Episode Report Card Pamie: C- | 2 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Inappropriate!
By Pamie | Season 3 | Episode 6 | Aired on 11.04.2002
Luke walks in and asks Cesar, "How's it going?" Cesar says it's pretty slow. Is this the guy they always use for Cesar? He looks different to me. Luke asks if Jess is around. Cesar says he hasn't seen him. Thank you for the important scene.
Luke is upstairs as "Sneaky Music" strums. Luke goes through Jess's things, looking for something that looks like crack, whores, guns, or Swiss bank accounts. The phone rings and Luke drops the box he's searching for on the floor. It's not a very good take, but they keep it anyway. It's "Randy" on the phone. Luke tells him or her that someone's got to take care of it, since it's not going to take care of itself. Another brilliant scene! So good. So important. So necessary. I love this new Randy character, and how much he/she adds to Luke's need to search Jess's top drawer.
Walking through Stars Hollow, Rory asks Lane if she got a good gift. Lane says it's foolproof, since a new mother can't have too many baby blankets, what with the "insane amount of stuff" that falls out of babies' bodies all day. Rory asks Lane to be a little less graphic. Lane and Rory moan and complain that babies are cool, but getting one seems like a messy, cruel cosmic joke. Lane says it was clearly thought up by a man. Rory says that's what Lorelai said when she told her where babies come from. Lane says her mom still hasn't told her, and that when her cousin got pregnant, MamaLane said it was because an angel brushed its wings against her face. Rory offers to tell her, but Lane says everything she knows she learned on the streets.
Lane sees the new car on the block. Rory plays it cool at first, saying calmly that it's Jess's. Lane freaks out, appropriately outraged that Jess would go and buy himself a car before he'd ever think of replacing Rory's after he destroyed it. That he'd just flaunt his working car in front of everyone when he just crashed Rory's car, a gift from her boyfriend, a handmade car that can't be replaced, a priceless gift of love. Lane doesn't say all of these things, but it's what she means. Rory says it's not that big a deal because Rory loves Jess. Jess walks up at this point and says hey. "Hey back 'atcha, tough guy," Lane says. Lane points at Jess and shouts, "Don't give me lip!" Rory tries to keep Lane from scratching Jess's eyes out. Lane asks if he bought the car or if he built it out of leftover parts from cars that he totaled. Jess says he has to go, once he realizes what Lane's so pissed off about. Lane goes on about how he can just drive away and they'll keep walking, since all Rory's been able to do these past few months is walk. Lots of walking. Lane says that Rory's got bunions now. "Bunions!" Jess says, because Daniel Palladino thinks that's a funny word. "I do not have bunions," Rory says, for the same reason. Lane says that Rory's too nice to complain, but that she should be outraged that Jess has a car when she doesn't. Jess tells Lane to knock it off. Rory tells Jess to drive away. "I didn't start this," Jess says. Lane says he did when he wrecked Rory's car. Jess tells Rory to tell her friend to walk it off. "You walk it off," Rory snaps back. Jess says he's going to drive off. "Then go!" Rory shouts. Jess awkwardly says, "Geez, how Andy Griffith is this town? People get so excited by a car." Rory says it's not about the car, it's who's driving the car. Jess tells her that she can just take the car then. Rory says she doesn't want that piece of junk. Jess jealously says: "Right. I suppose Dean is already building you a new car. Something really snazzy." Rory tells him to shut up and go. "Gladly," he answers. Rory tells Lane to walk off with her. "Gladly," Lane says. Jess drives away. Oh, I liked that scene. That scene made sense. That scene should have been several episodes ago. Rory snarks to Jess that he left his bra in the back seat. Jess checks his back seat and I guess we're supposed to figure that Probawhore's delicates are draped back there. This proves: (a) Probawhore is living up to her name. (b) Jess is bragging and intentionally leaving a bra there. (c) Daniel Palladino doesn't know how to end a scene, and couldn't just leave it well enough alone.