1 00:01:07,714 --> 00:01:10,628 - More broccoli, Grandpa? - Absolutely. Staves off the cancer. 2 00:01:10,843 --> 00:01:12,039 Staves off my appetite. 3 00:01:12,179 --> 00:01:14,136 You really should eat more green things, Lorelai. 4 00:01:14,306 --> 00:01:17,618 - I plan to eat a $5 bill later tonight. - Have you seen the new $20s? 5 00:01:17,852 --> 00:01:19,893 - They have a peach color in them. - Peach? Perfect. 6 00:01:20,022 --> 00:01:22,218 I'll eat a new $20, I'll have my fruits and vegetables. 7 00:01:22,399 --> 00:01:25,631 I think we saw some of the new $20s in Atlantic City, didn't we, Emily? 8 00:01:25,862 --> 00:01:27,854 - I think. - How was Atlantic City? Successful? 9 00:01:28,032 --> 00:01:29,102 Very. 10 00:01:29,242 --> 00:01:31,234 Siskel's chimed in. What about you? 11 00:01:31,411 --> 00:01:33,528 - I'm refraining. - It's a bit of a sore subject. 12 00:01:33,706 --> 00:01:36,937 - We'll talk about something else. - The garishness. 13 00:01:37,169 --> 00:01:38,239 Thus spake Ebert. 14 00:01:38,379 --> 00:01:41,133 Why have a simple sign if it can be in bright, flashing neon? 15 00:01:41,341 --> 00:01:42,536 And the new slot machines... 16 00:01:42,676 --> 00:01:44,873 they don't just make obnoxious bell sounds anymore. 17 00:01:45,054 --> 00:01:46,124 They yell at you. 18 00:01:46,264 --> 00:01:48,654 The slot machines were talking to you? Sure it wasn't you? 19 00:01:48,851 --> 00:01:50,444 They talk. I can verify that. 20 00:01:50,602 --> 00:01:53,595 One of them kept yelling, "Wheel of fortune!" 21 00:01:53,815 --> 00:01:57,252 The parking lot of the hotel we stayed at had an area for RVs. 22 00:01:57,486 --> 00:01:59,524 - Perish the thought. - And the boardwalk... 23 00:01:59,698 --> 00:02:01,928 I've always wanted to see the Atlantic City Boardwalk. 24 00:02:02,117 --> 00:02:03,347 I'll save you a trip. 25 00:02:03,494 --> 00:02:05,454 Tip an overflowing trashcan on your front porch... 26 00:02:05,538 --> 00:02:06,619 and walk up and down on it. 27 00:02:06,748 --> 00:02:08,785 It was actually quite a successful outing. 28 00:02:08,959 --> 00:02:11,634 Maybe not to our taste, but the clients loved it. 29 00:02:11,838 --> 00:02:13,639 The clients were too plastered to know better. 30 00:02:13,716 --> 00:02:14,786 Kind of the point. 31 00:02:14,925 --> 00:02:17,202 Two of them stayed up all night, and smelled like it. 32 00:02:17,387 --> 00:02:20,345 - That was a tad gross. - One of them, a married man... 33 00:02:20,557 --> 00:02:22,196 had a long conversation with... 34 00:02:22,351 --> 00:02:26,425 how shall I put this delicately, a woman of less than reputable nature. 35 00:02:26,690 --> 00:02:28,568 Do hookers charge to let you talk to them? 36 00:02:28,735 --> 00:02:31,016 Depends on what they're doing when they're talking to you. 37 00:02:31,112 --> 00:02:32,228 - Rory. - Sorry. 38 00:02:32,364 --> 00:02:34,196 I expect that from your mother, but not you. 39 00:02:34,366 --> 00:02:37,166 - It's just a joke. - Yale is broadening her world-view. 40 00:02:37,370 --> 00:02:40,762 - Digger was in his element. - You mean Jason was in his element. 41 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,880 - He caroused along with the best of them. - You carouse any, Dad? 42 00:02:44,087 --> 00:02:46,364 I played a little craps. The tables were ice-cold. 43 00:02:46,549 --> 00:02:49,348 What's the next outing Jason has planned for your clients? 44 00:02:49,552 --> 00:02:52,386 Spring break in Cancún, so you can do shots off people's bellies? 45 00:02:52,598 --> 00:02:54,829 - I'm uncomfortable hearing you say that. - Me, too. 46 00:02:55,018 --> 00:02:58,410 I can assure you, Emily, that there are no belly shots in our future. 47 00:02:58,648 --> 00:03:01,880 Although doing one off Dad's belly is okay. You're married. 48 00:03:02,110 --> 00:03:04,499 And those heinous gifts he gave out. 49 00:03:04,697 --> 00:03:08,612 We had little roulette wheels printed up with our company name on it. 50 00:03:08,869 --> 00:03:11,622 They were a big hit. Perfect for an executive's table. 51 00:03:11,830 --> 00:03:14,630 - I got one for each of you. - Don't. It's embarrassing. 52 00:03:14,834 --> 00:03:15,870 They're cute. 53 00:03:16,003 --> 00:03:18,199 They're the antithesis of class, so like Digger. 54 00:03:18,381 --> 00:03:21,420 That was his nickname as a boy, and he's sensitive about it. 55 00:03:21,635 --> 00:03:23,196 I've never called him that to his face. 56 00:03:23,304 --> 00:03:25,534 You did at that craps table, and then he sevened-out. 57 00:03:25,723 --> 00:03:27,920 Let's discuss something other than New Jersey. 58 00:03:28,102 --> 00:03:29,934 I am more than willing. 59 00:03:30,397 --> 00:03:33,116 Have you guys read any of Rory's articles in the Yale newspaper? 60 00:03:33,316 --> 00:03:35,991 - Of course, we've read them all. - Fine work, Rory. 61 00:03:36,195 --> 00:03:39,393 - The Yale Daily News is lucky to have you. - It's really not a big deal. 62 00:03:39,616 --> 00:03:42,973 - They're right. Take your props. - You'll be running that paper before long. 63 00:03:43,204 --> 00:03:45,242 - I'm not even on staff yet. - You're not? 64 00:03:45,416 --> 00:03:47,248 These are just tryout articles to qualify. 65 00:03:47,418 --> 00:03:49,695 You have to write something for every department. 66 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:51,871 If those pass muster, then you're on staff. 67 00:03:52,049 --> 00:03:54,609 Your coverage of that lacrosse match was very exciting. 68 00:03:54,802 --> 00:03:57,238 For two seconds, I almost gave a flying you-know-what... 69 00:03:57,431 --> 00:03:58,501 about lacrosse. 70 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:00,871 I liked your coverage on the new funds approved... 71 00:04:01,060 --> 00:04:02,698 for upkeep on the Divinity Quadrangle. 72 00:04:02,855 --> 00:04:06,211 - You made it sing. - We're having all your articles laminated. 73 00:04:06,442 --> 00:04:08,241 - That's very nice. - Yes! 74 00:04:09,321 --> 00:04:10,756 Got my number. 75 00:05:11,358 --> 00:05:13,236 It just seems like a quaint archaism. 76 00:05:13,403 --> 00:05:15,884 If you're a good journalist, why make you jump through hoops... 77 00:05:16,073 --> 00:05:18,303 and write all these tryout articles? Stale bagel. 78 00:05:18,492 --> 00:05:20,933 It's a time-honored tradition. All our forebears had to do it. 79 00:05:21,079 --> 00:05:23,469 If they had fought it, we wouldn't be dealing with it now. 80 00:05:23,666 --> 00:05:25,339 - What are you looking for? - My article. 81 00:05:25,501 --> 00:05:27,652 I did a review of the chamber music recital. 82 00:05:27,838 --> 00:05:29,192 Must be in there somewhere. 83 00:05:29,339 --> 00:05:31,300 And that's the other thing. They print everything. 84 00:05:31,426 --> 00:05:32,461 That's weird. 85 00:05:32,594 --> 00:05:34,632 They'd print my mattress tag if it fit the margins. 86 00:05:34,805 --> 00:05:36,318 - It's not here. - Impossible. 87 00:05:36,473 --> 00:05:38,750 - No, I've looked pretty thoroughly. - Must be a mistake. 88 00:05:38,935 --> 00:05:40,164 It's really not here. 89 00:05:40,312 --> 00:05:43,032 Parakeets will be crapping on something else in the morning. 90 00:05:43,232 --> 00:05:44,381 They're all stale. 91 00:05:44,525 --> 00:05:46,085 Morning. 92 00:05:46,403 --> 00:05:48,793 - Hi, Doyle. - Hi, Rory. Coffee mint? 93 00:05:48,990 --> 00:05:50,025 No, thanks. 94 00:05:50,158 --> 00:05:52,115 I'm addicted to these things. So is Bob Woodward. 95 00:05:52,286 --> 00:05:54,163 So I hear. Not that I'm copying him. What's up? 96 00:05:54,330 --> 00:05:56,527 I was wondering if there was a problem with my review. 97 00:05:56,708 --> 00:05:59,940 - Which was yours, the quartet? - Chamber music at Sprague Hall. 98 00:06:00,171 --> 00:06:01,241 Right. 99 00:06:01,380 --> 00:06:02,288 Did I get it in late? 100 00:06:02,300 --> 00:06:04,061 No, right on time. You're good about that. 101 00:06:04,176 --> 00:06:05,856 - But you didn't print it. - No, we didn't. 102 00:06:05,969 --> 00:06:09,088 - So, space issue? - No, we always have the space. 103 00:06:09,307 --> 00:06:11,299 It was just a bit of a yawn. 104 00:06:11,602 --> 00:06:13,354 - A yawn? - Yeah. 105 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:17,834 Chamber music recitals are very low-key, kind of yawny affairs. 106 00:06:18,110 --> 00:06:21,102 - Pretty music, but no stage diving. - I meant the writing. 107 00:06:21,323 --> 00:06:22,900 The writing was kind of a yawn? 108 00:06:22,912 --> 00:06:25,079 Don't sweat it. You'll do better next time. 109 00:06:25,328 --> 00:06:27,365 - Right, sure. - My mother liked it. 110 00:06:27,538 --> 00:06:30,008 - Liked what? - The recital. She's old. Excuse me. 111 00:06:30,209 --> 00:06:31,404 Sure. 112 00:06:32,629 --> 00:06:35,382 - Your article didn't get in? - No, it didn't. 113 00:06:38,386 --> 00:06:41,823 Mine did. Good. I'm going to get a bagel. 114 00:06:44,811 --> 00:06:48,009 He actually used the word "yawn"? What a jerk. 115 00:06:48,232 --> 00:06:50,833 - You should punch him where it counts. - He's just doing his job. 116 00:06:50,944 --> 00:06:53,982 - He could've been more diplomatic. - The word "yawn" is insulting. 