Episode Report Card Pamie: B | 38 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Oh, Boy!
By Pamie | Season 3 | Episode 10 | Aired on 2003.01.14
Luke's. Jess asks Rory in his "obvious" accent, "So, you want some help with your homework?" Clueless Rory asks how he's ever going to help her with her homework. Well, at least we know they haven't had sex yet. But man, is Jess trying, huh? Jess tells Rory to go upstairs, and he'll show her how he's going to help her. Luckily Lorelai walks in and saves the day. Jess goes upstairs alone. Yay. Lorelai teases Rory for almost going upstairs to kiss. Rory changes the subject and asks what's in all the bags Lorelai's carrying. Lorelai -- who often complains that she doesn't have any money yet wears t-shirts that cost over a hundred dollars on Melrose -- has bought several different potential gifts for Richard and now wants Rory's opinion on which one would be the best. Lorelai says she sucks at buying him gifts. She knows her intentions are good, and price isn't a factor. She even went so far as to follow older men who looked like Richard around the store to see what they were buying. "But I did get asked to the antique car show!" she says. Gift #1: "A state-of-the-art, high-tech, titanium bathroom scale!" Rory thinks that reminding Richard of his weight on his birthday might not be a good thing. Gift #2: "A fabulous mechanical coin sorter!" Rory says it's a little generic. Gift #3: a silk tie. Rory admits that it's a nice tie, but her disappointment can't be concealed. Luke walks over to pour more coffee and asks about the tie. Lorelai says it's for her father. "What, no Aramis this year?" asks Luke. I do believe that was my one real laugh this episode. He tells her that the big bottle usually comes with a tote bag and a soap-on-a-rope. He leaves. Lorelai moans that her gifts suck. "It's the thought that counts," says Rory. Lorelai asks what Rory got for him. Chuck Berry Live at the Fillmore on vinyl. It's exactly what he wanted. Rory knows this, because she asked him and he told her what he'd like. Rory offers to find another present for Lorelai to give him. Lorelai hands over her credit card and thanks her incredibly nice daughter. Rory asks to see the last gift Lorelai bought. "It lights up and sings," Lorelai brags. Rory says that's enough, and leaves.