Episode Report Card Pamie: A | 16 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Back In The Saddle Again
By Pamie | Season 2 | Episode 18 | Aired on 2002.04.23
Michel has Lorelai sign bills and invoices, telling her as she signs what she's signing. Yeah, she'd probably make a crappy advisor, since Michel seems to be the accounts receivable and payable guy. As MamaMichel arrives, my closed captioning tells me "In French Accent," just so there's no misunderstanding. They hug and coo all over each other. Michel says he was going to pick her up at the airport. She says she wanted to come early and buy presents for him since he's a "materialistic vulture." She's kind of a tropical French? Like Cajun or Jamaican French? I don't know. She makes Michel spin for her. She says he's the perfect son and if he'd been born ugly she doesn't know what she would have done. "Boarding school?" Michel asks. "In Switzerland." Michel spins his mother over to Lorelai. MamaMichel asks Lorelai if her eyes are real. Lorelai says they are. MamaMichel says God is cruel to bestow those eyes and that face to just one person. Lorelai asks if she can be her mother as well. Michel says he's going to show his mother around the inn. Lorelai tells him to make sure he introduces his mother to Sookie because she wants to meet her as well. MamaMichel says she wants to meet all of Michel's friends, and she didn't raise him to be rude. Michel reminds her that she did. "Come!" she says. "Show me off!" Michel asks if she's been using the free weights he sent her. MamaMichel: "Yes! They hold down my papers beautifully." Michel: "Lazy, silly woman." MamaMichel: "Cruel and vicious boy!" She likes the words "cruel" and "vicious."
Chilton. Richard and Rory walk down the hallway. Rory tells Richard she really appreciates him doing this and she knows that he's busy. She told everybody to have their pitches prepared so he can be in and out of there as quickly as possible. Richard says he'll be there as long as he's needed, but he appreciates an economy of time. "I totally understand," Rory says.
Rory introduces Richard to the group. They all sit down. She asks if he wants to say a few words before they start. He says he's just there to give advice if needed, so he's going to sit behind the group and observe, advising if needed. Louisa's first. She couldn't find her new lip-gloss this morning. She had just bought it and it's perfect. Major shine without the stickiness that causes your hair to stick to your face. I hear you, girl. She ended up having to borrow gloss from Fraulein this morning, which is horrible because their faces are two different color palates. Paris asks Rory to tell the "Pigeon Sisters" to get to a point. Hee. So, Louisa has invented a Lipstick Lo-Jack that allows you to push a button to page your gloss. Paris is unhappy. Richard's eyes are rolling. Rory says it's a very interesting idea, but they should probably try and market something that appeals to both boys and girls. Fraulein's next. She wants to make a Locker Robot that sits in the locker all day. It knows facts, can help with homework, etc. Rory points out that they'd have to build a robot that does all of this. She asks who knows how to do that. Fraulein points at Brad and says, "He looks like he should know." Brad says, "I've never built a robot." Louisa leans in and says, "But you've tried, haven't you?" Brad waits for a second and then says, both proudly and ashamedly, "Yes, I have." Best exchange of the episode. Rory says they have to be able to accomplish the project.