAIRS WILL
BE IN SAME PLACE.

NO MOVING. YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, MAMMA.

NOT YOU, HIM.

UH, YES, I UNDERSTAND.

I SEE ALL.

SO THAT'S YOUR MOM?

THAT'S MY MOM.

HAS SHE SEEN PATTON?

SHE GETS UPTIGHT ABOUT BOYS.

I SENSED SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.

I KNOW. I'M SURE ONCE SHE
GETS TO KNOW ME, SHE'LL...

OH, NO, SHE'LL HATE YOU FOREVER.

IT'S JUST NOTHING PERSONAL.

UH, WE SHOULD
PROBABLY GET STARTED.

CHAPTER 12?

SOUNDS GOOD.

IS THIS WEIRD FOR YOU?

A LITTLE.

ME, TOO.

I DIDN'T KNOW, IF MAYBE RORY
TOLD YOU TO HATE ME OR SOMETHING.

THAT'S NOT RORY.

YEAH, I KNOW.

HOW IS SHE? GOOD.

GOOD.

GOODISH. LESS "GOOD" THAN "ISH."

YEAH? HOW MUCH LESS?

YOU KNOW, WE'RE
BREAKING OUR AGREEMENT.

WHAT AGREEMENT?

OUR AGREEMENT NOT
TO TALK ABOUT RORY.

WE DIDN'T HAVE AN AGREEMENT
NOT TO TALK ABOUT RORY.

OH, IT WAS AN
UNSPOKEN AGREEMENT.

WELL, IT WAS REALLY UNSPOKEN
'CAUSE NOBODY SPOKE IT.

I JUST THINK IF WE HAVE
TO STUDY TOGETHER,

IT'D BE BETTER IF WE
DIDN'T DISCUSS RORY.

FINE.

FINE.

YOU KNOW, SHE CAN'T
GO IN TO THE MARKET.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE YOU'RE THERE.

NOT ON WEDNESDAYS.

ALREADY NOTED.

CAN I ASK YOU A REALLY
PERSONAL QUESTION?

YOU CAN ASK. I MIGHT NOT ANSWER.

DO YOU THINK THAT YOU AND RORY
WILL EVER GET BACK TOGETHER AGAIN?

HEY! I, UH, VOTE WE GO BACK TO THE
"NO TALKING ABOUT RORY" AGREEMENT.

LOOK, I'M JUST SAYING THAT I...

I SHOULD HAVE CALLED. I'M SORRY.

RORY!

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T TELL YOU.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D
WANT TO KNOW.

I GOT IT.

RORY, STOP.

OK, THAT'S THE
OPPOSITE OF "STOP."

LANE, FORGET IT.
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME.

NOW I KNOW. LIFE GOES ON.

DON'T BE MAD.

I'M FINE. I HAVE TO GO.

HMM.

TIME TO GET UP.

HEY, I HAVE A HUGE DILEMMA
THAT I NEED YOUR OPINION ON.

WHAT?

AM I MORE BEAUTIFUL TODAY
THAN I WAS YESTERDAY?

OH, BOY.

I'M JUST NOT SURE. I MEAN, AT FIRST I
LOOKED IN THE MIRROR AND THOUGHT:

"WELL, YES. DEFINITELY
A HUGE IMPROVEMENT."

CAN I HAVE MY PILLOW BACK?

BUT THEN I THOUGHT
MAYBE IT'S NOT

THAT I'M MORE BEAUTIFUL TODAY.

MAYBE I WAS JUST AS
BEAUTIFUL YESTERDAY.

ONLY, I LACKED THE
SELF-ESTEEM TO RECOGNIZE IT.

I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOWER.

WELL, HURRY UP AND
I'LL DRIVE YOU TO SCHOOL.

NO, THANKS.

WHY SO CHARMING THIS MORNING?

I HAD AN ANNOYING VISIT FROM
THE STARS HOLLOW WAKE-UP FAIRY.

WHERE'S MY TIE?

IN YOUR DRAWER.

I'M LOOKING IN THE DRAWER.

HMM, CHECK THE LIVING ROOM.

WHY WOULD MY TIE
BE IN THE LIVING ROOM?

BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SEEING
THE DOILY ON THE COFFEE TABLE.

SORRY, I DID NOT WANT
YOU TO FIND OUT THIS WAY.

DON'T TAKE THIS
PERSONALLY, BUT GET OUT.

OK, YOU'RE CRABBY.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE
PERFECT CURE FOR CRABBINESS IS?

A FABULOUS TRIP TO THE MALL.

HUH?

WHAT DO YOU SAY? YOU CAN BLOW
OFF SCHOOL AND COME WITH ME.

WE CAN SHOP, AND GO TO THE
MOVIES, MAYBE TALK A LITTLE.

NO, THANKS.

COME ON, JUST THIS ONCE. IT
MIGHT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

I FEEL FINE, AND I
DON'T WANNA SHOP.

HONEY, I KNOW YOU'VE
BEEN IN A FUNK OVER DEAN,

BUT YOU HAVE TO TRY NOT
TO DWELL ON IT ALL THE TIME.

I'M GONNA BE LATE FOR SCHOOL.

OK. THEN JUST MEET
ME IN TOWN AROUND 4:00.

WE'LL GET SOME INDIAN FOOD AND SPOIL
OUR DINNER. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT?

WHATEVER.

HEY, LOVE THE ENTHUSIASM.

HEY! DOES UP WITH
PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU?

LUKE'S. YEAH, HANG ON.

OK, YEAH, CHEESEBURGER,
FRIES, WELL...

UH-HUH. VANILLA SHAKE,
COKE. YES, WE HAVE SALAD.

ONE SALAD WITH BLUE
CHEESE, ONE WITH RANCH.

GOT IT. 20 MINUTES.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

THE RESULTS OF MY SHOPPING
TRIP, ALL ACCOMPLISHED IN 2 HOURS.

IMPOSSIBLE. I'M A SAVANT.

AND EVERYTHING'S RETURNABLE?

YES, YES, NOW SIT
DOWN AND RELAX.

LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I GOT.

CAN I HAVE MY CREDIT CARD BACK?

FINE.

♪

LOOKS TIRED. WHERE'S RACHEL?

SHE'S OUT RUNNING
SOME ERRANDS. GOOD.

OK. LAST WEEK, WE WERE TALKING

ABOUT MERYL STREEP AND
THE WHOLE ACCENT THING.

AND RACHEL SAID THAT
SHE LOVED OUT OF AFRICA,

BUT SHE NEVER READ
THE BOOK, REMEMBER?

