Episode Report Card Pamie: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Jess Is Dumb
By Pamie | Season 2 | Episode 19 | Aired on 04.29.2002
Rory's getting ready for school as she and Lorelai banter movie choices back and forth. The Wizard of Oz, The Sting, Rocky, Crimes and Misdemeanors...I think you get the point. Lorelai can't decide between Arthur and Sophie's Choice. Lorelai says there are too many good movies, and that she's sinking under the pressure. The phone rings as Lorelai suggests Cabin Boy. ["Ooh, good one." -- Wing Chun] Rory asks if Lorelai's going to get the phone. Lorelai says she's not because she knows who it is. Apparently Christopher calls every Wednesday morning right before they have to go to Luke's/Chilton. How is that an appropriate time to call your daughter to catch up on things? Rory forgets that her dad calls every week at this time until Lorelai reminds her. Rory picks up the phone. She tells Christopher about the movie festival. She asks how he's doing and how Sherri is. Christopher's a bit evasive, and then says he can't talk very long. He says he sent her an email and would like this forty minutes to carry over until their call next week. Forty minutes? How early does Rory get up for school? And how could she forget a weekly forty-minute phone call? Rory asks if he wants to say hello to Lorelai. He says he has to go and can't, but that he would like her to say hello for him. He says he'll call her next Wednesday. Rory hangs up and tells Lorelai that Christopher said hello. Lorelai says he didn't. Rory asks what they're fighting about. Lorelai says that they're not fighting. Rory asks what's keeping them from talking. Lorelai suggests Desperately Seeking Susan. Rory suggests My Mother is Two. Rory says she gives up, and that if Lorelai isn't interested in talking about it, then they don't have to discuss it, and Lorelai can stay in a fight with Christopher as long as she wants. Rory picks up her backpack and says she's late for school. Maybe Christopher doesn't always call in the morning, but he's the only one who would call at that hour to cancel on the evening phone call? I shouldn't try to figure out time logic on this show ever. It makes my eyebrows hurt. Lorelai makes plans to see Rory after school at Luke's.
I don't know what time of the year it's supposed to be, but the chalkboard at this public school reads "Final Exam Today! No Talking. No Wandering Eyes. No Looking Behind You." Is it May? The other chalkboard reads "There is nothing fascinating on your palm, on your shoe, under your desk, on the floor." Lane is taking a test. The teacher announces that there are fifteen minutes left. She's a friend of friends of mine. I'm wondering why they dressed her like this scene was shot for The Wonder Years. Jess slides into class and sits behind Lane. He asks her for a pencil. She says she doesn't have one. He asks for a pen. She says he only has fifteen minutes. He asks for the answers. She says he can get the pen out of her bag. He says his mother taught him never to go into the bags of ladies: "At least, not until you're a couple of blocks away." He then has to add that he was just kidding because we couldn't tell it was a joke. ["Because that kid can't act for shit. I really hate Jess. (I was off last week so I didn't get a chance to say it then, and just in case you were wondering, I still really do.)" -- Wing Chun] Lane hands Jess a pen and tells him to shut up. Jess says small towns really are friendly. He pulls out his Vonnegut and makes notes in the margin. (I guess it's Rory's Vonnegut.) The teacher notices Jess and gives an ultra-long sigh. Good work, Friend of my Friends. Good work.