Episode Report Card Al Lowe: B- | 80 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Punch it Out
By Al Lowe | Season 7 | Episode 10 | Aired on 2006.12.05
Lorelai is at the Inn doing inventory when Rory calls her late that night. "I thought it was an all-Logan weekend," says Lorelai. Rory says that it was, but that "boys suck." Agreed! She asks her mom to tell her that it gets better when men get older. "Well," says Lorelai, "it gets more confusing and more complex. Does any of that sound better?" Rory says no, and gives Lorelai the lowdown on what happened at dinner. "Yikes!" says Lorelai. Rory can't figure out Logan's motivation for the whole debacle, and says that Logan has no reason to be jealous, because he knows Rory loves him. "Of course he does," says Lorelai. Rory wonders again why Logan would do what he did. "Mars and Venus, you know?" Lorelai suggests, but Rory says that she doesn't think that's it: "Because Mars and Venus? Are both planets, so they have something in common. I think it's more like Mars and a bowl of soup." Rory says that Lucy won't answer her phone, so Rory's going to go over and try to talk to her. "Sorry boys suck," says Lorelai, and they hang up.
At an empty bar (Casey's?), Christopher drinks alone. Slowly, he gets up and sullenly pulls on his coat. Outside, he's about to get in his car when he looks across the empty street to see Luke messing around in the back of his truck. The two men lock eyes, and IT! IS! ON! Listen, I'm not sure what they're fighting about other than that, at some point, they were or are or are still or once were in love with the same woman, but it doesn't even matter, because in what I found to be a very confusing episode where no one's actions made any sense whatsoever, I was just happy to see some punches get thrown. I mean, I have wanted to hit somebody since Lucy showed up with the Apple Jacks, so this was great. Luke and Chris charge at each other, removing scarves and jackets and getting right to punchin'. Luke gets in the first left cross, and they go even-steven, punch for punch. Neither of them is a very impressive fighter, frankly, but it's beautiful when they end up entangled in the Stars Hollow Christmas display. Wordlessly, the fight ends just as it started, and both men return to their corners.