NO. OK.

SO, AHEM, I WAS LIKE:

"ARE YOU CRAZY? ISAK
DINESEN IS AMAZING. I LOVE HER"

WHICH IS KIND OF CRAP BECAUSE
I NEVER READ THE BOOK EITHER.

BUT RORY TOLD ME IT WAS AMAZING.

SO I FELT PRETTY CONFIDENT
IN MY RECOMMENDATION OF:

OUT OF AFRICA.

YOU BOUGHT HER A BOOK?

NO, YOU BOUGHT HER A BOOK,
TO BE PUT IN HER BRAND-NEW

CAMERA BAG.

SHE'S GOT A CAMERA BAG.

IT'S NYLON. SO?

THIS ONE'S LEATHER.
BEAUTIFUL LEATHER.

FEEL IT. SMELL IT.

I'M NOT GONNA SMELL THAT BAG.

FINE. DON'T SMELL IT.

BUT TRUST ME,
SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT.

HER OLD BAG IS FALLING APART,

SO SHE WAS GONNA GET
A NEW ONE EVENTUALLY.

AND NOW YOU'LL
HAVE BEATEN HER TO IT.

SO IT'S PRACTICAL.

AND PRETTY.

YEAH, THAT SEEMS RIGHT.

YOU LIKE?

YEAH, THANKS.

GOOD.

WHAT'S ALL THIS?

WELL, LUKE,

TIMING IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.

IT IS?

IT IS. SO I'M AT THE MALL, AND I'VE
ALREADY FOUND RACHEL'S GIFTS.

AND I'VE HAD 2
SUGAR-CINNAMON PRETZELS.

AND I'M BUZZED ON THE SUGAR
AND JAZZED WITH THE PURCHASES.

I DECIDE TO TAKE A VICTORY
LAP THROUGH BLOOMINGDALE'S

AND IT JUST SO
HAPPENS THAT THERE WAS

AN AMAZING SALE IN
THE MEN'S DEPARTMENT.

I MEAN, GORGEOUS
STUFF. LOOK AT THIS.

HUH!

40 PERCENT OFF! I... I
GOT 3 DIFFERENT COLORS.

FOR WHO? FOR YOU.

FOR ME? YEAH.

AND THEN, OF COURSE,
BEAUTIFUL PANTS, SO SOFT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS FABRIC
IS, BUT I WANNA HAVE ITS BABY.

OK. HOLD ON A MINUTE.

ALSO, I GOT THIS FABULOUS BELT

TO GO WITH THE
SWEATER AND PANTS.

SIMPLE. BLACK. BUT
LOOK AT THE BUCKLE.

I DON'T NEED A BELT.

GREAT BUCKLE. 60 PERCENT
OFF. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

NO, I CAN'T. LOOK...

AND THEN ALSO, I PICKED UP
A COUPLE OF SHIRTY SHIRTS

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T HAVE A
NICE ONE TO GO WITH YOUR SUIT.

WHAT SUIT?

THIS ONE!

DID NO ONE AT THE MALL NOTICE

YOU WERE GOING THROUGH
SOME KIND OF PSYCHOTIC EPISODE?

THIS SUIT, 175 PERCENT OFF.

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE SHOPPING FOR ME.

WELL, I THOUGHT YOU'D
LIKE SOMETHING NEW

TO WEAR WHEN YOU
TAKE RACHEL OUT.

WELL, THANK YOU,
BUT TAKE IT BACK.

OH! JUST TRY THEM ON. NO WAY.

YOU MIGHT LIKE HOW YOU LOOK.

I'M FINE WITH THE
CLOTHES I HAVE.

OK, SEE THIS BLAZER? IT
WAS 175,000 PERCENT OFF.

WHY THIS SUDDEN
NEED TO DRESS ME?

I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LOOK
NICE IN SOME OF THESE THINGS,

AND SINCE THEY WERE
600,000 PERCENT OFF... NO!

COME ON, LUKE! JUST
TRY SOMETHING ON.

HOW ABOUT THIS SWEATER? NO.

OK. HOW ABOUT THE
PANTS? PRETTY PANTS!

I'M NOT TRYING ANYTHING ON.

HEY, IT'S NOT LIKE THE LUMBERJACK
LOOK WILL NEVER GO OUT.

IT WON'T. BUT WON'T IT BE
NICE NOT TO BE DRESSED

LIKE AN EXTRA FROM 7
BRIDES FOR 7 BROTHERS?

TAKE IT BACK. COME
ON, JUST THE JACKET.

JUST ONCE, BE TOO
SEXY FOR YOUR SHIRT

AND DO A LITTLE
DANCE ON THE CATWALK.

GET AWAY FROM ME,
YOU MENTAL PATIENT!

IF WE READ HIS WORKS IN ORDER,

WE CAN SEE HIS PROGRESSION

FROM A NARRATIVE OF CLEAR
SIMPLICITY TO ONE OF RICH COMPLEXITY.

NOW, THIS IS NOT HOMEWORK.
BUT I STRONGLY URGE YOU,

IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY
READ THE ART OF FICTION, READ IT.

IT'S A REMARKABLE MANIFESTO
THAT CONTAINS BASIC TRUTHS

THAT STILL APPLY TO
FICTION IN ANY FORM.

ALL RIGHT. SO, HENRY JAMES,
THE MAN OF THE MOMENT.

PICK YOUR BOOK,
READ IT CAREFULLY.

A FULL REPORT ON MY DESK ONE
WEEK FROM TODAY. ANY QUESTIONS?

MS. GILMORE, ANY QUESTIONS?

OOPS.

MS. GILMORE?

YES?

DID YOU HEAR THE ASSIGNMENT?

UM, NO, I'M SORRY.

HENRY JAMES. PICK YOUR NOVEL.

A REPORT ON MY DESK IN ONE WEEK.

YOU GOT IT?

YES, I GOT IT.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

YOU DIDN'T TAKE ONE NOTE.

YOU RESORTING TO THE
OSMOSIS THEORY OF LEARNING?

WHY DO YOU CARE?

I DON'T. JUST MAKING
AN OBSERVATION.

GREAT. WE'LL BUILD
A DOME OVER YOU

AND JAM A TELESCOPE
IN YOUR HEAD.

MS. GILMORE, CAN I TALK
TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

OH, OK.

TOODLES.

TA!

I'LL GET WORKING ON THAT DOME.

SO

HOW ARE YOU?

FINE.

