Original subtitles

YOU'VE BEEN SAYING THAT

FOR MILES.

MY FEET ARE SORE.

TONTO, WHEN DID YOU

BECOME OLDER THAN ME?

TELL ME WHAT THIS NEW

BREAKFAST PLACE IS,

THEN I'LL BE QUIET.

IT'S AN AMAZING NEW

PLACE THAT I FOUND.

IS IT IN THIS TOWN

OR THE NEXT?

WE DON'T PATRONIZE

THE NEXT TOWN.

SINCE WHEN?

DIDN'T THEY FEED LEAD TO

OUR JUMPING FROG OR SOMETHING?

RIGHT AFTER THEY STONED

THE WOMAN WHO WON THE LOTTERY.

SEE?

SO THE BOYCOTT'S LEGIT.

HEY, WAIT! STOP!

LOOK, IT'S MICHAEL LANDON.

YOU GUYS WALK FAST.

I'VE BEEN CHASING YOU

FOR THE PAST 2 BLOCKS.

WE WERE BEING FOLLOWED.

I WASN'T BEING PARANOID.

MAYBE NEXT TIME,

YOU'LL TAKE ME SERIOUSLY.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS

GOING?

MYSTERY BREAKFAST.

OUT OF TOWN?

DOES NO ONE REMEMBER

THE DEFINITION OF "MYSTERY"?

I WAS WONDERING

IF IT'S OKAY TO PRACTICE

ON YOUR POTS AND PANS AGAIN.

ALRIGHT.

I'VE ALMOST NAILED

"RAMBLE ON."

I JUST HAVE TO STOP

HITTING MY FACE

WHEN I PULL MY ARMS BACK.

JOHN BONHAM

HAD THAT PROBLEM.

ENJOY YOUR MYSTERY BREAKFAST.

COME ON.

IT'S NOT MUCH FARTHER.

WE'RE NOT HEADING TOWARD

ANY BUSINESSES OF ANY KIND.

WHAT?

WE HAVE ARRIVED.

ARRIVED WHERE?

OH, YOU ARE WITHOUT

SHAME.

[ SIZZLING ]

SOOKIE, YOU DON'T

HAVE TO DO THIS.

FEEDING MY GIRLS,

MAKING THEM HAPPY --

I LOVE DOING THIS.

YEAH, SO FEEL THE LOVE

AND PASS THE SALT.

IT MAKES ME FEEL GUILTY.

EATING CAN HELP

DROWN THAT.

YEAH, EAT, EAT.

I'M GONNA EAT.

GEE, CAN THE HELP SIT

AT THE TABLE, TOO?

AS LONG AS THEY DON'T SING FOLK

SONGS OR TELL BAWDY STORIES.

WHAT'S WITH NARCOLEPTIC NATE

OVER THERE?

UHHHHHHH.

HE'S NOT MUCH OF

A MORNING PERSON.

NOW SAY, "I CAN'T BELIEVE

I ATE THE WHOLE THING."

IT TAKES HIM ABOUT AN HOUR

TO BECOME JACKSON.

HEY, I HAD A GOOD IDEA

FOR THE WEDDING.

INSTEAD OF THOSE LITTLE JORDAN

ALMONDS AT EVERY PLACE SETTING,

WHAT IF WE WRAP UP

A FEW ASPIRIN?

ASPIRIN?

FOR THE MORNING-AFTER

HANGOVERS.

AH HA!

THAT'S FUNNY.

'CAUSE JORDAN ALMONDS

ARE SO DONE.

JACKSON, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

ASPIRIN OVER ALMONDS?

UHHHH.

CAN WE TAKE THAT

AS A YES?

NO. SEE, EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY

REGISTERS. HE'LL CHIME IN ON

THIS IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

DAYS?

DAYS.

IS JACKSON IN THE HOUSE?

LET ME HEAR YOU SAY, "UHHH!"

UHHHH.

A NEW TOY.

SHAMELESS.

♪ IF YOU'RE OUT

ON THE ROAD ♪

♪ FEELIN' LONELY

AND SO COLD ♪

♪ ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS CALL MY NAME ♪

♪ AND I'LL BE THERE

ON THE NEXT TRAIN ♪

♪ WHERE YOU LEAD,

I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ ANYWHERE THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED ♪

♪ YOU NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ OH, OH, OH ♪

♪ WHERE YOU LEAD,

I WILL FOLLOW ♪

♪ ANY, ANYWHERE

THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED ♪

♪ IF YOU NEED ♪

♪ YOU NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪

♪ I WILL FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD ♪

HOW'S IT GOING?

I HATE THESE BOOKS --

HATE THEM.

NO, NO.

SEE THAT?

THEY'RE TRYING TO ESCAPE.

THEY HATE ME, TOO.

YOUR BOOKS DON'T HATE YOU.

OH, MY BRAIN IS FULL!

IT HAS REACHED CAPACITY.

IT'S SHEA STADIUM

WHEN THE BEATLES PLAYED.

IT'S CRAMPED, AND I THINK

GEORGE IS FIGHTING WITH RINGO.

YOU HAVE A VERY ACTIVE

HEAD.

I CANNOT INGEST ANY MORE

INFORMATION.

TAKE A BREAK.

I DON'T HAVE TIME.

CLOSE YOUR EYES,

CLEAR YOUR HEAD.

CLEARING MY HEAD JUST MEANS

THAT ALL THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE

STUFFED IN THERE WILL LEAK OUT.

IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM

FOR STUFF, I LOSE STUFF.

IT'S A VERY VICIOUS CIRCLE.

I'LL MAKE SOME COFFEE.

I HATE FINALS.

NOBODY LIKES FINALS.

THANK GOD I'M GRADUATING.

THIS IS THE LAST TIME

I HAVE TO CRAM LIKE THIS.

MY PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

HAS LED ME TO AN INTERESTING

DISCOVERY ABOUT MYSELF.

I DESPISE ACADEMICS.

LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE --

IT'S ALL WORTHLESS.

I'VE NO IDEA WHAT YOU

SEE IN ANY OF IT.

LEARNING IS FUN.

PLUS THERE'S THAT "I'M A MINOR,

SO IT'S MANDATORY" THING.

THAT'S WHAT KILLS ME --

THIS IS SELF-INFLICTED.

I'M A MASOCHIST.

I MIGHT AS WELL

BE CARRYING A SWITCH

AND PERIODICALLY LACERATING

MYSELF WITH IT.

THAT DIPLOMA, HANGIN' ON THE

WALL IS GOING TO MAKE THIS

ALL WORTHWHILE. TRUST ME.

I GUESS, UNLESS I

TURN INTO JOHN NASH

AND START DROOLING

ON PEOPLE.

YOU'RE GRADUATING.

I KNOW.

NO, YOU'RE GRADUATING.

THERE'S GONNA BE A CEREMONY.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAVE

CEREMONIES.

MY COLLEGE DOESN'T

EVEN HAVE A LAWN.

THEY WON'T NECESSARILY

HAVE A CEREMONY.

THEY MUST.

DID YOU ASK?

NO. WELL, NOW THAT YOU

MENTIONED IT,

I THINK

SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING

ABOUT SOME CHEESY CEREMONY

FOR MY BUSINESS CLASS.

WHEN IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

NEXT THURSDAY OR SOMETHING.

THAT'S GREAT.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT.

REALLY?

YOU'VE NEVER BEEN A PART OF

AN ACTUAL GRADUATION CEREMONY.

I KNOW. THAT'S BECAUSE MY

CONSERVATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

WOULDN'T LET ME BE

IN THE CEREMONY

AND NURSE YOU AT THE

SAME TIME.