117 00:06:54,198 --> 00:06:57,475 I was actually tired when I wrote it, so it probably wasn't my best work. 118 00:06:57,702 --> 00:07:00,263 I should write my articles at night first, then study. 119 00:07:00,455 --> 00:07:02,572 I still say yawn guy needs a little learning. 120 00:07:02,750 --> 00:07:04,627 Yeah. Kick him where the sun don't shine. 121 00:07:04,794 --> 00:07:06,388 You really are not good at threats. 122 00:07:06,547 --> 00:07:09,222 - I know, and I hate that. - I'll just chalk it up to experience. 123 00:07:09,426 --> 00:07:11,781 - What time do you have? - 3:55. 124 00:07:11,970 --> 00:07:14,087 Five minutes to my call with Dave. I should get home. 125 00:07:14,265 --> 00:07:16,303 - Are we still mad at him? - We never were. 126 00:07:16,476 --> 00:07:18,467 That's right. Must be Jackson. 127 00:07:18,645 --> 00:07:20,726 We're mad at Jackson for something he said to Sookie. 128 00:07:20,815 --> 00:07:21,930 - No, we're not. - You sure? 129 00:07:22,066 --> 00:07:24,263 Must be Gypsy. We're mad at her husband? 130 00:07:24,445 --> 00:07:26,482 - She's not married. - This is gonna bug me. 131 00:07:26,655 --> 00:07:27,930 So, how is Dave? 132 00:07:28,074 --> 00:07:30,384 He's great. I just wish he weren't 3,000 miles away. 133 00:07:30,578 --> 00:07:33,411 How did he take the news you found a replacement for him in the band? 134 00:07:33,623 --> 00:07:36,184 - He was a little weird about it. - That's why we're mad at him. 135 00:07:36,376 --> 00:07:38,448 - We're not mad at Dave. - Must be Jackson. 136 00:07:38,630 --> 00:07:39,665 I miss that boy. 137 00:07:39,797 --> 00:07:42,267 - He'll be home for Christmas, right? - He'd better be. 138 00:07:42,468 --> 00:07:45,062 - This is my stop. - Say hi to the baby for me. 139 00:07:45,263 --> 00:07:47,539 - Find out who we're mad at. - We're not mad at anybody. 140 00:07:47,724 --> 00:07:49,841 We're always mad at somebody. 141 00:07:53,148 --> 00:07:55,378 Hi. Door is open. Aren't they home? 142 00:07:55,567 --> 00:07:58,037 - They are home. I'm not welcome in it. - What? 143 00:07:58,237 --> 00:08:00,832 - Lorelai, come on in. - I'm being discriminated against. 144 00:08:01,033 --> 00:08:02,228 Go, enjoy. 145 00:08:02,368 --> 00:08:03,723 - Michel can't come in? - No. 146 00:08:03,870 --> 00:08:06,510 - I'm Rosa Parks. - Why can't Rosa Parks come in? 147 00:08:06,706 --> 00:08:08,584 - He sneezed. - Five days ago. 148 00:08:08,751 --> 00:08:10,230 I can't take a chance with the baby. 149 00:08:10,378 --> 00:08:12,939 It's a business meeting. The baby should not attend. 150 00:08:13,131 --> 00:08:15,442 He's a week old. Should he take in a movie? 151 00:08:15,635 --> 00:08:19,266 I got dust up my nose. It made me sneeze. I am not sick. 152 00:08:20,099 --> 00:08:21,738 - Come on in. - Sorry. 153 00:08:24,229 --> 00:08:25,230 Not funny. 154 00:08:25,648 --> 00:08:27,047 There he is. 155 00:08:28,067 --> 00:08:31,663 Little Davey, peekaboo. 156 00:08:31,905 --> 00:08:33,579 You have a widdle nose. 157 00:08:33,741 --> 00:08:37,576 No, Aunt Lorelai's got your nose. Do you want it back? Do you? 158 00:08:37,830 --> 00:08:40,162 He's not indicating that he wants it back. 159 00:08:40,174 --> 00:08:41,665 Then I'm going to keep it. 160 00:08:42,085 --> 00:08:43,884 This is painful. 161 00:08:44,046 --> 00:08:47,004 - He said his first word this morning. - Who? Michel? 162 00:08:48,218 --> 00:08:50,448 - What did he say? - He said, "A-oopah." 163 00:08:51,180 --> 00:08:53,535 Did you say "a-oopah"? Did you? 164 00:08:53,725 --> 00:08:56,320 You're very talented. Did you know that? 165 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,877 If I throw up, do you want it on the bushes or the grass? 166 00:09:00,108 --> 00:09:03,227 - Michel, don't you like babies? - I don't know. I've never been near one. 167 00:09:03,446 --> 00:09:04,845 I thought today was my chance. 168 00:09:04,989 --> 00:09:06,503 - I brought pastries. - Excellent. 169 00:09:06,658 --> 00:09:07,773 Do you want one, Michel? 170 00:09:07,909 --> 00:09:11,107 So I can look even sadder, sitting and eating pastry by myself? 171 00:09:11,331 --> 00:09:14,051 - No, thank you. Can we start? - Okay. 172 00:09:15,002 --> 00:09:17,802 I'm here to report that the Dragonfly is officially demoed... 173 00:09:18,006 --> 00:09:19,485 and stripped to its studs... 174 00:09:19,633 --> 00:09:21,625 to the point where it looks worse than ever... 175 00:09:21,802 --> 00:09:23,794 and you can't imagine it ever looking good again. 176 00:09:23,972 --> 00:09:26,122 - Excellent. - There are big flying things out here. 177 00:09:26,308 --> 00:09:27,379 But we're on schedule. 178 00:09:27,518 --> 00:09:29,634 When I left, the plumbing contractor was unloading... 179 00:09:29,812 --> 00:09:33,249 all sorts of impressive-looking copper pipes, so that's something, I guess, and... 180 00:09:33,484 --> 00:09:34,555 Bruce. 181 00:09:34,694 --> 00:09:36,492 - Hello. - I thought you'd gone. 182 00:09:36,655 --> 00:09:38,727 - I came back. - There you go. 183 00:09:38,908 --> 00:09:41,582 Bruce is not only a midwife, she's also a lactation specialist. 184 00:09:41,787 --> 00:09:42,857 [Michel groaning] 185 00:09:43,622 --> 00:09:45,819 - Is that the sneezer? - It was dust. 186 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,674 What are these big green things with wings? 187 00:09:49,838 --> 00:09:52,831 Bruce, I didn't get a chance to tell you how impressed I was... 188 00:09:53,051 --> 00:09:54,086 by the home birth. 189 00:09:54,219 --> 00:09:56,894 It was just amazing to watch and very special. 190 00:09:57,098 --> 00:09:59,374 - Did you talk baby talk to Davey? - Yes. 191 00:09:59,558 --> 00:10:02,358 Every second Davey's brain is hard-wiring for life. 192 00:10:02,562 --> 00:10:04,918 Baby talk can retard his language acquisition rate. 193 00:10:05,108 --> 00:10:08,625 - Is that what you want? - Definitely not. I want him fully tarded. 194 00:10:09,154 --> 00:10:11,305 This flying green thing is toying with me. 195 00:10:11,491 --> 00:10:14,290 - In five minutes we'll feed. - Five minutes. 196 00:10:15,705 --> 00:10:18,664 Did I tell you she donates her services to indigent inner-city mothers? 197 00:10:18,875 --> 00:10:22,835 - It's okay. - This thing is getting ready to dive-bomb. 198 00:10:24,173 --> 00:10:26,927 So, Davey, beautiful day, what would you like to discuss? 199 00:10:27,136 --> 00:10:29,890 Middle-East peace, the space program? I'm sorry, what's that? 200 00:10:30,098 --> 00:10:33,455 Oh, my God. He said, "The answer to the problems in the Mideast is:" 201 00:10:33,686 --> 00:10:34,756 "I have to poop." 202 00:10:34,895 --> 00:10:37,206 - He got distracted. - And now there's no peace? 203 00:10:37,399 --> 00:10:39,994 Davey, come on, man, hard-wire those adult thoughts... 204 00:10:40,194 --> 00:10:42,185 and try to remember what we're talking... 205 00:10:42,363 --> 00:10:44,958 And he said that Thursday's impossible to start work. 206 00:10:45,159 --> 00:10:49,199 - I reminded him about our contract. - Good, because he needed to be reminded. 207 00:10:49,456 --> 00:10:53,371 - So that's all taken care of. - I'm being attacked by green things. 208 00:10:53,627 --> 00:10:55,221 It's time to feed. 209 00:10:58,091 --> 00:11:01,084 - This has been a very productive meeting. - Very. 210 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:05,472 Hi, Doyle. Got something for you. 211 00:11:05,643 --> 00:11:07,316 - Your new review? - My new review. 212 00:11:07,479 --> 00:11:08,992 Remember the New Zoo Revue? 213 00:11:09,148 --> 00:11:12,220 - Henrietta Hippo? - Freddie The Frog. Who was the third one? 214 00:11:12,443 --> 00:11:13,479 I'm drawing a blank. 215 00:11:13,612 --> 00:11:15,893 When there's three of something, you forget the third one. 216 00:11:16,031 --> 00:11:17,227 It's a statistical thing. 217 00:11:17,367 --> 00:11:19,648 - Do you want me to come back? - No, let's look at it now. 218 00:11:19,702 --> 00:11:22,900 I drank a lot of coffee before writing this, so hopefully it won't be a yawn. 219 00:11:23,123 --> 00:11:24,159 Good. 220 00:11:28,130 --> 00:11:29,768 - Doyle? - Just a sec. 221 00:11:32,469 --> 00:11:34,469 - You're crossing everything out. - Not everything. 222 00:11:34,554 --> 00:11:37,075 The only thing you haven't crossed out is what you haven't read. 223 00:11:37,266 --> 00:11:38,701 Hold on, okay? 224 00:11:39,812 --> 00:11:43,249 It's better than your last one. You're showing progress. Really. 225 00:11:43,817 --> 00:11:46,173 - Is this some kind of hazing? - Hazing? 226 00:11:46,362 --> 00:11:47,761 I put a lot of time into this. 227 00:11:47,905 --> 00:11:49,897 I know. It's definitely not for lack of trying. 228 00:11:50,075 --> 00:11:52,464 Is it something personal? Did I do something to offend you? 229 00:11:52,661 --> 00:11:55,700 This is how it works. It's not personal. It's just not very good. 230 00:11:55,915 --> 00:11:58,556 I rewrote it four times, and I researched it so thoroughly. 231 00:11:58,752 --> 00:12:02,223 Don't worry about facts. You've gotten those right. Stan, file this for me. 232 00:12:02,465 --> 00:12:06,096 - So, it's not good? - I couldn't tell what you really thought. 