YOU SEEMED A LITTLE
DISTRACTED TODAY.

OH, I DIDN'T SLEEP
WELL LAST NIGHT.

BUT, YOU'VE SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE
DISTRACTED FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW.

MY GRADES ARE FINE.

I'M NOT CONCERNED
ABOUT YOUR GRADES.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.

LOOK, RORY, I KNOW
THAT YOU'VE BEEN GOING

THROUGH KIND OF A
TOUGH TIME LATELY

AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW,

IF YOU WANT TO TALK, I'M HERE.

TOUGH TIME?

BREAKUPS ARE REALLY
HARD. WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

YOUR MOM TOLD ME.

SHE WHAT?

PLEASE, DON'T BE UPSET AT HER.

IT JUST CAME OUT IN ONE
OF OUR CONVERSATIONS.

SHE'S VERY CONCERNED,
VERY FRUSTRATED...

YOU'VE BEEN TALKING TO MY MOM?

WELL, YES. SINCE WHEN?

IT'S BEEN A COUPLE, 3
WEEKS NOW, I GUESS.

ARE YOU DATING?

NO, NOT REALLY.

I MEAN, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
POSSIBLY THIS WEEKEND, HAVING DINNER...

YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS, DID YOU?

WELL, THEN THE LOOK ON YOUR
FACE MAKES PERFECT SENSE NOW.

UH, I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO SPRING
THIS ON YOU LIKE THIS.

IT'S FINE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

NO, I'M SURE YOUR MOM
WAS GONNA TELL YOU SOON.

I'M SURE, TOO.

OK. SO...

BUS. EXCUSE ME?

IF I DON'T GO, I'M
GONNA MISS IT.

RIGHT. GO AHEAD.
THANKS FOR THE TALK.

ANY TIME.

COME ON!

I HATE YOU VERY MUCH.

SAVE THE SWEET TALK
FOR RACHEL. GET OUT HERE!

EXCUSE ME, SIR, UH, DO
YOU KNOW WHERE LUKE IS?

VERY FUNNY.

MY GOD, LUKE, IS THAT YOU?

I FEEL RIDICULOUS.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T
HAVE THE BELT ON. HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

IT'S CALLED ACCESSORIZING.

I CAN PUT A BELT ON
MYSELF, THANK YOU.

OK, SORRY. HMM.

WHAT?

I JUST... WHAT?

I JUST HAVE
EXCEPTIONAL TASTE, IS ALL.

TURN AROUND. WHAT?

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
IT ALL FITS. TURN AROUND.

UH-HUH. UH-HUH.

HEY, FABIO, I NEED THE KETCHUP.

CAN YOU GET THAT
GUY SOME KETCHUP?

WHY ME?

IF I SPILL ANY STUFF ON THIS, I
WON'T BE ABLE TO RETURN IT.

YOU ARE NOT RETURNING
THOSE CLOTHES.

OH, YES, I AM.

HERE, TRY ON THE SUIT AGAIN.

ALREADY TRIED IT ON TWICE.

I WANNA SEE IT WITH
THE BLACK SHIRT.

I'M NOT WEARING A BLACK
SUIT WITH A BLACK SHIRT.

REGIS DOES. OK, YOU'VE
WON ME OVER NOW.

AT LEAST TRY ON
THE JACKET AGAIN.

HMM?

IS THIS HOW YOU LIKE
YOUR GUYS, ALL GQ'D UP?

NOT GQ'D UP. JUST A
LITTLE LESS CASUAL.

AND YOU DON'T LIKE CASUAL.

I LIKE CASUAL FINE.

JUST NOT ON ME.

NO, IT'S, UH, IT
JUST ADDS VARIETY.

IT'S NOT "LET'S
MAKE A NEW LUKE."

IT'S "LET'S SEE ANOTHER
SIDE OF THE OLD ONE."

UH-HUH.

YOU MISSED A LOOP. COME HERE.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

OH, HI.

OH, HI.

UH, THIS IS NOT
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

IT LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE DRESSING HIM.

THEN THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

THERE WAS A SALE AT
BLOOMINGDALE'S, AND SHE...

6 TRILLION PERCENT OFF.

HOW CAN YOU WALK
AWAY FROM THAT, HUH?

I'M GONNA CHANGE NOW.

GOOD. I'M GONNA GET RORY,
AND JUST ENJOY THE CLOTHES.

I WILL.

OK, GOOD. UM, SEE
YOU LATER, RACHEL.

BYE. BYE.

I'M GONNA CHANGE.

OK.

HI. HI.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE SOME
COFFEE, SINCE YOU ALWAYS DO.

THANKS.

SO THIS FEELS VERY AWKWARD.

YOU KNOW, I'M A BIG GIRL, LANE.

I DON'T NEED YOU TO
PROTECT ME FROM THINGS.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE
YOU ANY SADDER THAN YOU ARE.

HOW IS YOU TELLING ME THAT DEAN IS YOUR
STUDY PARTNER GONNA MAKE ME SADDER?

I DON'T EVEN WANNA BRING
UP HIS NAME AROUND YOU.

THAT'S CRAZY.

HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR FACE WHEN
YOU MENTION DEAN? MY FACE IS FINE.

IT'S NOT. YOUR FACE
IS FAR FROM FINE.

I'LL GET OVER IT.
YOU'RE NOT OVER IT YET.

MAYBE I'D GET OVER
IT A LITTLE QUICKER

IF EVERYONE WEREN'T
SO BUSY RUNNING AROUND

TRYING TO PROTECT ME FROM ALL
THE BAD, SCARY THINGS IN THE WORLD.

FINE, I WON'T PROTECT YOU
ANYMORE. GREAT. GLAD TO HEAR IT.

NEXT TIME WE'RE
WALKIN' DOWN THIS STREET

AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO WALK
HEADLONG INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC,

I'LL JUST GIVE
YOU A LITTLE PUSH.

EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

IN THE SPIRIT OF
NOT PROTECTING YOU,

I WAS GONNA TELL YOU I COULDN'T
STUDY TONIGHT 'CAUSE I HAD BIBLE CLASS.

BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I HAVE TO MEET DEAN.

GREAT. THANKS FOR THE HONESTY.

I'LL HAVE TO SEE HIM AGAIN 'CAUSE
THE PROJECT'S DUE ON MONDAY.

WHATEVER. I DON'T CARE.
I'LL SEE YOU WHEN I SEE YOU.

FINE! FINE.

BYE.

HEY, WHERE'S LANE GOING?

AWAY.

