1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:02,000 www.tvsubtitles.net 2 00:00:03,253 --> 00:00:05,672 - "L" - Laryngitis. 3 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:07,799 - "M" - Mumps. 4 00:00:07,966 --> 00:00:09,760 - "N" - Narcolepsy. "O" 5 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:13,639 Do we have to do this every time we decide who has to clean the refrigerator? 6 00:00:13,722 --> 00:00:17,351 - You wanna go back to thumb wrestling? - Osteoporosis. "P" 7 00:00:17,434 --> 00:00:19,978 - Puppies! - That's not a disease. 8 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:22,189 Oh, boy! 9 00:00:25,317 --> 00:00:26,693 Hi! 10 00:00:34,743 --> 00:00:36,995 - Rory, look at the baby. - Mom. 11 00:00:38,121 --> 00:00:41,667 'Buttercup was found cold and wet, hovering under a hydrangea bush... 12 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:44,670 'along Highway 26.' It's a sad highway! 13 00:00:44,711 --> 00:00:48,006 As compared to all the happy highways she could've been abandoned by? 14 00:00:48,048 --> 00:00:52,344 'Her lineage includes cocker spaniel, golden retriever, Bouvier des Flandres... ' 15 00:00:52,386 --> 00:00:55,180 - Gesundheit. - Thank you. 'And rottweiler. ' 16 00:00:55,222 --> 00:00:58,141 'Buttercup is a special dog. She is extremely skittish... 17 00:00:58,225 --> 00:01:01,645 'and tends to react badly toward blond-haired females, brunette males... 18 00:01:01,728 --> 00:01:06,066 'children of either sex, other animals, red clothing, cabbage, or anyone in uniform. ' 19 00:01:06,149 --> 00:01:08,944 - We just found the doggy version of you. - Can I help you? 20 00:01:09,027 --> 00:01:12,656 Do not let these two anywhere near a dog. They can barely feed themselves. 21 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:15,200 Shut up. We would be excellent pet owners, thank you. 22 00:01:15,283 --> 00:01:17,869 - You cannot be serious. - We could get him a pretty bowl. 23 00:01:17,953 --> 00:01:19,746 - It's a her. - And a new name. 24 00:01:19,830 --> 00:01:22,290 - Mom. - This Buttercup thing really has to go. 25 00:01:22,374 --> 00:01:24,543 - Do I need to remind you of Skippy? - Skippy? 26 00:01:24,626 --> 00:01:27,713 - I can't believe you would bring that up. - Skippy was our hamster. 27 00:01:27,796 --> 00:01:29,548 - He doesn't care. - What happened to him? 28 00:01:29,589 --> 00:01:30,590 Nothing. 29 00:01:30,674 --> 00:01:33,385 Every time Mom put her hand in his cage, he'd bite her. 30 00:01:33,468 --> 00:01:35,554 - And laugh. - Hamsters can't laugh. 31 00:01:35,637 --> 00:01:37,723 This one laughed. Trust me. 32 00:01:38,056 --> 00:01:41,143 - So, finally, she got fed up. - Of being laughed at by a hamster? 33 00:01:41,226 --> 00:01:42,185 Yeah. 34 00:01:42,269 --> 00:01:46,189 She stopped cleaning its cage. Instead, every day she'd stuff Kleenex in there. 35 00:01:46,273 --> 00:01:48,275 - You didn't. - It was the quilted kind. 36 00:01:48,358 --> 00:01:52,070 This goes on, and the cage is just a cage full of Kleenex that moves a little. 37 00:01:52,154 --> 00:01:54,114 - And the smell, really good. - I can imagine. 38 00:01:54,156 --> 00:01:55,240 No, you can't. 39 00:01:55,323 --> 00:01:58,076 Then she takes the cage to the place where we bought him... 40 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:02,247 waits for the sales guy to go behind the desk, dumps it on the counter, then bolts. 