Episode Report Card Kim: B | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Happy Birthday, Baby!
By Kim | Season 3 | Episode 18 | Aired on April 21, 2003
Luke's Diner. Luke apologizes to Nicole on the phone. She seems somewhat amused. Luke explains that Jess was driving him crazy. Nicole knows and explained it to her parents. Luke promises to make it up to them on their next visit. Nicole says it may not be for a few months. Jess walks by and says he's going to school, so Luke is distracted and tells Nicole he'll do it then. Nicole totally takes this as a sign that Luke wants a serious relationship, and Luke clearly doesn't know what he just signed up for. Because it would be too hard for her to just ask him where he sees their relationship heading. Jess walks back in and says he needs to use the phone because someone stole his car. Of course, he treats Luke like a piece of garbage while explaining what happened, because God forbid he be nice his own uncle, a man who is providing him with food and shelter, and who recently offered just to give him money. Asshole. Jess is disgusted that the police department has an answering machine. Jess wonders who would steal his car, since it was a piece of junk. Luke tells Jess to go to school, and he'll talk to the cops and take care of it. Jess reluctantly agrees. Luke smiles, because he totally moved the car.
Friday Night Gilmore Dinner. Richard, Emily, Rory, and the serving staff sing "Happy Birthday" to Lorelai. The maids take the cake before Lorelai blows out her candles. Lorelai protests, but Emily says that the maid can do it. Lorelai isn't happy, but Emily says she thought only children liked to do that. Richard offers to let her blow out the tapers on the table. Emily suggests that they have dessert in the living room, so they move out. Rory and Lorelai have a whispered conversation during which Rory says they have time to have cake before Lorelai's town party. Richard offers champagne, and Lorelai accuses him of trying to get her drunk so that she will forget that they didn't let her blow out her candles. Emily asks if this will be a story she will tell people for the rest of her life, like the bunny story. Lorelai starts complaining about how her mother gave away her rabbit when Lorelai was a kid, which ends up with Richard guessing that the rabbit is now in a shoebox somewhere. Richard offers up a toast to Lorelai on her thirty-sixth birthday. Lorelai laughs and says she's only thirty-five. Richard realizes she's right.