OK, YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS
MOOD FOR A WEEK NOW

AND WHILE I LOVE THE UNEXPECTED
UPS AND DOWNS OF MOTHERHOOD,

I GOTTA SAY, I'M TIRED OF GOOFUS,
AND I'D LIKE MY GALLANT BACK.

YOU CAN'T JUST SAY A
NORMAL SENTENCE, RIGHT?

JUST "HEY, LET'S TALK"
IS TOO DULL FOR YOU.

HEY, LET'S TALK.

ABOUT WHAT? OH, WAIT, I KNOW.

HOW ABOUT YOU AND MR. MEDINA?

WHAT? I HEARD YOU'VE
GOTTEN BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

DID YOU TALK TO MAX?

HE HAD ME STAY AFTER CLASS TODAY

TO TALK ABOUT MY
DIFFICULT BREAKUP SITUATION.

WE'RE NOT DATING.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING,

AND WE JUST NOW
DECIDED TO START DATING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL
ME YOU'VE BEEN TALKING?

BECAUSE IT WAS TOO MUCH LIKE THE
WHOLE TODD AND NEVENA CUTLER THING.

THE WHAT?

WHEN I WAS IN JUNIOR HIGH

I... I HAD A BOYFRIEND, TODD
SOMETHING OR OTHER. NOT A SOUL MATE.

BUT I WAS CRAZY ABOUT
HIM, AND HE DUMPED ME.

I WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED AND I COULD
DO NOTHING EXCEPT LIE AROUND AND CRY

AND LISTEN TO AIR SUPPLY.
A VERY LOW POINT IN MY LIFE.

2 DAYS AFTER THE BREAK UP,
MY BEST FRIEND, NEVENA CUTLER,

GOT BACK TOGETHER WITH HER
BOYFRIEND, RANDY SOMETHING,

WHO DUMPED HER DAYS
BEFORE TODD DUMPED ME.

AND SHE WAS SO HAPPY AND
GLOATY AND COULDN'T STOP TALKING

ABOUT HOW GREAT IT WAS THAT
SHE HAD HER BOYFRIEND BACK

THAT IT MADE ME FEEL
HORRIBLE. THE END. LET'S GO.

LOOK, I DIDN'T WANT TO
BE NEVENA CUTLER, OK?

YOU WERE SO MISERABLE ABOUT
DEAN. WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?

WALK IN AND SAY, "HEY,
SORRY ABOUT YOU AND DEAN.

BUT I GOT MAX BACK AND ARE WE
HAPPY." WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN GOOD?

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT.

I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU, OK?

I... I JUST WANTED TO
GIVE YOU SOME SPACE

AND A... AND A CHANCE
TO COME UP FOR AIR.

I WAS TRYING TO
PROTECT YOU. THAT'S ALL.

HEY! YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY
IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHETHER YOU TELL
ME ABOUT MAX OR NOT.

BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA
BREAK UP AGAIN ANYWAY.

EXCUSE ME. WELL,
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO BEST.

HEY, STOP RIGHT THERE.

YOU'LL BREAK UP, CRY, GET
BACK TOGETHER, BREAK UP.

IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER.

I'D RATHER NOT
HAVE TO KEEP TRACK.

SO TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE
DOWN TO THE FINAL INNING.

YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT IS
WAY TOO SNOTTY A THING

EVEN FOR ALTERNATE-UNIVERSE
RORY TO SAY.

I'D LIKE AN APOLOGY.

FINE, I APOLOGIZE.
LET'S GO HOME.

YEAH. UH, LET'S GO HOME
AND TRY THAT APOLOGY AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WE NEED LIGHT BULBS.

WE'RE FINE.

WE'RE IN THE DARK. IT'LL TAKE A
MINUTE. I ASSUME YOU WON'T COME IN.

IS IT WEDNESDAY? NO.

WELL, THEN I CAN'T, CAN I?

W-WHAT DOES WEDNESDAY
HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

NOTHING. I'LL MEET YOU AT HOME.

RORY, I'M BACK FOR ROUND 2.

I GOT SOME SILLY STRING IN
CASE THINGS GET REALLY UGLY.

RORY.

WHERE ARE YOU?

RORY.

ANSWER, PLEASE.

RORY.

THIS IS THE 4TH
RIDICULOUS GATHERING

YOU'VE DRAGGED ME TO THIS WEEK.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD, RICHARD.

I HAVE TO BE THERE.

SAVING THE BOWRINGENEE PANSY.

WHOEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING?

IT'S A VERY RARE FLOWER THAT IS RAPIDLY
DISAPPEARING FROM THE FACE OF THIS EARTH.

WELL, WHO CARES?

AS PRESIDENT OF THE HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY, I HAVE TO CARE.

THE LAST THING I NEED IS TO SPEND 4
HOURS BEING BORED OUT OF MY SKULL

BY THE SAME PEOPLE I'LL BE
BORED OUT OF MY SKULL BY

TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE
SYMPHONY FUNDRAISER.

WHICH REMINDS ME, WE NEED TO GET YOUR
OTHER TUX BACK FROM THE CLEANERS TOMORROW.

NO, I'LL BE DEAD TOMORROW.

I PLAN ON FLINGING MYSELF
OFF THE ROOF TONIGHT

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF PITTY
SALENGER'S OPENING SPEECH.

PITTY SALENGER IS A DEAR FRIEND,
AND YOU WILL BE NICE TO HER.

PITTY SALENGER IS A DIPSOMANIAC.

I'M GOING TO BRING MY NEWSPAPER.

YOU WILL DO NO
SUCH THING, RICHARD.

DO YOU HEAR ME?

RORY.

HI, GRANDMA.

RORY, IS EVERYTHING OK?

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

RICHARD.

RICHARD, PAY THE CAB.

CAB? WHO TOOK A CAB?

RORY DID.

WHAT'S RORY DOING HERE?

HELLO, RORY. HI.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
SHE'S DOING HERE.

JUST PAY THE MAN,
AND I'LL FIND OUT.

FOR PETE'S SAKE.

COME INSIDE.

NOW, TELL ME, WHAT IS GOING ON?

UM, I HAD A FIGHT WITH MOM.

YOU HAD A FIGHT
WITH YOUR MOTHER?

I JUST COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

I HAD TO GET OUT OF THERE.

OUT OF YOUR HOUSE?

OUT OF THAT HOUSE,
THAT TOWN, EVERYTHING.

I JUST HAD TO GO.

HE TACKED ON AN EXTRA
$5 JUST FOR WAITING.

