Episode Report Card Pamie: A | 16 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Back In The Saddle Again
By Pamie | Season 2 | Episode 18 | Aired on 2002.04.23
Lorelai drives up the Gilmore home and sees CuteDean washing Rory's car. The car he made for her. What day is it? What time is it? Ugh. He says he came by to see her but she wasn't here, so he figured he'd wash the car since there was sap and neglect on it and that can ruin the paint almost as fast as their relationship got ruined. Lorelai tells him to stop washing the car. But there's still soap on it! She pulls him away with the soap all over the car in the sunlight. She tells him to put the "squirty-thing down." She pulls him into the kitchen. CuteDean says he didn't mean to bother her and he can just wait outside until Rory gets home. Lorelai reminds him that Rory's at Richard's today. CuteDean sighs and says he must have forgotten. She probably told him. He says he'll go. Lorelai sits him down to talk. She asks if he's okay. CuteDean says he just doesn't remember Rory telling him about her studying today or he wouldn't have come over. Because she probably didn't tell him. Lorelai asks if she can give him a little advice: "First, I just want to tell you I think you are a great guy. You're so good to Rory. And even though I always hoped she'd be the one girl in the world who wouldn't look at a boy until she's thirty-eight, I'm really glad she found you." CuteDean thanks her cutely. Lorelai says she can tell things are a little off between the two of them and she gets it. She says she knows that when things are out of whack people get scared so they do things at a faster, more intense pace because they're scared and that can get scary for the other person. Lorelai says he doesn't need to call ten times in a three-hour period. CuteDean admits it was fourteen times. He asks if he's holding on too hard to Rory. Lorelai says she thinks CuteDean thinks he's losing Rory and so he's acting this way. CuteDean says he wants things to be the way they used to be. Lorelai suggests that he give Rory a little space. Give her time to miss him. Let her relax and come to him first. CuteDean asks if she's telling him this to get rid of him. Lorelai says if she was trying to get rid of him she'd tell him about her family. She thinks this might help, is all. "Just try it," she says. If it doesn't work, he can wash her car too. CuteDean says he'll go, and asks Lorelai to not tell Rory he was there. Lorelai says she was just sitting at the table talking to herself. "Again." I hope she also goes and finishes washing Rory's car. Or dirties it up again. CuteDean thanks her and leaves. Poor CuteDean. Yay! Commercial!