Episode Report Card Pamie: A | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT A Christmas Rory
By Pamie | Season 1 | Episode 9 | Aired on 12.19.2000
Lane and Rory walk through the snow debating whether CuteDean will say yes or no to the dance. Lane says there's no reason to have a boyfriend if you can't get him to go to a dance with you. Rory says CuteDean's not her boyfriend. "What is he, then?" Lane asks suspiciously. "He's my...gentleman caller." "Okay, Blanche," snorts Lane. Rory asks Lane if she thinks he's her boyfriend. Lane thinks they spend a lot of time seeing each other and not other people not to consider themselves boyfriend and girlfriend. Rory says it sounds weird. Lane asks if CuteDean and Rory have had "The Talk" yet. She tells Rory that she has to ask CuteDean where they stand now that they've been seeing each other for a few weeks. Rory asks Lane how she knows so much about all of this. Lane replies, "Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach." They spot CuteDean through the grocery store window. How can one boy make such an ugly green apron look so good? Rory starts to chicken out but Lane says she can't because her mother threw out her television for watching VIP, and she doesn't have any other entertainment left. Rory takes a breath and says she's ready. Lane reminds her to enunciate since she's reading lips outside the window.
Rory asks CuteDean if he's busy. He says he's just stocking some green beans, and asks if she wants to help. Who wouldn't want to stock green beans with this boy, I ask you? Who wouldn't? She asks if he works on Saturdays. He says he'll come in sometimes if he doesn't have any other plans. He asks why. She says no reason, but that there's this thing at her school that's not really at her school but is given by her school. He asks what it is. "Well, it's this kind of thing where you go and they play music and you're supposed to get all dressed up and do some kind of dance and there's chicken." CuteDean: "Chicken?" Rory: "Well, I don't know if there's chicken. But at these kinds of things they often serve chicken, because it's probably cheaper, and people eat it, so the logic behind the chicken choice really isn't that bad." CuteDean says he's lost. Rory says, "It's a dance." She says she's not dying to go, but being a part of the social life at Chilton is important to her. "So, are you asking me to go to a dance with you?" CuteDean asks. "No," Rory says with embarrassment. She then gets a terrified look on her face and admits, "Yes." She says if he wanted to go, then she'd go too. He says it'd be good that she'd go since it's her school. She asks if he wants to go. He says he's never gone to a dance before and that it's not really the way he'd like to spend his time. "I mean, I'm not a big joiner," he says. Ah. Translation: I'd rather get naked. Rory says, "Fair enough," and goes back to stocking beans. CuteDean looks at her for a little while and says, "You wanna go, don't you?" Rory says she doesn't want to go at all, and that she was just thinking out loud. CuteDean asks what he'd have to wear. Rory is instantly happy and says he can wear whatever he wants. He says he seriously needs to know what to wear. She says it's coat and tie. He looks upset. She says he can probably get away without the tie. He says he'll go. She kisses him. I'm so in love. "Thank you!" she says sweetly. "You're welcome," he says as she walks away. Rory gives a thumbs-up to Lane through the window. They meet outside and jump up and down and squeal. Perfect.