I started noticing
not too long ago that my hands would cramp up while I was typing my Gilmore Girls reviews. There's so much
happening in each episode, that the recaps were starting to get very, very long. So, let's see what happens if I just
review an episode for once; I mean, most of the people who're reading this have already seen the episode, right? Why
recap it? Anyway, I'm going to give this shorter format a whirl; let me know if you want the recaps back. If you do,
I'll just have to make an appointment at my local hand rehab clinic first.OK, not much happened in this episode: Rory finds out that Logan slept with his sister's entire wedding party while they were "on a break" (never thought I'd quote Ross Gellar in a GG review), Lorelai has daughter issues, namely wanting to know Luke's and wanting Christopher to discipline his, Paris hits bottom and comes back out, Lane and Zach get engaged, and Kirk is on a juice diet.
What's that you say? I totally glossed over the Zach and Lane thing? Well, that's because it seemed like Zach, Lane, and the band were going to inevitably get back together. Yes, the proposal was a bit of a surprise, but not much of one. It was nice, though, to hear Sebastian Bach utter the word meshpuchah, even if he did mispronounce it (it has something to do with a bat mitzvah and maraschino cherries... oh, never mind).
An episode of parallels: Christopher now knows how Lorelai felt when he left her with a baby twenty-one years ago... Lorelai wants to mom someone again, be it April, G.G., or someone of her own... Doyle, who the despondent Paris booted out, drunkenly nuzzles a drunken Rory out of loneliness but she doesn't realize that Logan's booty calls were virtually the same thing... Lane gets engaged while everyone else's love lives fly apart. Oh, and Kirk's strange. But you knew that already.
Oh, one more thing: society girls can really be a bunch of cocktail waitresses.
Really, this episode was just another day in the world of Gilmore. No big surprises. Some funny lines and interesting scenes, though:
- Rory getting ready for her journalism panel by bopping to Sonic Youth's "Kool Thing". Most people Rory's age have no idea who Sonic Youth is, much less have Goo in their CD collections...
- Lane telling Lorelai that she photographs as "so Asian", and Lorelai telling her "Well, I think Ming-Na has that same problem." Ah, nothing like references to former ER cast members.
- Lorelai: "Dud?" Christopher: "Sure". Then as Pompous Princeton Guy speaks, Lorelai asks, "Should I Dud him?"
- Lorelai to G.G. as they watch Full House: "I think the
Olsen twins weigh less now than they did on that show."















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3-01-2006 @ 12:57AM
RFRY said...
Not to nit pick, but Christopher's daughter's name is Gigi, I believe after, if not just "like," the Vincente Minnelli best-picture winner from the fifties.
Wasn't there a thread about mis-hearing names a while back here? The only reason I know Gigi anyway is because they referenced the movie in the episode where she's born and I tried to IMDB the movie "Chi-chi" thinking it a ridiculous name.
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3-01-2006 @ 3:41AM
nancyofthepants said...
aww, bring back the recaps! sometimes i miss the shows and i always rely on tvsquad.com to have well written, detailed, and amusing recaps. but keep the review part too.
and to rfry, maybe it's possible Gigi is also a reference to Gilmore Girls - GG? ha, probably not, but i never noticed that until now.
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3-01-2006 @ 7:41AM
Mike said...
Actually, I think the daughter's name was G.G.
I loved the episode, but these are some things that I just want to rant about
1. What is it with them not putting the grandparents in that many episodes this season, are they running out of things to do with them.
2. Rory and Loreali didn't even speak untill the last scene. I love the witty banter they have....
3. Was I the only one who was a little taken back when Christopher said he "wanted to kill Cheri"
4. I really missy Lane's glasses.
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3-01-2006 @ 8:02AM
Malfoy Roark said...
Damn Rori!!! You were on a break! Don't leave Logan, Logan rocks. Every other guy is a waste compared to him. GAAHH Women make me mad.
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3-01-2006 @ 8:17AM
Tammy said...
The shorter reviews are fine. I see no reason to recap this season, as this season has been a letdown at best. Here's my review:
* Rory, shut up. If you do't talk to your boyfriend for two months you have no right to dictate what he does during those two months. And I think if you talk with Dean's ex-wife Lindsey, she'd probably tell you that you would have no right to be upset even if he did cheat on you.
* Luke, it's probably good you weren't in this episode much because you have gone from being my favorite character on this show to being a jerk. You want alone time with April, but let Lane bond with her? I hope everyone likes you in that little world you live in, maybe we can visit sometime.
* Logan, when your girlfriend names your flask, it's time to wake up and smell the alcohol problem.
* Lane, we know you want to have sex. But honey, is agreeing to spend the next sixty years of your life with Zach really the best way to accomplish this?
As for Christopher's daughter, it's either GiGi or GG but either way it is short for Georgia.
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3-01-2006 @ 8:46AM
Mike said...
What the hell happened to Marty? That guy fell off the face of the Earth.
And Tammy's right, Gigi is short for "Georgia". Or "Gremlin". I can't tell after that episode.
