Richard and Jason sign the documents that make their partnership official and Emily starts planning a launch party for the company. She calls Sookie and asks her to cater the party, and of course Sookie mentions the catering company she and Lorelai started. Kirk is looking for a caterer as well. His brother’s ex-wife, Lulu, is coming to town for a visit and he wants Lorelai’s help getting ready for his date. She gives him some advice about what to wear and tells him to take Lulu somewhere comfortable. Kirk chooses Luke’s. He sets up a video camera and does a taped rehearsal the day before the date. He’s surprised when the date goes well.

Paris is fighting with Jamie, Janet has a squeaky trampoline and Tana watches television too loud, so Rory is having trouble studying. She goes outside and finds a super special tree with that “studying vibe” and calls her mom to tell her all about it. A few days later, there’s a guy sitting under it and Rory demands her tree back. She goes back a few days later and gives the guy twenty dollars for the tree. Now just think about that. You’re sitting outside and some strange girl in a horrible green suede skirt comes up to you and tells you you’re sitting under her tree. How would you even respond to such a thing?

Emily is mad that Lorelai never told her about the catering company. After Emily lays on the guilt for a while, Lorelai insists that she and Sookie be treated like any other company she would hire. Emily makes them do a trial run and use the servants’ entrance. She gets really far into the planning, but then Jason says he’s planned a trip to Atlantic City. Emily has to cancel the party, and she goes to Lorelai and says she’ll reimburse her and Sookie because they won’t be able to use them. Lorelai starts yelling because she thinks Emily just put her through a bunch of crap for no reason, but Emily kind of starts tearing up. She tells Lorelai that Jason changed the plans and now she feels old and obsolete.

Lorelai goes to Richard’s office and yells at Jason for making Emily feel like crap. They argue for a while, and then Jason asks her to have dinner with him. She manages to forget how mad she is when he says Emily would hate it if they dated. She doesn’t say yes, but you know she’s going to. A cute boy can make you forget all about your mother’s hurt feelings.

Kirk: Say I was Tom Cruise. Where would you seat me?

Luke: In an acting class.

• Original Air Date: October 28, 2003
• Where Kirk Works: Kirk sells novelty mailboxes., Kirk sells novelty mailboxes.

Categories: Season 4
Tags: College, Digger, Lorelai-Emily fight

Posted on March 8, 2010