41 00:02:02,330 --> 00:02:03,582 You abandoned your hamster? 44 00:02:10,964 --> 00:02:14,384 and a cape with a hood and... 45 00:02:14,718 --> 00:02:18,138 - Bye, Buttercup. Bye, Luke. - You did the right thing. 46 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:20,807 - I want a pet. - You have me. 47 00:02:20,891 --> 00:02:24,311 - You won't get my slippers in the morning. - I might if you had slippers. 48 00:02:24,394 --> 00:02:25,604 - Will you wear a collar? - No. 49 00:02:25,687 --> 00:02:27,230 - It'll be pink. - You're sick. 50 00:02:27,314 --> 00:02:30,984 Watch how you talk to me. Remember what happened to Skippy. 51 00:03:35,799 --> 00:03:37,467 God, this is good. 52 00:03:38,385 --> 00:03:41,388 - Okay, correct me if I'm wrong. - Salt, please. 53 00:03:41,513 --> 00:03:44,766 Twenty minutes ago, we were sitting at the dinner table, weren't we? 54 00:03:44,849 --> 00:03:45,850 Yes, we were. 55 00:03:45,934 --> 00:03:50,188 There were candles and flowers and plates and knives and cloth napkins. 56 00:03:50,272 --> 00:03:52,983 I loved the little sombrero napkin holders. Very ole. 57 00:03:53,024 --> 00:03:55,360 And the whole time we were at said dinner table... 58 00:03:55,402 --> 00:03:58,655 you ate two, maybe three bites of this amazing dinner I made for you. 59 00:03:58,738 --> 00:04:00,323 Pass the bread. 60 00:04:01,116 --> 00:04:04,411 Yet, as soon as that dinner is over and I start cleaning up... 61 00:04:04,494 --> 00:04:06,496 suddenly, that's when you're starving. 62 00:04:06,538 --> 00:04:09,541 What can I say? Watching someone work makes me hungry. 63 00:04:09,582 --> 00:04:12,752 If I hadn't stopped watching This Old House, I'd be 500 pounds now. 64 00:04:12,836 --> 00:04:14,504 What are you doing? 65 00:04:14,587 --> 00:04:17,549 - Passing these to you. - In the dish, please. 66 00:04:21,011 --> 00:04:24,014 Where did you learn to make osso buco, anyway? 67 00:04:24,806 --> 00:04:29,769 From this very old Italian woman who used to live upstairs. 68 00:04:31,021 --> 00:04:35,400 She had lost her husband a couple of years before, and she looked at me like a son. 69 00:04:35,525 --> 00:04:37,444 - Sweet. - She was. 70 00:04:37,777 --> 00:04:39,863 - So an old girlfriend? - Yeah. 71 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:43,324 - So, would you like some coffee? - Yes, please. 72 00:04:50,206 --> 00:04:53,293 - Did you read Rory's paper yet? - Not yet. 73 00:04:53,752 --> 00:04:55,837 - It's really good. - I'm sure it is. 74 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,050 - Look, it's right on top. - Isn't that a coincidence? 75 00:05:02,594 --> 00:05:05,346 There are some really big words in here. 76 00:05:05,597 --> 00:05:08,057 I hope you have a dictionary with you when you read it. 77 00:05:08,099 --> 00:05:09,267 I will. 78 00:05:09,350 --> 00:05:13,730 I could just save you the time, and put an 'A' on it for you. 79 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:19,527 That wouldn't be fair to the other students whose mothers aren't here, would it? 80 00:05:19,611 --> 00:05:21,237 Yes, you're right. 81 00:05:21,488 --> 00:05:25,992 Although, life isn't fair, and the sooner those kids learn that, the better. 82 00:05:26,075 --> 00:05:28,203 I'll take that advice into account. 83 00:05:30,371 --> 00:05:32,123 These are beautiful. 