Episode Report Card Pamie: B- | 134 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT They've Got the Boat; They Just Need the Shark
By Pamie | Season 5 | Episode 10 | Aired on 2004.11.30
Okay, so this is a little weird. Yale has turned one of its classrooms (the only one we ever see when Rory's taking a class that's smaller than three hundred students) into a Speed Dating event. The boys sit at desks and the girls stand at attention, ready to move desk to desk in the -- you guys all know what Speed Dating is. For Pete's sake, they use it in every television show. When Leno did a parody of it two years ago, you know these jokes are a little stale. But regardless, we love Paris, so it's worth it to spend some time with her, I guess. The bell rings and Paris sits down. Guy: "I'm Jack." Paris: "Paris." Jack: "Did your parents travel a lot?" Paris: "Why?" Jack: "Your name's Paris." Isn't it amazing they haven't made a "Paris Hilton" joke with her yet? Particularly in this scene, they had the opportunity. Anyway, Paris lays into the kid, asking if his parents changed a lot of flat tires or plugged the phone into the wall often. Hee. Jack's all, "No." Paris says it's great they cleared that up right away. She asks for another fascinating talking point. He asks her major. Paris scoffs, asking if he wants to know her sign and whether she comes there often as well: "Or if I'm a Britney or a Christina?" Is there even a difference anymore? Paris asks Jack whether the last time he had an interesting thought was when he considered flinging himself off of a building. The bell rings, and Paris moves on. "Bye, Jack," she says. "I'll write Mother immediately."
Next table. Paris sits and says, "Paris. And no, my parents didn't travel." The kid tries to play along, smiling, introducing himself as Billy and admitting that he has no idea what she's talking about. "So, what's your story, Billy?' she asks. Billy: "Well, I'm a drama major --" Paris looks to the side and shouts, "Ding! Ding! Ding!" She immediately changes tables. Ha.