233 00:12:06,345 --> 00:12:08,257 - But I tried so hard. - I know. 234 00:12:08,432 --> 00:12:10,264 So, I should try less hard? 235 00:12:10,434 --> 00:12:12,635 Just write what you think. You have opinions, don't you? 236 00:12:12,770 --> 00:12:14,130 - Sure I do. - That's what'll work. 237 00:12:14,272 --> 00:12:15,911 - Sounds simple. - It can be. 238 00:12:16,066 --> 00:12:18,137 Charlie the Owl. That's the third one. 239 00:12:18,318 --> 00:12:21,357 Right, Charlie. Guess I'll go. 240 00:12:22,867 --> 00:12:23,902 Don't worry. 241 00:12:24,035 --> 00:12:26,915 Either you'll get the hang of things, or you won't. 242 00:12:27,122 --> 00:12:29,797 - Just make sure this one's good. - Got it. 243 00:12:36,175 --> 00:12:39,089 - Pretty. Yale's got the big bucks. - I guess. 244 00:12:39,304 --> 00:12:41,660 - This is gonna be fun. - It's work for me. 245 00:12:41,849 --> 00:12:45,206 Are those our seats, all saved and everything? 246 00:12:45,437 --> 00:12:47,269 One of the advantages of being with the press. 247 00:12:47,439 --> 00:12:48,510 Are you okay? 248 00:12:48,649 --> 00:12:51,449 I'm the happiest unpublished writer in the newspaper biz. 249 00:12:51,653 --> 00:12:54,486 - You are not unpublished. - I am recently unpublished. 250 00:12:54,698 --> 00:12:56,849 Don't forget your lacrosse story triumph. 251 00:12:57,035 --> 00:12:59,596 Maybe lacrosse is the only thing I'm good at writing about. 252 00:12:59,789 --> 00:13:02,384 And I'd never heard of it before I was assigned it. 253 00:13:02,584 --> 00:13:04,939 Hopefully, there'll be plenty of well-paid, full-time... 254 00:13:05,128 --> 00:13:08,918 lacrosse-writing positions for me at the major news organizations. 255 00:13:09,175 --> 00:13:11,531 - You need chocolate. - Chocolate and talent. 256 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:12,835 Stop that. 257 00:13:12,971 --> 00:13:15,361 Maybe I'm just not cut out for college journalism. 258 00:13:15,558 --> 00:13:18,836 Maybe I peaked in high school. Man, that's a depressing thought. 259 00:13:19,063 --> 00:13:20,212 You didn't peak. 260 00:13:20,357 --> 00:13:23,031 This is just a different environment and a bigger league... 261 00:13:23,235 --> 00:13:26,035 - and that's half the fun, isn't it? - Kind of. 262 00:13:26,781 --> 00:13:28,102 Here we go. 263 00:13:28,409 --> 00:13:30,844 I love these seats. They're so important. 264 00:13:36,877 --> 00:13:37,877 Oh. 265 00:13:38,170 --> 00:13:39,969 She recovered quickly. 266 00:13:41,466 --> 00:13:42,467 Whoa. 267 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:44,751 The floor must be slippery. 268 00:13:48,058 --> 00:13:50,972 I don't think the guy is supposed to wince when he lifts the ballerina. 269 00:13:51,187 --> 00:13:53,099 Maybe it was involuntary? 270 00:13:53,858 --> 00:13:55,858 She wasn't supposed to kick him like that, was she? 271 00:13:55,985 --> 00:13:59,775 I don't think so. It gives new meaning to the word "nutcracker." 272 00:14:07,374 --> 00:14:08,375 Wow. 273 00:14:08,543 --> 00:14:09,578 That was terrible. 274 00:14:09,711 --> 00:14:11,993 - From the opening kerplunk. - It just kept getting worse. 275 00:14:12,173 --> 00:14:14,892 - I'm in physical discomfort. - That lead ballerina has no friends. 276 00:14:15,093 --> 00:14:16,163 How can you tell? 277 00:14:16,303 --> 00:14:19,057 No one gave her the heads-up on the roll of fat around the bra strap. 278 00:14:19,265 --> 00:14:21,495 Maybe she just has no friends in the ballet. 279 00:14:21,684 --> 00:14:23,676 All ballet people do is ballet. 280 00:14:23,854 --> 00:14:26,654 If she has no friends in the ballet, she has no friends. Holy moly. 281 00:14:26,858 --> 00:14:29,612 I wonder how many times I can use the word "blows" in an article... 282 00:14:29,820 --> 00:14:32,414 - before it becomes redundant. - What are you gonna write? 283 00:14:32,615 --> 00:14:35,051 - I don't know. What I think, I guess. - Really? 284 00:14:35,243 --> 00:14:38,202 Apparently, that's what was missing from my other pieces: my opinion. 285 00:14:38,414 --> 00:14:39,768 If you want my opinion... 286 00:14:39,916 --> 00:14:41,954 that end curtain came down way too slowly. 287 00:14:42,127 --> 00:14:45,484 - I'll try to work that in. - If Vincent Gallo could just see this... 288 00:14:45,715 --> 00:14:47,555 he'd feel a whole lot better about Brown Bunny. 289 00:14:53,683 --> 00:14:55,083 - Nice. - Nice? 290 00:14:55,228 --> 00:14:56,582 - Really great job. - Really? 291 00:14:56,729 --> 00:14:57,924 - Really. - Wow. 292 00:14:58,231 --> 00:15:01,350 - Thanks. - Thank you. Stan, get this to layout. 293 00:15:02,695 --> 00:15:04,732 - I love doing that. - And you look good doing it. 294 00:15:04,906 --> 00:15:06,580 - Coffee mint? - Thanks. 295 00:15:08,786 --> 00:15:10,903 This piece is beautiful. My wife's gonna flip. 296 00:15:11,081 --> 00:15:13,756 Good. It's very fragile, so keep it away from young children. 297 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,155 We don't have children. 298 00:15:15,294 --> 00:15:17,684 You should. Everyone should have children. 299 00:15:17,881 --> 00:15:20,601 - Okay. Thank you. - You're welcome. 300 00:15:22,595 --> 00:15:23,915 - Lane? - Yes, Mama? 301 00:15:24,055 --> 00:15:26,206 - I have something for Dave. - For my Dave? 302 00:15:26,392 --> 00:15:29,545 Something for you to send to him in California. Special gift from me to him. 303 00:15:29,771 --> 00:15:31,922 - Really? - Wrap it and take it to the post office. 304 00:15:32,108 --> 00:15:33,860 Definitely. This is sweet, Mama. 305 00:15:34,026 --> 00:15:36,257 He's a good boy. He's going to make a good man. 306 00:15:36,447 --> 00:15:38,917 - I agree. - I'm going to make some tea. 307 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,916 So, I looked up what Bruce said about baby talk... 308 00:15:57,098 --> 00:15:58,327 and she was right. 309 00:15:58,475 --> 00:16:00,713 You should never talk baby talk to a baby. 310 00:16:00,725 --> 00:16:01,389 That's sad. 311 00:16:01,604 --> 00:16:04,073 I've been calling all my friends and relatives with babies... 312 00:16:04,274 --> 00:16:06,504 to tell them to immediately stop talking to them. 313 00:16:06,693 --> 00:16:08,173 You mean, stop talking baby talk? 314 00:16:08,321 --> 00:16:10,312 No, it's better that they just stop altogether. 315 00:16:10,490 --> 00:16:12,528 - Ittle-bitty Michel. - Now, stop that. 316 00:16:12,701 --> 00:16:13,930 I like talking baby talk... 317 00:16:14,078 --> 00:16:16,309 and I can't do it to babies, so I need an outlet. 318 00:16:16,498 --> 00:16:19,890 And you're my outwet, wittle Michel with the happy hair. 319 00:16:20,127 --> 00:16:22,243 - Goodbye. - You no wanna eat? 320 00:16:22,421 --> 00:16:25,778 Look at him walking. Big boy walkies. 321 00:16:27,678 --> 00:16:29,112 I'm good, thank you. 322 00:16:30,224 --> 00:16:32,613 - Nicole. - Hi, Lorelai. 323 00:16:33,603 --> 00:16:35,196 I'll be... Look at you there. 324 00:16:35,355 --> 00:16:37,950 - Nice to see you. - Yeah. Does Luke know you're here? 325 00:16:38,150 --> 00:16:41,348 - He's just in the back. Do you want him? - No, I don't want him. 326 00:16:41,571 --> 00:16:44,165 I was just coming in for a bite with a friend... 327 00:16:44,367 --> 00:16:46,040 Not my imaginary friend. 328 00:16:46,202 --> 00:16:48,797 My friend Michel was with me, but he doesn't eat normal food... 329 00:16:48,997 --> 00:16:50,829 so he's not coming in. So, you good? 330 00:16:50,999 --> 00:16:53,196 - Very good. And you? - Very good, too. 331 00:16:53,378 --> 00:16:56,497 I'm just still living here in Stars Hollow, and Rory's going to Yale. 332 00:16:56,715 --> 00:16:58,069 - I knew that. - Of course. 333 00:16:58,217 --> 00:17:02,451 Naturally, you would be all filled in because Luke's talking to you regularly. 334 00:17:04,684 --> 00:17:05,684 So... 335 00:17:06,728 --> 00:17:09,607 I met a bunch of lawyers from your firm. 336 00:17:09,815 --> 00:17:12,330 - Really? - I did, yes, because, I'm... 337 00:17:12,527 --> 00:17:15,088 They were coming in to see Luke, and I'm in here a lot, so... 338 00:17:15,281 --> 00:17:18,479 - Yeah, they're good guys. - Really good guys. They like you a lot. 339 00:17:18,702 --> 00:17:20,420 They're the partners at my firm. 340 00:17:20,579 --> 00:17:23,971 So they have to like you. So, is Luke coming out? 341 00:17:24,208 --> 00:17:25,563 He should be. 342 00:17:26,086 --> 00:17:28,043 - You know, I'm not hungry. - No? 343 00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:30,330 I just remembered, I just ate. 344 00:17:31,259 --> 00:17:33,774 - But it's really good to see you. - Same here. 345 00:17:33,971 --> 00:17:37,090 Really good. Okay. So... 346 00:17:44,193 --> 00:17:45,786 - Hello? - Thank God. 347 00:17:45,944 --> 00:17:46,980 Lane? 348 00:17:47,113 --> 00:17:49,673 I just had the biggest fight with Dave that we've ever had... 349 00:17:49,866 --> 00:17:52,097 - and it's all my mother's fault. - Your mother? Why? 350 00:17:52,286 --> 00:17:55,359 Get this. Earlier today, my mom asked me to wrap something... 351 00:17:55,582 --> 00:17:56,697 she wants to send to Dave. 352 00:17:56,833 --> 00:17:59,314 - Is it his birthday? - No, this was something else altogether. 