84 00:05:34,459 --> 00:05:37,045 I never read Proust. I always wanted to. 85 00:05:37,128 --> 00:05:38,588 Every now and then... 86 00:05:38,671 --> 00:05:42,258 I'm seized with an overwhelming urge to say something like: 87 00:05:42,300 --> 00:05:46,554 'As Marcel Proust would say... ' But I have no idea what he would say. 88 00:05:46,638 --> 00:05:50,892 So I don't even go there. I could do, 'As Michael Crichton would say... ' 89 00:05:50,975 --> 00:05:53,937 - but it's not exactly the same. - Take it. 90 00:05:54,938 --> 00:05:59,067 - Oh, no! It looks so valuable. - It's a book. It's meant to be read. 91 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:02,153 - You sure? - Take it. Read it. 92 00:06:02,529 --> 00:06:04,113 Okay, I will. 93 00:06:09,661 --> 00:06:11,204 - Not now. - What? 94 00:06:12,622 --> 00:06:15,375 I'd rather you didn't read it right now. 95 00:06:15,917 --> 00:06:17,585 But what about... 96 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:22,006 my required reading? 97 00:06:24,384 --> 00:06:27,136 But I won't make the cheerleading squad. 98 00:06:28,638 --> 00:06:33,226 Mr. Medina, is this my extra-credit work, because Missy just had to take a test. 99 00:06:41,859 --> 00:06:44,195 Where do you think you're going? 100 00:06:45,113 --> 00:06:46,114 Hi. 101 00:06:46,906 --> 00:06:48,491 It's 1:00 in the morning. 102 00:06:49,158 --> 00:06:53,204 I know, but my watch stopped during a terrible car wreck... 103 00:06:53,705 --> 00:06:57,834 and I had to save kittens and small children and four baby chicks. 104 00:06:58,376 --> 00:07:00,878 - Did you have a nice time? - Not bad. 105 00:07:01,212 --> 00:07:04,048 That's a very big smile for a not bad night. 106 00:07:04,132 --> 00:07:06,968 - Yeah, well. He loaned me a book. - What book? 107 00:07:07,051 --> 00:07:09,304 - Swann's Way. - Aren't we ambitious? 108 00:07:09,387 --> 00:07:10,388 Yes, we are. 109 00:07:10,471 --> 00:07:12,765 You know what it means when a man loans you a book? 110 00:07:12,849 --> 00:07:15,184 - That he's already read it? - Yeah. 111 00:07:15,393 --> 00:07:17,103 - How was your night? - Homework. 112 00:07:17,186 --> 00:07:19,439 - How many times did Dean call? - Not that many. 113 00:07:19,522 --> 00:07:21,149 - How many? - Three. 114 00:07:21,899 --> 00:07:25,820 - Five. - Not an all-time high, but very respectable. 115 00:07:26,696 --> 00:07:29,907 - I'm going to bed. Are you staying here? - Yeah, I'm comfortable. 116 00:07:29,991 --> 00:07:33,202 I've got the pillows in a perfect mushed position. 117 00:07:36,497 --> 00:07:37,915 Night, Mom. 118 00:07:37,957 --> 00:07:41,419 - You just go think about what you've done. - I will. 119 00:07:45,882 --> 00:07:47,759 - What? - You look happy. 120 00:07:48,593 --> 00:07:50,636 - I am, kid. - Just checking. 121 00:07:55,433 --> 00:07:57,852 'There's a certain slant of light 122 00:07:58,394 --> 00:08:00,188 'Winter afternoons 123 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,732 'That oppresses, like the heft 124 00:08:03,274 --> 00:08:05,068 'Of cathedral tunes' 125 00:08:05,651 --> 00:08:10,239 That, my friends, is the first verse of a poem by Emily Dickinson. 126 00:08:10,448 --> 00:08:14,077 Read some of those tonight, and as you do, consider the fact... 127 00:08:14,118 --> 00:08:18,414 that Emily Dickinson writes convincingly about passion and about the world... 128 00:08:18,456 --> 00:08:22,043 in spite of the fact that she lived as a virtual recluse. 