Episode Report Card Pamie: B+ | 105 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Control Your Woman
By Pamie | Season 5 | Episode 12 | Aired on 2005.1.001
Emily and Richard walk through the front door. Richard says he'll make arrangements to get Emily's car tomorrow. "Thank you," she says. Richard says she might want to re-think that lease. See? Waste of money. Richard says he doesn't want to go back to the poolhouse. "Come home," Emily says. They stare at each other.
Rory and Lorelai meet by the poolhouse for Friday-night dinner. Lorelai is surprised to see Rory. Rory says the thing wasn't for sure and now it's a nothing. She says she doesn't want to talk about it. Lorelai tells Rory that the poolhouse is empty. They walk to the front and see Emily and Richard together. At first it appears as though they are arguing, but Emily is laughing. Lorelai's unsure if it's an evil, laughing-at-your-pain laugh. The girls watch until Richard and Emily are kissing. Lorelai has a "Chandler and Monica! Chandler and Monica! My eyes! My eyes!" moment. Richard and Emily see them and open the door, inviting them in. They announce their reconciliation. Rory is super-happy. Lorelai asks when it happened. Emily: "Yesterday." Richard: "And last night. And this morning!" Lorelai: "Don't ask questions. Don't ask questions. Don't ask questions." Next week they're going to renew their wedding vows. A week from tomorrow, on their fortieth wedding anniversary. Gosh, they waited a while before having Lorelai. Also: this show should know better than to repeat a timeframe to us over and over again. Next week we'll be counting the hours, trying to figure it all out. Emily tells Lorelai she's going to be Emily's Maid of Honor. Richard's valet informs him that he has a phone call. Richard tells Emily he's going to fire the valet next week. Everybody loves a good firing. The phone call is about the ceremony, and after all the wedding planning I've been doing for the past six months, I cannot handle even listening to someone else's wedding plans. Particularly in this instance, when they want some Rose Room so badly, they're going to pay the other party who reserved the room to change their date. Emily steals Lorelai away to go upstairs. Richard tells us that Rory is going to be his Best Man. Lorelai is terrified of what's going to happen upstairs.