Episode Report Card Pamie: A | 110 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Easter Eggs And Anvils
By Pamie | Season 4 | Episode 18 | Aired on 2004.04.20
Emily's, out back. Lorelai and Rory enter. Emily asks if it's too cold. It's not. Richard and Emily are fretting over everything, making sure it's perfect before Floyd shows up. Digger tells Lorelai that they keep moving everything around: the drink cart, the heater, Digger. He says he was over there earlier: "It's like watching an ant farm." Lorelai says that everything looks great. Emily asks where that "awful light" is coming from. Rory says she thinks it's the moon. Emily realizes that the moon will move on its own at some point. She tells Lorelai that she looks nice: "Why do you look so nice?" Lorelai says she knew this evening was important to them. Doorbell. Emily leaves, calling to Richard. Rory tells Lorelai that she does look especially nice tonight. Lorelai says it's not like she's always in dirty sweats, fresh from slopping the pigs. Rory says Lorelai's without her usual just-came-from-work look. Digger tells Rory that Lorelai's a little nervous. Rory realizes that they're meeting the parents tonight: "That's why you showered." Lorelai says that's not why she showered.
Floyd and Carol make their entrance, full of friendly cheer and compliments. Richard introduces Floyd to Rory and Lorelai, even though he technically saw them at that function a few months ago. Lorelai says that they met a long time ago. Carol tells Lorelai that she hopes she didn't get so dressed up for the Stiles' benefit. Richard offers everyone drinks. Emily brings in a tray of food. Carol compliments the patio. Emily skips off with Carol to look at trees. Rory, Lorelai, Digger, and Floyd take a seat as Floyd tries to remember when they last saw Lorelai. It was at camp. Floyd remembers the talent show, where Lorelai sang a duet with a pimply-faced fellow. "Craterface Cutler!" Lorelai remembers. Digger says he's a litigator now: "Very bitter man." Floyd tells Lorelai that she was charming. Lorelai sang "Summer Lovin'" with Craterface. Lorelai says that Digger cha-cha'ed. Digger thanks her for bringing that up. Rory thanks her for never sending her to camp. Lorelai says that Digger and his dance partner knocked heads. "Clubfoot Cindy," Digger remembers. "She married Craterface Cutler. Beautiful children." Richard brings out the drinks, save for Rory's soda, so she runs in to get it. Floyd discusses his barbershop quartet back in Yale, in which he was the weakest singer. Floyd says he's got a story he's been dying to tell Richard for some time, about a friend of theirs from school -- Herb Benson. Floyd says he'll tell Richard later. Richard and Floyd carry drinks down to Emily and Carol. Lorelai and Digger smile, watching the parents all get along with each other. Lorelai compares it to a Marx Brothers reunion. Rory enters and tells Emily that Elsa said dinner will be ready in fifteen minutes. Emily asks if Elsa also had Rory do some vacuuming. Floyd and Richard tease Emily about the number of maids she's gone through. Digger tells Lorelai that Digger is in an incredibly good mood tonight, since he's only said two passive-aggressive things so far, which is an astounding record. Digger says he'd like to be the fourteenth person to tell Lorelai she looks great tonight. "It's the shower," says Lorelai. "I gotta try that more often." Digger and Lorelai watch their parents chat.