Episode Report Card Pamie: A- | 60 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT Sniff!
By Pamie | Season 3 | Episode 7 | Aired on 2002.11.12
Only three minutes have passed, somehow, and there are only two couples remaining. Everyone's asleep except for Kirk and Cha Cha and our featured couple who haven't said a word. The girl falls asleep in the boy's arms. He tries to shake her awake, but it's not working. She falls to the ground. Kirk shouts, "They're out! They're out! We won! We won!" Kirk pounds on the podium, waking up Miss Patty. She walks over to Taylor, who's fallen asleep on a bench. He won't wake up or release the megaphone, so Patty blows the airhorn. She declares a winner. Lorelai runs up and asks what's going on, saying she's still standing and that she used her yellow card. Kirk rolls on the floor, screeching that he won again. Lorelai says she's still there. She's near tears, asking where Rory is. Patty says that Rory ran off the floor a while ago. "What? No!" Lorelai shouts. "Yes!" Kirk screams. He takes the enormous trophy and holds it up as Patty declares Kirk the winner for the fifth year in a row. Everyone applauds as Lorelai is totally confused. Lorelai finds Rory as she walks onto the dance floor. Just as she's about to yell at Rory, she sees Rory's tears. The Rocky theme kicks in. Lorelai pulls Rory into her arms. They stand their, arms around each other, Rory sobbing in her mother's embrace. It's the shot we already saw before the episode aired, but it still makes me tear up, because I'm sad that CuteDean's gone too. As Rory and Lorelai stand there, dancing and crying, Kirk takes his victory lap, loud and proud around the gymnasium. It's a really good shot and a nice ending to this episode.
Next week Rory's already moved on to Jess and they're sneaking kisses and being all gross. Stee throws furniture around the house and screams, "I hate this show! I'm never watching it again! I can't believe this happened! I hate it! I hate it! I hate Jess! No! No! Why? No! Dammit!" Then he paid me fifty bucks to keep it quiet, but like I said...our little secret, right?