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Gilmore Girls 3×6: Take The Deviled Eggs…

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Take The Deviled Eggs…originally aired November 5, 2002.  This episode was written by Daniel Palladino and was directed by Jamie Babbit.

This episode opens with Lorelei wanting to call the catalog companies they currently get catalogs from, and get rid of the duplicate catalogs they’re getting.  Lorelei ends up abandoning the project.

So.  We have a town meeting, which are some of my favorite scenes in the series.  Taylor is mad about birds taking care of business all over town, and wants to do something about it.  The town meeting keeps getting interrupted by the man who’s taking Patty out on a date.  And the town loner has put in a request for a protest, which is denied by Taylor before he ends the meeting.

Jess has a car, and Luke wants to know how Jess is going to pay for insurance and repairs and maintenance.  And he’s curious about where Jess got the money.  Luke talks to Gypsy about the car, and if it was legit, which it was.  We find out Jess has a part-time job at Wal-Mart, which is how he got the money for the car.

We also find out that Rory and Chris have been talking when Rory gets an invitation to Sherry’s baby shower.  Rory apologizes, especially since Lorelei thinks it is weird that Rory never told her.  Well, until now.  The reverend and the rabbi (who use the same building for their services) have agreed to let the town loner stage his protest there, which doesn’t go over well with Taylor.

Rory gets baby blanket, and we learn that Lane’s mom still hasn’t given her the “where babies come from” talk.  Lane sees Jess’ car, and it does not go over well with her.  Rory thinks it’s nothing to be upset over, and yet she also seems annoyed that Jess has a car.

Lorelei drops Rory off, and somehow manages to find herself at the baby shower, instead of shopping. Sherry’s friend Maureen organized the shower, and Chris’ place has had a makeover, including the alphabetizing of the famous C.D. collection.  As it turns out, Lorelei is the only mother there, since no one else has time for guys…or just a lack of free time in general.  Sherry asks for some book recommendations from when Lorelei was pregnant, but as Lorelei was pregnant at 16, she doesn’t have any.  Sherry wants to know where Lorelei got her parenting information, since it didn’t come from parenting books.

Sherry, apparently, isn’t a baby person, and has scheduled a c-section because work is crazy for Sherry.  Lorelei excuses herself, and Sherry thanks her for talking to Chris, who’s amazing and super-involved.  She wasn’t sure if she was going to keep the baby or go it alone, since she and Chris had a rocky stretch.  She’s thankful for whatever Lorelei said, because he came back to her and GiGi (short for Georgia, their daughter’s name).  And Sherry definitely feels like she and Lorelei were in the same position.

Lorelei ends up in the bathroom, needing a break, and Rory follows her to make sure she’s okay. Lorelei is not happy, and thinks Sherry is copying her as far as names go.  You know, 2 syllables, two of the same letter.  On the way home, Lorelei is still thinking about the baby shower, and Rory suggests they devil egg Jess’ car.

The next day, there’s the town loner protest.  Unfortunately, the banner drops and they can’t figure out what the town loner is yelling, so they try to figure out what he’s protesting.  Due to the smell of the deviled eggs, every one leaves the town square.

Thoughts:

I’m going to start off with Jess having a car.  I don’t get why Rory seems annoyed Jess has a car, because previously, she was very insistent that Jess was not completely to blame for the accident. Although, it could be because she’s just annoyed with Jess in general right now.

So, the baby shower.  Sherry is definitely the type to read a ton of parenting books, and I can’t say that her scheduling a c-section is a surprise, it does seem to fit with her character.  But the whole “where did you learn about how to parent a child if you didn’t read parenting books” thing was sort of irritating.  Yes, it’s Sherry, but Sherry and Lorelei were pregnant at very different times in their lives, and Lorelei was pregnant way before Sherry, so that might have something to do with it.

Her talk with Lorelei…I don’t even know where to start.  I have the feeling that Sherry doesn’t know Chris and Lorelei were together during her rocky stretch with Chris.  Yes, Chris went back to her, but there’s something grating about the way she went on and about being thankful for what Lorelei did. Why would she assume it’s because of Lorelei?  For all she knows, Chris might want to the chance to be a parent to GiGi, since he never really had that chance with Rory.