I FEEL LIKE I'M BACK IN PRAGUE.

DO YOU WANT A COCKTAIL?

NO, THANKS.

RICHARD!

OH, SORRY, SORRY.

I'M JUST A LITTLE CONFUSED HERE.

YOU'RE ALL DRESSED UP.

YOU WERE GOING
OUT. I'M SO SORRY.

OH, PLEASE, DON'T BE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER, RORY.

I'M SORRY. PLEASE GO OUT.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO
RUIN YOUR EVENING.

OH, I DIDN'T THINK. I
SHOULD'VE CALLED.

NOW, YOU CALM DOWN, RIGHT NOW.

YOU DON'T NEED TO CALL
BEFORE YOU COME OVER HERE.

YOU ARE WELCOME ANY TIME.

TONIGHT ESPECIALLY.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED?

EMILY, DON'T PRY.

I'M NOT PRYING, RICHARD.

THE GIRL OBVIOUSLY
NEEDS SOME PEACE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

I CAN TELL.

OH, YOU'RE A MIND
READER NOW. HOW NICE.

WE'LL GET YOU A TURBAN AND A
LITTLE BOOTH BY THE TRAIN STATION.

WOULD IT BE OK IF I
STAY HERE TONIGHT?

OH, WELL, OF COURSE.

YOU CAN STAY HERE
AS LONG AS YOU WANT.

THANKS.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME DINNER?

I CAN GET ROSA TO
MAKE YOU SOMETHING.

NO, I'D JUST LIKE TO
GO TO BED IF THAT'S OK.

OF COURSE. WHATEVER YOU LIKE.

YOUR ROOM'S ALL READY. THERE
ARE PAJAMAS IN THE DRESSER

AND A NEW TOOTHBRUSH
IN THE BATHROOM.

IT'S PINK, WITH SPARKLES.

I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE IT.

THANKS.

GOOD NIGHT, GRANDPA.

GOOD NIGHT, RORY.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE FINE.

RICHARD, SAY
SOMETHING ENCOURAGING.

UH, RORY, I'M... I'M
SORRY YOU'RE UPSET,

UH, BUT I APPLAUD YOUR TIMING.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

EMILY, WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT?

SHE HAD A FIGHT WITH LORELAI.

AND SHE CAME HERE.

MRS. KIM, IT'S LORELAI.
IS LANE THERE?

WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS?

HUH, THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHERE SHE IS.

UM, THE ONE TIME I NEED YOU
TO BE CRAZY PRISON GUARD LADY,

UH, YOU'RE ALL,
"HEY, MAN, WHATEVER."

UM, YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I... I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO
EXPLAIN THAT TO YOUR SATISFACTION.

SO, UM, COULD YOU JUST
ASK LANE TO CALL ME, PLEASE,

WHEN SHE GETS BACK?
I'M LOOKING FOR RORY.

NO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.

I, UH, DON'T "HA" ME.

YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE LANE IS, EITHER.

ANYTHING?

PATTY HASN'T SEEN HER BUT
SHE'S BEEN WORKING ALL DAY.

SHE'S NOT AT THE LIBRARY.
SHE'S NOT AT LUKE'S.

WHERE IS SHE? WHY
DIDN'T SHE LEAVE A NOTE?

DAMN IT! HONEY, CALM DOWN.

BUT RORY DOESN'T TAKE OFF.

SHE KNOWS IT'LL MAKE ME CRAZY.

SHE KNOWS IT WOULD
MAKE ME WORRY.

I'M... I'M CROSSING
OVER INTO PANIC NOW.

NO, NO, NO, DON'T
CROSS. COME BACK.

HEY. HEY.

YOU FIND HER?

NO, NOTHING. NO ONE'S SEEN HER.

OK.

UM, WHAT ABOUT THAT
OLD BOYFRIEND OF HERS?

DEAN, DEAN.

I'M ON MY WAY.

GOOD SUGGESTION.
YOU GET CRISIS POINTS.

OH, MAX, I'M FREAKING OUT.

IT'S GONNA BE OK.

SOOKIE'S HERE, I'M
HERE. WE WILL FIND HER.

RORY?

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT RORY IS HERE WITH US.

WHAT?

SHE ARRIVED A FEW MINUTES AGO.

SHE'S THERE? IS SHE OK?

SHE'S FINE.

SHE ASKED TO SPEND THE NIGHT.

OK, UM, SHE'S THERE WITH YOU.

SO HOW DID SHE GET THERE?

SHE TOOK A CAB.

LET ME TALK TO HER.

SHE SEEMS QUITE UPSET.

SHE SAID YOU'D HAD A FIGHT.

WE HAD A DISAGREEMENT.

SHE SAID FIGHT.

WILL YOU JUST PUT HER ON
THE PHONE, PLEASE, MOM?

I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE HER A
LITTLE TIME TO COLLECT HERSELF.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT.

CAN I PLEASE TALK
TO MY DAUGHTER?

SHE WENT TO HER ROOM, LORELAI.

HER ROOM IS HERE.

MOM, I'M STANDING HERE LOOKING
AT HER ROOM, AND SHE'S NOT IN IT.

LORELAI, I DID NOT COME TO
YOUR HOUSE AND KIDNAP THIS CHILD.

SHE RAN FROM YOU,
AND SHE CAME HERE.

SHE'S TIRED, AND SHE'S UPSET.

NOW I THINK WE SHOULD
JUST LET HER SLEEP

AND IN THE MORNING, WE CAN ARGUE

ABOUT HOW TO BEST
HANDLE THE SITUATION.

MAYBE A LITTLE TIME AWAY FROM EACH
OTHER WILL DO BOTH OF YOU SOME GOOD.

I'LL PICK HER UP IN THE MORNING.

SHE HAS SCHOOL TOMORROW, AND
HER SCHOOL IS 10 MINUTES FROM HERE.

I'LL PICK HER UP AFTER SCHOOL.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST CALL TOMORROW
WHEN SHE GETS BACK FROM SCHOOL?

MAKE SURE SHE WANTS TO GO. YOU
DON'T WANT TO HAUL HER BACK HOME

JUST TO HAVE HER JUMP
IN A CAB AGAIN, DO YOU?

I'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT, LORELAI.

SO?

SHE'S WITH MY
PARENTS IN HARTFORD.

GOOD. GOOD?

BAD?

BAD. VERY BAD.

SHE'S SAFE.

SHE'S WITH MY MOTHER.

NO ONE IS SAFE WITH MY MOTHER.