DON'T BE GROSS.

YOU THINK I SHOULD DO IT?

YOU'VE WORKED HARD.

YOU'VE EARNED IT.

I GUESS.

YOU KNOW THAT DEEP DOWN

YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS.

WELL, I'LL ADMIT

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED

TO WEAR ONE OF THOSE GOWNS.

AND THE HAT?

FOR THE TASSEL.

YOU KNOW MY THING FOR FRINGE.

THEY CALL OUT YOUR NAME

AND PEOPLE CLAP

AND YOU GET YOUR DIPLOMA.

THEN YOU DO THAT THING

WHERE YOU MOVE THE TASSEL

FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.

VERY SYMBOLIC,

VERY DRAMATIC.

THAT'S IT --

YOU'RE DOING IT.

IF YOU INSIST.

WHO DO YOU WANT TO INVITE?

YOU.

AND?

THAT'S COOL WITH ME.

SOOKIE AND JACKSON?

THAT WOULD BE FUN.

AND GRANDMA AND GRANDPA?

OH, NO.

NO, NO, NO.

COME ON.

IT'S YOUR GRADUATION.

THEY SHOULD BE THERE.

FORGET IT.

THEY WON'T WANT TO BE THERE.

OF COURSE THEY WILL.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO GRADUATE

FROM HIGH SCHOOL,

GO TO VASSAR,

MARRY A YALE MAN,

AND GET MYSELF A PROPER NICKNAME

LIKE BABE OR BUNNY OR SHIH TZU.

INSTEAD, I GOT PREGNANT,

I DIDN'T FINISH HIGH SCHOOL,

I DIDN'T MARRY YOUR FATHER,

AND I ENDED UP IN A CAREER

THAT APPARENTLY JESSICA HAHN

WOULD THINK WAS BENEATH HER.

THAT'S NOT --

I HUMILIATED THEM.

THE TWO PROUDEST PEOPLE

IN THE WORLD,

AND I HUMILIATED THEM.

I SPOILED THEIR PLANS.

I TOOK THEIR FINE UPBRINGING

IN A WORLD OF COMFORT

AND OPPORTUNITY,

AND I THREW IT

IN THEIR FACES.

I BROKE THEIR HEARTS,

AND THEY'LL NEVER FORGIVE ME.

I GUESS I CAN'T EXPECT

THEM TO.

MAYBE YOU'RE WRONG

ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

RORY, I DON'T

WANT THEM TO GO.

IT'LL JUST HURT THEM...

AND ME, OKAY?

OKAY.

YOU SHOULD GET BACK

TO YOUR STUDYING.

FINE.

OH, GREAT!

WHAT?

I THINK I'VE

ALREADY FORGOTTEN

EVERYTHING I READ

IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.

NO, YOU HAVEN'T.

YES, I HAVE!

IN FACT, I MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN

EVERYTHING I'VE EVER KNOWN.

CHILD, WHAT BE YOUR NAME?

STUDY.

Lorelai: JUST EXPLAIN

THE CONCEPT ONE MORE TIME.

AND BE MOCKED AGAIN?

NO, THANK YOU.

COME ON.

YEAH, MAYBE

WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING.

OKAY, YOU GO TO A SPECIAL

SHOOTING RANGE.

A SKEET-SHOOTING

RANGE.

RIGHT, THERE'S TWO OF YOU,

AND THE GUY WITH THE GUN

YELLS, "PULL!"

THEN THE OTHER GUY RELEASES

A CLAY PIGEON

FROM A MACHINE INTO THE AIR,

AND YOU TRY TO SHOOT IT.

I DON'T THINK

WE'RE MISSING ANYTHING.

I KNEW IT.

YOU SHOOT PIGEONS?

CLAY PIGEONS.

DOES BLOOD COME OUT?

THEY'RE CLAY.

WHY DO YOU LIKE

TO DO THIS?

MY DAD SHOT SKEET

WHEN HE WAS MY AGE,

AND HE WANTS TO PASS

THE TRADITION DOWN.

WHAT IF YOU

HIT A REAL PIGEON?

DOES THAT COUNT?

THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED.

WHAT IF A CLAY PIGEON

HITS A REAL PIGEON?

DOES THAT COUNT?

I'VE ONLY DONE THIS ONCE.

IF YOU GET REALLY GOOD, DO

YOU MOVE ON TO OTHER ANIMALS,

LIKE CLAY CHICKENS

AND CLAY SHEEP?

WE DIDN'T GO SKEET SHOOTING.

I MADE IT ALL UP.

I GOTTA GO IN HERE.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

JUST GENERAL STUFF.

YOU GUYS GO AND BE IN LOVE.

WELL, SEE YOU BACK

AT THE HOUSE.

BYE.

WHAT IF YOU SHOOT THE PERSON

WHO THROWS THE PIGEON

IN THE AIR? WOULD THAT COUNT?

DUH.

IT'S ALRIGHT.

I SHOULD HAVE SIGNALED

OR HONKED. MY FAULT.

OKAY.

WELL, UM, I GUESS

IT WAS INEVITABLE --

US RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER.

IT'S A VERY TINY COMMUNITY.

I GUESS SO.

HOW'S THE DINER?

IT'S STILL THERE.

YES. I KNEW THAT.

I'M ABLE TO EMPIRICALLY

WITH MY EYES...

HEY, LUKE, DO YOU

THINK WE COULD --

I GOTTA GET BACK.

OKAY. RIGHT.

RIGHT.

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

I'LL GET IT.

HI, GRANDMA.

HELLO, RORY.

THANKS FOR SEEING ME

ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

I'M THRILLED TO SEE YOU

ON NO NOTICE.

SO, TELL ME,

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

YOU WERE SO MYSTERIOUS

ON THE PHONE.

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU

ABOUT SOMETHING IN PERSON.

WELL, COME IN, COME IN.

WOW.

IT'S AN ENGLISH TEA SERVICE --

ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES

OF OUR HAVING AN ENGLISH MAID.

THAT, AND THE FACT

THAT SHE SPEAKS ENGLISH.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO

DO THIS.

BUT IT'S TEATIME,

AND I WANTED TO --

OH, NO.

BEATRICE, I TOLD YOU TO

DOILY-LINE THE PLATES!

YOU DON'T HAVE TO

DOILY-LINE THE PLATES.

HELLO!

WE'RE IN THE DINING ROOM.

RORY,

YOU'RE ALREADY HERE.

YOU'RE OUT OF BREATH.

I RAN OVER FROM THE OFFICE.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO RUN.

YOUR GRANDMOTHER SAID YOU HAD

SOMETHING TO DISCUSS WITH US.

THAT CERTAINLY JUSTIFIES

A RUN.

ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY,

SIT, SIT.

POUR THE TEA, BEATRICE.

ACTUALLY, BEATRICE,

COULD YOU HOLD OFF

ON POURING THE TEA

FOR JUST A MINUTE?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GRANDMA, GRANDPA, I WOULD LIKE

TO PROPOSE AN IDEA TO YOU.

YOU CAN GO FOR IT OR NOT --

IT'S ENTIRELY UP TO YOU --

BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU

TO PROMISE ME

THAT YOU'LL

NOT GET UPSET...

WE WON'T GET UPSET.

...AND THAT YOU'LL TRY

TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND

ALRIGHT.

AND THAT YOU'LL LET ME FINISH

MY PRESENTATION COMPLETELY

BEFORE YOU RESPOND.

SHE'S BEEN HANGING AROUND

YOU FAR TOO MUCH.

RORY, WE ACCEPT YOUR TERMS.

PLEASE PROCEED.

