Episode Report Card Pamie: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Back In The Saddle Again
By Pamie | Season 2 | Episode 18 | Aired on 04.22.2002
Independence Inn. Michel and MamaMichel enter, bursting with giggles. He tells her that her mind is evil. She tells him that his soul is empty. Michel leaves to get them coffee. MamaMichel calls Lorelai "Blue Eyes" and says hello. Lorelai asks how lunch was. MamaMichel says it was the usual champagne-caviar affair. They had lots of pasta with terrible things in it and it was perfect. Lorelai says they seem to be having a great time. MamaMichel says she will miss Michel very much when she goes home but he'll have an extra five pounds to remember her by from the pasta. Lorelai can't believe Michel ate pasta. MamaMichel says that Michel loves pasta. Lorelai tells her how they can't get Michel to eat any carbs. Lorelai says she's glad she got her son to eat pasta because he seems really happy. Michel enters with coffee. MamaMichel says it's (h)orrible. Michel tells her she'll drink it and she'll like it. They decide to go buy something completely useless and pay too much money for it. Ah, the rich! So fun! "That's so wrong," Lorelai grumbles as she removes MamaMichel's wasted coffee cup.
Chip drives an SUV. Everybody arrives at Richard's. Rory says they should have waited for Paris. Louisa says they were all told to be there by 3:10 and Paris was late, so they didn't have to wait around for her. Fraulein says that Paris has her cell number. Louisa reminds Fraulein that she's lost her cell phone. Three seconds later Fraulein figures out what this means. Rory rings the doorbell and says they'll call her when they get inside. Brad asks Rory to tell Paris that he wanted to wait for her. Paris answers the door, saying they're right on time.
Richard calls them into the dining room. It's set up like a boardroom. Richard welcomes them to the first official board meeting of the "Style-Aid Corporation." Bad name. He tells everyone to take a seat. He puts Rory at the head of the table, since she's the leader. Richard says he'd like to turn the meeting over to Paris. "Thank you, Richard," she beams. Hee. She says she's glad to see everyone today at the beginning of what she thinks is going to be a very exciting experiment. Brad asks if she has a baseball bat in her hands. Paris asks them to open to page one in their presentation booklets. She tells Brad that they haven't gotten to the "pencil part" yet. Brad drops his pencil. Paris holds up the "RX 2002," a metal case that looks like it holds a flute. It's waterproof and fireproof. Five-year warranty. Richard says the deluxe model has extra features. A snap-in CD case, a lighted vanity mirror, and a divided compartment for makeup. There's also a hidden vault for valuables. Paris compliments him on that good idea. Richard thanks her. Rory says this is really amazing. Especially since they didn't have to do any work on it and Paris did all the work with Richard. Easy A.
Richard asks the Marketing Department (Fraulein and Louisa) to give their report. They want to target teen magazines. They list a few off until Richard interjects that he's heard Jane magazine is a hip, cool thing that the girls read. Rory asks what he's doing reading Jane. Does Jane give this show money? Why is there another Jane shout-out every week? Chip and Brad are here just to nod whenever the words "guy" or "boy" are said. Richard says they should also target the schools themselves through websites, pep rallies, and football games. Emily enters and asks how everybody is doing. She asks if there's enough food. Richard acts like a teenager trying to have friends over. He tells Emily that they're in the middle of an important meeting. Emily acts like her son just said, "Mom! I'm having a tea party with the Lakers!" She leans down and stage-whispers into Rory's ear how happy Richard looks. Rory agrees. Richard asks her to leave again. Emily excuses herself happily. Paris asks Richard if he has the third-year projections. He says he does.