SHE NEEDED SOME SPACE.

NO, THAT HOUSE IS NOT SAFE.

IT'S LIKE THE AMITYVILLE HORROR
WITHOUT ALL THE GOOD TIMES.

IF IT'S THAT BAD, MAYBE
YOU SHOULD GO GET HER.

NO, SHE WANTED TO
GET AWAY FROM ME.

SHE WANTS TO BE ALONE.

LET'S GIVE HER HER SPACE.

YOU OK?

I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE
LEFT ME TO GO THERE.

WE USED TO ALWAYS BE
ABLE TO WORK THIS STUFF OUT.

WHAT DID YOU TWO FIGHT ABOUT?

OH, YOU. ME?

WELL, IT STARTED WITH YOU

AND THE FACT THAT I HADN'T
TOLD HER WE WERE TALKING AGAIN,

BUT I KNOW THAT
WAS ONLY PART OF IT

BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN IN
SUCH A BAD PLACE LATELY

WITH THIS WHOLE DEAN THING.

AND SO, I DON'T KNOW,
I GUESS IT WAS COMING.

I JUST WISH SHE HADN'T RUN AWAY.

SHE WILL BE BACK, AND YOU
TWO WILL WORK EVERYTHING OUT.

YOU'RE GOOD AT THE
COMFORTING THING, YOU KNOW.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU WANT SOME COFFEE?

SURE.

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

I THINK YOU'VE EARNED IT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL RORY ABOUT US?

OH, SHE WAS JUST
SO UPSET ABOUT DEAN,

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS THE BEST
TIME TO GIVE HER MY HAPPY NEWS.

OK. BUT YOU'VE
TOLD OTHER PEOPLE?

WHAT OTHER PEOPLE?

I DON'T KNOW, FRIENDS, SOOKIE?

UM, NO, ACTUALLY, I HAVEN'T.

ANY REASON?

I JU...

IT JUST HASN'T COME UP.

IT HASN'T? NO.

YOU'RE NOT BY ANY CHANCE AVOIDING
TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT IT, ARE YOU?

NO, MAX, COME ON.

IT JUST SEEMS A
LITTLE STRANGE TO ME.

WHY IS IT STRANGE?

WELL, WE'VE BEEN TALKING
FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS.

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AT SOME
POINT IN THERE IT WOULD'VE COME UP.

YOU DON'T JUST SAY TO
PEOPLE OUT OF THE BLUE,

"HEY, MAX AND I
ARE TALKING AGAIN."

I MEAN, I WAS JUST WAITING
FOR IT TO COME UP NATURALLY.

WELL, YES. BUT SOMEHOW, FOR ME,

IT MANAGED TO COME UP NATURALLY
WITHIN 2 DAYS AT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES.

WELL, YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY A MUCH
BETTER PEOPLE-PERSON THAN I AM.

IF THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU
DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW,

THEN WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT
THAT. MAX, THERE'S NO REASON.

ARE YOU SURE? YES, I'M SURE.

OK. DO YOU BELIEVE ME?

IF YOU SAID THERE'S NO
REASON, THERE'S NO REASON.

THERE'S NO REASON.

SO YOU SAID. SO I MEAN.

OK. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S FINE.

UH, I SHOULD PAGE SOOKIE
AND TELL HER THAT RORY'S OK.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

GOOD MORNING.

RORY, GOOD MORNING.

HEY, GRANDMA, UM, ANY THOUGHTS
ON WHERE MY SKIRT MIGHT BE?

I GAVE IT TO ROSA TO PRESS.

HERE SIT DOWN. HAVE
SOME BREAKFAST.

YOUR SKIRT WILL BE DONE
BY THE TIME YOU'RE FINISHED.

OK.

NOW, WE HAVE EGGS, FRUIT, TOAST,

PANCAKES, BLINTZES.

ANYTHING WOULD BE FINE.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU USUALLY EAT?

MOSTLY I JUST GRAB A POP-TART.

THAT SOUNDS DELICIOUS.

I'LL HAVE ROSA WHIP
ONE UP FOR YOU.

NO, EGGS WOULD BE GREAT.

I'LL GO TELL HER.

SO, GRANDPA, WHAT'S
NEW IN THE WORLD TODAY?

AS USUAL, IT'S GOING
TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING
YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON.

IT IS, AT THAT.

W-WOULD YOU LIKE
PART OF THE PAPER?

PLEASE.

YOUR EGGS WILL BE RIGHT OUT.

THANKS.

SO, DID YOU SLEEP WELL?

UH, THE BED WAS
VERY COMFORTABLE.

BUT YOU DIDN'T SLEEP WELL?

NO, I DID. I JUST...

I TALKED TO YOUR
MOTHER LAST NIGHT.

I TOLD HER YOU WERE
GOING TO STAY HERE.

SHE SAID SHE'D CALL
THIS AFTERNOON.

WAS SHE MAD?

SHE WAS CONCERNED.

SO, UH, D-DO YOU GET YOUR LUNCH AT
SCHOOL, OR DO YOU BRING IT WITH YOU?

BECAUSE ROSA MADE A
FABULOUS LEG OF LAMB YESTERDAY.

I BET IT'D MAKE A
WONDERFUL SANDWICH.

TAKE HER UP ON THAT. IT IS GOOD.

AND DEMAND A SLICE OF STRUDEL.

OK.

I DEMAND SOME STRUDEL.

GOOD.

SO, WHAT'S GOING
ON AT SCHOOL TODAY?

UH, I HAVE A TEST IN SPANISH.

HMM, ARE YOU PREPARED?

OH, YEAH. I LIKE SPANISH.

BIOLOGY, ON THE OTHER HAND...

OH, I'M STILL
WAITING FOR THE DAY

WHEN MY KNOWLEDGE

OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF
A FROG'S INTESTINAL SYSTEM

CAN BE APPLIED TO MY WORK
IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.

PERHAPS IF YOU WERE
INSURING THE FROG.

AH!

THANK YOU.

THIS LOOKS GREAT.

WELL, GOOD.

THANKS AGAIN FOR
LETTING ME STAY.

IT'S NICE HAVING YOU HERE.

YOU GOT YOUR GRANDPA TO PUT DOWN
HIS NEWSPAPER AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.

THAT'S A FIRST.

OH, NOW, EMILY.

WELL, IT IS.

JEEZ, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

A HAPPY HOW-DO-YOU-DO
TO YOU, TOO.

SORRY. YOU JUST LOOK BAD.

