Episode Report Card Al Lowe: A | 53 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT Bunch Of Turkeys
By Al Lowe | Season 6 | Episode 10 | Aired on 2005.11.22
At Luke's, Liz has made a total disaster of both the diner and of Luke's kitchen upstairs, trying to make her Thanksgiving dinner. Apparently, the cranberry sauce is not even red, which Luke points out should be the case. Liz flips through her Martha Stewart books, fruitlessly (ha!) looking for a solution, but I guess she's just too dumb to figure it out. That's what they want us to think, obviously, which makes me wonder how they would expect anyone to like this character at all. This is especially evident when Luke drops the bomb of his Secret Kid on her, and she reacts as if he had just offered her a cup of coffee. Liz is cognizant enough to do the math on April's age, twelve, and put it together that she must be the daughter of Anna Nardini. Luke is amazed, and Liz replies, "You're not Warren Beatty. I mean, you could have been -- girls like you -- but you're a serial monogamist. That's why you're you." She asks what Lorelai's said about all this, and when she figures out that he hasn't told Lorelai, Liz suddenly becomes a genius, encouraging Luke to tell her and saying he and Lorelai can work through it. Luke says that Anna hasn't even contacted him, and that April wants nothing from him, which makes him feel confused. They're not reaching out to him, so maybe he shouldn't worry about it. Liz doesn't say anything, but it's obvious that she doesn't agree that the whole thing is not a big deal. Luke, however, feels better about their little chat, and leaves with pseudo-confidence that all is well.