Some comments on Episodes 2-17, 2-20, 2-22

Some quick comments on three recently rewatched late Season 2 
episodes.


2-17  Dead Uncles and Vegetables

Lorelai and Rory help out at the diner when Luke is preoccupied 
with planning his uncle's funeral.  Something that can get 
overlooked is that, while over the course of the series we see Luke 
helping out Lorelai more frequently than the reverse (partly due to 
the personalities of the people involved), Lorelai is still there 
for Luke when he really NEEDS help.

Also, Rory is very interested in making sure Jess helps out 
sufficiently.  One would almost think there's a sublimated 
attraction there...

Steamroller Emily and suggestible Sookie--recipe for potential 
disaster...


2-20  Help Wanted

An episode that focuses on the Richard-Lorelai relation****p.  
Interestingly enough, they actually get along fairly well here.  
Lorelai guides Richard through some of the details of running a 
business.  And Richard seems to like the idea of working with 
Lorelai.  

We also see the start of Lane's dream of being a rock drummer.  And 
we see Rory get increasingly frustrated at everyone placing ALL of 
the blame on Jess for the accident.  There's a nice scene at the 
end between Luke and Rory.  Luke lets Rory know that he isn't upset 
with her (and perhaps helps reassure Rory that any problems between 
him and Lorelai will eventually be resolved), without trying to do 
what everyone else is doing and treating her as just an innocent 
victim.

2-22  I Can't Get Started

Sookie and Jackson's wedding.  And the timing is off again for 
Lorelai and Christopher.  Maybe the universe is trying to tell them 
something.  :-)

Also, Lorelai has an outwardly friendly conversation with Luke that 
is somehow lacking something (reminds me a little of some of their 
interactions in the Season 7 episode "It's Just Like Riding A 
Bike").

Also Paris and Rory team up again.  They seem to keep doing that.  
And the subtext between Rory and Jess suddenly becomes text...



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