Episode Report Card Pamie: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Papa Don't Preach
By Pamie | Season 2 | Episode 12 | Aired on 01.28.2002
Of course, Kirk is the video store clerk. I love Kirk. I want a Kirk shirt. Lorelai tells Kirk that she's lost her video card. Kirk asks if it was a permanent or a temporary card. It was laminated, so Kirk concludes that it was a permanent card. He gives Lorelai a lecture on responsibility and expectations and video store ethics. The lecture is interrupted by Lorelai's cell phone going off. Lorelai has to go outside to take the call to get better reception. Rory complains that there's a picture of a mostly naked girl on the cover of a video that is in plain view of small children. "Is she a blonde?" Kirk asks. "What?" Rory asks. "I'll go check it out," Kirk says, and leaves. Why didn't Rory just move the box up herself?
Lorelai is outside on her phone. It's Emily calling, whispering and begging for Lorelai to take Richard off her hands for one day. She says she doesn't care where Lorelai takes him; he's just driving her crazy. She says he bought some new swim trunks today to join her water aerobics class: "He's out of control!" Lorelai tells Emily to calm down. Emily says she can't do anything without him being there, following her, staring at her. "Well, he likes you, Mom," Lorelai says. Emily yells at Lorelai to not be cute. Lorelai says she'd like to help her. Emily interrupts by blurting, "You owe me!" She says she pays for Chilton and she co-signed on the loan, so Lorelai owes her big-time. Lorelai tells Emily to listen to herself. Emily apologizes and says that Richard is pushing her close to the edge. She wants one day of peace. Lorelai says she'll take Richard. Emily thanks her. Richard calls from off-screen. Emily says she has to go, but Richard will be over the next morning. As Lorelai hangs up her cell phone with concern, we fade to the first commercial break.
Oh, God. I can't wait for the Britney Spears movie. I'm in line right now. You people get the hell behind me. I can't believe Taryn Manning finally got her big break. Ol' lispy Get Real Taryn Manning. ["That girl's been rode hard and put away wet. Lipless freak." -- Wing Chun]
The next morning, Lorelai is trying to get Rory to skip school to spend the day with her grandfather. Rory says she can't skip school because she's got a Franklin meeting to attend. Lorelai begs and pleads. Rory's not hearing it. Lorelai says she hasn't been alone with her father since she was kicked out of her summer camp for refusing to call her camp counselor "Peaches." They drove all the way home from Maine with only this topic of conversation. And the fact that she had also flashed the swim team. Rory promises to be home in the afternoon, and then she'll take Richard off Lorelai's hands. Lorelai pouts. Rory promises that Lorelai will be fine. Lorelai is so sure things won't be fine that she's convinced this is going to end up a Lifetime movie where Nancy McKeon will be playing her. "I am Jo," she says. The doorbell rings. It's Richard. Rory pushes Lorelai to answer the door. Lorelai childishly steals Rory's cup of coffee and then starts mimicking her. Lorelai answers the door. Rory hugs Richard and says she'll see him that afternoon. Rory leaves, and Lorelai shuts the door. Richard takes off his coat. Lorelai tries to make conversation. She takes his coat. They stand in silence. Lorelai asks if he'd like some coffee. He doesn't need any. Silence. Richard asks if Lorelai would like some coffee. "God, yes!" Lorelai says, rushing with relief toward the kitchen.