Episode Report Card Pamie: D | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Pilot
By Pamie | Season 1 | Episode 1 | Aired on 2000.10.05
Lorelai is in a hallway on the phone. She is calling Chilton and says that she's pleased that Rory has been accepted but "that is a lot of zeros behind that five." She asks if she can just do a partial payment. She says that she doesn't have enough time to "pull a bank job" by Monday. She then has to explain her joke to the Chilton lady. She asks the woman to not give up Rory's spot. She hangs up and pouts.
That night, on the porch outside the Gilmore house Lorelai asks Sookie what she should do. After deciding that Sookie's car isn't worth selling, Sookie begins to suggest that Lorelai call a certain person, but Lorelai goes right into the Dr. Evil "Zip it" bit and Sookie doesn't get a word in. Lorelai says "there are several chapters in a Stephen King novel" that she'd reenact before she resorted to "that option." Sookie drops it as Rory walks up and asks how she looks in her plaid skirt. "I think it makes you look smart!" Sookie smiles. "Okay, no more wine for you," Rory says. Lorelai says she looks like she was "swallowed by a kilt." Rory folds and says that Lorelai can hem it. "A little." Lorelai claps with glee. As they get ready to hem Rory goes on and on about the things she did since it was her last day of public school. She even dressed for gym and played volleyball. She says that it's a good thing she never participated in school sports before, because she sucks at them. Lorelai says that she gets that from her. I download a half-naked picture of Verve because I'm starting to feel sick without mostly naked teens on my television. "Where's your pate?" Sookie asks. "At Zsa-Zsa Gabor's house," Lorelai says. Sookie offers to make duck, and Lorelai says she'll eat it as long as it's made with chicken. Sookie leaves, taking her big ball of fun with her. As Rory trots off to check out her pinned hem she turns around and prisses, "I love being a private-school girl!" Lorelai gets all depressed and turns to stare at the pictures on the mantle beside her.
Whoa! We're going into the picture! But it's not a flashback. We're just at her parents' house. Mansion. Whatever, it's big. Lorelai sits on her Jeep and drinks some coffee for a little while. She then musters up some strength.
MamaLorelai answers the door and says she didn't know it was Easter already. Lorelai says she just finished up her business class and thought she'd stop by. Mommy Dearest gives a "Well, isn't that nice?" and lets her come in. She gives her daughter a once-over as she shuts the door.