Episode Report Card Pamie: D | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT Pilot
By Pamie | Season 1 | Episode 1 | Aired on 2000.10.05
In the dining room, Rory listens to the strains of the argument.
Lorelai says that Emily pounces on every word she says. Emily says that Lorelai barely spoke all night. "You said 'Pie.'" Hee. She said it all funny with her face pulled back. All, "Piiiiie." Hee. I hope after this show is over my mom's finished making me some popcorn and she'll braid my hair and we'll pretend my dad is a pony and we'll trample across the newspaper on the floor and we'll save the castle from the monsters under my bed! Lorelai asks why her father brought up Christopher. "He likes Christopher." Lorelai says they didn't like him when she got pregnant. Emily says that of course they didn't like him then, but they both had bright futures. Lorelai says, "Yes, and by not getting married, we got to keep those bright futures." Emily says that they should have gotten married and that every child deserves a mother and a father. She says that they both would have been more successful if they had gotten married because Christopher would have gone into Grampa's insurance business and Rory could have had more opportunities and Lorelai would have had a "lovely" life. ["Man, I could get into it here, but I'll confine myself to saying that my mom never married my biological father, and I turned out just fine. I'm glad that Emily's position is being presented as a CROCK." -- Wing Chun] Lorelai says that Christopher didn't want to be in the insurance business and that she does have a lovely life. Emily says that Lorelai took Rory away from her and kept her out of their lives. Lorelai says that Emily wanted to control her. Emily reminds Lorelai that she was just a child. "I stopped being a child the minute that strip turned pink," Lorelai over-dramatizes, which the director gives a quiet moment to let us find "chilling and deep." She says that she did well and found a good job. Emily snorts, "As a maid. With all your brains and talent." Lorelai says she worked her way up and now runs the place. Emily says that Lorelai could have had a really good life from the beginning if she wasn't too proud to take help from anyone. Lorelai says that she wasn't too proud to come begging for money to put Rory in Chilton.
Out in the dining room, we are reminded that Rory can hear the kitchen conversation.
"Well, fine. You have your precious pride, and I have my weekly dinners. Isn't that nice? We both win." Emily leaves. Lorelai tries not to cry.
Rory sits at the table. Grandpa has fallen asleep.