Gilmore Girls Season Two, Episode Sixteen: There’s the Rub
Luke is trying to serve customers while construction is going on upstairs. Most diners are getting debris in their food, but Jess gives Rory an umbrella.
Emily has gotten two gift certificates for a spa and offers them to Lorelai. Lorelai is so excited about it that Emily decides to just give her one so she can use the other. Lorelai calls the place to make sure she and Emily have all separate activities, but Emily thinks it’s a mistake and changes everything so that she and Lorelai are doing everything together.
Paris gets an A-minus. It’s the first time in her life she’s ever received anything less than an A and she’s freaking out. She wants Rory to study with her, but Rory says she’s busy. Dean wants to come over, too, but Rory says she really just wants to have the house to herself for the night since that almost never happens.
Emily is thoroughly annoying and Lorelai can’t relax. I can relate. I have a co-worker who never shuts up. Lorelai manages to set aside her crabbiness, though. She and Emily go out for a steak since the spa only serves tiny portions of health food.
Paris comes over despite what Rory said and can’t believe Rory’s just staying home and doing laundry in her pajamas. Rory says they can study together for an hour, but then Jess shows up with food. He says Luke was worried about her being alone and wanted to make sure she ate. Jess invites himself to stay for dinner, so Rory invites Paris to stay as sort of a chaperone. Paris and Jess have a hot debate about books. Dean calls and says he’s coming over, so Rory tries to push Jess out the door. Dean gets there just as Jess is leaving. He’s furious. He and Rory start yelling at each other, but Paris steps up and says she asked Rory to invite Jess over because she has a crush on him. Dean is placated. After he leaves, Rory thanks Paris for the save and asks her to spend the night because that’s what friends do.
Emily and Lorelai go to what Lorelai calls a 60/40 bar, where sixty-year-old men try to pick up forty-year-old women. A guy comes over and flirts with Emily. They dance together, but when it turns into a slow number, Emily freaks out and says she has to leave. She feels like she cheated on Richard and she somehow manages to blame the whole thing on Lorelai. Back at the spa, Emily wants to know why she and Lorelai can’t have the same relationship Lorelai and Rory have. Lorelai says too much has happened between them, but they can find a way to bond. She suggests stealing the spa’s robes. It’s a real bonding experience.
The next day, Rory thanks Luke for the food Jess brought over the night before. Luke doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Dean walks by the diner while Rory is teasing Jess about bringing the food over. He puts on his sad puppy dog face.
Emily: They certainly do like their tofu here, don’t they?
Categories: Season 2Emily, to the guy asking her to dance: I shouldn’t leave my daughter alone.
Lorelai: It’s okay, the sitter will be here in a minute.
Posted on January 18, 2010
I feel Lorelai’s pain a weekend away with my mother would go about the same minus the dancing.
I wish Jess had dated Paris they would have been awsome.
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Emily is a bit annoying in this episode. I do understand where she’s coming from, though, and how frustrated she is. Lorelai doesn’t make it easy for them to be close, either.
I really can’t stand Dean though. Ugh.
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That entire scene between Paris and Jess is pretty much my favourite thing in season two today. I always wanted to make salt and pepper dip, too.
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Paris and Jess would have been a disaster, but it would have been fun to watch. I enjoy seeing interactions between characters that usually don’t get screen time together.
Ali, I feel like Lorelai pretty much makes it impossible for anyone but Rory to get close to her.
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I agree the whole Paris and Jess thing would have been a complete disaster, and would have also been nice to watch lol. They only are on the show together for a brief period of time totally not cool but what are we going to do.
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