THANK YOU.

LET ME START BY SAYING

THAT MOM DOESN'T KNOW

I'M HERE.

SHE'D PROBABLY BE

PRETTY MAD IF SHE KNEW,

BUT I FEEL THIS IS IMPORTANT.

AS YOU KNOW, MOM'S BEEN GOING

TO BUSINESS SCHOOL

AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FOR THREE YEARS NOW.

I BELIEVE SHE'S

MENTIONED IT.

WELL, SHE'S DOING VERY WELL

AND SHE'S FINISHING UP --

ACTUALLY,

SHE'S GRADUATING THURSDAY,

AND THERE'S GOING TO BE

A CEREMONY.

AND I THINK IT'D MEAN A LOT

TO HER IF YOU GUYS WERE THERE.

IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT WOULD,

BUT IT'S TRUE.

IF IT'D MEAN SO MUCH, THEN WHY

DIDN'T SHE INVITE US HERSELF?

SHE DIDN'T THINK

YOU'D WANT TO GO.

I GET THAT,

BUT I THINK IT'S A MISTAKE.

I HAD A SCHOOL THING ONCE,

AND I WASN'T SURE

IF MOM WOULD WANNA GO,

SO I DIDN'T INVITE HER.

IT WAS MY KINDERGARTEN

"SALUTE TO VEGETABLES" PAGEANT

AND I WAS BROCCOLI

AND I DID A TAP DANCE WITH

A GUY THAT WAS PLAYING BEETS.

THE ENTIRE NUMBER, I WAS

JUST THINKING, "MOM'S NOT HERE,"

AND IT WAS MY FAULT

THAT SHE WASN'T THERE.

WELL, IT WAS KIND OF

A LIFE LESSON FOR ME.

NOW, IF THE THOUGHT OF GOING TO

MOM'S GRADUATION UPSETS YOU

OR MAKES YOU UNHAPPY

OR UNCOMFORTABLE IN ANY WAY,

THEN PLEASE DON'T GO,

BECAUSE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT

NIGHT FOR MOM,

AND IF YOU GO, YOU SHOULD GO

UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES.

THOSE ARE THE TICKETS.

IT'S THURSDAY, 7:00 P.M.

IT'S INDOORS,

SO WEATHER'S NOT AN ISSUE.

YOU CAN USE THEM OR NOT.

NO HARD FEELINGS.

DO WHAT YOU FEEL IS BEST.

AND IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU WOULD KEEP

THIS CONVERSATION

BETWEEN THE THREE OF US.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANKS VERY MUCH

FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

I BELIEVE I HAVE TIME FOR A

SCONE BEFORE MY BUS LEAVES.

BEATRICE, THE TEA, PLEASE.

EMILY, THESE LOOK

DELICIOUS.

SO, RICHARD, HOW WAS

YOUR DAY TODAY?

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

Lorelai: I'M FEELING SO GOOD,

SISTER, BECAUSE IT'S OVER.

NO MORE FINALS, NO MORE

STUDYING, NO MORE SCHOOL.

THE PRESSURE'S OFF.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH

PRESSURE I FELT?

ALL LAST WEEK,

I FELT LIKE A GIANT MAN

AND HIS BROTHER

WERE SITTING ON MY CHEST.

A GIANT MAN?

AND HIS GIANT BROTHER.

DID THEY HAVE NAMES?

CLEM AND CLEM -- SAME NAMES,

WHICH DID NOT REFLECT WELL

ON THE IMAGINATION OF THEIR

MOTHERS.

MOTHER.

MOTHERS --

THERE WERE 2 CLEMS.

'CAUSE THEY

WERE BROTHERS.

YES, SO THEY HAD MOTHERS.

YOU'RE DRAWING ME

INTO YOUR DRUNKEN WORLD.

IT'S NOT A BAD PLACE

TO BE, MY FRIEND. MNH-MNH.

TANK'S EMPTY.

HEY, WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT?

THIS "LIFE PLAN"

BOOK THING.

A GIFT FOR THE GRADS

FROM THE HAPPY PEOPLE

AT HARTFORD

COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

HEY, HOW MANY MARGARITAS

IS TOO MANY MARGARITAS?

UM, IF YOU CAN'T REMEMBER

WHERE THE LIVING ROOM IS.

I'M STILL GOOD.

HERE'S AN INTERESTING

QUESTION FOR YOU --

"HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT

TO HOW CHILDREN

WILL WORK INTO

YOUR FUTURE PLANS?"

WELL, THEY'RE NOT GONNA STAND

IN MY WAY, THAT'S FOR SURE.

I PLAN TO HAVE SOME,

OF COURSE,

BUT I'M JUST GONNA

KNOCK 'EM OUT

AND HAVE NANNY CATCH 'EM

AND CARE FOR 'EM,

MAKE SURE MICK JAGGER

DOESN'T COME NEAR THEM,

AND THEN RETURN THEM

TO ME WHEN THEY'RE 21.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT ME?

YOU ARE MY FAVORITE

ELDEST CHILD.

YOU GET TO STAY

BY MY SIDE.

I FEEL SO PRIVILEGED.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

I'LL GET IT.

HEY, NOW,

IF THAT'S MICK JAGGER,

HANG UP AND BLOW

THAT WHISTLE I GAVE YOU.

[ BEEP ]

HELLO.

HI.

Hello?

HI.

IS THIS A BAD TIME?

UM, NO.

JUST HOLD ON A SEC.

UM, THE MUSIC --

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HEY.

YOU SAID THAT ALREADY.

I DID.

YOU'RE RIGHT. SORRY.

So, what's up?

NOTHING.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

SAME.

SO, WHAT HAVE YOU

BEEN DOING?

NOTHING MUCH,

JUST HANGING OUT,

IN THE PARK MOSTLY.

CENTRAL PARK?

WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK.

IT'S COOL, THOUGH.

Yes.

IT'S WHERE DAVID LEE ROTH

GOT BUSTED.

RIGHT. I HOPE HE'S

GOT IT TOGETHER NOW.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT A PARTY

GOING ON THERE.

NO, IT'S JUST ME

AND MY MOM.

Right.

OKAY, WELL, I'M GONNA GO.

THIS IS LONG DISTANCE.

YEAH, IT IS LONG DISTANCE.

SO, SEE YA.

YEAH. SEE YA.

[ BEEP ]

♪ WALK TALK

IN THE NAME OF LOVE ♪

MOM?

AHH!

WHAT'S WRONG?

I'M EXPERIENCING

FRUSTRATION.

AT THE STATE OF THE WORLD

OR SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR?

WHAT DO YOU WEAR

TO A GRADUATION?

A CAP AND GOWN.

DUH. I MEAN UNDERNEATH.

WHATEVER YOU WANT.

THE GOWN'LL COVER IT.

IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.

I DON'T WANNA OVERDRESS, SO THAT

I'M SWEATING IF IT'S HOT.

IF I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ON

AND IT'S COLD, I'LL FREEZE.

IT IS COMPLICATED

IF YOU OVERTHINK IT.

I NEED A HELPFUL COMMENT.

TAKE LIGHT LAYERS. WEAR YOUR

TURQUOISE AND TAN DRESS.

IT WILL LOOK GOOD

WITHOUT YOUR GOWN ON.

AND WEAR YOUR TURQUOISE

SWEATER OVER IT,

BECAUSE IT WILL LOOK GREAT

WITH THE DRESS

AND IT'LL KEEP YOU WARM

IF IT'S COLD.

YOU ARE A FASHION GENIUS.

WELL, YOU'VE TAUGHT ME

EVERYTHING.

MY BRAIN'S NOT WORKING.