129 00:08:22,293 --> 00:08:24,837 It'll help you appreciate her mind. 130 00:08:28,674 --> 00:08:31,803 I could listen to him talk about passion all day. 131 00:08:31,886 --> 00:08:34,597 - Do you think he's dating anyone? - Of course he is. 132 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:36,516 - A teacher? - Please. 133 00:08:36,599 --> 00:08:38,810 - Why not? - Have you seen teachers? 134 00:08:38,893 --> 00:08:41,896 - He's a teacher. - Male teachers are different. 135 00:08:42,021 --> 00:08:45,525 - They can still be mysterious. - I bet his girlfriend's pretty. 136 00:08:45,608 --> 00:08:47,485 - I bet she's dumb. - Why? 137 00:08:47,652 --> 00:08:49,654 Dumb girls crave smart men. 138 00:08:49,737 --> 00:08:52,657 It's the whole Marilyn Monroe-Arthur Miller syndrome. 139 00:08:52,698 --> 00:08:53,991 I still think she's lucky. 140 00:08:54,075 --> 00:08:57,119 Whoever he's dating is a loser who doesn't care he's a teacher... 141 00:08:57,203 --> 00:09:00,456 in this ridiculous school making a ridiculous teacher's salary. 142 00:09:00,498 --> 00:09:02,500 What are you looking at? 143 00:09:02,750 --> 00:09:04,669 Guess someone read the paper today. 144 00:09:04,752 --> 00:09:08,172 I know. Paris'parents' divorce is getting very ugly. 145 00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:11,509 Her dad should've paid her mom more and this thing would've been over. 146 00:09:11,592 --> 00:09:12,677 That's what my dad did. 147 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,011 - Hi. - Hi. 148 00:09:15,012 --> 00:09:19,350 Is it true Paris' mom had the entire back of her body surgically reconstructed? 149 00:09:19,433 --> 00:09:22,144 It doesn't match the front now, does it? 150 00:09:23,854 --> 00:09:26,399 - How's the squab? - It's good. 151 00:09:28,192 --> 00:09:30,319 It's the best tiny, weird bird I've ever eaten. 152 00:09:30,403 --> 00:09:31,404 I'm glad. 153 00:09:31,487 --> 00:09:33,739 - Why are you smiling like that? - What? 154 00:09:33,823 --> 00:09:35,575 - You're smiling. - I'm happy. 155 00:09:35,658 --> 00:09:38,661 - That's not your'I'm happy' smile. - What smile is it, Lorelai? 156 00:09:38,744 --> 00:09:41,038 That's your 'I've got something on Lorelai' smile. 157 00:09:41,122 --> 00:09:43,833 - Rory, your mother must be very tired. - She works a lot. 158 00:09:43,916 --> 00:09:46,168 I grew up with that smile. I know that smile. 159 00:09:46,210 --> 00:09:49,755 - Tell me about school. - My French final went pretty well. 160 00:09:49,839 --> 00:09:52,508 You can change the subject. I know the smile. 161 00:09:52,592 --> 00:09:55,469 - Whatever you say, dear. - I've used it a few times myself. 162 00:09:55,553 --> 00:09:56,512 Mom. 163 00:09:56,596 --> 00:09:59,181 - Tell me about Parents' Day. - What? 164 00:10:00,224 --> 00:10:01,934 Parents' Day. Next Wednesday. 165 00:10:02,018 --> 00:10:05,021 When parents are supposed to go to classes with their children. 166 00:10:05,062 --> 00:10:07,189 The Chilton newsletter came out today. 167 00:10:07,231 --> 00:10:08,399 - Yeah. - Right. 168 00:10:08,482 --> 00:10:10,318 - You didn't read yours? - Not yet. 169 00:10:11,068 --> 00:10:13,195 But you knew that. Hence the smile. 170 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:17,408 You're really being silly. There is no evil plan afoot here. 171 00:10:17,491 --> 00:10:20,286 I simply brought up a subject I thought we could talk about. 