Dean is still doing some work at the Dragonfly, but he’s kind of avoiding Lorelai. They run into each other in front of Luke’s later and it’s very awkward. Lorelai tells Rory she wants to hang out with her and Dean like they used to, but Rory thinks it’s going to be weird. Lorelai insists on her and Luke double dating with Dean and Rory the next night. Luke isn’t all that pleased with the notion.

Rory goes to Dean’s new place. He’s crashing with Kyle, he of the kegger. Kyle is back from the Navy and has a hook hand. Dean’s not sure about the double date thing, either, but Rory talks him into it. The date starts off kind of similar to the Girls’ last double date, with Dean explaining how to do date night to Luke. While Dean and Rory get popcorn at the movie theater, Luke complains to Lorelai about Dean. Also, Luke doesn’t really get Pippi, which is pretty much the only movie Kirk has available to show them.

By the time the date gets back to the Gilmore house, Luke is snapping at Dean like crazy. Rory tries to remind them of the time they were on a softball team together. It doesn’t make anything better, so Lorelai pulls out the Bop-It, which is apparently the emergency social situation saver. The boys end up getting really competitive about the Bop-It when they play. Luke wins and starts yelling about Dean being the loser. Dean gets kind of disgusted and leaves, and Rory yells at Luke. After she leaves, Luke apologizes and tells Lorelai he doesn’t think Dean is good enough for Rory.

Richard comes to Yale to have lunch with Rory and he asks her if Emily has mentioned her car lately because it’s due for service. Rory tries to talk to him about his and Emily’s situation, but he changes the subject.

Emily’s gotten a panic room because she lives alone now. The code is 11111 and Emily makes Lorelai write it down. The girls go over for Friday night dinner, but there’s no gin in the house. Richard is out of town, so Emily takes the Girls to the pool house, ostensibly to get some gin, but really just to snoop. Emily goes into the closet and comes out with a sequined vest. She is horrified and wants to know where he would wear such a thing. Lorelai goes to see Richard one day and Richard tells her he joined a barbershop quartet. So that explains the vest. Richard goes to the main house that night and tells Emily about the barbershop quartet.

Lane is a little miffed that Zack hasn’t commented since she told him she likes him. He’s had no reaction at all. Lane gets sick of it and tells him she’s changed her mind and doesn’t like him anymore. He comes to the diner later and says he’s a little slow and he was just processing. He likes her, too, but he’s going to need some time.

Emily: Lorelai, please don’t joke with the maids. It’s not what they do.

Emily: How dare he have a vest like that?

Luke, about Pippi: What happened to her hair?

Other notes: I hate Dean’s hair. He was really cute when he was younger and he looks good now on Supernatural, but this whole phase when he’s sleeping with Rory he’s just not doing it for me.

• Original Air Date: October 19, 2004
• Where Kirk Works: The movie theater.

Categories: Season 5
Tags: Dean, Lane-Zack, Luke-Dean fight, Richard-Emily problems

Posted on April 7, 2010