Episode Report Card Al Lowe: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT And I Think It's Gonna Be A Long, Long Time
By Al Lowe | Season 7 | Episode 1 | Aired on 09.25.2006
Rory says that she's sad and insists that her mom tell her what the story is with Luke, since she saw him today and doesn't know how to feel about him. "You shouldn't hate him," Lorelai says, bland. "There's nothing to be angry about." She repeats how she gave him an ultimatum and he didn't go for it, so it's over. Rory frowns again and pauses before whipping out the contents of her shopping bag and offering them to Lorelai. "Steak or peas?" she asks.
Back at the diner, Luke is up in Taylor's grill. "You never listen to anybody, Taylor," he says. "You just barrel along and decide what's best for everybody, consequences be damned!" Ah, a little transference, here. Except, well, that's all true of Taylor, totally -- also, his car is IN Luke's DINER. Taylor sputters around saying that this is not his fault, and Luke becomes entangled and enraged between Taylor and the tow truck guy, who is pressuring him to have the car moved out of the diner right away. Luke freaks, saying he hates being pressured into decisions, and flips out while the other guys continue to needle him. In the background, a never before seen Asian man is cleaning up the diner. Is this...is this the long lost Mr. Kim?! How great would that be? I'm just going to pretend it is, since they never tell us where he is, as if Lane was just hatched from an egg.
Back at Lorelai's, she and Rory have just about cleaned out the house, totally, leaving bare walls and empty tables. Lorelai figures that she'll have to just go to IKEA to redecorate, but Rory has an idea. She goes and brings the rocket out to the coffee table, suggesting Lorelai use it as a decorating tool. "Well," Lorelai concedes, "it doesn't remind me of Luke at all." Rory says the frustrating part is that the rocket doesn't remind her of Logan, either. Lorelai asks why Rory doesn't just call him, but she says that she can't until she figures out the rocket's meaning. "See?" Rory pouts. "This long distance thing isn't working, already." Lorelai reminds her that he just left, but Rory says that she's already completely confused and she's afraid she's got their relationship all wrong and he thinks something different than she does, just like he did when he slept with all those bridesmaids. Right, right. Now I remember why I hated him.
Rory goes on and on about how, now that he's in London, she can't gauge how he's feeling anymore, because she can't see his face. "His eyes always give him away," she says. "Logan has very expressive eyes." Lorelai nods. "I've noticed," she says. "It's one of the things he and Bette Davis have in common." Hee! Funny, but...why not suggest that Rory -- and I know this is so crazy -- just ask Logan how he's feeling. I know, it's so radical! Seeing how frustrated Rory is, Lorelai cuts to the chase. "So," she says, "go to London." Rory is surprised. Rory says that she can't just go to London. Lorelai disagrees -- she says Rory and Logan would have a great time in London together, and since Rory doesn't even have any other plans for the summer anyway, she should just call him and go. Rory allows herself a small smile and looks at the rocket. "I need to do some more Googling," she says, and Lorelai sighs and goes to bed.