And comparing her situation to Lorelei’s?  I’m not really getting the comparison, other than the potential for single parenthood and the whole unplanned pregnancy thing.  Am I missing something, or is Sherry just really weird?

Favorite Line:

Andrew, during the town meeting: “I’d rather have bird crap fall on my head.”

Pop Culture:

Boo Radley, Haight-Ashbury, drinking the Kool-Aid

Episode Rating:

Sherry really is a strange person and she seems to be in her own world, and a bit-of-touch with,..well…the rest of the world.  Still, this was a really good episode, and it seemed to bring up some really interesting things for Lorelei.  This episode gets 4 mugs of coffee.

GG 1 x 8: Love And Snow And War

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Love & Snow & War originally aired on December 14, 2000.  It was written by Joan Binder Weiss and was directed by Alan Myerson.

In Love & Snow & War, the first snowfall of the year happens.  Lorelei has her first date with Max while Rory spends the night at her grandparents.  Lane slightly complicates Lorelei’s night with Max.

Opening Scene: The first of many town meetings.  I love these town meetings…and yet again, I totally want to live in a place like Stars Hollow, where everything is run by town meetings and full of really fun things like the Autumn Festival.  We meet Andrew, the owner of the bookstore, and the mayor of Stars Hollow.  Oddly, he doesn’t seem to be around much…and Taylor pretty much takes over that role.  But anyway, Luke doesn’t want to hear the story about the anniversary of the Battle Of Stars Hollow and the reenactment.

Lorelei’s excited about the first snowfall.  She has the uncanny ability to smell snow.  And she listens to a message from Max Medina over and over in the middle of the night.  She loves the snow because that’s when good things happen.  I prefer sunshine, 70 degree weather, and the ability to wear flip-flops year-round myself, but whatever.

Lorelei’s definitely excited about the different activities the guests at the inn can do, but Michel isn’t.  Lane is telling Rory about her crush on Rich Bloomenfeld is, and Rory is too distracted to listen.

Dean shows up at the bus stop, and Rory is excited that Dean seems to like Jane Austen.  He tells her she needs to read Hunter Thompson.  This is one reason why I don’t like Rory and Dean.  She loves reading and school and learning.  And that seems pretty opposite of Dean.  Opposites attract and all, but they just seem too different to really be a good match.

Lorelei skips Friday night dinner because of the weather, so Rory spends the night at Emily and Richard’s.

While taking a walk in the snow, she runs into Max, and they have dinner and a movie.  Lane runs her hand through Rich Bloomenfeld’s hair, and runs off as her band-mates laugh.

At Richard and Emily’s, Emily has no idea what to do for dinner, because the cook can’t get to the house, and they can’t go out to a restaurant.  Rory promises to whip up a frozen pizza.  It’s a pretty funny scene, and it really is interesting how much Richard and Emily depend on their servants.  Must be nice.

Rory looks around her grandparent’s house, and comes across a photo album that belonged to Lorelei.  She finds a picture of her parents, and puts it in her pocket.  Don’t worry, we’ll meet her dad.  Lane calls her, and is feeling jealous of Rory’s life.  Lane just needed her best friend, and Rory wasn’t there.  While they’re talking, the power goes out and they can’t finish their conversation.

Emily is freaking out about the oven timer, and can’t turn it off because she doesn’t know how.  Emily seems pretty sheltered though.  They do enjoy the pizza more than they expected- and Richard even hopes to have it again.

Lorelei invites Max in, because he really doesn’t have anywhere else to go.  But you can tell it’s hard for her, because she keeps her love life very separate from her life at home with Rory.  Admirable but Max brings up a good point when he says that at some point, a guy will be important enough to bring home, and Rory’s just going to have to deal with it.

Lane and Lorelei talk about touching Rich’s hair, and she spends the night at Lorelei’s house.  It definitely changes the night that Max and Lorelei were going to have.

