Episode Report Card Al Lowe: A | 2 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Bunch Of Turkeys
By Al Lowe | Season 6 | Episode 10 | Aired on 11.21.2005
At Luke's, Liz has made a total disaster of both the diner and of Luke's kitchen upstairs, trying to make her Thanksgiving dinner. Apparently, the cranberry sauce is not even red, which Luke points out should be the case. Liz flips through her Martha Stewart books, fruitlessly (ha!) looking for a solution, but I guess she's just too dumb to figure it out. That's what they want us to think, obviously, which makes me wonder how they would expect anyone to like this character at all. This is especially evident when Luke drops the bomb of his Secret Kid on her, and she reacts as if he had just offered her a cup of coffee. Liz is cognizant enough to do the math on April's age, twelve, and put it together that she must be the daughter of Anna Nardini. Luke is amazed, and Liz replies, "You're not Warren Beatty. I mean, you could have been -- girls like you -- but you're a serial monogamist. That's why you're you." She asks what Lorelai's said about all this, and when she figures out that he hasn't told Lorelai, Liz suddenly becomes a genius, encouraging Luke to tell her and saying he and Lorelai can work through it. Luke says that Anna hasn't even contacted him, and that April wants nothing from him, which makes him feel confused. They're not reaching out to him, so maybe he shouldn't worry about it. Liz doesn't say anything, but it's obvious that she doesn't agree that the whole thing is not a big deal. Luke, however, feels better about their little chat, and leaves with pseudo-confidence that all is well.
At the Dragonfly, Thanksgiving is in full-on, crazy swing. Sookie has made a ton of beautiful food, which is plenty, Lorelai tells her, "even for the extra guests." Ah, yes. Liz's renaissance people are there to eat, probably not even realizing what a ptomaine-shaped food bullet they have dodged. One of the guys is doing a knife trick at the table while Luke looks on in what looks suspiciously like a hairpiece and don't think I didn't notice. He's all sweater-y and wearing slacks and I think I've mentioned how much I hate that, so we'll say no more about it. Lorelai asks Luke to come into the kitchen to help carve and, while she has him alone, tells him that she met up with Christopher and offers all the details of the Yale-payment plan. She's very nervous about it, acting like she's going to catch hell, but Luke just shrugs: "I think that's great. He's doing what a dad is supposed to do; he's taking care of his kid." Oooo, Luke's feeling like a deadbeat, it seems. He and Lorelai share an awkward kiss ["do they ever share any other kind?" -- Wing Chun], and he heads out to carve the turkey.