Episode Report Card Pamie: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Safety Dance
By Pamie | Season 5 | Episode 1 | Aired on 09.20.2004
Dragonfly kitchen. Sookie launches herself into Lorelai's arms, squealing and squeeing like a forum poster on Red Bull. Lorelai asks Sookie why she's so happy. Sookie says she thinks the Luke thing is wonderful. Sookie tells Lorelai that she found out from Kirk: "He saw you. He saw you kiss Luke! Oh, my God! You were kissing Luke!" Sookie goes back to some business in her kitchen as she goes on about how great it is that Lorelai is with Luke, and that she always hoped one day Lorelai would turn around and see Luke and know what a great guy he is. She's really happy for Lorelai now, because it means Lorelai won't die alone. Somebody will be there when she dies. Yes, that's why people get married in the first place, isn't it? Sookie: "Somebody will find the body and call the police." Lorelai: "Yes, that is a relief." Sookie tells Lorelai that she convinced Kirk that he was dreaming the kiss, and asks why she'd be concerned about anyone finding out. She says that Luke thought maybe Lorelai didn't want the news to get out, but she can't understand why Lorelai would want that. Sookie asks how it was: "Was it on top of a table? Because I always thought it would be on top of a table. Oh, like Bull Durham!" Lorelai says there was no sex. Sookie is disappointed to find out there's no sex. She worries that Luke can't.... Lorelai says she's sure he can, but that there was no time. She says that everything happened at once, with the inn and her parents flipping out and Digger. Lorelai asks what happened to Digger. Sookie says his condo was on fire, or at least that's what Michel had her say when they called his cell phone. Sookie asks Lorelai why she doesn't seem happy about Luke. Lorelai says it's just new, and that she's still processing it. Sookie asks if Luke knows that she's happy and processing, and that once she's done with the processing they'll get to the sex. Lorelai says she thinks Luke knows, or at least he should know, and that she hopes he knows. Sookie tells her to make sure he knows: "Because you two together..." "Means getting to the morgue before I smell, I got it," Lorelai finishes.
Lorelai walks back into the lobby and tries to make small talk with her daughter, who is being evasive. She was going to write Lorelai a note. Like Lorelai reads. Can someone buy me Lorelai's shirt? Thanks. Lorelai makes a joke about Miss Patty never letting go of Davey. She tries to get her daughter to talk about "this," but Rory says her mom said everything she wanted to last night. Lorelai goes, "You know what? Fine. I give. It's your life; do what you want." Rory is happy someone finally noticed she's semi-legal. Lorelai says she wasn't thinking they had to talk like "mom and kid," but more like two friends discussing...her daughter's sex life? Yeah, I think not. Lorelai can't help once again mentioning Dean's married status -- "as a friend." Rory tells her mother she's already mentioned that twice now. Lorelai says she was hoping to help Rory figure this out, as a friend, since Lorelai is the person Rory usually turns to with problems. They decide not to talk about it anymore. Lorelai says she's really busy, so even if Rory changed her mind, she can't help: "Taylor lost his shoe. So, get in line." Rory asks if there's any end to this speech in sight, and I'm glad we're finally seeing a real fight between these two. There should have been many more of them over the years. Two smart, sassy women fighting over boys, clothes and independence: this should be the like, seventeenth huge fight we've seen in two years. Rory storms out of the inn. Lorelai bends over and we can see her bra. Taylor rushes down the stairs and shows Lorelai a piece of paper from his room. Lorelai calls Michel into the lobby to point out the list of services including facials, wraps, peels, and shoe shines. These are all services they don't provide at the Dragonfly. Michel pouts that Sookie gets to serve whatever quiche her heart desires that day, but he requests one facial peel and gets the smackdown. Lorelai apologizes to Taylor and promises to replace his shoes. Taylor, for those of you still making the Gilmore Girls Home Game, wears a size six and a half shoe, narrow. Lorelai tells Michel she can't believe he did this. Michel: "Oh, you can, too." Lorelai demands Michel find a replacement pair of shoes this afternoon, and that his dogs have to get off the premises immediately. Michel argues that his chows had nothing to do with the destruction of the shoes. Lorelai isn't hearing it, and threatens Michel with one of Taylor's shoes. Michel promises to take the dogs home as soon as he finds Paw-Paw, who went for a walk and hasn't returned: "He's just testing his boundaries." "Apparently, so are you," Lorelai says. Lorelai makes a cell-phone call.