Rory finds Max sleeping on the couch, she and Lane work things out, and the episode ends as Rory looks at the picture of her parents.

Pop culture References: American Revolution, USSR, Sergeant Pepper, Star Trek, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Hunter Thompson, Judy Blume

Favorite Lines/Scenes: From Taylor: “There is no use for a lava lamp, unless you’re on drugs.”

From Richard: “Rory, are you in any way malnourished or in need of a relief organization to recruit a celebrity to raise money on your account?”

Final Thoughts: Cool episode.  I liked but it doesn’t really stand out.  I can’t rememer when her dad shows up, but I think it’ll be a while before we do.  It gets 2 out of 5 mugs.

GG 1 x 7: Kiss And Tell

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Kiss And Tell originally aired November 11, 2000.  It was written by Jenji Kohan and was directed by Rodman Flender.

In Kiss And Tell, Rory and Dean kiss in Doose’s Market.  Everyone in town seems to know, except for one person: Lorelei.  Lorelei is weirded out because Rory didn’t tell her.

Opening Scene: They talk about laundry, and we learn Rory did some laundry.  And that Lorelei isn’t wearing any underwear.  Taylor and Luke are talking about Autumn decorations in the diner.  Lorelei and Rory want coffee and muffins, and even Lorelei’s lack of underwear doesn’t get their attention.  So she goes behind the counter and serves her and Rory.

Next, Rory goes into Doose’s Market (owned by Taylor), and sees Dean, who offers her a free soda.  He kisses her as she picks out a soda hidden behind his back.  She thanks him, runs out of the market with the cornstarch she was looking at, and runs over to Lane’s.  They talk about the kiss on aisle 3 (which is a good aisle, apparently).

It is so Rory to run away after saying thank you.  But it’s not her to decide she doesn’t want to tell Lorelei.  So she doesn’t tell her.  We also find Lorelei trying to get someone to come fix her fridge because it’s making a weird noise.  I’m sure she’s just getting passed around that office so they can laugh at her making the noise.  I don’t blame them at all.

So Lorelei finds out from Mrs. Kim that Rory and Dean kissed.  I just love Mrs. Kim.  She cracks me up.  Seriously.  And of course, Lane is living vicariously through Rory.  And gives Rory the gossip on Dean.

Lorelei tries to get Rory to talk about the kiss at the diner, but Rory has to get back to the table in the town square because they’re a pilgrim short.  We really don’t see enough of the town events.  Lorelei spies on Dean at Doose’s but Luke manages to get her to leave.  And she starts wondering why Rory didn’t tell her.

Lorelei finally brings up the kiss and is being supportive of Rory finally growing up.  They go into Doose’s to load up on food while they watch Willy Wonka.  Rory’s nervous because it’s too weird, but they go in and everything is fine.  Lorelei goes a little crazy with the candy (not surprising).  Dean likes Willy Wonka…and they clearly do this often, because the cashier totally knew that they were having a movie night.  It’s cool when you go to a place so often they know you.

Lorelei invites Dean over to watch Willy Wonka, and Rory is not happy.  Who would, if their mom invited the guy they like over to watch a movie?  Lorelei apologizes, even though she was just trying to help.  Rory is not sure what to wear, and wishes she could be more like Lorelei, in terms of the whole “guy thing.”  I found that pretty relatable.

He’s late because Babette started talking to him.  And Sookie comes over to meet him…under the guise of bringing over dessert.  Everyone’s curious about the guy that kissed Rory.  Movie night commences, and Lorelei gives him the “hurt my daughter and there is no safe place for you anywhere near Stars Hollow talk.”  It goes fine, and eventually Lorelei hangs out in the kitchen…until Rory wants her to watch the movie with them.  Because Dean is being all perfect and Lorelei isn’t being a good enough chaperone.

The episode ends with Rory telling Lorelei about the kiss.

Pop Culture References: Freud, Willy Wonka, Prince Charming, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Way We Were, Boogie Nights

Favorite lines/scenes: Anytime Emily Kuroda (who plays Mrs. Kim) is on screen.