353 00:17:59,504 --> 00:18:00,584 You holding on to your hat? 354 00:18:00,713 --> 00:18:02,474 I'm not wearing one, but I can pretend to be. 355 00:18:02,633 --> 00:18:04,431 - It's the jug. - What jug? 356 00:18:04,594 --> 00:18:07,985 - The jug. The big jug, the monumental jug. - What jug? 357 00:18:08,265 --> 00:18:11,576 Remember when I was a kid, my mother showed me this special jug... 358 00:18:11,812 --> 00:18:14,201 that's been passed down in my family for years... 359 00:18:14,397 --> 00:18:17,550 in a long-standing Kim tradition that she'll personally present... 360 00:18:17,777 --> 00:18:18,926 to the boy I'm going to wed? 361 00:18:19,071 --> 00:18:21,540 - Oh, my God, the marriage jug? - The marriage jug. 362 00:18:21,740 --> 00:18:24,210 She's sending Dave the marriage jug? What does that mean? 363 00:18:24,410 --> 00:18:26,402 I'm guessing it means she's reserving a hall... 364 00:18:26,580 --> 00:18:28,780 and ordering that "Stations of the Cross" ice sculpture. 365 00:18:28,958 --> 00:18:30,632 - This is serious. - No kidding. 366 00:18:30,794 --> 00:18:32,671 - I had forgotten all about it. - I didn't. 367 00:18:32,838 --> 00:18:35,399 It's been on that shelf all my life. I liked that it was there. 368 00:18:35,591 --> 00:18:39,028 It was a nice tradition. I had pleasant associations with it. 369 00:18:39,263 --> 00:18:41,221 Now I want to break it into a million pieces. 370 00:18:41,391 --> 00:18:42,825 - What inspired her? - Who knows? 371 00:18:42,976 --> 00:18:44,888 Have you been sending out a vibe or something? 372 00:18:45,062 --> 00:18:47,451 - No. What kind of vibe? - A marriage vibe. 373 00:18:47,648 --> 00:18:49,686 I don't know what that is. Maybe. I love Dave. 374 00:18:49,860 --> 00:18:52,091 If you love a boy, do you automatically send out a vibe? 375 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,351 - I don't think so. - I feel weird just saying that. 376 00:18:54,532 --> 00:18:56,524 Why did you and Dave get into a big fight? 377 00:18:56,702 --> 00:18:59,502 I didn't send him the jug, but I had to give him a heads-up... 378 00:18:59,706 --> 00:19:01,016 in case he called here innocently... 379 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,271 and my mom said something like, "You rent that tux yet?" 380 00:19:03,461 --> 00:19:06,534 So, I did, and he was very against getting the jug. 381 00:19:06,756 --> 00:19:09,908 - You thought he'd be all for it? - No, but he was way too down on the idea. 382 00:19:10,136 --> 00:19:13,413 - Lane, he's 18. He just started college. - I know. 383 00:19:13,639 --> 00:19:15,870 Jug or no jug, he's not ready to get married. 384 00:19:16,059 --> 00:19:17,494 - I know. - And neither are you. 385 00:19:17,645 --> 00:19:20,603 - I know. Someday, maybe. - Yes, someday. But not now. 386 00:19:20,815 --> 00:19:22,489 Now we're about to get into a fight? 387 00:19:22,651 --> 00:19:25,371 No, there have just been enough young people marrying in my life. 388 00:19:25,572 --> 00:19:27,165 - I don't want any more. - Okay. 389 00:19:27,324 --> 00:19:28,802 - What are you gonna do? - I don't know. 390 00:19:28,826 --> 00:19:30,897 She's going to expect a call or a note from him... 391 00:19:31,078 --> 00:19:33,593 thanking his soon-to-be mother-in-law, or she'll be offended. 392 00:19:33,790 --> 00:19:36,226 - Probably. - I guess I've got to talk to her about it. 393 00:19:36,419 --> 00:19:38,137 I don't see any other way. 394 00:19:39,548 --> 00:19:40,822 - Whoa. - What? 395 00:19:40,966 --> 00:19:44,119 Someone wrote something on our door. "Die jerk." 396 00:19:44,346 --> 00:19:46,577 - It says "Die jerk"? - It's not coming off. 397 00:19:46,766 --> 00:19:49,758 Cool things like that never happen at Adventist School. 398 00:19:49,977 --> 00:19:51,935 - Rory. - Someone wrote "Die jerk" on our door. 399 00:19:52,105 --> 00:19:54,859 I thought the person who did it was back to make good on the promise. 400 00:19:55,068 --> 00:19:57,822 - Who did this? - We'll find out and strike back hard. 401 00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:00,863 - We're assembling inside. - Lane, I gotta go. We're assembling. 402 00:20:01,075 --> 00:20:03,147 - Sorry about the jug. - It's okay. Keep me posted. 403 00:20:03,328 --> 00:20:04,727 You, too. Bye. 404 00:20:06,082 --> 00:20:08,039 What's your business here? 405 00:20:08,710 --> 00:20:11,020 - Fun stuff, huh, guys? - Yeah, it's ridiculous. 406 00:20:11,213 --> 00:20:12,734 I may have been here when it happened. 407 00:20:12,841 --> 00:20:14,001 - And you heard nothing? - No. 408 00:20:14,133 --> 00:20:15,203 Way to have that radar up. 409 00:20:15,343 --> 00:20:16,903 Let's not make each other feel bad. 410 00:20:17,054 --> 00:20:18,727 Hug a dolphin another day, all right? 411 00:20:18,889 --> 00:20:21,166 We need to rev up the gunships and retaliate. 412 00:20:21,351 --> 00:20:22,471 We gotta go full-out Sharon. 413 00:20:22,561 --> 00:20:23,632 Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. 414 00:20:23,771 --> 00:20:25,874 - There's gonna be another strike? - You wanna wait to find out? 415 00:20:25,898 --> 00:20:28,095 First, we should each make a list of our enemies... 416 00:20:28,277 --> 00:20:30,588 starting with most recent, and working our way back. 417 00:20:30,780 --> 00:20:32,691 - Can't we let this go? - It may just be a joke. 418 00:20:32,866 --> 00:20:36,178 - I'm not laughing. Anyone here laughing? - I guess it is vandalism. 419 00:20:36,412 --> 00:20:39,053 More than that. This is an assault that should be met head-on... 420 00:20:39,249 --> 00:20:40,444 using extreme prejudice. 421 00:20:40,584 --> 00:20:42,576 Now, let's face it. I'm the most likely target. 422 00:20:42,753 --> 00:20:46,304 So I've already made up a list of enemies, which I've narrowed down from 26 to five. 423 00:20:46,550 --> 00:20:48,143 - Just at Yale? - Just in this building. 424 00:20:48,302 --> 00:20:50,897 - Maybe we should move. - Retreat? I think not. 425 00:20:51,097 --> 00:20:53,374 There's a girl on my volleyball team who's livid at me. 426 00:20:53,559 --> 00:20:56,029 - I kissed her boyfriend. - I'm exceedingly dull. 427 00:20:56,229 --> 00:20:57,299 Keep her close. 428 00:20:57,439 --> 00:20:58,474 What about you? 429 00:20:58,607 --> 00:21:00,042 - Me? - Made anyone mad lately? 430 00:21:00,193 --> 00:21:02,753 Please, that would be like Dorothy pissing off The Tin Man. 431 00:21:02,945 --> 00:21:04,632 - It's impossible. - I'm not leaving my room. 432 00:21:04,656 --> 00:21:05,805 I'll keep you posted. 433 00:21:05,949 --> 00:21:08,544 - My five are already taken care of. - They're taken care of? 434 00:21:08,745 --> 00:21:12,057 I got my East Side 860 partners on it. Now, let's move. 435 00:21:13,042 --> 00:21:15,319 - Want to watch TV? - Something light. 436 00:21:15,504 --> 00:21:16,903 I'm with you. 437 00:21:20,051 --> 00:21:22,089 - Hi, Luke. - Take a seat anywhere. 438 00:21:22,346 --> 00:21:24,701 - Very hungry. - Yeah? You're in the right place. 439 00:21:24,891 --> 00:21:25,961 - Twice. - What? 440 00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:27,420 This is my second trip today. 441 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,280 - Right. You didn't eat? - You knew I was here? 442 00:21:30,731 --> 00:21:33,201 - Why didn't you stay? - I wasn't that hungry. 443 00:21:33,401 --> 00:21:34,835 So, what's new? 444 00:21:36,113 --> 00:21:37,308 Got some new coffee pots. 445 00:21:37,448 --> 00:21:38,847 - Anything else? - New filters. 446 00:21:38,991 --> 00:21:40,027 - Anything else? - No. 447 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:41,958 - Anything else? - Other than "no"? No. 448 00:21:42,120 --> 00:21:44,681 Nicole, Luke. Nicole was here. 449 00:21:44,874 --> 00:21:47,674 She's the one who told you that I was here and didn't stay. 450 00:21:47,878 --> 00:21:49,312 She's new. Nothing new? 451 00:21:49,463 --> 00:21:51,535 You saw her, so it's not new. 452 00:21:51,925 --> 00:21:54,520 It's so new. What's going on there? 453 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,109 We're kind of seeing each other again. 454 00:21:57,306 --> 00:22:00,220 - Thank you. And, boy! - It's not heavy-duty. 455 00:22:00,435 --> 00:22:02,791 - So, you're not getting divorced? - We put it on hold. 456 00:22:02,981 --> 00:22:06,452 - The divorce? Can you do that? - I don't know. It's all new to me. 457 00:22:06,694 --> 00:22:09,209 - So, is she moving in with you? - No. 458 00:22:09,406 --> 00:22:11,841 You're husband and wife. It's not a crazy question. 459 00:22:12,033 --> 00:22:13,263 We're man and woman. 460 00:22:13,411 --> 00:22:15,972 We're seeing each other as if we're not husband and wife. 461 00:22:16,164 --> 00:22:18,599 The state of Connecticut sees it differently. 462 00:22:18,792 --> 00:22:21,512 To the state, you're sharing a toothbrush holder... 463 00:22:21,713 --> 00:22:24,547 and deciding together whether there's enough in the dishwasher... 464 00:22:24,758 --> 00:22:25,907 to justify running it. 465 00:22:26,051 --> 00:22:28,202 Hopefully, the state will stay out of my way. 466 00:22:28,388 --> 00:22:30,186 - What about taxes? - What about them? 467 00:22:30,348 --> 00:22:33,421 - You file single, jointly? What do you do? - That's not for months. 