YOU'RE EXCITED.

WHAT TIME ARE YOU

GETTING THERE?

I HAVE NEWSPAPER STUFF.

NO LATER THAN 6:00.

THEN WE'LL GO OUT TO EAT?

ANY PLACE. IT'S ON ME.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

YOU'RE THE GRADUATE.

YOU GET TO BE PAMPERED.

OKAY, THEN I'D LIKE TO GO

CHATEAU JEAN-GEORGES IN PARIS.

I'LL BOOK THE CONCORDE.

I GOTTA GO.

OKAY, I GOTTA GET READY.

WAIT, I WANNA SEE

MY LITTLE GRADUATE

ONE MORE TIME

BEFORE THE BIG EVENT.

DO I LOOK READY

TO MAKE MY WAY IN THE WORLD?

YES, AND IF EVERYTHING FAILS,

YOU CAN MARRY RICH.

I LOVE THAT WE ALWAYS

HAVE THAT OPTION.

WHAT YOU GONNA DO

WITH YOUR HAIR?

THE CURLING IRON'S WARMING UP.

THE CAP -- IT'S GONNA SMOOSH

THE CURLS DOWN.

YOU ARE A GENIUS.

SEE YOU TONIGHT.

TRY TO SEAT US NEXT

TO A CELEBRITY

ON THE CONCORDE,

LIKE STING OR SOMEONE.

I'LL TRY.

SO I TOLD HER,

"LOOK, MISSY --"

YOU CALLED YOUR ADVISOR

MISSY?

IT WAS ATTITUDINAL.

I SAID, "I'M NOT TAKING A.P.

CALCULUS FROM HENEMEN.

I'M GOING WITH BRANCH.

"BRANCH IS A GRADUATE OF M.I.T.,

AND HENEMEN WENT TO BERKELEY.

"HE MAY HAVE MAJORED

IN MATH,

BUT WHAT DID HE

MINOR IN, BEAN SPROUTS?"

I'M TELLING MY ADVISOR THIS AND

I LOOK DOWN IN HER TRASH CAN,

AND THERE'S THIS HALF-EATEN

BANANA IN THERE -- NOTHING ELSE.

AND I PICTURED HER SITTING

IN THIS SHOEBOX OF AN OFFICE

EATING A BANANA ALL BY HERSELF,

I ALMOST FELT SORRY FOR HER.

THEN SHE QUESTIONED

MY JUDGMENT ABOUT BERKELEY,

SO I EVISCERATED HER.

SHE WAS WELLING UP

AT THE END,

BUT SHE HAD THE DECENCY

TO HOLD IT IN.

I'VE ENOUGH RECOMMENDATIONS

TO RUN FOR STUDENT COUNCIL,

I DON'T NEED HER.

MY LOCKER'S THIS WAY.

ARE THEY CLOSED?

THEY'RE CLOSED.

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M SURE.

OKAY, ONE SECOND,

AND OPEN, OPEN, OPEN..

YOU MADE ME

A TASSEL-HAT CAKE!

FILLED WITH 2 POUNDS

OF CRUSHED CHOCOLATE-COVERED

ESPRESSO BEANS.

YOU'RE EVIL.

AND YOU'RE GRADUATING.

YES, I AM, AREN'T I?

HERE.

OH, HEY, I BROUGHT THOSE

PICTURES YOU WANTED TO SEE

OF MY HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATION.

HAND THEM OVER.

BUT DON'T LAUGH.

I PROMISE.

I WAS YOUNGER THEN,

NOT AS REFINED.

HA HA!

YOU'RE STONED.

TOTALLY.

I THOUGHT YOU HATED THAT.

IT WAS PEER PRESSURE.

IN MY SCHOOL, IF GILBERT GARCIA

OFFERED YOU A TOKE,

YOU TOOK IT OR TOOK OFF.

GILBERT HAD

A SNAPPY SLOGAN.

I WAS NAUSEOUS ALL DAY.

YOUR PARENTS?

THE TRADITIONAL PARENTS FLANKING

THEIR GRADUATE CHILD.

DON'T THEY LOOK PROUD?

THEY DO. VERY PROUD.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S PICTURES OF SOOKIE'S

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

WHAT WAS YOUR

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION LIKE?

IT WAS DIGNIFIED,

AS MOST FRENCH CEREMONIES ARE.

POETRY WAS READ,

A STRING QUARTET PLAYED,

A BALLERINA PERFORMED.

DRANK SOME BOONE'S FARM

OUT OF A BOTA BAG

AND KNOCKED A BEACH BALL

AROUND?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HALF

OF WHAT YOU SAID.

THAT'S WHY WE WORK.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO.

HEY, LORE,

HOW YOU DOING?

CHRISTOPHER.

I'M GOOD. I'M EXCITED.

YOU SHOULD BE.

IT'S A BIG DAY.

DID YOU GET MY PRESENT?

What present?

A BASKET. YOU SHOULD'VE

GOTTEN IT BY NOW.

DID A BASKET COME FOR ME?

IT CAME. IT WAS HEAVY.

I FELT A TWINGE, SO I DROPPED

IT FOR HEALTH REASONS.

IT'S PROBABLY STILL INTACT.

MY CRANK STAFF HAS JUST

INFORMED ME OF ITS ARRIVAL.

I'M GOING TO FIND IT.

[ GASPS ]

WOW.

I put it together myself.

AND IT'S ALL FOR ME?

All for you.

CHRIS, WOW.

A $25 SAVINGS BOND.

THAT'S A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT --

DON'T TOUCH IT FOR 30 YEARS,

YOU'RE LOOKING AT $45.

OOH, A YOUTH HOSTEL CARD.

FOR THE GIRL

WHO DOESN'T MIND SHARING A

BATHROOM WITH 50 STRANGERS.

"A PRACTICAL MANUAL

FOR JOB HUNTERS."

HELPING YOU ANSWER

THE 2 QUESTIONS --

WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO

AND WHERE?

A DVD OF "THE GRADUATE" --

GOTTA HAVE THAT.

"THE PORTABLE NIETZSCHE."

LIGHT, CHEERY READING.

AN APPLICATION TO JOIN

THE ARMED FORCES.

IF YOUR DREAMS DON'T PAN OUT,

IT'S A VIABLE OPTION.

AND SOMETHING IN

A NICE VELVET BOX.

OOH. A NECKLACE.

THE PEARL ALMOST LOOKS REAL.

IT BETTER LOOK VERY REAL,

BECAUSE IT IS.

THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

THIS IS NOT A FUNNY GIFT.

CHRISTOPHER,

THIS IS EXTREMELY NOT FUNNY.

THIS IS TOTALLY HUMORLESS.

IT'S -- IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I THINK YOU'RE AWESOME, LORE.

WITH EVERYTHING YOU DO

AND RAISING RORY

THE WAY YOU DID,

you're Superwoman.

WOW.

Have a great day.

I WISH I COULD BE THERE.

TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES.

OH, THE CAMERA.

I FORGOT THE CAMERA.

Look in the basket.

OH. [ GASPS ]

YOU THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

Thanks.

YOU TOO.

BYE.

[ BEEP ]

[ MAN TALKING INDISTINCTLY

OVER INTERCOM ]

COULD YOU --

UM, EXCUSE ME.

SIR, DO YOU KNOW --

EXCUSE ME.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE WASHINGTON --

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM.

WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK?

END OF FIFTH.

THANK YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

WHERE'S FIFTH?

HI.

HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

GOOD.

YOU HUNGRY?

STARVED.

I KNOW A PLACE.

I FEEL VERY URBAN TODAY.