Lorelei: “Stop saying mother like that.”  Rory: “Like what?”  Lorelei: “Like there’s supposed to be another word after it.”

Final Thoughts: We see the start of what is Rory’s first relationship.  It’s never said outright (I think) but it’s definitely implied.  I’m not a fan of the Dean-Rory relationship…which I’m sure I’ll talk about while they’re together.  It’s a pretty average episode.  It’s big in the fact that the Dean-Rory relationship progresses, but other than that, nothing spectacular happens.

Kiss And Tell gets 3 mugs out of 5.

GG 1 x 6: Rory’s Birthday Parties

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Rory’s Birthday Parties originally aired November 9, 2000.  It was written by Amy Sherman-Palladino and directed by Sarah Pia Anderson.

In Rory’s Birthday Parties, we celebrate Rory’s birthday, twice!  Emily has a posh birthday party for Rory Friday, while Lorelei throws her a really cool birthday bash on Saturday.

The opening scene: At Friday night dinner, we learn Emily and Richard’s lawyer is coming over the next day.  They want Rory and Lorelei to pick out what they want after they (being Richard and Emily) die.  Lorelei wonders why she doesn’t bring a tape recorder to dinners.  That is really creepy but it is funny.  They also have pudding, which is a strange thing for Emily to serve.

Lorelei and Emily make plans to go shopping for a birthday present for Rory and they’re actually getting along for once.  And Rory learns that her grandmother invited a bunch of her Chilton classmates to her birthday party.  I don’t blame Rory for freaking out, because a lot of people see it as an obligation party.  Oh, the joys of private school!

While shopping, Emily keeps finding things Rory wouldn’t really go for.  She eventually settles on a $12 bracelet, which Emily doesn’t think is an acceptable amount for a present.  Luke gets invited to Rory’s party, and Lorelei shows Rory the dresses for her party.  Rory considers telling her mom about the invitations, but changes her mind because her mom was happy that she and Emily were getting along.

I was amused that cops shut down her 8th birthday and arrested the clown.  Not surprising, but still funny.

The scene were Lorelei comes into Rory’s room and talks to her is a great scene.  All about how fast she’s grown up and what she wants.  It seems like a yearly tradition but I think we only see it once more as a dream.

At Emily’s house, she’s getting the house decorated.  I just love seeing Emily in charge and being demanding.  And Lorelei knows her mother too well- including the fact that the candles are 6 inches apart.  The party doesn’t seem Rory, but then again, Emily planned it, and she definitely turns it into something that’s not completely about Rory.

Of course, we see Paris and Tristan at her party…it just keeps getting worse for Rory.  Until she finally just snaps at Emily, who pushes her to say a few words.  It’s definitely more Lorelei than Rory.  Emily’s not happy, and blames Lorelei.  Who promptly wonders why it’s her fault.  They have this great bonding moment after Rory snapping.

Rory tries to apologize to Emily, who’s still mad because of how Rory acted.  She invites Emily to the party Lorelei is throwing, but Emily pretty much says no.  And then Lorelei and Emily fight because Emily says no.

Rory goes to the college fair before her party, and runs into Paris at the Harvard table.  They’re both horrified to learn that the other wants to go to Harvard.

Rory’s second party: It’s pretty loud and it seems like so much fun.  There’s a picture of Rory on the cake.  I’d love to go to a party thrown by Lorelei.  Or just live in a town as colorful as Stars Hollow.  Lorelei gives a toast and then invites everyone to eat Rory’s face.

Emily and Richard show up, to Lorelei’s lovely welcome: “it’s a party, get your asses in here.”  They meet some of the people from Stars Hollow and hear some of the stories of Rory and Lorelei’s life in Stars Hollow.  We learn they’ve never been to the house, but have visited the inn.

The episode ends with Emily admitting that she doesn’t know Lorelei at all.  And the party clean-up, of course.  Plus, Dean gives Rory a present.

Pop culture references: Like A Virgin by Madonna, Barbara Streisand, the pope, Elvis, Shirley Temple, Freaky Friday

Favorite scenes/lines: Friday night dinner, where they’re putting sticky’s on everything

Lorelei and Emily: “Mom, I want to talk to you.”

