On Apr 6, 8:08=A0pm, Michael Ikeda <mmik...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> And now we begin Season 5...
>
> 5-1 Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller
>
> We start by seeing the Lorelai/Rory argument at the end of last
> season from Dean's point of view. =A0Later Dean goes home and starts
> an argument with Lindsay after he realizes she answered his cell
> phone.
>
> (Dean is really being a jerk here,
Plus an idiot...
> although mostly out of fear. =A0He seems to have correctly suspected
that =
the call > Lindsay answered was from Rory.
Here's a question maybe someone can answer... why would Rory call Dean
when she JUST left him, like, 30 seconds ago. I mean, you can say two
minutes ago, five minutes ago... whatever... Stars Hollow IS NOT that
big of a town where the time between when Rory left Dean and the time
she called him would have been longer than five minutes, so WHY?!
I've never been able to figure that out. They were joined at the
pelvic region at that point, or what???
<snip...>
> At the luncheon, Emily "announces" her separation from Richard
Which starts one of the most stupidest storylines to ever appear on
GG. There was no rationale, no thought given to this storyline other
than, "Oh, sh*t! We've run out of ideas for stories!"... much like
the reunification of Lor and Chris (which was THE most stupidest
storyline EVER on GG, hands down!) happened for the same reasons.
Whoever was running the show at that point in time didn't bother to
think past point A, just like they didn't think past point A when they
reunited Chris and Lor. They just did it just to do it, probably
because they didn't have any other storyline ideas at the moment.
> and that Richard is moving to the poolhouse (Lorelai doesn't think
> moving to the poolhouse is much of a separation, she does have a
> good point there). =A0Then Emily invites Rory to go with her to
> Europe, and Lorelai says it sounds like a good idea. =A0Rory accepts
> but later suggests that she's being "****pped out". =A0Lorelai points
> out that Rory didn't have to accept.
Rory's acting like a little brat at this point... "oh, the world's out
to get me because I slept with an ex-boyfriend [who happened to be
MARRIED, Rory!]"
> (This Rory/Lorelai dispute feels a lot like a less serious version
> of the split that takes place in Season 6. =A0Still, Rory's trip with
> Emily is probably a good idea since it gives Rory a bit of a
> cooling-off period and some needed tem****ary distance from the
> situation with Dean. =A0Note that just before Rory leaves for the
> trip she receives a phone call, probably from Dean, which she
> doesn't answer.)
>
> In other developments, Luke and Lorelai talk thing over a little
> and decide that they both like what's happening between them. =A0Any
> further developments are postponed, however, because Luke is called
> away due to somewhat of a family emergency. =A0Specifically, Liz and
> T.J. needing someone to watch over their booth tem****arily. =A0They
> do agree that they'll talk more when Luke returns.
Again, another stupid-ass roadblock to keep the two of them apart.
IMNSHO, Luke and Lor were NEVER, EVER given a chance to get their
relation****p completely off the ground, even at the end of the series,
and it's one of the big gripes I have against GG to this day.
<snip...>
> We have our first view of the new Friday night "routine"--splitting
> the evening between Richard in the poolhouse and Emily in the main
> house.
STUPID...
You're seriously going to tell me that during, what, forty(??) years
of marriage, the lunches with Pennilyn Lott NEVER came up?? You're
going to tell me that Emily (OR Richard, for that matter) is suddenly
going to give up on forty years of marriage just like that?! C'mon...
Their separation just doesn't make sense is all.
> Later, Luke and Lorelai go on their first official date. =A0It starts
> out awkward, but otherwise goes well. =A0Luke takes Lorelai to his
> favorite restaurant, run by old friends of his father. =A0He also
> recalls the story of meeting Lorelai eight years ago--Lorelai came
> into the coffee shop, bugged him for coffee, then gave him a
> horoscope and told him to hang on to it. =A0Luke tells her he's "all
> in". =A0The next morning Lorelai inadvertently reveals the
> relation****p to the town when she goes downstairs for coffee in
> (just) Luke's ****rt, not realizing the diner is already open.
This was cute. What did she think was downstairs?? I know... you're
not thinking that early in the morning.
Oops!
> (Tend to agree with Rob that this probably isn't technically the
> first time that Luke and Lor actually met, just the first time
> Lorelai specifically called herself to Luke's attention.)
ITA, also.
It could've also been the first time that Luke really saw/noticed her
(or is that what you mean?).
> Lorelai is a little upset that there doesn't seem to be ANY gossip
> about her and Luke. =A0Until they go to the town meeting and learn
> that Taylor has made their relation****p one of the topics.
This was also stupid, but it was typical Taylor stupidity, so at least
TPTB were consistent with the character here.
=A0
> Discussion goes on for a while until Luke loses patience and tells
> everyone that it's "our relation****p", and it isn't any business of
> the rest of the town.
>
> Meanwhile, Rory starts back at Yale. =A0She reunites with Marty, then
> calls Paris and learns that Asher died recently. =A0Later, Paris
> returns and decides to have a wake for Asher. =A0Which is well
> attended, although few of the attendees realize that it IS a wake.
While it was typical Paris to hold a wake for Asher, I thought this
part was nothing more than a lot of filler 'cuz they couldn't think of
anything better to write/do.
> Rory also has her first (and second) meeting with Logan Huntzberger =A0
> (and his friends Colin and Finn) in this episode. =A0At this point
> she mostly finds Logan irritating (and perhaps a bit intriguing?). =A0
I always seem to forget what a jackass Logan is when he and Rory meet
for the first time until I watch this episode. When you watch this
episode, you just can't help but think, "GOD, he's an ass!!!".
<snip...>
--- Cory
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