468 00:22:33,644 --> 00:22:36,285 - You can't put it off. - I'm not doing my taxes right now. 469 00:22:36,481 --> 00:22:37,516 - Capone? - What? 470 00:22:37,649 --> 00:22:40,483 - They got him for tax evasion. - I don't plan on evading my taxes. 471 00:22:40,695 --> 00:22:43,210 - Look, why are you pressing this? - Because it's weird. 472 00:22:43,407 --> 00:22:44,556 You think it's weird? 473 00:22:44,700 --> 00:22:46,772 Yes. I am a cross section of the community. 474 00:22:46,953 --> 00:22:49,230 If I think it's weird, then Rory thinks it's weird. 475 00:22:49,415 --> 00:22:53,205 - Then Miss Patty thinks that, and so on. - We're not dealing with it right now. 476 00:22:53,462 --> 00:22:56,057 We're just letting things happen as they happen. 477 00:22:56,257 --> 00:22:58,538 - We're going with the flow. - You're going with the flow? 478 00:22:58,593 --> 00:23:00,312 We're going with the flow. 479 00:23:00,554 --> 00:23:04,071 That's so strum your sitar, dig the maharishi... 480 00:23:04,309 --> 00:23:07,587 pass the Owsley, Summer of Love, flower power, hippie-dippie. Can't stand it. 481 00:23:07,813 --> 00:23:08,848 You don't have to. 482 00:23:08,981 --> 00:23:10,862 I hope you're not expecting a wedding present... 483 00:23:10,901 --> 00:23:13,939 'cause I'm putting it on hold till this whole thing clears up. 484 00:23:14,154 --> 00:23:16,271 - Fine. - It's a good present. 485 00:23:16,449 --> 00:23:19,090 - You haven't gotten it yet. - It would have been a good present. 486 00:23:19,286 --> 00:23:21,357 What is it? You don't like Nicole? 487 00:23:21,540 --> 00:23:25,171 I like Nicole. She's very nice. I don't think she likes me. 488 00:23:25,419 --> 00:23:28,571 She likes you fine. And, yes, she is very nice. 489 00:23:28,799 --> 00:23:32,190 And I missed her and she missed me. So we're dating again... 490 00:23:32,428 --> 00:23:34,704 putting off the hassle of getting a stupid divorce. 491 00:23:34,889 --> 00:23:37,450 Avoiding that hassle is the nice fringe benefit... 492 00:23:37,643 --> 00:23:39,554 of getting back together again. 493 00:23:39,729 --> 00:23:42,118 The hassle. Now we're getting down to it. 494 00:23:42,315 --> 00:23:46,105 If the divorce wasn't a hassle, would you have gotten together with her? 495 00:23:46,362 --> 00:23:48,832 - I don't wanna talk about it. - Is that why we're friends... 496 00:23:49,032 --> 00:23:51,912 'cause it'll be a hassle to tell me you don't want to be friends? 497 00:23:52,120 --> 00:23:54,601 - What do you wanna eat? - Eating's a hassle. I'll just starve. 498 00:23:54,748 --> 00:23:55,908 And I'll starve right here... 499 00:23:56,041 --> 00:23:58,242 because it would be too much hassle to get up and leave. 500 00:23:58,295 --> 00:23:59,365 I'll work around you. 501 00:23:59,504 --> 00:24:01,781 And if it's too big a hassle to get rid of my body... 502 00:24:01,966 --> 00:24:04,924 after I die of starvation, just leave it here to decompose... 503 00:24:05,136 --> 00:24:06,650 all nice and quiet. No hassle. 504 00:24:06,805 --> 00:24:08,603 - Good. - See you. 505 00:24:08,765 --> 00:24:09,915 Wow, she's moving. 506 00:24:10,059 --> 00:24:11,777 I was kidding about the decomposing here. 507 00:24:11,936 --> 00:24:14,097 - But you still haven't eaten. - I'm not hungry, again. 508 00:24:14,231 --> 00:24:15,426 Fine. See you. 509 00:24:15,649 --> 00:24:19,166 And I liked the old coffee pots. The new ones look stupid. 510 00:24:24,494 --> 00:24:26,804 - Someone was looking for you. - Who? 511 00:24:27,081 --> 00:24:29,960 It's probably better that they don't find you. 512 00:24:32,254 --> 00:24:34,052 - You are very brave. - What? 513 00:24:34,215 --> 00:24:37,652 If you hear the rustle of tulle coming up behind you, run. 514 00:24:43,810 --> 00:24:45,643 Yeah. She's over there. 515 00:24:48,816 --> 00:24:51,206 Rory Gilmore? Remember me? 516 00:24:51,403 --> 00:24:53,395 - I don't think so. - That's very flattering. 517 00:24:53,573 --> 00:24:55,769 - Can I help you? - Let's see if this jogs your memory. 518 00:24:55,951 --> 00:24:58,387 I have the grace of a drunken dock worker? 519 00:24:58,704 --> 00:25:01,060 - Remember me now? - The ballerina from the ballet. 520 00:25:01,250 --> 00:25:02,524 That's right. 521 00:25:02,668 --> 00:25:04,546 Your outfits are made of tulle, aren't they? 522 00:25:04,712 --> 00:25:07,512 - You're a jerk! - I know. You wrote that on my door. 523 00:25:07,716 --> 00:25:09,997 - You're lucky that's all I did. - Should we go elsewhere? 524 00:25:10,052 --> 00:25:12,647 Your review was mean, petty, and despicable. 525 00:25:12,847 --> 00:25:17,160 Look, Sandra. That's your name, right? Sandra, this was all in the line of duty. 526 00:25:17,436 --> 00:25:20,555 It was an assignment from my editor, so there was nothing personal. 527 00:25:20,774 --> 00:25:22,288 You called me a hippo. 528 00:25:22,443 --> 00:25:25,880 No, I compared you to a hippo. That's not calling you a hippo. 529 00:25:26,115 --> 00:25:28,106 It was a humorous comparison. I was trying to... 530 00:25:28,284 --> 00:25:29,639 To destroy me and my company. 531 00:25:29,786 --> 00:25:32,460 No. Think about it, I bet that, more than likely... 532 00:25:32,665 --> 00:25:34,736 very few people will even read the review. 533 00:25:34,917 --> 00:25:38,036 And most people aren't even interested in ballet in the first place. 534 00:25:38,255 --> 00:25:41,886 It's unfortunate and awful, and I hate it. But what can you do? 535 00:25:42,135 --> 00:25:44,446 It's Avril Lavigne's world. We're just living in it. 536 00:25:44,638 --> 00:25:48,155 Plus, most people left before the end, and I stuck it out. 537 00:25:48,393 --> 00:25:50,145 - That's something. - I'm curious. 538 00:25:50,312 --> 00:25:52,065 How much ballet experience do you have? 539 00:25:52,231 --> 00:25:54,985 You must have a lot, since you write about it with such authority. 540 00:25:55,193 --> 00:25:59,392 None to speak of. I had a few years of beginners' class, and I stunk. 541 00:25:59,657 --> 00:26:02,696 - Anybody write about it in the paper? - No. Good point. 542 00:26:02,912 --> 00:26:06,622 I've been dancing three hours a day, seven days a week, for 14 years. 543 00:26:06,875 --> 00:26:09,265 I've done two summer sessions with the Miami Ballet... 544 00:26:09,462 --> 00:26:11,102 and I'm on the waiting list at Juilliard. 545 00:26:11,213 --> 00:26:13,603 And now your review is out there for everyone to see! 546 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,714 You're a jerk! I just wanted to come tell you that to your face. 547 00:26:16,930 --> 00:26:20,287 You're a jerk, and I hope you die. Bye, jerk. Die, jerk! 548 00:26:23,897 --> 00:26:27,208 - The door thing was about you? - Apparently. 549 00:26:28,152 --> 00:26:31,464 The strike is off. Stand down. I repeat, stand down. 550 00:26:33,325 --> 00:26:35,158 [Doorbell ringing] 551 00:26:39,875 --> 00:26:41,513 - Hi, Mom. - Come in. 552 00:26:42,045 --> 00:26:45,037 You look tenser than usual. What's wrong? 553 00:26:45,257 --> 00:26:48,011 It's your father. I wanted him to go upstairs and clean up... 554 00:26:48,219 --> 00:26:50,609 but I can't pry him away from that partner of his. 555 00:26:50,806 --> 00:26:51,841 Digger's here? 556 00:26:51,974 --> 00:26:54,012 They're in the study doing something computery. 557 00:26:54,185 --> 00:26:57,178 When did we suddenly become so dependent on computers? 558 00:26:57,439 --> 00:26:59,555 - Finally. - How far can I go, Jason? 559 00:26:59,733 --> 00:27:01,566 As far as you want. It should work anywhere. 560 00:27:01,736 --> 00:27:04,047 - Fantastic. - Richard, our company's here. 561 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,675 - We have company? - Actually, it's just me. 562 00:27:07,577 --> 00:27:10,251 I suppose you're company. Say, are you and Rory wireless? 563 00:27:10,455 --> 00:27:12,413 No, we're pretty wired most of the time. 564 00:27:12,583 --> 00:27:14,780 - Why are you carrying that? - We're testing it. 565 00:27:14,962 --> 00:27:17,954 Jason has just helped me hook up a wireless network for the house. 566 00:27:18,173 --> 00:27:19,403 Wi-Fi, it's called. 567 00:27:19,551 --> 00:27:21,588 - Neat. - Is that necessary? 568 00:27:22,054 --> 00:27:24,489 - Lorelai, this is Jason Stiles. - We've met. 569 00:27:24,682 --> 00:27:27,038 - Really? - Emily, they knew each other as kids. 570 00:27:27,227 --> 00:27:29,025 - You knew that. - That's right. 571 00:27:29,187 --> 00:27:30,940 - Great to see you again. - Same here. 572 00:27:31,107 --> 00:27:34,499 Look at this! I'm walking around, and I'm still on the Internet. 573 00:27:34,737 --> 00:27:38,697 - Emily, I'm going to Google you. - You are certainly not going to Google me. 574 00:27:38,950 --> 00:27:41,989 It's a search engine. He's just gonna find you out in cyberspace. 575 00:27:42,204 --> 00:27:44,003 - This sounds absurd. - No. 576 00:27:44,166 --> 00:27:46,555 Can't use a laptop here. The signal doesn't reach. 577 00:27:46,752 --> 00:27:49,393 When do you plan to use it in the dark corner by the staircase? 