Episode Report Card Pamie: B- | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Speak Now and Forever, Forget the Peace
By Pamie | Season 2 | Episode 22 | Aired on May 20, 2002
As they walk to the dining room, Lorelai asks Emily if she and Richard would like to come to Sookie's wedding. Lorelai tells Emily that it's going to be small and wonderful, since Sookie is catering, and that she and Rory will be walking down the aisle in two of the least offensive bridesmaids dresses (since Lorelai made Sookie let her pick them out). Emily says it sounds nice, and asks when the wedding takes place. "A week from Sunday," Lorelai says. Emily is insulted that she's been given a "pity invite." She knows that someone must have cancelled at the last minute, and now she and Richard are placeholders. Chair warmers. Lorelai lies and says that's not what happened. Emily says there's no reason she should have been invited with the first batch of actual wanted guests. Lorelai says that Sookie really wants Emily to come. Emily asks for her invitation: "She must have at least given you an invitation to give us." Lorelai strains that it would be "more special" if Lorelai asked Emily instead. Emily never loses the painful smile on her face as she notes that Sookie was also out of invitations: "I never felt so special." Lorelai tells her there's no reason to be insulted, since Sookie really wants Emily to be there. Emily says she's probably lucky that she didn't just get a call from the road as they were on their way to the ceremony. Lorelai asks Emily not to make a big deal out of this. Emily asks if she still has a choice between fish and chicken, or if at this point she just has to bring a bag lunch: "Perhaps she would also like us to pick up some extra ice along the way." Ha. "Or help out parking the cars." Emily must have been to some of the weddings I've attended. I've sewn, folded, called limos, picked up trash, cleared floors, put out chairs, babysat, and ushered people around. Lorelai tries to create a distraction by pointing out how pretty Rory is. Richard enters and apologizes for being late. Lorelai tells him they were just discussing how pretty Rory is. She makes Rory give Richard the big eyes/baby face look. Richard tells Rory that she gets lovelier every day. Emily informs Richard that they're invited to Sookie's wedding. She tells him the date of the wedding. Richard is instantly disappointed that they've been offered pity invites. "Ha," Emily says to Lorelai. And all together now for Lorelai's line: "Oy, with the poodles, already." Should have come much later.