Episode Report Card Pamie: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Season Fi-wha?
By Pamie | Season 1 | Episode 21 | Aired on 05.09.2001
Luke shows up at the diner and tells Rachel that the meeting is over. She says she sent Cesar home since it was pretty dead. I guess Cesar is the Asian man from the last episode who was serving Pizza Boy. But if everyone in the town goes to the meeting, then why would the diner be open anyway? It doesn't matter. Rachel's leaving. All her bags are packed, she's ready to go. Luke swallows a couple of times and then walks past her. He asks whether she was going to tell him. She says that she was waiting for him to get back so that she could say goodbye. He tells her to leave. She asks whether he wants to know why she's leaving. Luke says that he's sure it's the same reason she had all of the other times: she's restless and bored. She says that's not it. He asks whether it's another guy. She says that it's another girl. Luke briefly thinks that Rachel is coming out until she says the other girl is for him. She says she knows he tried, but his heart wasn't in it. After a very long period, Luke realizes that Rachel is saying he loves Lorelai. He says that he and Lorelai are just friends, and that he's said so a thousand times. She says that he's only said it once, and that it was hard for him to say it that time. He says that this is crazy, and that she has it all wrong. But he's stammering and sighing and slapping his thighs. Rachel says that she's going to leave. She hugs him and says she'll miss him. She asks him to stay in touch. Luke gives her a "Rachel, come on." She turns at the door and tells Luke not to wait too long to tell Lorelai. She leaves the diner.
Chilton. Rory walks up behind Fraulein and tells her she has Fraulein's notes. Fraulein doesn't stop walking, and tells Rory she doesn't need the notes anymore. She doesn't want them. She flounces away. Rory asks Louisa what is wrong with Fraulein. Louisa says that nothing is wrong, and calls Rory "Mary." Rory moans and wonders what she did to deserve getting called "Mary" again. Paris walks up to Rory and stares as they walk into the school. She tells Rory that when she first met her, she didn't like her, because she figured that Rory was a dumb hick from the sticks, but then she thought maybe she was wrong, and maybe Rory was cool, and then she let her guard down. She says it won't happen again. Rory asks what this is all about. Paris says that it's about using people and making enemies. Rory asks how she made Paris an enemy, and whether it has to do with her setting Philllipppe and Paris up on a date. She says that she was trying to help Paris, and that she even lent Paris her mother's clothes for the date; as she says so, she recalls that she still hasn't gotten Lorelai's clothes back. Paris says that she'll have to find out whether those are the clothes her dog just had puppies on or not. Rory asks what she did. Rory grabs her arm and stops her. "Think about it at PJ Harvey," Paris brats. Rory says she's not going to PJ Harvey. Paris says that Philllipppe says she is. Rory says that he's lying. Paris says that he already has the tickets. Rory says that he bought them on his own. Paris says that she's over Philllipppe, so Rory shouldn't back out on Paris's account. Rory says that she's not backing out. Paris says that she doesn't have time for things like concerts anyway, since she's going to be in charge of the school newspaper. She warns Rory that if she wants to try out for the paper, it's going to be a bit harder now that she needs Paris's support. She says she'll put Rory in charge of reporting on the school parking-lot renovation. She says it's a shame she already put Louisa on music reviews. Rory says that Louisa owns two CDs. Paris smiles that she knew that. Paris smirks and walks off. In a strange ode to Heathers, Louisa, Paris, and Fraulein stand in a triangle on the Chilton stairs and stare at Rory. "Have a really good summer," Paris brats. The bell rings, and the three walk away. Rory stares.