OH, YEAH, THE PLAID

JUST SCREAMS "URBAN."

I THINK

I LOOK LIKE A NATIVE.

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW

MANHATTAN?

I'VE BEEN HERE.

WE SAW THE BANGLES HERE.

WHEN WAS THAT --

20 YEARS AGO?

IT WAS A REUNION,

THEY WERE GREAT.

THEY WERE OKAY.

A COUPLE YEARS AGO,

MOM DROVE US IN TO SHOP.

SHE COULDN'T FIND

A GOOD PARKING PLACE,

AND ALL OF THE LOTS

WERE TOTAL RIP-OFFS.

SHE KEPT MAKING U-TURNS

AND CUTTING OFF TAXIS,

AND WE WERE BEING SCREAMED AT

IN SO MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

THEN WE JUST TURNED AROUND

AND DROVE HOME

AND BOUGHT A HUMMEL

IN STARS HOLLOW.

VERY ADVENTUROUS.

I'M JUST SAYING I'M NO STRANGER

TO THE BIG APPLE.

YOU ARE IF YOU'RE CALLING IT

THE BIG APPLE.

I DON'T HAVE THE LINGO DOWN,

BUT I HAVE THE ATTITUDE.

YOU DO, HUH?

OH, YEAH.

WHEN I WAS GETTING A LOCKER

FOR MY BACKPACK,

THERE WAS THIS GUY JUST STANDING

THERE STARING AT ME.

AND INSTEAD OF IGNORING HIM,

I JUST FIXED HIM WITH

A REALLY WITHERING STARE.

THAT I'VE GOT TO SEE.

NO.

COME ON. LET ME SEE

YOUR WITHERING STARE.

IT'S DANGEROUS.

I COULD HURT YOU.

I'VE BEEN HURT BEFORE.

NO.

I'M DISAPPOINTED.

SO, YOUR ARM'S OKAY?

YEAH.

IT LOOKS WORSE THAN IT IS.

I LIKE THIS EMILY CHICK.

A FRIEND OF YOURS?

SHE'S A FRIEND TO ALL OF US

DISPOSSESSED.

SO HERE'S OUR LUNCH PLACE.

A HOT-DOG STAND?

IT'S NOT THAT FANCY,

BUT...

I LOVE IT.

IT'S PERFECT.

GOOD.

ONE WITH EVERYTHING ON IT.

MAKE THAT TWO, PLEASE.

SO, UH...HOW'S...

LUKE?

YEAH.

OKAY.

HE WENT FISHING.

FISHING?

YEAH. HE DIDN'T CATCH

ANYTHING THOUGH.

HE PROBABLY USED

THE WRONG BAIT.

YEAH. THAT'S A COMMON

FISHING...BLUNDER.

SO, HE'S GOOD?

YEAH, HE'S GOOD.

I CAN TELL HIM HELLO FOR YOU

IF YOU WANT.

WHATEVER.

THANK YOU.

OH, MY GOD!

THIS IS REALLY GOOD!

I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

SO, HOW MUCH TIME YOU GOT?

I GOT A BIT.

THERE'S A RECORD STORE

YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT.

IT'S RUN BY THIS INSANE FREAK

WHO'S A WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA

FOR EVERY PUNK AND GARAGE-BAND

RECORD EVER MADE.

CATALOG NUMBERS.

HE'S CRAZY.

THE PLACE IS RIGHT OUT

OF "HIGH FIDELITY."

LET'S GO.

OKAY.

WHERE YOU GOING?

SUBWAY.

I THOUGHT

WE WERE GONNA WALK.

IT'S 15 BLOCKS.

COME ON, I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.

DO THEY ALLOW HOT DOGS

IN THE SUBWAY?

YOU ARE SO

AN OUT-OF-TOWNER.

♪ JULY 4th

IN NEW YORK CITY ♪

EXCUSE ME. HI.

I'M ONE OF THE GRADUATES.

WOW. YOU'RE HOURS EARLY.

[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH.

I WANTED TO BEAT TRAFFIC AND

HAVE TIME TO GET READY AND RELAX

AND ALSO I'VE HEARD THE EARLY

BIRD GETS THE UNWRINKLED GOWNS

WITHOUT THE MYSTERIOUS STAINS

IN THEM.

THIS IS TRUE.

TAKE YOUR PICK.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS SO EXCITING.

ISN'T THIS EXCITING?

THIS IS MY EIGHTH YEAR

OF DOING THIS.

SO NOT SO EXCITING FOR YOU.

GOT IT.

HUH.

YOU'RE BEING SO CRYPTIC. DO YOU

NEED A POWER SOURCE OR NOT?

MY BATTERIES ARE ALL

FULLY CHARGED.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON HOW FAST

THEY DEPLETE.

SO WE NEED ONE

JUST IN CASE.

MOM!

LORELAI, IT'S HOURS BEFORE

THE CEREMONY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M JUST GETTING --

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW

ABOUT THIS?

I SHOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS?

A MOTHER CAN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS?

NO, I JUST MEAN --

YOU'RE GRADUATING.

SO WE'RE HERE TO SEE YOU

GRADUATE. THIS IS RAUL.

HEY.

SO YOU AND RAUL ARE JUST HERE

TO SEE ME GRADUATE.

DON'T BE SILLY.

YOUR FATHER WILL BE JOINING ME.

MY FATHER?

YES. REMEMBER HIM?

TALL, BOW TIE.

I REMEMBER DAD, MOM.

I JUST --

AH, RORY TOLD YOU.

YES. THAT'S OKAY, ISN'T IT?

IT'S A LITTLE LATE IF IT'S NOT.

OH, NO, IT'S PERFECTLY FINE

THAT YOU'RE HERE.

I'M JUST SURPRISED.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M RAUL.

I JUST TOLD YOU THAT.

DID RORY INVITE RAUL, TOO?

RAUL IS MY CAMERAMAN.

CAMERAMAN?

HE'S GOING TO BE FILMING

THE CEREMONY FOR US.

HE'S VERY TALENTED.

HE SCREENED AN INDEPENDENT FILM

OF HIS AS AN AUDITION --

"WELCOME TO SCABLAND."

IT WAS DISGUSTING, BUT

BEAUTIFULLY PHOTOGRAPHED.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE

DISGUSTING.

I'M SURE IT WAS.

MOM, ALL THIS STUFF.

EXCUSE ME.

ALL OF THIS EQUIPMENT --

IT CAN'T BE HERE.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO

LEAVE ALL OF THIS EQUIPMENT HERE

FOR EVERYBODY TO TRIP OVER.

SHE'S HANDLING IT,

RIGHT, MOM?

OKAY, THIS LIGHTING SUCKS.

CAN WE DO SOMETHING

ABOUT THE LIGHTING?

I DON'T THINK SO, MA'AM.

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

WE'LL JUST HAVE TO COPE.

MOM, PLEASE. PEOPLE WILL BE

SHOWING UP HERE SOON.

LORELAI, I'M PERFECTLY CAPABLE

OF HANDLING THIS.

NO ONE WILL BE

INCONVENIENCED.

OKAY. I'M JUST GONNA LET

EVERYONE DEAL WITH ALL OF THIS,

BECAUSE I NEED TO RELAX

AND GET A CUP OF COFFEE

AND MAYBE HAMMER A NAIL

INTO MY HEAD.

YOU'RE NOT NEEDED HERE,

LORELAI.

GO GET YOUR COFFEE.

RELAX.

YOU'RE GOING TO REDO YOUR MAKEUP

LATER, AREN'T YOU?

MAYBE AN IRISH COFFEE.

[ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ]

I HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD OF

HALF THESE BANDS.