578 00:27:49,589 --> 00:27:51,990 - You never know. - I don't like the idea of your using it... 579 00:27:52,134 --> 00:27:54,648 - anywhere but your study. - I'm just testing it. 580 00:27:54,846 --> 00:27:57,281 They're always fighting over toys, these two. 581 00:27:57,474 --> 00:27:59,466 It's crystal clear out here. 582 00:27:59,644 --> 00:28:02,444 Richard, it's freezing outside. 583 00:28:02,648 --> 00:28:05,208 - I won't be a minute. - Ridiculous. 584 00:28:05,777 --> 00:28:08,371 I have to go check on dinner. Excuse me. 585 00:28:11,492 --> 00:28:14,133 So, how have you been these past 25 years? 586 00:28:14,329 --> 00:28:16,129 - Good. Moved out of my parents' house. - Rad. 587 00:28:16,206 --> 00:28:17,277 Love the freedom. 588 00:28:17,416 --> 00:28:20,773 - You don't have to hide the bong anymore. - Did you get any flowers lately? 589 00:28:21,004 --> 00:28:24,202 Several times. Apparently I have a secret admirer. 590 00:28:24,425 --> 00:28:27,497 - I signed all the cards "Jason." - I thought it was Jason Priestley. 591 00:28:27,721 --> 00:28:28,791 You're disappointed. 592 00:28:28,931 --> 00:28:30,971 No, I just wish I hadn't slept with Jason Priestley. 593 00:28:31,100 --> 00:28:33,570 - How's the new inn? - Coming along. We're gonna have horses. 594 00:28:33,770 --> 00:28:35,603 - Talking horses? - Just the regular ones. 595 00:28:35,773 --> 00:28:37,446 - We could get married there. - Where? 596 00:28:37,608 --> 00:28:39,486 The inn, on horseback. 597 00:28:39,653 --> 00:28:42,772 - So, you un-wired my father. - Per Richard's request. He wanted it. 598 00:28:42,991 --> 00:28:45,028 - Emily doesn't. - I cannot win with her. 599 00:28:45,201 --> 00:28:48,354 You're getting the triple freeze from her. Takes the onus off her daughter. 600 00:28:48,580 --> 00:28:51,175 The more she hates me, the more likely it is that you'll date me. 601 00:28:51,376 --> 00:28:52,730 That's not necessarily the case. 602 00:28:52,877 --> 00:28:55,677 - I gotta make serious progress with her. - Good luck with that. 603 00:28:55,881 --> 00:28:58,476 Maybe I should get her to invite me to dinner. 604 00:28:59,219 --> 00:29:01,317 I'm sorry. As if you control these things. 605 00:29:01,329 --> 00:29:03,054 I'm not God, but I have influence. 606 00:29:03,308 --> 00:29:05,300 No way is she inviting you to dinner. 607 00:29:05,477 --> 00:29:07,628 Would you have a problem with me staying for dinner? 608 00:29:07,814 --> 00:29:10,374 No. You won't stay because you won't be invited. 609 00:29:10,567 --> 00:29:12,320 - I will. - Let's see it. 610 00:29:13,154 --> 00:29:14,428 - Hey. - Hi, hon. 611 00:29:14,572 --> 00:29:16,723 Jason, this is my daughter Rory. Rory, Jason. 612 00:29:16,908 --> 00:29:18,421 - Right. Scooper. - Digger. 613 00:29:18,578 --> 00:29:19,648 Sorry. Digger. 614 00:29:19,787 --> 00:29:23,099 It's nice to meet you. And I don't really go by "Digger" anymore. 615 00:29:23,334 --> 00:29:25,895 - What is it, "P. Digger" now? - I'll just call you Jason. 616 00:29:26,087 --> 00:29:28,124 - You're a very kind young lady. - Oh, dear. 617 00:29:28,298 --> 00:29:31,894 Jason, I just hit F12, and everything's going to hell. 618 00:29:32,136 --> 00:29:33,616 Easily fixed. 619 00:29:34,806 --> 00:29:35,876 How are things? 620 00:29:36,016 --> 00:29:38,486 - Surreal. On a whole new level of surreal. - What happened? 621 00:29:38,686 --> 00:29:42,237 - I was harangued by an incensed ballerina. - That is Salvador Dali surreal. 622 00:29:42,483 --> 00:29:43,518 What ballerina? 623 00:29:43,651 --> 00:29:45,802 From the ballet we went to, the one I wrote about. 624 00:29:45,987 --> 00:29:48,946 This girl marched up to me in the dining hall... 625 00:29:49,158 --> 00:29:51,435 and busted me on the bad review I gave her. 626 00:29:51,620 --> 00:29:54,612 Wait a second. Are people allowed to yell at the reviewer? 627 00:29:54,831 --> 00:29:57,824 I frown on it. It's upsetting and ridiculous. 628 00:29:58,044 --> 00:30:00,002 I'll probably laugh at it someday, but not today. 629 00:30:00,172 --> 00:30:02,252 - What did you write? - I brought it for you to read. 630 00:30:02,384 --> 00:30:04,898 Tell me what you think, because my picky editor loved it. 631 00:30:05,095 --> 00:30:07,610 - I mean, loved it. - Sure. This is very weird. 632 00:30:07,807 --> 00:30:08,877 Very weird. 633 00:30:11,186 --> 00:30:12,186 Whoa. 634 00:30:12,396 --> 00:30:14,547 - What? - You really hated this ballet. 635 00:30:14,732 --> 00:30:17,407 - We both really hated it. Remember? - Yeah, I do. 636 00:30:19,113 --> 00:30:20,148 Jeez! 637 00:30:20,447 --> 00:30:22,803 - Now, come on. - This is so harsh. 638 00:30:22,993 --> 00:30:24,268 Again, you were there. 639 00:30:24,412 --> 00:30:26,767 I know. But there's something about seeing it in print. 640 00:30:26,956 --> 00:30:29,597 People don't write as mean as they talk, except you. 641 00:30:29,793 --> 00:30:31,272 I wrote what I felt. 642 00:30:32,296 --> 00:30:34,412 "The roll around the bra strap?" 643 00:30:34,590 --> 00:30:36,821 - That was your line! - It was? I'm awful. 644 00:30:37,011 --> 00:30:39,322 It's not even critical of the ballerina's skills. 645 00:30:39,514 --> 00:30:41,232 It's critical of the costumer's skills. 646 00:30:41,391 --> 00:30:43,827 But it sounds like she couldn't fit into a standard leotard. 647 00:30:44,020 --> 00:30:45,090 She couldn't! 648 00:30:45,229 --> 00:30:48,188 But again, the costumer should have put her in a larger leotard. 649 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,358 Do I see the word "hippo" coming up? 650 00:30:50,528 --> 00:30:52,599 - Give me the paper. - It's just so specific. 651 00:30:52,780 --> 00:30:55,534 It's what I saw, so I wrote it. That's what the editor told me to do. 652 00:30:55,743 --> 00:30:57,781 - Then you did the right thing. - I was too harsh. 653 00:30:57,954 --> 00:30:59,991 You said yourself, you were supposed to be. 654 00:31:00,165 --> 00:31:02,601 - Rory, you're here. Good. - Hi, Grandma. 655 00:31:02,793 --> 00:31:05,786 Don't tell me Richard is still traipsing around with that thing. 656 00:31:06,006 --> 00:31:08,567 Richard, please come inside and close the door. 657 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:09,955 RICHARD: Coming. 658 00:31:12,806 --> 00:31:14,205 Jason, you're still here. 659 00:31:14,350 --> 00:31:16,547 I wouldn't leave without saying goodbye to you. 660 00:31:16,728 --> 00:31:18,605 - What you got there? - A laptop. 661 00:31:18,773 --> 00:31:20,889 - The Gilmore house is now wireless. - Cool. 662 00:31:21,067 --> 00:31:24,265 And the laptop is now going back in its case because dinner is ready. 663 00:31:24,488 --> 00:31:27,049 I'll be taking off. I've got a cheeseburger waiting for me. 664 00:31:27,241 --> 00:31:28,311 Goodbye, Jason. 665 00:31:28,451 --> 00:31:30,409 A cheeseburger? That's not a proper meal. 666 00:31:30,579 --> 00:31:32,297 Please, it's my favorite meal. 667 00:31:32,456 --> 00:31:34,892 - I've had one three times this week. - You're joking. 668 00:31:35,085 --> 00:31:37,965 With the right bread and meat, a cheeseburger can make a fine meal. 669 00:31:38,172 --> 00:31:40,402 - Thank you. - You're defending cheeseburgers? 670 00:31:40,591 --> 00:31:43,869 - When was the last time you had one? - This isn't just any cheeseburger. 671 00:31:44,096 --> 00:31:46,737 There's this stand that makes them special for me. 672 00:31:46,933 --> 00:31:49,084 - A stand? - I hear those can be very good. 673 00:31:49,269 --> 00:31:52,228 Are we going to send this young bachelor out for fast food? 674 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,193 No, I couldn't stay. I'd be putting you out. 675 00:31:55,403 --> 00:31:57,474 - Nonsense. - I'm not sure we have enough. 676 00:31:57,655 --> 00:32:00,728 - We always have enough. - No, I wouldn't hear of it. 677 00:32:01,201 --> 00:32:05,673 Emily, my business partner is going to be standing outside... 678 00:32:05,957 --> 00:32:07,756 eating a cheeseburger. 679 00:32:11,381 --> 00:32:13,771 Jason, would you like to join us for dinner? 680 00:32:13,968 --> 00:32:16,562 The cheeseburger will just have to wait. 681 00:32:16,804 --> 00:32:18,443 I'll tell the cook. 682 00:32:18,598 --> 00:32:19,997 Cheeseburger. 683 00:32:29,612 --> 00:32:33,208 - This food is incredible, Emily. - Yeah. It's my first lobster thermidor. 684 00:32:33,451 --> 00:32:34,964 - Your recipe? - No. 685 00:32:35,454 --> 00:32:37,604 Can you thermidor other foods... 686 00:32:37,789 --> 00:32:40,464 fish thermidor, Spam thermidor, enchiladas thermidor? 687 00:32:40,668 --> 00:32:41,942 I don't think so. 688 00:32:42,086 --> 00:32:45,876 Cora, since we're five instead of four, Richard and I will ration if we have to. 689 00:32:46,133 --> 00:32:48,131 I don't think rationing will be necessary. 690 00:32:48,143 --> 00:32:49,924 Yeah. You can just pick off my plate. 691 00:32:50,181 --> 00:32:52,297 You've forgotten all about that burger, I hope. 692 00:32:52,475 --> 00:32:53,836 - After the first mouthful. - Good. 693 00:32:53,977 --> 00:32:56,253 Having a computer with a high-speed Internet access... 694 00:32:56,438 --> 00:32:58,077 is gonna free up your time enormously. 