172 00:10:20,369 --> 00:10:22,747 - Right. - I'll try another subject. 173 00:10:23,914 --> 00:10:26,208 The color blue is very pleasant, isn't it? 174 00:10:26,250 --> 00:10:30,087 Not everybody can wait outside the mailbox for the Chilton newsletter... 175 00:10:30,129 --> 00:10:32,548 and instantly memorize the contents in three seconds. 176 00:10:32,590 --> 00:10:34,592 I'd like to weigh in on the color subject. 177 00:10:34,675 --> 00:10:37,511 You have your priorities. Far be it for me to question them. 178 00:10:37,595 --> 00:10:40,890 Just because I didn't read it doesn't mean I don't care about Rory. 179 00:10:40,931 --> 00:10:42,475 - So are you going? - To what? 180 00:10:42,558 --> 00:10:43,559 To Parents' Day. 181 00:10:43,601 --> 00:10:46,520 Can we talk about it next Friday when I've read the newsletter? 182 00:10:46,604 --> 00:10:47,605 It'll be more fun. 183 00:10:47,688 --> 00:10:50,608 We could, except that Parents' Day is next Wednesday. 184 00:10:50,649 --> 00:10:51,942 - Wednesday? - Yeah. 185 00:10:52,026 --> 00:10:54,570 If you talked about it on Friday, you would've missed it. 186 00:10:54,653 --> 00:10:57,406 - Wednesday? - It's okay, you don't have to be there. 187 00:10:57,490 --> 00:11:00,159 - We could talk about how you missed it. - I won't miss it. 188 00:11:00,242 --> 00:11:02,411 Mom, it's not a big deal. You're busy. 189 00:11:02,453 --> 00:11:04,997 - You know what? I'll go. - What? 190 00:11:05,081 --> 00:11:09,210 Why not? You have to work. I, as you have insinuated, have no life. 191 00:11:09,293 --> 00:11:11,754 Therefore, I will go sit with Rory at Parents' Day. 192 00:11:11,796 --> 00:11:16,217 I'm not busy. I'm going. I will be there. That's it. End of story, okay? 193 00:11:16,634 --> 00:11:18,052 - Fine. - Fine. 194 00:11:19,178 --> 00:11:23,099 Did you read on Page 2 about the mother-daughter talent show? 195 00:11:25,851 --> 00:11:27,144 You okay? 196 00:11:28,854 --> 00:11:31,107 Mom, I have to go. It's almost 8:00. 197 00:11:31,148 --> 00:11:34,735 Wait. Have you seen my orange suede hairclip thingy? 198 00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:37,488 - Top right-hand drawer. - It's not there. 199 00:11:38,614 --> 00:11:40,449 - Did you check in your purse? - Yes. 200 00:11:40,491 --> 00:11:42,409 - Under your scarves? - Yes. 201 00:11:42,493 --> 00:11:44,245 In your sock drawer? 202 00:11:47,289 --> 00:11:48,457 I love you. 203 00:11:48,499 --> 00:11:50,084 - I'm gone. - Bye. 204 00:11:51,627 --> 00:11:53,420 - Wait! - What? 205 00:11:53,754 --> 00:11:55,881 - Blue disco sequin bag. - No. 206 00:11:55,965 --> 00:11:57,049 - Why? - Bad. 207 00:11:57,132 --> 00:11:58,592 - Really? - Bye. 208 00:11:59,718 --> 00:12:03,347 - Wait! - Mr. Medina's gonna be here any minute! 209 00:12:03,430 --> 00:12:06,600 Just tell me one more thing. Where's the silver dangly bracelet? 210 00:12:06,684 --> 00:12:08,435 - I'm wearing it. - Why are you wearing it? 211 00:12:08,519 --> 00:12:11,146 - Because it's mine. - Right. 212 00:12:11,814 --> 00:12:13,691 Can I borrow your silver dangly bracelet? 213 00:12:13,774 --> 00:12:15,734 - I'll leave it on the table. - Thank you. 214 00:12:19,154 --> 00:12:21,490 - What was that? - The doorbell rang. 215 00:12:22,324 --> 00:12:25,244 - Why did the doorbell ring? - Because someone's at the door. 216 00:12:25,327 --> 00:12:28,289 It's 8:00. Who shows up at 8:00 for an 8:00 date? 217 00:12:28,372 --> 00:12:29,999 I don't know. Maybe a Chilton teacher? 