I LOVE THAT

ABOUT THIS PLACE.

GOD, LANE WOULD WANT

TO LIVE HERE.

WHO'S SLINT?

I DON'T KNOW.

GRUNGE QUARTET

OUT OF KENTUCKY.

TWO ALBUMS PLUS A DOUBLE

A-SIDE SINGLE.

DISBANDED IN '94.

THANKS.

♪ ...SLUDGE FROM NEW YORK

AND NEW JERSEY ♪

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT?

LOOK.

THE GO-GO'S.

YOU MUST HAVE THAT ONE.

NO. FOR MY MOM.

THIS WAS HER FAVORITE GROUP

WHEN SHE WAS MY AGE.

AND IT'S SIGNED BY BELINDA.

THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT

GRADUATION PRESENT.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL WEEK LONG,

AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

NOW I HAVE BELINDA.

GRADUATION?

FROM COLLEGE.

FROM BUSINESS CLASSES.

I'M SURPRISED SHE HAS TIME

FOR ANYTHING

EXCEPT LIGHTING DARTS ON FIRE

AND THROWING THEM AT MY PICTURE.

IT'S NOT A LOT OF TIME,

BUT...

GO ON. GET IT.

SHE'LL LIKE IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR BRINGING ME HERE.

THIS WAS FATE.

I THINK IT WAS.

AND IN RETURN, I JUST MIGHT SHOW

YOU MY WITHERING STARE.

I'M A LUCKY MAN.

♪ AND IF THE GROUND'S

NOT COLD ♪

♪ EVERYTHING IS GONNA BURN ♪

I THINK THIS ONE'S MINE.

YEP.

THE SIGN SAYS BOONESVILLE.

EXCUSE ME.

WHICH WAY IS 44th?

OH, UM, THAT WAY.

GREAT. THANKS.

I GOT ASKED DIRECTIONS.

I SAW.

HE TOOK ME FOR A NATIVE.

THAT'S SO COOL.

THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

44th IS THE OTHER WAY.

OH, NO. OH, MAN.

I SHOULD GO FIND HIM.

HE'LL FIGURE IT OUT WHEN HE SEES

THE NUMBERS GETTING SMALLER.

HE STILL THOUGHT I WAS A NATIVE.

THAT'S COOL.

I'M YOUR WITNESS.

WELL, I SHOULD GO.

OKAY.

I GOT TO GO

TO MY MOM'S GRADUATION.

AND GIVE HER BELINDA.

AND GIVE HER BELINDA.

GO ON.

I'LL CHECK ON THE GUY.

I'LL MAKE SURE

HE'S NOT WANDERING AROUND

LOOKING FOR 44th.

WHY DID YOU COME HERE?

WHAT?

I SAID,

"WHY DID YOU COME HERE?"

YOU DITCHED SCHOOL

AND EVERYTHING.

THAT'S SO NOT YOU.

WHY'D YOU DO IT?

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T SAY

GOODBYE.

OH.

BYE, RORY.

BYE, JESS.

[ SNEEZES ]

OH, GREAT. I'M WOODY ALLEN

IN "ANNIE HALL."

YOU THOUGHT AHEAD.

SMART.

OH, THE MIRROR.

YEAH.

I NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT

ALL THE ESSENTIALS --

MIRROR, MAKEUP,

PICTURE OF SHAUN CASSIDY.

I'M DONE.

DO YOU WANT TO USE IT?

THANKS.

OH.

DON'T I LOOK CHARMING?

YOU LOOK GREAT.

I LOOKED BETTER.

I HAD TO RUN HERE STRAIGHT

FROM WORK -- KINKO'S.

HEY, LIZA. MAYBE YOU AND I OUGHT

TO DO A LITTLE REPRODUCING

AFTER THE CEREMONY.

CLEVER.

DON'T BE A SNOT!

SHUT UP!

THAT'S MY BOYFRIEND, ZACH.

OH, SURE.

WE'RE BREAKING UP 'CAUSE WE'RE

TRANSFERRING SCHOOLS.

HE'S GOING TO FLORIDA STATE.

I'M GOING TO UMASS.

ALTHOUGH I'M KIND OF GONNA MISS

THIS PLACE.

I'M NOT.

THIS PLACE STUNK.

IT'S BUSH-LEAGUE.

WHY'D YOU GO HERE?

MY PARENTS COULDN'T AFFORD

ANYTHING ELSE.

YEAH, I GUESS THAT 2-POINT-ZILCH

GRADE-POINT AVERAGE

DIDN'T REASON INTO THINGS.

SHUT UP!

BETWEEN THE LINES!

GO DIE.

ARE YOU SURE YOU TWO DON'T

WANNA GIVE IT ANOTHER GO,

'CAUSE YOU'RE DARLING

TOGETHER?

THANKS FOR THE MIRROR.

MY PLEASURE.

HEY, A BUNCH OF US ARE GOING TO

SHAKY'S AFTERWARDS FOR PIZZA.

YOU WANT TO COME?

I'M GOING OUT

WITH MY DAUGHTER AFTER,

BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

YOU GUYS ARE NOT

GONNA BELIEVE THIS.

THERE'S SOME BLUE-BLOODED

RICH WOMAN OUT THERE

SETTING UP PROFESSIONAL

FILM EQUIPMENT

LIKE SHE'S SHOOTING

A MOVIE OR SOMETHING.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

WHOSE MOTHER IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW. LITTLE PRECIOUS

MUST BE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

I HATE PEOPLE

WITH MONEY.

SO DO I WITH EVERY FIBER

OF MY BEING.

ME TOO.

MONEY PEOPLE -- PLUH!

EXCUSE ME.

YES?

ARE WE LEAVING SOON?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

SHOULD YOU HAVE AN IDEA?

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT.

IT CLOSED THE INTERSTATE.

ALL OUTBOUND BUSSES WERE TOLD

TO STAND DOWN.

OH.

AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN

WE'RE GONNA BE ALLOWED

TO STAND UP AGAIN?

SOON, I HOPE.

I HATE MISSING DINNER.

YEAH. ME TOO.

THERE'S OUR LITTLE GRADUATE.

OH, MY GOD!

LOOK AT THAT GOWN.

YOU LOOK JUST LIKE

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.

ALL BIG AND STONY?

NO. YOU LOOK AMAZING.

YOU LOOK VERY "G.Q."

THANKS TO MY BEST NEW FRIEND

ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA.

DON'T YOU LOVE HOW HE CAN

PRONOUNCE IT?

VERY COSMOPOLITAN.

HE GOT IT FOR THE REHEARSAL

DINNER. IT'S HIS FIRST SUIT.

AND NOT MY LAST.

I LOOK HOT!

YOU KNOW THAT EMILY'S

OUT THERE?

Shh, shh, shh.

WHY "SHH"?

IT'S A LONG STORY.

JUST DO ME A FAVOR.

SURE.

KEEP AN EYE ON MY PARENTS.

MAKE SURE THEY DON'T

DISRUPT ANYTHING --

MY MOTHER

DOESN'T BEHEAD ANYONE,

MY FATHER DOESN'T

SNORE TOO LOUDLY.

THEY'RE NOT DOING

ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

HAVE YOU NOT MET THEM?

WHY'D THEY DO THAT?

THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE RORY

INVITED THEM.

NO.

YES.

THEY CAN'T SAY NO TO HER.

IT'S LIKE HITTING A PUPPY

WITH A ROLLED-UP NEWSPAPER.

YOU GUYS ARE NOT GONNA

BELIEVE THIS.

YOU'RE MR. ANNOUNCEMENT GUY

TODAY.

YOU'LL PIPE IN

EVERY TIME I TALK?

