Episode Report Card Pamie: C | 14 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT The Dangers of Danielworld
By Pamie | Season 2 | Episode 17 | Aired on 2002.04.16
Lorelai's cell phone starts ringing as Sookie goes down through the list of countries she needs to call to cancel things for the wedding. Lorelai asks what Sookie ordered from Bora Bora. "I'm gonna shield you from that one," Sookie answers. Lorelai thanks her. Lorelai seems surprised that Luke has called, which I find odd. I'm sure she would have given Luke his own special ring, like "Alice's Restaurant" or something. Lorelai tells Luke to slow down and promises to come right over. So much for work today! She welcomes Sookie back to her world where she has something to do with Sookie's wedding. Sookie says she hopes the Hong Kong acrobats can get another gig. I find it hard to believe that Emily would have suggested midgets dancing under mushrooms anyway.
Luke's having a problem at the funeral home. The lid of the coffin won't close. Uncle Louie asked to be buried with many things -- so many things that now his coffin lid won't close. Wacky! Lorelai says he's got a nice tan. Right. Tan. Dead for four days. So tan. Lorelai asks to try and close the coffin. It bounces right back up. Luke says that's because of the football signed by Johnny Unitas. Lorelai asks to move the gas mask and the pith helmet down to Louie's feet. Luke says that space is already occupied by thousands of baseball cards. Louie must be a tiny man. Lorelai says they can tie it with bungee cord or have the accounting group sit on the lid so they could latch it. She says she's out of ideas. Luke is as well. I fall completely asleep. For real. The second episode in the history of Gilmore Girls during which I fall totally asleep right here and don't see the rest of the episode until the next morning. You win, Daniel Palladino. You win. You're stronger than I am. Luke says he can't deal with this anymore. He says that Louie doesn't deserve his help or respect. Lorelai reminds him that Louie was his uncle. Luke says he was a jerk. Everyone hated him because he was rotten, mean, and selfish all his life; now he's so selfish he's taking his rare baseball cards with him underground. The undertaker asks Luke to lower his voice. Luke screams that he's done and he's had it. He storms out, saying that from now on he just wants the bare minimum on this funeral. He tells the undertaker just to dig a big hole and dump the casket in. That's how most people behave when they're standing beside their dead relatives' bodies, isn't it? Lorelai tells the undertaker she assumes that Luke's request isn't appropriate. This entire episode isn't appropriate.