695 00:32:58,232 --> 00:32:59,711 - I should say so. - How? 696 00:32:59,859 --> 00:33:02,136 - How is it gonna free up his time? - Yes. 697 00:33:02,321 --> 00:33:05,553 He'll be using e-mail more, which means fewer phone calls with chit-chat... 698 00:33:05,784 --> 00:33:07,855 that you have to do before you get down to business. 699 00:33:08,036 --> 00:33:10,950 - That's what eats up most of the time. - E-mail seems very cold to me. 700 00:33:11,165 --> 00:33:12,964 - But fast. - Fast isn't always better. 701 00:33:13,126 --> 00:33:14,525 A good point, and very true. 702 00:33:14,669 --> 00:33:17,549 Jason was saying you'll get use out of this system, too. 703 00:33:17,757 --> 00:33:18,792 Me? How? 704 00:33:18,925 --> 00:33:21,526 - The Internet. Have you checked it out? - I'd have no use for it. 705 00:33:21,678 --> 00:33:25,115 I wouldn't dismiss it so fast. The Internet is more than just good porn. 706 00:33:25,350 --> 00:33:27,501 - I'm on it constantly. - What do you use it for? 707 00:33:27,686 --> 00:33:29,686 Research, like for when I can't get to the library. 708 00:33:29,814 --> 00:33:31,374 - And for shopping. - Yeah, shopping. 709 00:33:31,525 --> 00:33:33,004 - A lot of shopping. - Shopping? 710 00:33:33,151 --> 00:33:35,826 The stores you normally have to go to, they're on the Internet now. 711 00:33:36,030 --> 00:33:38,625 But going to a nice store is half the fun of shopping. 712 00:33:38,826 --> 00:33:41,785 I like being greeted at the door, and the bustle of people... 713 00:33:41,996 --> 00:33:44,671 and the shoes and clothes all lined up nice and pretty. 714 00:33:44,875 --> 00:33:46,912 - That's true. - Yeah, we like that, too. 715 00:33:47,086 --> 00:33:49,237 Having someone help you pick out the right thing... 716 00:33:49,423 --> 00:33:51,778 or help you exchange it if it's not right. 717 00:33:51,968 --> 00:33:54,005 With the Internet, what do you do, mail it back? 718 00:33:54,178 --> 00:33:55,897 - We usually just forget. - Yeah. 719 00:33:56,056 --> 00:33:58,570 - So you're just out the money? - Pretty much. 720 00:33:58,767 --> 00:34:01,157 - I don't get it. - I don't get it anymore, either. 721 00:34:01,354 --> 00:34:03,346 We should go to real stores more often. 722 00:34:03,524 --> 00:34:05,674 But the Internet is really good. 723 00:34:08,864 --> 00:34:11,425 So, which camp was it where you two met? 724 00:34:12,118 --> 00:34:15,350 - It had a funny name and canoes. - They all have funny names and canoes. 725 00:34:15,581 --> 00:34:16,810 Was it Camp Waziyatah? 726 00:34:16,957 --> 00:34:18,998 Doesn't sound familiar. Which one asked me to leave? 727 00:34:19,085 --> 00:34:21,566 - You got kicked out of camp? - I tried to liberate the horses. 728 00:34:21,630 --> 00:34:23,830 - Camp Chataguay. That's where we met. - That's the one. 729 00:34:23,883 --> 00:34:26,717 I enjoyed camp. Made some good friends. I met your father there. 730 00:34:26,928 --> 00:34:29,045 - Dad? Really? - We bunked together for a summer. 731 00:34:29,223 --> 00:34:31,533 Incredible athlete and a good guy. A really good guy. 732 00:34:31,726 --> 00:34:33,320 - He hated you. With a passion. - What? 733 00:34:33,479 --> 00:34:35,390 - No, I don't remember that. - I'm pretty sure. 734 00:34:35,565 --> 00:34:37,681 Didn't he try to dunk your head in a toilet bowl... 735 00:34:37,859 --> 00:34:40,249 after you heckled him during some campfire talent show? 736 00:34:40,446 --> 00:34:42,562 No, I don't... My God! I've been repressing that. 737 00:34:42,740 --> 00:34:44,539 That doesn't sound like Christopher. 738 00:34:44,701 --> 00:34:47,216 No, it's okay, Richard. I'm positive I deserved it. 739 00:34:47,413 --> 00:34:49,484 Rory, I've been meaning to mention to you... 740 00:34:49,665 --> 00:34:52,385 we read that wonderful review you wrote on the ballet. 741 00:34:52,586 --> 00:34:55,943 - It was excellent. - You eviscerated that girl. 742 00:34:56,174 --> 00:34:59,486 I actually didn't mean to eviscerate her. I was just trying to be honest. 743 00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:02,679 You honestly sliced her open and ripped out her guts. 744 00:35:02,891 --> 00:35:04,769 - Your pen was your knife. - Right. 745 00:35:04,936 --> 00:35:07,166 I especially liked the reference to the hippo. 746 00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:09,745 That seems to be the most memorable for people. 747 00:35:09,942 --> 00:35:11,012 And the bra strap. 748 00:35:11,151 --> 00:35:13,268 I'll give you a copy of it to read. It's terrific. 749 00:35:13,446 --> 00:35:15,643 - It sounds interesting. - I just wrote what I thought. 750 00:35:15,825 --> 00:35:19,056 The line about regretting how evolution had led man to stand on two feet... 751 00:35:19,287 --> 00:35:21,164 because it led to this night. 752 00:35:22,374 --> 00:35:25,527 - Sorry. I hadn't read that far. - Why are you apologizing? It's funny. 753 00:35:25,753 --> 00:35:28,712 The ballerina had kind of a negative reaction to the whole thing. 754 00:35:28,924 --> 00:35:31,519 - So what? - Don't feel badly about this, Rory. 755 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:33,479 Sometimes people don't know at a young age... 756 00:35:33,638 --> 00:35:35,312 that they're not good at doing something. 757 00:35:35,474 --> 00:35:37,306 Now that poor girl can go to business school. 758 00:35:37,477 --> 00:35:40,993 - She's actually not as bad as she sounds. - It's rare to read a truthful review. 759 00:35:41,232 --> 00:35:44,065 I was going to go see that ballet. Now I don't have to. Thank you. 760 00:35:44,277 --> 00:35:45,712 You're welcome, I guess. 761 00:35:45,863 --> 00:35:48,424 We were just burned by a dishonest review in the Courant. 762 00:35:48,616 --> 00:35:49,686 That French restaurant. 763 00:35:49,826 --> 00:35:51,783 They must have had the reviewer in their pocket. 764 00:35:51,953 --> 00:35:54,264 The man raved about this place, and it was abominable. 765 00:35:54,457 --> 00:35:55,857 The food was inedible. 766 00:35:56,001 --> 00:35:59,232 And the service? I had to snap my fingers to get our waiter's attention. 767 00:35:59,464 --> 00:36:00,693 As a woman of taste... 768 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:03,435 I could use your recommendation of restaurants in the area. 769 00:36:03,635 --> 00:36:06,833 I've been away so long, I'm just woefully out of touch. 770 00:36:07,056 --> 00:36:09,013 I'm no more an expert than the next person. 771 00:36:09,184 --> 00:36:10,334 You're being humble. 772 00:36:10,478 --> 00:36:13,311 - Cough it up. You've been everywhere. - Multiple times. 773 00:36:13,522 --> 00:36:16,242 If you're looking for a place for a business lunch... 774 00:36:16,443 --> 00:36:18,003 you can't do better than Portofino's. 775 00:36:18,154 --> 00:36:20,464 They give you attentive service without rushing you... 776 00:36:20,656 --> 00:36:23,126 - and it's wonderful Italian food. - You can't beat Italian. 777 00:36:23,327 --> 00:36:25,558 Is there anyone here who doesn't love Italian? 778 00:36:25,747 --> 00:36:27,021 - Not me. - Or me. 779 00:36:27,165 --> 00:36:28,964 Good to know. Anything else, Emily? 780 00:36:29,126 --> 00:36:31,561 - You need more? - Please. I'm a desperate man. 781 00:36:31,754 --> 00:36:34,634 Don't be shy, Emily. You're a walking Zagat guide. 782 00:36:34,841 --> 00:36:37,834 - There's always Lil's for steak. - Steak's always good. 783 00:36:38,054 --> 00:36:39,853 - I'm good with that anytime. - I love steak. 784 00:36:40,015 --> 00:36:41,926 Really? So steak is good. 785 00:36:42,101 --> 00:36:45,299 How about ethnic food? Indian? Thai? 786 00:36:45,522 --> 00:36:47,275 I personally detest Thai food. 787 00:36:47,441 --> 00:36:49,193 Me, too. Chinese is good. 788 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:52,513 - As long as it's authentic. - So cross Thai off the list. 789 00:36:52,739 --> 00:36:54,014 - I would. - Same here. 790 00:36:54,158 --> 00:36:57,116 How about something with a more romantic atmosphere? 791 00:36:57,328 --> 00:36:59,798 Why would you need a romantic atmosphere for business? 792 00:36:59,998 --> 00:37:02,718 - Yeah, why? - I'd like to know myself. 793 00:37:04,045 --> 00:37:06,925 A client might want a recommendation for him and his wife. 794 00:37:07,133 --> 00:37:09,523 - I would like to be prepared. - My partner. 795 00:37:10,178 --> 00:37:11,930 That would be Mill on the River. 796 00:37:12,097 --> 00:37:15,693 Oh, yes. Very dark, very atmospheric. 797 00:37:16,228 --> 00:37:17,866 - Sounds nice. - Very. 798 00:37:18,021 --> 00:37:22,016 Good. We've made progress here. But I'm monopolizing the conversation. 799 00:37:22,277 --> 00:37:25,236 - That's okay. - Can I call you later to continue this? 800 00:37:25,448 --> 00:37:29,079 - Absolutely. Call me sometime next week. - I'll be sure to do that. 801 00:37:31,122 --> 00:37:33,841 - You want to re-review the ballet? - Yes, I do, Doyle. 802 00:37:34,041 --> 00:37:36,795 I have a brand-new perspective on it, and on dance. 803 00:37:37,004 --> 00:37:39,360 I was ignorant before. This would be a whole new piece. 804 00:37:39,549 --> 00:37:42,508 - We don't re-review things. - There's a first time for everything. 805 00:37:42,720 --> 00:37:44,552 I could buy my own ticket if that's a problem. 806 00:37:44,722 --> 00:37:46,873 But it closed early because of your review. 