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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Sores and Boils Alley

Tonight on Gilmore:

The town agrees to amp up the charm and increase tourism by renaming all the streets to the names they had in 1779. Against the logic of upping the tourism, the Dragonfly, you know, the INN that drives people to visit Stars Hollow in the first place, gets Sores and Boils Lane and Taylor of course can see nothing wrong with it.

Rory and Logan are so good at hiding their poolhouse rendezvous that Emily and Richard can't believe they are still together. When they do manage to grasp onto Logan, Richard asks him tons of questions about Rory's future in a desperate attempt to find out what is going on in her life and whether she will ever go back to Yale. But Logan, despite his Yale schooling and private schooling from all over the world assumes this means they want Rory and Logan to get married. Big Leap there, big guy. They don't even really like you, they just love Rory and want her happy.

Emily lost it when the maid put sugar on her grapefruit AND she finds out Richard has seen Lorelei all in the same breakfast.

It's obvious that Richard is hurt by the revelation that Rory threw her life away over a boy and his dumb father. When Rory's picture from the DAR gala from last week appears in the paper it seems to upset both Richard and Lorelei separately but in the same way. They can see the waste that is happening right now in Rory's life and rather than being angry, they are just plain hurt.

Logan bought Rory a fancy purse and she reacted to it much like I would (put her old purse in it to carry it, didn't have a clue what the big deal was about it, etc.). I'm not sure how I'd react if J bought me a purse. Her reaction to it brought flashes of old Rory back...the one who wasn't so impressed with all things wealthy.

Lorelei keeps getting weird deliveries of Emily's old belongings (clock, bird cage, figurine, urn, etc). Luke tries to get Lorelei to call her mother; but of course Lorelei wants nothing to do with it. That woman just can't let Richard have a relationship with their daughter that doesn't include her. The absurd thing is she doesn't even realize how awful the visit Richard had with Lorelei truly was; it wasn't pleasant in the least.

Emily gets wind of Richard's true intentions with his discussion of Logan and so they break into the pool house...Richard completely uncomfortable. Emily with all her Lorelei experience, sets to work quickly. They find nothing, of course, mainly because they haven't a clue what to look for...

Lorelei's rejection of Sores and Boils Alley gets her removed from Taylor's Maps of Stars Hollow. Emily calls Lorelei and owns up to having sent her tons of stuff when she calls under the guise of re-doing her old bedroom into a gift wrapping room (which sounds dreamy to me...can you imagine?). When Lorelei admits to wanting it, her mother asks when she's going to come get it. Classic Emily. She will individually ship over 50 boxes of things but the one thing Lorelei wants, she has to come get. It's a wonder Lorelei isn't more screwed up.

Lorelei took her gripes to an unseen town meeting. Apparently even though she can pay $100 to keep 3rd Street as her street name, Taylor apparently patted her on the head so the deal was off and Sores and Boils Alley it stays.

Emily pushes Lorelei too far with the dollhouse, giving her a noon deadline and Lorelei stands up for herself and says burn the damn dollhouse.

Rory continues her decline by telling Logan she loves him, giving him the "Dean told me that and I handled it wrong so don't say anything" out, and Logan sorta weasles his way out of saying it but leads Rory to think that he said it anyway.

As Luke and Lorelei take inventory of her mother's possessions before they head out to Goodwill, Richard shows up at her house with the dollhouse. And to talk about Rory.

Credits roll....

I love Richard.

2 Comments:

  • I think the "leap" that Logan took is based on the fact that he is afraid that Rory wants to be serious with him. He thinks that he can buy her fancy bags and that will make up for the fact he does not love her. I predict that after they break up (soon I hope), Rory gives grandma the bag.

    By Blogger Simba's Mom, at 8:10 AM  

  • You are the best sister in law ever, kowens.

    And simba's mom: I agree with you. And there was this part of me that loved that Richard was kind enough to Lorelei to save the dollhouse, but has never bought Emily that purse. Tee hee

    By Blogger B, at 10:18 AM  

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