I tend to agree that they were on a break. But at the same time, when Logan was trying to win Rory back he claimed that when he told Honor they were broken up around Thanksgiving it was just something he said to get Honor off his back. You can't have it both ways. Either you meant it and you considered yourself single, or it was just lip service and you still considered yourself "with" Rory. Also, I understand maybe sleeping with somebody out of loneliness or to try to get awawy from the pain, but sleeping with 2 girls and "hooking up" with another? Come on, Logan...
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3-01-2006 @ 8:51AM
Joel Keller said...
Yes, you're right, it's G.G. It's been corrected. That's what happens when you write stuff at midnight.
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3-01-2006 @ 11:12AM
Backing Logan on this one said...
As I told my girlfriend last night, what Logan did "might not be the form of pining you like, but it is the form of pining we do."
I really hope rory snaps out of her (understandably) hurt feelings and realizes that Logan slept with the bridal party precisely because he was pining for her.
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3-01-2006 @ 11:17AM
Allison said...
Please bring back the recaps. I LOVE reading them whether or not I watched the episode.
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3-01-2006 @ 12:28PM
Michelle said...
Is someone willing to recap this episode for me? I missed it and I'm dying to know what happened specifically, such as how Zach proposed to Lane, etc.
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3-01-2006 @ 2:12PM
pdrunk said...
I know this is late to the party, but I just watched the documentary "Dig!" and laughed hysterically when I realized Joel was Joel from the Brian Jonestown Massacre and that way back in the episode where Zach starts a fight during their A&R gig, it was a total re-enactment from BJM's tragic A&R show.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, rent "Dig!" It's like watching a traffic accident while watching "Requiem for a Dream" on the kiddie DVD entertainment system in the back of the van.
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3-01-2006 @ 4:03PM
david said...
ok, I have to ask, what was with Rory's tent-like dress for the wedding??? Never have I seen Alexis look worse!!!
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3-01-2006 @ 4:19PM
Mike said...
#11 - this has been mentioned before in this space, which is how I found out about it. Needless to say I was cracking up when I saw the reapperance of Joel in the most recent episode. And when he "takes" the song from Zach. Oh my. Classic stuff.
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3-01-2006 @ 4:32PM
Jordan said...
I totally agree about the tent dress thing David! I cannot believe they even showed in that horrible dress. It only made her look worse. In one epsiode she's beautiful but in another she looks horrible- what is this?
Oh and yes I also like the reviews because they keep me updated if I miss any epsiodes. I never really do but it's fun to read them anyways.
What is Rory thinking? They were on a break! Logan sleeping with those girls was the same as Rory sleeping with Dean when he was married. She has nothing to be angry about.
Luke and Loreali should at least speak more like a few words to each other each episode and why the hell is Luke only in the episode a few times? I miss the old times when Loreali and Luke were totally in love and they were really happy. What is it with some of these episodes? If anyone wants to talk some more about any of this feel free to IM me @ rainfall1512.
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3-01-2006 @ 4:33PM
Hailey said...
I can definately understand why Rory was so upset because she had just heard about it and it might have seemed like he did it just yesterday. On the other hand it was MONTHS ago and i'm sure Logan didn't know how to handle a problem that he surely regretted and had no real excuse for besides being lonely.
I don't agree with Rory taking a stab at Logan for the coffee cart and going to her mom because the point is that he did the "cheating" deal before he went to extremes to get her back.
I miss Lane's glasses too, it balanced her look.
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3-01-2006 @ 5:11PM
Hailey said...
sorry, i havent really been able to watch many recent episodes except last night's but has Rory had bangs for a while or is that a recent thing?
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3-01-2006 @ 5:40PM
jen said...
I think Rory needs to cut Logan a little slack--- he so obviously loves her and they really are good together. It is the first guy she has ever dated that was a good fit for her! They were on a BREAK--- you can't blow a guy off for months and expect him to sit around hoping she'll take him back! GEEZ get a life! and then move out--- just throw away the relationship--- atleast talk about it. Logan could have followed her to the bar though. She should be upset--- GEEZ not dump the guy! guess it makes good TV that way. really hope they get back together soon, love watching them together. BTW her dress was horrible--- it was WAY to big!
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3-01-2006 @ 5:49PM
Brittany said...
The actor who plays Marty is a theater guy. He is currently in a musical,and unfortunately I don't know the name of it. Recently, he was seen in the film "Rent".
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3-01-2006 @ 5:58PM
paula said...
I was hoping for an indepth recap as I was sitting on planes all day yesterday so missed my favorite shows, i.e. Gilmore Girls. TWP might have a recap, and perhaps I can piece what happened together from the comments, too.
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3-01-2006 @ 7:51PM
Sophia said...
I have two comments about last nights episode,
Oh My God, Rory's dress, it looked horrible, what were they thinking? She looked at least 20 pounds heavier.
And on to the other comment I wanted to make, Logan is by far the best looking guy Rory has gone out with on the show, who also happens to be funny and has lines. Jess was okay but he NEVER talked and Dean was borning. Rory has to get over the fact that what happens on a break, cannot be used against one another, after all she's one to talk, she slept with Dean when he was married. She is not married to Logan and needs to kiss and make up with him!
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