Episode Report Card Pamie: B+ | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT A Hazy Shade of Whining
By Pamie | Season 1 | Episode 13 | Aired on 02.14.2001
As Lorelai prepares some Pop Tarts on a plate, Rory recaps how the study session is going. She says they've basically gotten no work done and Paris is having a meltdown. "Which is always fun," Rory adds. Rory says they've mostly just been talking. Lorelai says it looks like Rory is actually making some friends. Rory says that Lorelai might be taking this a bit too far, and that the only progress she's made so far is perhaps getting them to cancel dropping pig blood on her at prom. Lorelai says there's "friend potential going on." "Maybe," Rory says. Lorelai says two out of three isn't so bad, and hands her the plate of Pop Tarts. As Rory heads back into the room, Lorelai stops her to tell her about her "crazy idea." Lorelai says that they have four tickets to the show, and there are four young girls in the living room who might want to go to the Bangles. Sookie and Lorelai can just buy tickets when they get to the show and sit in shittier seats. Man. Let me say right here that this is such a bad idea. This so looks like Lorelai is trying to buy Rory's friends, which is exactly what's happening. Why would Rory have a good time a the concert with these three instead of her mom and Sookie? There's no way they'd have as good of a time, and Sookie bought the damn tickets and now she's loosing her good seats? This sucks. Rory argues that Lorelai has been looking forward to this concert. Lorelai says she's going to go and just get cheap seats. She says that Rory needs to bond with some girls at Chilton since she has another three years there (what grade is Rory in, by the way?), and if she bonds with Rory any more they'd be permanently fused together. Rory should put her foot down and say no, but she only argues meekly and then agrees. I hate this, by the way. She should just ask them to do something with her tomorrow, or invite them to the rummage sale since the two she wants to be friends with are actually interested in the clothes. But why should she do anything nice for them? Ugh.
Lorelai enters the living room and asks the girls what they're doing tonight. She invites them to The Bangles. Fraulein and Louisa say they'd love to go. Paris says she can't go. Paris and Louisa argue about whether or not she's a liar (I love the fact that Paris hasn't even taken off her coat and scarf yet). Fraulein looks up and says, "She'll be there." Lorelai looks pleased and pats Rory on the back as we go to commercial.
"Walk Like an Egyptian" kicks off to shots of the New York Skyline. Lorelai and Sookie walk through the crowd, beaming. Behind them, Fraulein and Louisa are fawning over the bracelet CuteDean made for Rory. "And you wear it all the time, right?" Louisa sighs. "Just when she's breathing," Lorelai answers. Lorelai hands Rory the four tickets with a speech about how special and sacred the seats are. Paris is pouting behind Rory. Lorelai then goes on about how great the Bangles are and how she almost named Rory "Susanna." Lorelai asks an usher where the seats are located and then tells the girls to meet her outside the concert hall immediately following the concert. The girls walk into the theatre. Rory stops to thank Lorelai and hug her. Lorelai turns to Sookie and says, "Hey. Let's go make our noses bleed." I wish Sookie would say something here about how she bought these bad-ass seats in the first place and now she's going to see Mini-Hoffs. They giggle up the stairs.