Episode Report Card Pamie: C- | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Inappropriate!
By Pamie | Season 3 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.04.2002
Luke finds Jess doing something to the underside of the car. It looks like maybe he's tying the trunk down. Check inside for a body! Jess says that Motor Trend isn't going to be giving him any awards on his new vehicle, but that it'll get him from point A to point B. Luke asks where Jess got the money for it. Jess says that he mugged an old lady. Then he says it didn't cost that much, which is "less than a lot." Jess reminds Luke that he works for him at the diner. If I wasn't just loving this episode because I promised I would, I'd point out that there's nothing more boring than people talking about money, where they got money, how they're going to get money, and how they spent money. You know why? Because every single one of us deals with money every single day, and we don't want to hear other people talking about it because it reminds us how broke we are. Jess says he saved up and bought the car from Gypsy, who gave him a good deal. I love that Daniel Palladino's having a November parade with every character he's created over the past two years. I do like Gypsy, though. Luke reminds Jess that cars cost money all the time, because of insurance and gas money. Jess teases Luke that he thought his car had a magical, never-draining gas tank, and tells Luke he's got it covered. He says he'll be able to fix most of the problems that will happen to the car. Oh, while you're at it, can you fix the car of Rory's that you broke? Because she doesn't have a car anymore, and now you do. What happened to Rory's car? Did she get insurance money? Is CuteDean making her another one? Will Rory have to take the bus forever? Jess makes Luke sign the registration. "Glad we had this talk," Jess says, walking away with his car all unlocked and the windows rolled down. "Yeah. Same here," Luke says, staring at nothing.
Lorelai finds Rory already studying in the living room. Lorelai hands Rory her mail. "Mortgage payment. You mind picking it up this month?" Lorelai asks. It's an invitation to Sherri's baby shower. "Who?" Lorelai asks, as if she doesn't think about Sherri every single second of every single day. Sherri Tinsdale, trivia folks. It's at Sherri and Christopher's house in Boston on Sunday. Then what day is it today? Forget it. Lorelai finds it all very strange, since she and Rory haven't had contact with Christopher in months. "She must know we're on the outs with him," Lorelai says. "On the outs"? Who says that? Rory confesses that she's had some contact with them, since she sometimes wants to talk to her father. She apologizes. Lorelai insists that it's okay for Rory to talk to Christopher, and that he's her father and that Rory should always want to talk to him. Do we find out how they worked it out? No. There's just a lengthy bit about Rory apologizing, Lorelai telling her not to apologize, and then her apologizing for apologizing. Lorelai, whose name has six "I"s in it, asks if Christopher mentions her. Rory asks to be told the correct answer to the question. Rory says he asks about her because he will always care for her very much. She asks if she should say hello for Lorelai the next time she talks to Christopher. "No," Lorelai pouts. Rory asks what she should do about the shower. Lorelai says it's her call. "I guess being in Dad's world automatically makes me in Sherri's," Rory pouts. Lorelai points out that it's the shower for her half-brother or sister, so she should go. Rory squinches her face and complains that it's going to be a "brunchy-quiche-y thing." Lorelai offers to drive her to Boston, since she can't spend too much time apart from Rory, and says she'll just do some shopping around town while Rory's at the party. Rory says they'll set up a signal so that Lorelai can come and rescue her if she needs it. Lorelai tells Rory she's made the right decision. Rory tries to apologize again for hiding the fact that she was talking to Christopher, but Lorelai holds up her hand. Rory changes her sentence in midstream to say she was starving. Lorelai leaves to get them ice cream. Rory stares at the shower invitation for a while as the crickets pick up again and we finally go to commercial.