WELL, I DIDN'T GET
MUCH SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

WHY NOT?

RORY AND I HAD A FIGHT,
AND SHE RAN AWAY.

WHAT? WHERE? DID YOU...

SHE'S FINE. SHE'S
AT MY MOTHER'S.

AW, GE...! THROW THAT
INFORMATION IN WITH THE FIRST PART.

YOU'LL SCARE A PERSON TO DEATH.

I'M SORRY. YOU KNOW, I GOT IN
MY CAR 3 TIMES TO GO GET HER.

I DROVE HALFWAY
THERE AND DROVE BACK.

DROVE HALFWAY
THERE AND DROVE BACK.

I ACTUALLY RAN OUT OF GAS
DRIVING HALFWAY THERE AND BACK.

SHE'LL COOL OFF AND COME HOME.

I KNOW.

THIS BREAKING UP WITH DEAN
HAS BEEN SO HARD ON HER. YEAH.

I JUST HATE THAT SHE'S
GOING THROUGH THIS.

I MEAN, SHE'S SUCH A GOOD KID.

SHE'S... SHE'S SO NICE TO EVERYONE,
SHE CARES ABOUT EVERYONE,

AND... AND SHE'S WALKING
AROUND IN THIS UNBELIEVABLE PAIN.

THERE'S... THERE'S
NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

SHE STILL WON'T TALK TO ME, SHE
WON'T TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED. DEAN'S
A JERK AND HE FINALLY LET HER KNOW IT.

I WISH I COULD JUST PINCH
HIS HEAD RIGHT OFF. I'LL HELP.

I WARNED HIM, I WARNED
HIM WHEN I FIRST MET HIM

IF HE HURT HER... OH,
MAYBE I COULD KEY HIS CAR.

OR BETTER YET, YOU CAN KEY
TAYLOR'S CAR AND TELL HIM DEAN DID IT.

YEAH, THAT'D BE GOOD.

THEN KEY TAYLOR'S
CAR, TELL HIM DEAN DID IT.

ALSO TELL HIM THAT DEAN LITTERED

AND WALKS HIS DOG
WITHOUT A LEASH.

HE'LL RUN HIM OUT OF TOWN.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, I SHOULD GO.

RORY'S PROBABLY
OUT OF SCHOOL BY NOW

AND I WANT TO BE HOME IN
CASE SHE DECIDES TO CALL.

COFFEE'S ON THE HOUSE.

OH, THANKS.

HEY, IS THAT THE
BELT I BOUGHT YOU?

OH, YEAH, YEAH,
THE OLD ONE BROKE.

OH, LUCKY YOU HAPPENED
TO HAVE A SPARE.

YEAH.

HEY.

SHE'LL BE HOME SOON.

GOT A MINUTE?

ACTUALLY, I'M, UH...

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU
THAT I THINK YOU ARE SCUM.

GEE, THANKS.

YOU'LL BE HARD-PRESSED
TO FIND ANOTHER GIRL

AS FANTASTIC AS
RORY. YOU KNOW THAT?

SHE IS BEAUTIFUL,
AND SHE IS SMART,

AND SHE DID NOT DESERVE TO
BE TREATED THAT WAY BY YOU.

TREATED WHAT WAY?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE A GOOD GUY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO MAKE HER HAPPY.

I'M SUCH AN IDIOT THAT I ACTUALLY
THOUGHT YOU WERE A GOOD PICK.

BUT I WAS WRONG, AND
I HATE TO BE WRONG.

YOU KNOW, I'M SICK AND TIRED OF... OF
EVERYONE BLAMING THIS THING ON ME.

I MEAN, YOU AND... AND
THIS WHOLE STUPID TOWN

LOOKING AT ME
LIKE I'M A CRIMINAL.

I SAY, "I LOVE YOU," AND
SHE JUST SITS THERE,

AND... AND I'M THE... I'M
THE JERK? I'M THE BAD GUY?

WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT? FINE.
THINK WHAT YOU WANT.

I DON'T CARE. JUST
LEAVE ME ALONE.

WHERE IS SHE?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA CALL.

WHERE IS SHE, MOM?

I HAVEN'T HAD ANY TIME
TO PREPARE HER FOR THIS.

MOM, WHERE IS SHE?

UPSTAIRS IN HER ROOM. THANK YOU.

SHE GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL,
BUT SHE JUST WENT RIGHT UPSTAIRS.

NOW, SHE DIDN'T WANT A SNACK,

BUT I HAD ROSA MAKE
HER ONE, ANYWAY.

I HAVEN'T CHECKED TO
SEE IF SHE'S EATEN IT.

SHE HAD A DECENT BREAKFAST
THIS MORNING, BUT SEEMED TIRED.

WHEN I WENT TO HER BATHROOM,
THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE WAS OUT.

SO I ASSUME SHE HAD A HEADACHE.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW
IF IT WAS LAST...

EXCUSE ME, MR. COSELL, I
APPRECIATE THE PLAY-BY-PLAY,

BUT I JUST WANT TO TALK
TO MY DAUGHTER NOW.

DO YOU WANT ME TO
GO IN THERE WITH YOU?

MORE THAN ANYTHING.

WELL, TRY AND BE NICE.

THANKS FOR THE TIP.

HEY.

MOM.

OK, SO, I THOUGHT WHEN YOU
SAID, "I'LL SEE YOU AT HOME"

YOU MEANT OUR HOME. MY MISTAKE.

I'M SO SORRY.

IT'S OK.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS...

I KNOW.

AND THEN... IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

I'M JUST SO...

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.

THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU,
YOU WERE HEADED HOME.

YOU WANNA FILL IN THE BLANKS?

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST SNAPPED

AND I GOT SICK OF EVERYTHING.

I WANTED TO GO ANYWHERE.

SO YOU PICKED HELL?

IT WAS THE FIRST PLACE
THAT CAME TO MIND.

I RESPECT THAT. LISTEN,

THE NEED TO RUN

IS A FEELING I AM VERY
WELL ACQUAINTED WITH.

BUT WE HAVE TO BE
ABLE TO TALK, ALWAYS.

NO MATTER HOW MAD OR
UPSET WE GET WITH EACH OTHER

OUR PARTICULAR SPECIAL THING ONLY
WORKS IF WE AGREE TO THAT, GET IT?

I GET IT.

GOOD.

RORY, TELL ME WHAT
HAPPENED WITH YOU AND DEAN.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WELL, I DO.

WHY?

BECAUSE I HAD A LITTLE
CHAT WITH HIM TODAY.

