Episode Report Card Al Lowe: C+ | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Punch it Out
By Al Lowe | Season 7 | Episode 10 | Aired on 12.04.2006
Speaking of uncomfortable, raise your hand if you nearly skeeved out of your skin when the next scene started. Lorelai and Christopher are in their bed, late at night. She is all, gag, nuzzled up to his chest, falling asleep when he says, out of nowhere, "Let's make a baby." She actually laughs, not taking him seriously for a second, but when she realizes that he is serious, she becomes fully awake. "Why not?" asks Chris. Lorelai: "Because we haven't talked about it at all, ever..." He says that, okay, they should talk about it: "You want to have another kid, right?" Now, when Luke asked Lorelai this, you'll remember that "kids would be nice." But now? It's all "um" and "maybe" and "uh" and "I guess." ["In fairness (sort of), with Luke, at the time that they had that discussion, there wasn't some other lady's kid in the equation, as there is with Chris. If she stays married to Christopher, you know Lorelai's basically going to end up inheriting the job of raising Gigi, so maybe that's enough of another kid for her already." -- Wing Chun] Christopher, all jokey, says that they should, since the last one turned out "pretty good." Oh, nice. Even Lorelai, who can't confront an emotion on her best day, has to take issue with his characterization: "The last one didn't 'turn out pretty good.' The last one came out and a lot of work went into getting her to pretty good." Chris immediately realizes that he's stepped in it: "You're right, you're right. I'm sorry. But, it's different now. We're adults. We're married. It would be easier." Lorelai mumbles again that maybe she'd like another kid, but... That's all Christopher needed to hear: "Good. We're on the same page, so let's go for it." And go for it he does, moving in for an impregnating kiss. "Seriously, seriously," says Lorelai, pushing him away and looking at him like he's crazy. "I don't want to 'go for it' right now!" She points out that they just got married, and that Gigi is note even back from France yet. Christopher asks whether her hesitation is about Gigi. "No," she says, but Chris just goes on, saying that, you know, financially, they're set and she shouldn't worry about money. Lorelai says she knows that. "Do you not think we'll work?" asks Christopher, puppy-eyed. Lorelai is shocked by his question and insists that that is not what she's thinking. She can't understand what the rush is all about, and instead of addressing his feelings, or saying anything more, Christopher goes passive-aggressively limp, sighs and agrees that they should wait. Lorelai looks at him, confused, as he turns away from her to sleep.