"Michael Ikeda" <mmikeda@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Comments on two more recently rewatched episodes.
>
> 4-13 Nag Hammadi is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels
>
> Note that the title is the answer to a question several of the
> characters ask during the episode.
>
It took me several seasons after this show to finally know what
they were talking about (I
believe I can thank Rob that that)
> First appearance of T.J. (Liz's boyfriend). Luke takes an
> (understandable) immediate dislike to him and tries to badger Jess
> into helping him convince Liz to break up with T.J. Jess finally
> snaps at Luke, telling him that Luke has to "fix everyone" and
> should "leave everyone alone".
>
Still had the chip on his shoulder.
> Usually don't like Jess's rants, but I'll give him a pass on this
> one. Luke did keep on pressuring Jess to "help" long after Jess
> had already refused. And Jess was right about the specific
> situation--Liz wasn't going to listen to them. And shouldn't
> listen to them in this specific case. Despite his faults T.J.
> turns out to actually be a good match for Liz. (Luke later starts
> to accept T.J. after watching him and Liz together.)
>
> Jess is, of course, wrong about Luke in general. Mostly Luke is
> helping people who want and are grateful for his help.
>
Although I think his main helpee takes him for granted too much,
as Rory pointed out while
Lor was making out her birthday repair list.
> As Lorelai points out during Luke's slightly drunken rambling after
> he cuts his hand trying to fix her broken window. And Lorelai
> immediately goes out to confront Jess over what he said to Luke.
> She does tend to be protective of Luke.
>
Whether she realizes it or not.
> Other notes:
>
> Jess causes a traffic jam in Star's Hollow when he pushes his car
> to Gypsy's. Never had the impression that there was enough traffic
> in Star's Hollow to have a traffic jam.
>
He just happened to hit the rush two hours
> Emily tells Lorelai and Jason to "pretend" to be together at a
> charity dinner. They do a good job of pretending... :-)
>
> Jess keeps bolting whenever Rory is nearby. And finally tells her
> that he loves her. Right before he drives out of town. Not
> exactly the ideal way to do that...
>
> Liz gives some earrings for Luke and suggests he gives them to
> "your wife, or Lorelai". Interesting that Luke gives the earrings
> to Lorelai.
>
But didn't he say they were from Liz, or was that another ep?
> Quotable quote from Lorelai about Luke. "He's definitely one of
> the good ones. Maybe THE good one."
>
>
But not good enough (until she gets through Max, Jason, the
Fi****ng Guy, the Young Guy in
her business class, Rune/Roon)?
> 4-15 Scenes from a Mall
>
> Near the beginning of this episode, Luke gives Lorelai a $30,000
> check to help with the Inn.
>
> When this episode first aired someone commented that Luke wouldn't
> loan Lorelai $30,000 if he wasn't confident she could repay it. My
> thought is that (assuming he had it to give) Luke would probably be
> willing to loan Lorelai $30,000 even if he didn't think she could
> repay, but he knows she'd never ask for that big of a loan if she
> wasn't sure she could repay it.
>
He probably would have given her half owner****p in the diner if
she asked for it. Love
makes you do the funny sometimes.
> Of course, Luke's insistence that Nicole has "no role" isn't
> exactly a positive sign for the state of his marriage...
>
> Much of the episode takes place at a nearby mall. Lorelai and Rory
> decide to go window-shopping after Lorelai complains that they have
> an "email relation****p". While there, they run into Emily who
> takes them on a shopping binge, triggered by suppressed anger at
> Richard. There's also some genuine bonding between Emily and
> Lorelai at the food court.
>
> That evening Luke runs into Dean at the video arcade. There are
> hints that all is not well with Dean's marriage. And Luke notices
> Dean staring at Rory. Uh-oh...
>
> (Not that Luke's marriage is in any better shape.)
>
> It is neat that Luke automatically assume that there's a good
> explanation for Lorelai and Rory showing up laden with packages
> shortly after he gave Lorelai a large check. If there was less
> trust between them he might have started worrying.
>
I never even thought about that until you just mentioned it. I
wonder, I wonder, if HE
wondered.
> (The explanation, of course, was that Emily bought all the
> packages.)
>
> Lorelai and Rory still have trouble scheduling time together. And
> Lorelai reassures Rory about Emily and Richard.
>
> And we close on Emily and Richard very much not communicating.
>
> --
> 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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