WHAT? WHY?

WELL, BECAUSE I WAS UPSET AND I
WAS IN THE MOOD TO DO A LITTLE YELLING.

YOU DIDN'T. I DID.

NO.

THERE HE WAS, STACKING COOKIES

AND I'M RAILING ON HIM ABOUT
WHAT A GREAT KID YOU ARE

AND HOW IT SUCKED
THAT HE DUMPED YOU,

AND THEN HE SAID HE
TOLD YOU HE LOVED YOU.

AND I STARTED
FEELING A LITTLE STUPID.

HE DID TELL ME.

AND YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING?

NO.

IT MUST'VE BEEN ROUGH ON HIM.

HE LOOKED SO HURT.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT HIM.

I KNOW.

I JUST GOT SCARED
AND I SAT THERE.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW, I'M STILL
LEARNING THIS STUFF, TOO.

AND SINCE I'M STILL LEARNING,

I THINK I HAVEN'T
THOUGHT ENOUGH ABOUT

WHAT I'M SUPPOSED
TO BE TEACHING YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M TALKING ABOUT MY OWN
PERSONAL LACK OF COMMITMENT SKILLS.

I MEAN, LOOK, I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE
MY EYES AND MY COFFEE ADDICTION

AND MY TASTE IN
MUSIC AND MOVIES.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO
LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS,

I DON'T NECESSARILY
WANT YOU TO BE LIKE ME.

I WOULD HATE TO THINK
THAT I RAISED A KID

WHO COULDN'T SAY
"I LOVE YOU." MOM.

OH, I'M NOT EVEN TALKING
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT DEAN.

I MEAN, JUST GENERALLY IN LIFE.

FOR EXAMPLE, SAY YOU'RE
DATING TAYLOR HANSON.

WHY AM I DATING TAYLOR HANSON?

IT'S A HYPOTHETICAL
SCENARIO. GO WITH IT.

SO, UH, YOU AND TAYLOR ARE SEEING
EACH OTHER PRETTY REGULARLY.

HOW DID I MEET TAYLOR HANSON?

YOU WENT TO HIS CONCERT.

YOU GOT BACKSTAGE. YOUR
EYES MET ACROSS THE CROWD

AND YOU'VE BEEN SEEING
EACH OTHER EVER SINCE.

HANSON'S STILL TOGETHER?

THEY'RE THE NEW BEE GEES.

WHY WOULD YOU NOT STOP ME
FROM GOING TO A HANSON CONCERT?

HEY, SOMEONE'S TRYING
TO MAKE A POINT HERE.

SORRY. GO AHEAD.

SO, UH, YOU AND TAYLOR
HAVE BEEN DATING FOR A WHILE

AND THINGS ARE GREAT

AND, UM, YOU'RE HAPPY.

AND YOU FEEL ALL THOSE
CRAZY MUSHY THINGS

THAT PEOPLE FEEL
WHEN THEY'RE IN LOVE.

I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO
SAY TO HIM: "TAYLOR, I LOVE YOU."

OK, CAN WE PICK A
NEW HYPOTHETICAL,

'CAUSE THIS ONE'S
WIGGING ME OUT?

MY POINT IS THAT IT'S
SCARY TO BE IN LOVE.

THAT MUCH I KNOW.

BUT IT'S ALSO
WONDERFUL AND SPECIAL.

AND IF YOU CAN'T SAY
IT OR FULLY EXPRESS IT,

THEN YOU'RE NEVER GONNA
BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE IT.

I WANT YOU TO EXPERIENCE
EVERYTHING THAT'S GREAT

BECAUSE YOU'RE SO GREAT.

ARE YOU HEARING ME?

YEAH, I'M HEARING YOU.

I'M NOT SAYING YOU SAY "I
LOVE YOU" AT THE DROP OF A HAT.

IT HAS TO BE RIGHT AND REAL

AND IT HAS TO TAKE
A LOT OF THOUGHT.

BUT SOMEDAY, WITH
SOMEONE, IT WILL BE RIGHT.

I WANT YOU TO BE READY FOR
THAT MOMENT WHEN IT HAPPENS.

ARE YOU READY FOR THAT
MOMENT WHEN IT HAPPENS?

I'M WORKING ON IT.

I DO, HOWEVER, KNOW
WHAT DRESS I'LL BE WEARING.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

IT WAS OUR PLEASURE.

WHAT DO I OWE YOU FOR THE CAB?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR PAPER.

ANY TIME.

AND THANK YOU, MOM.

OF COURSE. SHE'S
OUR GRANDDAUGHTER.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE
YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.

7:00.

REALLY, IS IT 7:00,
'CAUSE I WASN'T SURE...

GOODBYE, LORELAI. GOODBYE.

WELL.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST
THE TWO OF US AGAIN.

I GUESS SO.

I WAS ALMOST TEMPTED TO SEE
IF SHE COULD MAKE A POP-TART.

WOW, HOME-COOKED
BREAKFAST, HOMEMADE LUNCH.

I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER
WHY I LEFT THERE.

OH, YEAH, MY PARENTS.

FUNNY, FUNNY GIRL.

HEY, LET ME OUT HERE.

OH, OK.

I'LL MEET YOU BACK AT THE HOUSE.

EXCUSE ME?

I'LL SHOW UP THIS TIME.

I'LL HAVE A PIZZA WAITING.

HELLO?

NOW, I'M STARTING
WITH THE "A's,"

SO FIRST UP IS RICHIE ANDREWS.

HE'S EITHER A 2ND COUSIN
ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE

OR THE GUY WHO
RE-GROUTED THE BATHROOM.

EITHER WAY, I THINK HE'S GONNA
BE THRILLED TO HEAR ABOUT US.

LORELAI.

AFTER I'VE CALLED
EVERYONE IN HERE,

I'M GONNA MAKE SURE TO
SPREAD THE WORD AT THE INN.

UH-HUH.

I THOUGHT I'D PUT LITTLE
NOTICES IN EVERYONE'S ROOMS,

"WELCOME TO THE
INDEPENDENCE INN.

MAX AND LORELAI
ARE BACK TOGETHER."

CAN I SEE YOU AFTER YOUR
DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT?

OH, I DON'T KNOW. I HAVE A
LOT OF PHONE CALLS TO MAKE.

OOH, THE INTERNET.
LET'S GO GLOBAL!

GOOD NIGHT, LORELAI.

GOOD NIGHT.

HEY, RICHIE? IT'S LORELAI.