“Should I sit down?”

“Yes, but not there.  We have a sticky on it, so we want to keep it nice.”

Final thoughts: It’s a fun episode.  We see 2 very different parties, but I really liked it.  We see more of the relationship between Lorelei and Emily and how different it is from the relationship between Rory and Emily and the one between Rory and Lorelei.

It gets 3.5 mugs of coffee.

Glimmerglass

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Book: Glimmerglass by Jenna

Published by St. Martin’s Griffin

Purchased for my Nook (231 pages)

Genre: YA: Paranormal- Fairies

Find out more: Goodreads~Barnes And Noble~Amazon~Jenna Black

Goodreads Summary: It’s all she’s ever wanted to be, but it couldn’t be further from her grasp…

Dana Hathaway doesn’t know it yet, but she’s in big trouble.  When her alcoholic mom shows up at her voice recital drunk, again, Dana decides she’s had enough and runs away to find her mysterious father in Avalon: the only place on Earth where the regular, everyday world and the captivating, magical world of Faerie intersect. But from the moment Dana sets foot in Avalon, everything goes wrong, for it turns out she isn’t just an ordinary teenage girl—she’s a Faeriewalker, a rare individual who can travel between both worlds, and the only person who can bring magic into the human world and technology into Faerie.  

Soon, Dana finds herself tangled up in a cutthroat game of Fae politics. Someone’s trying to kill her, and everyone seems to want something from her, from her newfound friends and family to Ethan, the hot Fae guy Dana figures she’ll never have a chance with… until she does.  Caught between two worlds, Dana isn’t sure where she’ll ever fit in and who can be trusted, not to mention if her world will ever be normal again…

I liked Glimmerglass.  You really can’t go wrong with fairies.  I love the idea of a fairiewalker, who can bring magic into the mortal realm and technology into Faerie.  Seriously cool.  Also cool?  The fact that whoever controls the fairiewalker has a lot of power.  There’s more mention of fairie politics in this novel than I’ve seen in a lot of other books involving fairies.  Fairie politics is usually involved, but not to this extent.  I have a feeling it’ll be pretty important in the rest of the series.

I liked that she knew she was the daughter of a fairie.  It’s refreshing to see someone who has a general idea of where they come from.  Of course, Dana has no clue she’s a fairiewalker, but I guess that’s the trade-off.  Dana’s okay as a character, as are the rest of them.  No one really stood out to me, with the exception of Kimber.  I felt kind of bad for her, but she’s definitely interesting.

Romance is pretty important in this book.  You have Ethan, who’s the son of an important fairie, politically speaking.  It could work because it could be a really important alliance.  Or it could not work out because a lot of power would be in the hands of just a couple people.  And I have the feeling that Finn, who taught her some self-defense moves, could be a potential love interest for her too.  I don’t like either one but maybe that’ll change in book #2. (Probably not, but I don’t want to rule anything out).  Although more guys could be introduced, considering how important it is to be the one with her on their side.

I liked it enough to want to read the rest of the series, but at the same time, it just didn’t capture my attention as much as I thought I would.  Still, Black did create a pretty interesting world, and it’s a little more complex and in-depth than other books about fairies I’ve read.

I give it a 3 out of 5.

GG 1 x 3: Kill Me Now

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Kill Me Now originally aired on October 19, 2000.  It was written by Joanne Waters and was directed by Adam Nimoy.

In Kill Me Now, Rory takes up golf as part of a school athletic requirement.  She grows fond of her grandfather, much to Lorelei’s dismay, during a trip to the country club he is a part of.  The staff of The Independence Inn get ready for a double wedding involving 2 sets of identical twins.

We open up with a previously on…segment.  Which is weird, considering this is the third episode.  But we then move on to Friday night dinner, where they talk about all the maids Emily has had.  Get used to that, because it becomes a running joke during the series.

We see the wedding preparations and the brides and grooms.  Well, more like seeing more of the brides than the grooms, because everyone knows wedding are all about the brides (and that the grooms are just there).  Anyway, I loved seeing Michel freak out over swans.