807 00:37:47,058 --> 00:37:48,412 I did not know that. 808 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,599 But it's not a problem. I'll just redo the one I already did. 809 00:37:51,814 --> 00:37:54,807 That ballet is seared in there, so I could just replay it in my head. 810 00:37:55,027 --> 00:37:57,338 Your review was great. People are still talking about it. 811 00:37:57,530 --> 00:37:58,600 That's pretty rare. 812 00:37:58,740 --> 00:38:01,335 Okay, what about just a general-interest article... 813 00:38:01,535 --> 00:38:03,846 - on the lead ballerina? - Is she the hippo? 814 00:38:04,039 --> 00:38:07,237 No. She is an accomplished dancer... 815 00:38:07,460 --> 00:38:09,133 and her life is quite fascinating. 816 00:38:09,295 --> 00:38:12,095 Did you know that she studied dance for 14 years... 817 00:38:12,299 --> 00:38:13,937 and has performed in Miami? 818 00:38:14,092 --> 00:38:15,572 Miami. That's pretty big. 819 00:38:15,720 --> 00:38:17,313 - Miami. - It's boring. 820 00:38:17,472 --> 00:38:20,909 - She almost got into Juilliard. - That's not interesting, either. 821 00:38:21,143 --> 00:38:25,776 No. But these are simply background facts of a fascinating personal journey. 822 00:38:26,275 --> 00:38:28,107 A personal journey of an artist... 823 00:38:28,277 --> 00:38:31,111 struggling against the indifference of an indifferent society... 824 00:38:31,323 --> 00:38:32,997 just dancing as fast as she can. 825 00:38:33,159 --> 00:38:35,275 It's 8 mile meets Fame. 826 00:38:35,453 --> 00:38:37,286 - I know what's going on here. - What? 827 00:38:37,456 --> 00:38:40,813 You're feeling bad about the effect the article had on the people in the ballet. 828 00:38:41,044 --> 00:38:42,114 No, that's not it. 829 00:38:42,254 --> 00:38:45,725 - I heard of the dining hall confrontation. - That was not really a confrontation. 830 00:38:45,967 --> 00:38:48,198 - We were just chatting. - It goes with the territory. 831 00:38:48,387 --> 00:38:50,743 When I was your age, I reviewed a clog-dancing team... 832 00:38:50,932 --> 00:38:54,050 that was really bad, even compared to other clog dancers. 833 00:38:54,270 --> 00:38:55,465 I was merciless. 834 00:38:55,604 --> 00:38:57,561 But if I can't re-review it... 835 00:38:57,731 --> 00:39:00,963 then can I print what I meant to put in, and didn't have time to? 836 00:39:01,194 --> 00:39:03,072 Hurting people's feelings is what we do. 837 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:04,832 But when I become a real journalist... 838 00:39:04,991 --> 00:39:07,586 the people in my reviews aren't gonna live in my building. 839 00:39:07,786 --> 00:39:08,822 Doesn't matter. 840 00:39:08,955 --> 00:39:11,868 When you write for the Yale Daily News, you are a real journalist. 841 00:39:12,083 --> 00:39:14,803 - I didn't mean... - If you can't handle it, you should leave. 842 00:39:15,004 --> 00:39:17,599 - I don't want to leave the paper. - Good. 843 00:39:17,799 --> 00:39:20,394 Here. Your next assignment. 844 00:39:21,095 --> 00:39:23,006 - Thanks. - Knock them dead. 845 00:39:27,187 --> 00:39:30,464 Dinner is going to be a little late tonight. My gluten patties caught fire. 846 00:39:30,691 --> 00:39:32,921 So we're switching to spaghetti and wheat balls. 847 00:39:33,110 --> 00:39:35,421 Mama, can we talk about something? 848 00:39:35,614 --> 00:39:37,491 - What's that? - It's the jug for Dave. 849 00:39:37,657 --> 00:39:40,013 I gave that to you days ago. Why haven't you sent it? 850 00:39:40,203 --> 00:39:41,877 I can't send it, Mama. 851 00:39:42,039 --> 00:39:43,475 What do you mean? Of course you can. 852 00:39:43,499 --> 00:39:45,172 I showed you how to tape the bubble wrap. 853 00:39:45,335 --> 00:39:47,212 - I mean I can't! - What is wrong with you? 854 00:39:47,378 --> 00:39:49,336 - Mama, please listen. - All right. 855 00:39:49,507 --> 00:39:53,263 This is important, and I want to be clear. I want to say it right, but it's hard. 856 00:39:53,512 --> 00:39:54,832 I'm listening. 857 00:39:55,263 --> 00:39:58,541 Dave is my first boyfriend, and he's important to me. 858 00:39:58,768 --> 00:40:00,362 - Very important. - I know that. 859 00:40:00,521 --> 00:40:03,354 And his being in California like this, it's been hard... 860 00:40:03,566 --> 00:40:05,318 and it's even caused some problems. 861 00:40:05,485 --> 00:40:07,762 But in other ways, I think it's brought us closer. 862 00:40:07,947 --> 00:40:09,017 Yes? 863 00:40:09,156 --> 00:40:11,956 But I'm still in school, and he's still in school. 864 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:15,472 And while I respect you, and I respect the jug... 865 00:40:15,706 --> 00:40:17,424 and all that the jug represents... 866 00:40:17,583 --> 00:40:20,463 all the bright hopes and all the tradition... 867 00:40:21,171 --> 00:40:24,130 I cannot give Dave the jug. Not now. 868 00:40:24,551 --> 00:40:27,192 Maybe one day, but not now. 869 00:40:28,430 --> 00:40:29,466 Okay. 870 00:40:29,724 --> 00:40:31,635 - What are you doing? - What do you mean? 871 00:40:31,810 --> 00:40:33,802 You're putting it with all the clearance items? 872 00:40:33,980 --> 00:40:36,017 - You're selling my marriage jug? - Your what? 873 00:40:36,190 --> 00:40:37,471 - My marriage jug. - What's that? 874 00:40:37,526 --> 00:40:39,686 The jug you kept to give to the boy I'm going to marry. 875 00:40:39,778 --> 00:40:40,894 What are you talking about? 876 00:40:41,030 --> 00:40:43,830 You told me when I was 6 that this was my special marriage jug... 877 00:40:44,034 --> 00:40:47,312 that you'd keep on a special high shelf for the boy I'm going to marry. 878 00:40:47,539 --> 00:40:49,052 - This thing? - Yes. 879 00:40:49,207 --> 00:40:50,402 - It's just a jug. - What? 880 00:40:50,542 --> 00:40:52,463 I probably told you that to make you stop crying. 881 00:40:52,503 --> 00:40:54,785 You always cried when you were little. Gave me a headache. 882 00:40:54,923 --> 00:40:56,038 It's just a jug? 883 00:40:56,175 --> 00:40:58,611 I've got tons of them. They're hard to move. 884 00:40:58,803 --> 00:41:01,443 We could make it a marriage jug, whatever that is. 885 00:41:01,639 --> 00:41:03,950 No, never mind. It doesn't matter. 886 00:41:04,351 --> 00:41:06,992 - I'll send something else to Dave. - Good. 887 00:41:08,148 --> 00:41:09,628 My wheat balls! 888 00:41:16,868 --> 00:41:18,905 So, why can't you show your face at Luke's? 889 00:41:19,078 --> 00:41:20,877 It's just for a while. Where are you? 890 00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:24,557 The theater. That's why I'm talking softly. I'm reviewing some music thing. 891 00:41:24,794 --> 00:41:26,626 So, why can't you go to Luke's? 892 00:41:26,796 --> 00:41:29,550 I got into an argument with Luke about Nicole. 893 00:41:29,759 --> 00:41:30,236 Nicole? 894 00:41:30,248 --> 00:41:32,639 They're back together. I didn't know that. 895 00:41:32,846 --> 00:41:35,077 I walk into Luke's, and there she is. 896 00:41:35,266 --> 00:41:36,540 And he hadn't told you? 897 00:41:36,684 --> 00:41:39,518 No. I was the very picture of awkwardness. 898 00:41:39,730 --> 00:41:41,209 And, basically, I just fled. 899 00:41:41,357 --> 00:41:44,111 And when I saw Luke later, we got into a fight about it. 900 00:41:44,319 --> 00:41:46,436 And I told him his coffee pots were stupid. 901 00:41:46,614 --> 00:41:48,173 So it was very sophisticated. 902 00:41:48,324 --> 00:41:51,124 He is so guarded, so uncooperative. 903 00:41:51,328 --> 00:41:54,367 You should probably get over your problem with Luke being uncooperative. 904 00:41:54,582 --> 00:41:57,257 I don't want there to be weirdness between me and Nicole... 905 00:41:57,461 --> 00:41:59,020 if she's back in our lives. 906 00:41:59,171 --> 00:42:01,209 Luke has gotta get it through his thick skull... 907 00:42:01,383 --> 00:42:03,340 that whoever is in his life is in my life, too. 908 00:42:03,510 --> 00:42:06,025 Really? That's not a little stalkery? 909 00:42:06,222 --> 00:42:10,182 No. We are a small, close-knit community. 910 00:42:10,435 --> 00:42:12,791 - So, you're gonna tell Luke about Jason? - What about him? 911 00:42:12,981 --> 00:42:14,780 There's something happening there. 912 00:42:14,942 --> 00:42:17,616 - Not really. - There was a palpable vibe. 913 00:42:18,488 --> 00:42:20,240 - Palpable to everyone? - Just me. 914 00:42:20,407 --> 00:42:22,365 Grandma and Grandpa were oblivious. 915 00:42:22,535 --> 00:42:24,765 - Would that be crazy? - What? 916 00:42:24,954 --> 00:42:27,469 - For us to go out together? - All three of us? 917 00:42:27,666 --> 00:42:29,658 - Jason and I. - A little. 918 00:42:29,836 --> 00:42:31,747 Well, I haven't decided. 919 00:42:31,921 --> 00:42:35,677 I'm happy to report that there have been no more run-ins with the ballerina. 920 00:42:35,926 --> 00:42:38,157 - Good. - We're not destined to be buddies... 921 00:42:38,346 --> 00:42:40,418 but sometimes you have to make an enemy. 922 00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:43,638 - When you have a job to do. - Then you have a job to do. 923 00:42:44,062 --> 00:42:45,416 It's starting. I gotta go. 924 00:42:45,564 --> 00:42:47,442 - Okay. Have fun. - I will.