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By Pamie | Season 1 | Episode 16 | Aired on 03.07.2001
CuteDean starts to get out of the car, but Rory pulls on his arm and begs him to not be mad. "I'll take you home," he says. She says tonight was amazing and perfect and she just needs a minute. CuteDean interrupts her with a "whatever" and pulls himself out of the car. He won't let Rory touch him. Rory watches CuteDean leave the salvage yard as hearts break around the world. Rory gets out of the car and follows him.
Lorelai walks by that damn Buffalo guy who keeps on ruining things. She walks past Sookie and Jackson. Jackson asks Sookie if she knows what he's thinking. She doesn't. He's thinking this is really nice. She agrees. Rachel stands a few feet away, taking photographs of them while extras ruin the shot by walking through the scene.
The camera follows Rachel, who takes a few shots of the grumpy Luke. She sits down next to him. He asks if she got some good shots. She says that the Firelight really changes people, and makes them seem free and without troubles. Luke speculates that it's probably the Firelight Party Punch that's doing that job. Rachel says she loves the punch. He asks what she's doing there. She says she's putting more film in her camera. He asks again. She says she was at the airport and now she's there. He says she has a tendency to show up and then leave suddenly. She asks if he's happy to see her. He doesn't say anything. She says she missed him and wanted to see him. He says he missed her too. She says that since they're both being honest, she'd like to know about Lorelai. He keeps avoiding talking about her. Luke says that they are just friends. "For now," Rachel says. Luke says yes. Rachel asks about the future. Luke says he doesn't know. Some days he thinks there's a chance and other days it's not there. He says that he doesn't know at all. He says he is happy to see her, though. "Good," Rachel says. She says she's going to get some more punch. She asks if he wants any. "That stuff'll kill you," he grumps. "Oh, Luke," she smiles. "Some things never change."
As Rachel walks over to the punch tent, Lane and her funeral party slowly walk by. She's leading a pack of at least twenty stone-faced Korean elders.
Lorelai sits down next to Luke. He says he thought she was supposed to be in Hartford. She says she was but she climbed out a window. "Okay," he says. Lorelai asks if he wants to know why she climbed out the window. He doesn't really care. She says that's what she loves about him. He asks how long she's been there. She says not too long. Luke says she missed Cardigan Man and the Mayor get into a fistfight. Lorelai moans that she can't believe she missed it. She asks where Rachel is. Luke tells her that Rachel's a punch junkie. Lorelai says even the good girls aren't safe. Luke says that Rachel's having a good time, he thinks. Lorelai asks what "the haps" is between the two of them, which might be a shout-out, since my friends are fond of asking, "What's the haps, peeps?" but that's just me projecting myself into this show yet again. They argue about "the haps" for a bit. Then they argue about how to ponder.