Episode Report Card Pamie: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT "No! Jess! What About PROM?!"
By Pamie | Season 3 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.28.2003
Jess complains that they're at the party too early. Rory reminds him that they're like roadies, helping the band set up. She's also advising Lane on her makeup and is the keeper of Brian's sandwich and Thermos. Jess moans that they are "Dork Early." Rory asks him to get into the spirit of things. For the first time ever. Jess says he's going to "wander around a little." He walks off. Rory sits and sighs. Todd Lowe tries his double-jump-kick and knocks a few things over. He decides to cut the kick.
Independence Inn. No, I don't know what time it must be or what day it really is. Michel is running around like a madman because there's a lobby full of guests who want to check in. Lorelai asks what's happening. Since everyone has been laid off and a maid called in sick, Michel has been running the entire Inn by himself; he'll have to do turn-down service by himself and his puppies need attention. He read in the Chow book that puppies need love and stimulation or they'll murder the owners later. Ba-dum-bum. When he went home earlier, poor Pau Pau had fallen into his water bowl and could have drowned. Michel is in tears as he realizes he's a bad daddy. Lorelai says that it's going to be okay and that the puppy will be fine. Then, instead of helping, she takes off to do turn-down. Michel asks the next guest in line if she's ever seen a Chow puppy.
The party is now kicking it. Rory finds pouty Jess and says that the band is all hyperventilating in the same rhythm, so they're ready to go on. She asks what he's looking at. Jess: "A happy family. Kind of depressing, actually." Yikes. Rory warns him not to embarrass himself by spreading too much joy around. She kisses him. She tells him to get more moody. Jess says he'll try. "Let's look around a little bit," Rory says awkwardly. Then they walk through the house. I guess this is so we see that there are people in the party, and we get a foreshadow when there's a sobbing girl and Jess jokes that it's a bit early for the waterworks. But when you say you're looking around, doesn't that mean you're looking for an empty room to make out in? I mean, I never went to parties like this because I never lived in a small town television cliché, but isn't that how they work? Jess points out the bathroom line. "Figures," Rory says. Whatever.
Rory and Jess walk over to the keg, where the boys are trying to figure out how it works. Jess explains how kegs work and then puts the tap in with his eyes closed. Rory looks more impressed than she should look. Jess -- you just enabled minors. Welcome to prison.