Episode Report Card Pamie: A | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Papa Don't Preach
By Pamie | Season 2 | Episode 12 | Aired on 2002.01.29
Richard pulls Lorelai away and says they can't order that much food. He says she's teaching Rory wastefulness and gluttony. Lorelai says they do this all the time: they order tons of food, eat a third of it, and then live off the leftovers for the rest of the week. She says it's a good system. She tells Richard to sit and read something or watch television. Richard sits and says he noticed all of the Harvard stuff in Rory's room. He says Rory might not need to be so settled on one college so early. She hasn't investigated all of her options. Lorelai says that Rory's got her heart set on Harvard. Richard says that Rory's heart is set because she thinks that's where Lorelai wants her to go. Lorelai confesses that she doesn't want Rory to go to Harvard. Richard says that there are other good schools out there. He unnecessarily reminds Lorelai that he went to Yale, and that it's a good school. It might even be better than Harvard. I think that Rory should have more options just because she might not get into Harvard. It's shitty only to have one choice and possibly not see your dream come true so early in life. This depressing mood I just got in is totally the fault of the person next door, who has been playing the Bee Gees on eleven for half an hour. I just now came to the realization that it's not just a couple of songs, but some kind of boogie marathon going on just feet from my head. Richard offers to make some phone calls and set up an appointment at Yale. He asks who is going to help Rory get into Harvard. "Reese Witherspoon," Lorelai answers. Second best line. Richard says he's a Yale alumnus and gives tons of money to that school. He can write a letter that will help her get into Yale. Lorelai says she doesn't want to fight, and doesn't want him to interfere. Their argument is cut off by a horn honking outside. Rory looks out the window and freaks out. She runs out of the house.
It's CuteDean standing in front of PerfectPresent: the car. The car he made for her. The car he made because he loves her. Rory is very happy finally to have the keys to the pretty machine. They hug. It's very 1950s with the car and Rory in her plaid skirt and bomber jacket and saddle shoes. She even kicks her leg up when she hugs him. Lorelai says that the car is "amazing," solidifying my hunch that the word "amazing" must appear in every script, and that the word must be drawn out on the first syllable. Rory asks CuteDean if it drives. He laughs that she'd even ask the question. She says she can't believe he built her the car. Lorelai asks if CuteDean will now make her a plane, "one that looks like Shamu." Richard is unhappy about this, and says that Rory cannot accept this gift. He says it's unsafe, and that Rory can't drive around in something that some kid made. Lorelai says it's okay. Richard says it isn't. CuteDean assures Richard that the car is safe. Richard says that this isn't a model airplane, and that Rory can't drive around in something CuteDean made in auto shop. Richard asks if CuteDean is a certified mechanic or if he worked under the guidance of a certified mechanic. CuteDean says that he's worked on cars his whole life and so has all of his family and he knows what he's doing. He'd never let Rory get in an unsafe car. How much would it cost to build a car, anyway? CuteDean says everybody checked the car. Richard asks if he's supposed to just take CuteDean's word for it. CuteDean says they'll go get the car checked right now. Richard comments that CuteDean is a very stubborn boy. CuteDean says he's been working on this car for months and that he's giving it to Rory. "You wanna drive?" he asks Richard. Richard says he'll drive in front of CuteDean so his Jaguar doesn't get fire on it from the impending explosion of the toy car. CuteDean says he'll meet Richard at the auto shop if the Jag's electrical system makes it. Richard says that Jaguar worked the kinks out of their cars' electrical systems a long time ago. They both pack themselves and then their dicks in their cars and drive away. Lorelai tells Rory that one of them should have been standing between them waving a flag.