Episode Report Card Pamie: A- | 97 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT How To Lose A Mom In Ten Days
By Pamie | Season 5 | Episode 17 | Aired on 2005.03.08
But Emily doesn't clear the place right away. She stares at the plate, the silverware, and the napkin and thinks to herself, bracing against a chair as we go to commercial. ["I wonder what Luke's dreaming about right now." -- Stac(e)y]
As they walk Rory to the door, Richard and Emily tell Rory how she can reheat her goose leftovers. Rory says goodbye and leaves. Richard says it was a pleasant evening. Emily: "Really? What dinner were you at?" Richard says they weren't sure Lorelai was coming. But Emily says she was sure: "I don't understand it. Why wasn't she here?" Richard suggests that Lorelai had something to do, but Emily doesn't know what that means. Richard tells her, and then Emily says she knows what it means, she just doesn't know what it means: "She got her filthy diner owner back. What is the problem?" I'm guessing Emily is calling the diner filthy and not the owner. Regardless, though, it seems that Richard and Emily's hatred of Luke is getting way out of character. At this point, you'd think they'd be happy Lorelai was interested in somebody at all, never mind the guy who's been more of a dad to Rory than anybody has been her entire life. I'd think they'd like him a lot for that, particularly since Rory loves him, and they love Rory. Richard wonders if it's possible that Luke and Lorelai didn't get back together: "Perhaps it didn't happen. Maybe he didn't understand what you were telling him to do." Emily says she spelled it out for him, speaking slowly, so there's no way he didn't understand. Richard says it's possible Luke didn't do it, since he's not the most "take-charge" kind of guy, adding that he never did follow through on the franchise. (Thank you for revisiting that storyline, writers!) Emily is furious that Luke didn't go to Lorelai after she specifically told him to. Actually, I'm surprised Luke went back to Lorelai at all, seeing as how I'd imagine the last thing he'd ever want to do is something someone told him to do, But he does do anything a woman with the last name of Gilmore orders, so I suppose it's no surprise he asked how high seconds after Emily said "Jump." Emily calls Luke an imbecile. Richard tells Emily she gave it her best shot. He says he's sure Lorelai will come along eventually, and then they won't have to deal with Luke and Lorelai as a couple. He goes to freshen Emily's drink. The woman who made my coffee just shouted at one of her customers, "Lick my nutsack, asshole!" Now that's a filthy diner owner.