CAN IT.

STUFF IT!

THEY'RE IN LOVE.

MRS. GOT BUCKS

NOT ONLY HAS A CAMERAMAN,

SHE'S GOT A SOUND GUY, TOO.

IT'S LIKE A BAZ LUHRMANN MOVIE

OUT THERE.

THAT'S EMILY, RIGHT?

RICH PEOPLE FEEL

SO ENTITLED.

YEAH, DAMN THEM!

I SAW HER WIPE HER FACE

WITH A $100 BILL.

WE SHOULD LINE THEM

UP AGAINST A WALL.

IS LORELAI GILMORE

HERE?

YES.

OH, GOOD.

HAVE A LOOK AT THESE, WILL YOU?

WOW!

PRETTY.

TAKE YOUR PICK.

WHAT FOR?

TO WEAR.

ARE THEY FOR SALE?

NO. THEY'RE PAID FOR.

THESE ARE FROM YOUR MOTHER --

EMILY GILMORE.

WOW. RITZY.

I DON'T WANT A CORSAGE.

THEY'RE ALL PAID FOR.

IT'S TOO MUCH.

YOUR MOTHER WANTS YOU

TO PICK ONE.

IT'S OKAY.

SHE'LL JUST COME BACK HERE

HERSELF.

THIS ONE. THANKS.

GOOD CHOICE.

THE CAMERAMAN SAID THAT WOULD

LOOK BEST ON FILM.

SO YOU'RE THE RICH GIRL.

I'M NOT RICH,

BUT MY PARENTS HAVE MONEY.

I'M TOTALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT.

I TAKE NOTHING FROM THEM

EXCEPT THIS CORSAGE

AND MY DAUGHTER'S TUITION.

SO, ARE YOU GONNA STONE ME?

LOOK AT HER FRIENDS. THEY'RE

WEARING SUITS THAT DRIP MONEY.

HEY, PAL,

THIS WAS 30% OFF.

THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T WANT TO

GET PIZZA 'CAUSE IT'S BELOW YOU?

NO, LIZA.

PIZZA IS NOT BELOW ME.

I LOVE PIZZA.

I EAT TONS OF PIZZA.

IT'S ONE OF MY 4 MAJOR

FOOD GROUPS.

CANDY, POPCORN, AND PIZZA.

IT'S TWO OF MY FOOD GROUPS.

THAT'S HOW MUCH I LOVE PIZZA.

I WANNA BELIEVE YOU.

ENJOY YOUR CHAMPAGNE AND CAVIAR

AT THE RITZ, YOUR HIGHNESS.

I AM NOT RICH!

[ RINGING ]

MY PAGER.

MAYBE THIS SUIT WAS

A LITTLE MUCH.

YOU'RE A FOX.

NOW, DON'T START.

OH, NO.

WHAT?

RORY'S RUNNING LATE.

LATE FROM WHAT?

SHE DOESN'T SAY. SHE'S

DEFINITELY GONNA BE HERE,

BUT IF SHE'S NOT HERE BY 7:00,

SHE'LL SNEAK IN THE BACK.

SHE'LL BE HERE.

DON'T WORRY.

I HOPE SO.

HOW 'BOUT WE SIT IN BACK,

AND WE'LL SAVE HER A SEAT?

GREAT. CAN YOU HANG ONTO

ALL MY STUFF FOR ME?

I DON'T WANNA LEAVE IT

IN HERE.

WILL DO.

THANK YOU.

BYE.

YOU DON'T TRUST YOUR VALUABLES

AROUND US POOR KIDS, HUH?

KNOCK IT OFF, ZACH.

YOU DON'T LOOK HAPPY.

I'M LATE.

THESE BUSSES ARE THE WORST.

WHY ARE WE MAKING

SO MANY STOPS?

THE BUS DIDN'T MAKE STOPS

ON THE WAY INTO THE CITY.

THAT WAS PROBABLY

AN EXPRESS.

THIS IS A LOCAL.

IT MAKES A LOT OF STOPS.

I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED

THE SCHEDULE.

I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED

TRAFFIC.

NOTE TO SELF --

IMPULSIVE DOES NOT WORK FOR ME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HMM?

OH, UH, IT'S FOR MY SPIT.

YOUR WHAT?

FROM MY SMOKELESS.

VICTOR DAVID FULLER.

NANCY BRENDA GATSON.

AVA GARDNER.

MAKING SURE THE CAMERA'S GETTING

YOUR BEST SIDE, PRINCESS?

ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT THAT IS

THE BEST COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

THEY CAN SCROUNGE UP?

I HOPE RAUL'S GETTING

ENOUGH SHOTS OF LORELAI.

AND NOT THE WHOLE DAMN

CEREMONY.

NO, I DISAGREE. I HOPE HE GETS

EVERY INSPIRED WORD ARTICULATED

BY THE EAST-COAST MARKETING

DIRECTOR OF POPPIN' TACO.

RAUL!

JOANNE GEORGE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

OH, JEEZ.

JOHN LAWRENCE GILFER.

[ APPLAUSE ]

LORELAI VICTORIA GILMORE.

[ APPLAUSE ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

OKAY.

HEY.

MOM, DAD.

LORELAI.

WELL...I DID IT.

YES.

RAUL THINKS HE GOT

SOME GOOD FOOTAGE.

I SHOULD HOPE SO.

HE CERTAINLY COST ENOUGH.

I'M SURE IT'LL BE GREAT.

CONGRATULATIONS,

LORELAI.

THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU GUYS CAME.

YES, WELL,

WE SHOULD GET GOING.

I GUESS WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW

FOR DINNER.

HEY, WAIT.

AREN'T WE GONNA TAKE

A PICTURE?

EXCUSE ME?

THE THREE OF US.

ME IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE GOWN.

YOU KNOW,

THE TRADITIONAL POSE.

WELL...WE DON'T HAVE A CAMERA

WITH US.

[ GASPS ] HOLD ON.

THAT'S A CAMERA?

THAT'S A CAMERA.

IT LOOKS LIKE A TOY.

RAUL, WOULD YOU MIND?

SO...

Raul: OKAY,

ON THE COUNT OF 1...

2...3.

CHEESE!

THANK YOU.

YES,

WELL, TOMORROW THEN.

ABSOLUTELY.

LET'S GO, RICHARD.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE,

EMILY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

OH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO

DO THIS.

PUT IT TOWARDS SOMETHING FUN.

THANK YOU, DADDY.

HEY.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.

YEAH.

YOU WERE GREAT UP THERE.

THANKS, YOU GUYS.

WHERE'S RORY?

NO RORY?

SHE CALLED YOUR CELL,

AND I ANSWERED.

SHE SAID SHE GOT HUNG UP,

AND SHE'LL SEE YOU AT HOME.

HUNG UP? HUNG UP WHERE?

IS SHE OKAY?

SHE SAID SHE'S FINE.

SHE'S SORRY, BUT FINE.

OH. AS LONG AS SHE'S OKAY,

I GUESS.

UM, WELL, I SHOULD PROBABLY GET

THE GOWN BACK.

THANKS FOR COMING, SOOK,

MARCUS SHANKENBERG.

YOU WANT TO GO

OUT TO EAT? CELEBRATE?

I THINK I'LL JUST GO HOME

TO RORY.

I THOUGHT SO.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

THANKS.

WAIT A MINUTE.

ASPIRINS INSTEAD

OF JORDAN ALMONDS?

BUT WE ALREADY BOUGHT

THE ALMONDS.

WOW. NOW, THAT'S THE LONGEST

ANYTHING'S EVER TAKEN.