Rory golfing was amusing, and Richard’s expression was also amusing.  From there, we go to Jackson and Sookie at the Independence Inn.  Of course, they’re fighting over produce, and how Sookie wants to see the strawberries that Jackson didn’t bring.  I wish there were that many options for P.E. when I was in school.  Maybe I would have enjoyed it more.  Actually, probably not, because I’d rather watch sports than actually play them.

The mom of the brides was hilarious…and how she didn’t care for her daughters was a little sad.  But also a little funny.  Distance just seems to be the best thing for them.  And the conversation about all the twins getting married and who’s who and what would be considered cheating is so Lorelei, Sookie and Michel.

Lorelei watching Rory talk to Richard on the phone after the golfing trip was interesting.  I never noticed it before…it’s not that she’s upset or really happy that they’re talking.  But there’s something about her expression that’s interesting.

What I thought was really interesting was Lorelei’s reaction to Rory liking the day she spent golfing with Richard.  It’s not the life Lorelei wanted and it never occured to her that Rory might want it.

Pop culture references include the twins from the doublemint commercial and Madonna’s marriage to Sean Penn.

Favorite lines and scenes: Lorelei: “How do you mix up Anton and Sophia?”

Richard: “What do you mean?”

Lorelei: “One’s a man and one’s a woman.”

Final thoughts: I thought this episode was just okay.  I think this is the episode where Rory starts to become closer to her grandparents but it’s not the most memorable episode in the season (or the series for that matter).

It gets a 2.5 out of 5 mugs.

TV!

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Pan Am and Terra Nova- I like these shows for now, but I’m still not sure about them, so I’ll keep watching them for now.  I’m not sure about the flashbacks for Pan Am, but maybe they’ll ease up on them once the show gets going.  And we did learn about what happened to Bridget, the one who disappeared.  Terra Nova really reminds me of Lost. 

I’ve also been watching Unforgettable, which is about a cop who remembers everything.  It’s interesting so far, but I can’t imagine remembering every single thing that’s every happened to you.  I really like Revenge too, and the plot is definitely thickening.  And Person Of Interest is getting good too but it’s definitely a show you need to pay attention to so you don’t miss what’s going on.  I think it might take me a while to get into it.

House!  This was another show I’ve been waiting all summer for.  Looking back on last season, I didn’t like it too much, and I’m hoping this season is better.  House is in jail.  Raise your hand if you’re surprised by that.  I’m not raising my hand right now, in case you’re wondering.  The episode was okay, but House does try to solve a mysterious case…silly House for thinking it was lupus at the beginning of the episode.  It’s never lupus!  I am surprised that House wanted to go to jail, but it looks like he’ll be out next week…and no one wants to talk to him.  Maybe this season will be really interesting, and I hope that we find out happens with Cuddy.

NCIS was great this week.  I’ve been excited about this episode ever since I heard that Lily Tomlin was going to be playing McGee’s grandma.  Wheat grass squares…that made me giggle.  And post-coital embrace…that got another giggle.  It was great- McGee’s strait-laced, and his grandma seems to be a hippie!  It seems like they’re close, maybe it has to do with the issues he had with his dad that they alluded to.  I really wanted to give McGee a hug- first his sister is accused of murdering someone a few seasons ago, and then his grandma knew the dead sailor and was connected to his murder because of something that she worked on a few decades ago.  I love McGee-centric episodes, seeing as we don’t get seem to get them as often as the Tony, Ziva or Gibbs-centric episodes.

Grey’s Anatomy- My favorite line of the episode was big accident at the convention center…human stampede at a comic convention!  That’s certainly an image that hilarious and entertaining.  Especially with a zombie nurse and a stormtrooper making appearances!  I have to say, it’s sad Richard stepped down but at the same time, Richard as a regular surgeon and not as chief is slightly entertaining.  He seemed a little out of his element at first.  It’s all dramatic and over-the-top, but that’s why I love it!  Next weeks episode looks really good…

I think that’s it for today, so have a great weekend!