"Michael Ikeda" <mmikeda@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Notes on the last two episodes of Season 3
>
> 3-21 Here Comes the Son
>
> This episode was, from what I gather, originally intended to serve
> as a pilot for a spinoff centered around the character of Jess.
> Jess travels cross country to arrive in another town full of quirky
> characters. His not-quite-stepsister Lily seems a little bit like
> a trial run for April. Although April is much more social than
> Lily. Of course, Lily's mother Sasha is played by Sherilyn Fenn,
> who also played April's mother. Jess's dad Jimmie is a bit
> reminiscent of Christoper, except that he had been completely out
> of Jess's life.
>
> Rory is obsessing over finals and various graduation-associated
> events, including her valedictorian speech. Lorelai tries to calm
> her down a little, but mostly seems to accept that Rory is going to
> be Rory about the situation. Lorelai also tries (perhaps unwisely)
> to protect Rory by not immediately telling her about two pieces of
> bad news (Jess leaving and Rory not getting financial aid).
>
> We also see a bit of Lorelai-Paris bonding at the Grad Night table.
> And Rory loses some patience with Emily over her passive-agressive
> feud with Lorelai.
Not one of my faves, probably because there was too much of Jess and
not enough of Lor&Ror
>
> 3-22 Those are Strings, Pinocchio
>
> The last episode of Season 3. Filled with beginnings and endings.
> The Independence Inn closes and Lorelai buys the site of the future
> Dragonfly. Rory patches up her friend****p with Dean and says
> goodbye to Jess (although she's not entirely sure she's talking to
> Jess, since he keeps calling her and not saying anything). This is
> also the episode where Richard and Emily buy Rory her Prius. I
> liked the scene in the parking lot where it looks like practically
> every Chilton graduate has recieved a car as a graduation present.
>
> Rory also makes her own deal with Richard and Emily. Richard and
> Emily will pay for Yale (thus allowing Lorelai to bid on the
> Dragonfly) and Rory agrees to reinstate Friday Night Dinners (which
> means that Lorelai is likely to come along). As Rory says this is
> a "win-win-win" situation. Mostly.
>
> Some ironic foreshadowing--Lorelai teases Luke about possibly
> getting engaged on the cruise. There's a parallel between the
> Dean-Lindsay and Luke-Nicole relation****ps. Dean-Lindsay is a
> clear rebound relation****p. And Luke-Nicole is sort of similar,
> since Luke is still in love with Lorelai. And ultimately both Luke
> and Dean rush into marriage, in part I think (in large part in
> Dean's case) to prove that they've "moved on".
>
> Then there's Rory's speech. And Luke showing his softer side by
> crying in response. And later Luke's dream of Lorelai asking him
> not to get engaged.
>
> And we close on Lorelai and Rory saying a last goodbye to Chilton.
>
One of my favorite eps. Everything was just so good ( all the
things you mentioned -
buyinmg ythe Dragonfly, Rory's deal with E&R. Also, L&R's final scene on
the Chilton stairs --
LORELAI: Wait, wait. Look around for a second. Notice?
RORY: Notice what?
LORELAI: It's not so scary anymore.
RORY: No, it's not. )
And that wonderful Valedictorian speech. Every time the ABC Family
channel airs the ep, I watch
it.
> --
> Michael Ikeda mmikeda@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Telling a statistician not to use sampling is like telling an
> astronomer they can't say there is a moon and stars"
> Lynne Billard, past president American Statistical Association
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