MY FAMILY'S NOT GONNA GET

THE JOKE!

CAN'T WE JUST USE

THE ALMONDS?!

OKAY, SWEETIE,

CALM DOWN.

[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]

I'M SO, SO SORRY.

YOU'RE OKAY, RIGHT?

YES.

EVERYTHING'S WORKING.

YOUR WRIST'S OKAY.

NOTHING NEW IS BROKEN.

I'M FINE.

ANYONE YOU KNOW, LIKE LANE,

GET SICK TODAY

OR BREAK AN ARM THEMSELVES

OR GET IN A CAR WRECK?

NO.

OKAY, GOOD.

THEN I CAN GET PAST WORRIED

AND MOVE ON

TO THE OTHER THINGS.

I KNOW YOU'RE HURT.

YOU BET.

RORY, I REALLY WANTED YOU

THERE TODAY.

YOU'RE WHY I DID THIS

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I KNOW.

IT WAS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME

THING.

MY BEST FRIEND SHOULD

HAVE BEEN THERE.

WHATEVER IT WAS

THAT KEPT YOU,

YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF IT

AT LEAST THIS ONCE.

WAS IT SCHOOL?

IT WASN'T SCHOOL.

WAS IT PARIS?

IT WASN'T PARIS.

WHAT WAS IT?

SO STUPID.

WHERE WERE YOU?

WHAT HAPPENED?

I CUT SCHOOL.

YOU WHAT?

I CUT SCHOOL

AND I GOT ON A BUS,

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHY I DID IT.

I-I HAVE NO EXCUSE.

I WAS JUST STANDING

OUTSIDE OF CHILTON,

AND I MUST HAVE HAD A STROKE

OR SOMETHING.

WHAT DOES A STROKE

FEEL LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW.

NOT GOOD, PROBABLY.

I LEFT SCHOOL AND I GOT ON A BUS

AND I WENT TO NEW YORK.

THAT'S IT. I'M GROUNDED

FOR 6 MONTHS OR 7.

NO TV. NO STEREO.

NO READING.

TAKE ALL OF MY BOOKS AWAY

FROM ME AND LOCK THEM UP.

HOLD ON.

YOU WENT TO NEW YORK?

AND NO MAGAZINES EITHER.

I'M GOING TO DO ALL OF THE

HOUSEWORK -- LAUNDRY, DISHES.

WE'RE GONNA START EATING AT HOME

SO WE HAVE DISHES.

STOP. WHY DID YOU GO

TO NEW YORK?

TO SEE JESS.

BOY, DO YOU KNOW

HOW TO BURY THE LEAD.

YOU WENT TO NEW YORK

TO SEE JESS.

IT WAS A STROKE.

IT MADE ME SOMEONE ELSE.

AFTER HIS PHONE CALL

LAST NIGHT --

THAT WAS HIM

IT DID SOMETHING TO ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT.

YOU SHOULD EVEN TAKE

THE PHONE AWAY FROM ME.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ADD IT TO THE LIST.

NO BOOKS,

NO MUSIC, NO PHONE.

OKAY, RORY --

I'M A HORRIBLE PERSON.

YOU'RE NOT.

I'M SICK. I'M ILL.

I'M CRACKED. THIS IS NOT ME.

IF I WERE TO WRITE THIS DOWN

IN MY DIARY

AND I'D READ IT, I'D BE LIKE,

"WHO IS THIS FREAK?

THIS ISN'T ME."

I WOULDN'T SKIP SCHOOL

WHEN I HAD FINALS COMING UP

TO GO SEE A GUY

THAT ISN'T EVEN MY GUY

AND END UP MISSING

MY MOTHER'S GRADUATION,

WHICH I WANTED

TO BE AT SO BADLY.

THAT'S SOMEONE ELSE.

THAT'S SOMEONE FLIGHTY AND

STUPID AND DUMB AND GIRLIE.

AND, I MEAN, I MISSED YOUR

GRADUATION

WHICH IS THE WORST THING

I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY DONE.

I HURT YOU AND I HAD TO SPEND

HOURS ON A STINKY BUS

NEXT TO A GUY THAT WAS SPITTING

INTO A CAN

JUST THINKING ABOUT ALL

THE MINUTES THAT WERE GOING BY

THAT I WASN'T

AT YOUR GRADUATION

AND THEY WERE HURTING YOU

BECAUSE IT WAS SO SELFISH

OF THIS PERSON WHO WASN'T ME

TO DO WHAT SHE DID.

MY GOD,

TAKE A BREATH.

I DON'T DESERVE A BREATH.

NO BREATHS.

YOU SHOULD ADD THAT TO THE LIST.

YOU SHOULD BEAT ME,

GROUND ME,

TAKE THE PHONE AWAY,

AND DEPRIVE ME OF AIR.

NOBODY WANTS TO SAY THIS

ANY LESS THAN ME,

BUT MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE

A MEDICAL CONDITION

OR A MENTAL PROBLEM.

MAYBE, HONEY,

YOU ARE FALLING FOR JESS.

NO!

NO! I LOVE DEAN!

DEAN IS MY BOYFRIEND.

HE WILL ALWAYS BE MY BOYFRIEND.

THAT'S IT. FOREVER.

MAYBE NOT FOREVER.

YES. FOREVER. I LOVE DEAN.

JESS IS GONE NOW.

EVERYTHING'S

GONNA BE GOOD AGAIN.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT.

RORY, YOU CUT SCHOOL.

YEAH, I KNOW --

YOU GOT ON A BUS AND WENT

TO A STRANGE CITY

IN YOUR UNIFORM.

I KNOW.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN NOTHING.

THAT MEANS SOMETHING.

NO! I DON'T WANT TO TALK

ABOUT THIS ANYMORE!

THE ONLY THING I WANT TO TALK

ABOUT IS THE LIST I MADE

OF ALL THE WAYS

I'M GONNA MAKE THIS UP TO YOU.

YOU GET TOTAL CONTROL OVER

THE REMOTE AND THE STEREO.

TOTAL CONTROL

OVER TAKEOUT FOOD CHOICES

AND A SPECIAL SURPRISE PRESENT

EVERY DAY FOR A MONTH.

OH, MY GOD!

I LEFT YOUR PRESENT ON THE BUS!

IT WAS A VINYL COPY OF THE

GO-GO'S ORIGINAL ALBUM,

AND IT WAS SIGNED BY BELINDA.

I'M GONNA FIND

ANOTHER COPY.

THAT'S GOING ON THE LIST,

TOO.

HONEY, PLEASE. FORGET ABOUT

THE LIST UNTIL TOMORROW.

I'LL JUST GO TO BED.

I'LL GO TO MY ROOM.

HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

DOES THIS MEAN

I HAVE TO EAT ALONE?

IT'S UP TO YOU.

SENDING ME TO BED

WITHOUT SUPPER --

YOU CAN'T LOSE

WITH THAT PUNISHMENT.

IT'S CLASSIC.

I'D RATHER GO OUT

WITH MY DAUGHTER.

I DON'T DESERVE IT.

NO. BUT I DO.

JUST LET ME TAKE A SHOWER

AND GET THE HORRIBLE SMELL OF

THIS HORRIBLE DAY OFF OF ME.

WE'LL GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT -- MY

TREAT -- AND I WON'T ENJOY IT.

THEN WE'LL COME HOME,

AND I'LL GO STRAIGHT TO BED

AND I'LL HAVE

A TERRIBLE NIGHT'S SLEEP, OKAY?

SOUNDS GREAT.

I'M SO, SO SORRY, MOM.

OH, REALLY?

'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T

MAKE THAT CLEAR.

I WON'T BE LONG.