218 00:12:30,082 --> 00:12:32,543 Everyone knows that 8:00 means 8:15 tops! 219 00:12:32,626 --> 00:12:34,336 Obviously, he was raised in a barn. 220 00:12:34,378 --> 00:12:38,048 He's cute, but his punctuality knocks 10 points off the dream guy quotient. 221 00:12:38,132 --> 00:12:40,050 What do I do? I'm not supposed to be here. 222 00:12:40,134 --> 00:12:41,552 Okay, so go. 223 00:12:41,885 --> 00:12:43,887 Wait, you have to get the door. 224 00:12:43,971 --> 00:12:45,514 - What? - Because I'm not ready. 225 00:12:45,556 --> 00:12:47,516 I'm not supposed to get the door. We agreed. 226 00:12:47,558 --> 00:12:50,060 - I don't get the door when you have a date. - I know... 227 00:12:50,144 --> 00:12:53,230 I shouldn't be here. First rule of the Gilmore Dating Handbook. 228 00:12:53,314 --> 00:12:56,442 'Daughter shall be nowhere near house when said man materializes. ' 229 00:12:56,525 --> 00:12:58,027 It's a good rule. It's been working. 230 00:12:58,110 --> 00:13:00,070 He's standing there, it's cold... 231 00:13:00,112 --> 00:13:03,365 and my slip is now completely stuck in my skirt zipper. 232 00:13:03,741 --> 00:13:05,284 Just this once. 233 00:13:12,249 --> 00:13:13,959 - Hi. - Rory. 234 00:13:14,418 --> 00:13:16,378 - Come on in. - Thank you. 235 00:13:21,091 --> 00:13:23,719 Can I get you something? We don't really have anything... 236 00:13:23,761 --> 00:13:26,805 but if you wanted something and we had it, I'd get it for you. 237 00:13:26,889 --> 00:13:28,098 I'm fine. 238 00:13:28,182 --> 00:13:30,392 - We have water. - That's okay. 239 00:13:30,601 --> 00:13:33,896 It's not bad water, actually. It's not a funny color or anything. 240 00:13:33,979 --> 00:13:35,606 I'm good, really. 241 00:13:37,024 --> 00:13:39,485 - We have bottled water. - No, thanks. 242 00:13:39,568 --> 00:13:42,488 - One bottle, actually. - It's quite all right. 243 00:13:42,946 --> 00:13:45,366 We really need to go to the store. 244 00:13:48,619 --> 00:13:52,247 - Should we... - Sit? Right. Yeah, let's sit. 245 00:13:54,625 --> 00:13:56,752 So, what are your plans tonight? 246 00:13:56,835 --> 00:14:00,047 - I'm going over to my friend Lane's house. - Sounds good. 247 00:14:00,130 --> 00:14:03,300 - And you guys are... - Dinner, movies, the usual. 248 00:14:03,884 --> 00:14:05,094 Right. 249 00:14:13,852 --> 00:14:16,063 - This is a little uncomfortable. - Yes, it is. 250 00:14:16,146 --> 00:14:20,150 But the thing is, if things go well, the way I hope they're going... 251 00:14:20,234 --> 00:14:21,860 we might be doing this again. 252 00:14:21,944 --> 00:14:23,821 Sitting uncomfortably? 253 00:14:24,279 --> 00:14:26,824 Seeing each other outside of school. 254 00:14:26,949 --> 00:14:28,200 That's okay. 255 00:14:28,283 --> 00:14:30,911 I am fine with this whole you and my mom thing. 256 00:14:30,994 --> 00:14:32,955 Good. I'm glad. 257 00:14:34,790 --> 00:14:35,874 I better go. 258 00:14:35,958 --> 00:14:38,961 - It was good to talk to you. - You, too, Mr. Medina. 259 00:14:39,044 --> 00:14:42,506 Why don't you call me Max? Just when we're out of school. 260 00:14:42,548 --> 00:14:45,175 - I don't think I can do that. - Why not? 261 00:14:45,342 --> 00:14:48,011 It just sounds wrong. Disrespectful. 262 00:14:48,470 --> 00:14:52,891 I mean, you're my teacher, Mr. Medina, and if I start thinking of you as a Max... 263 00:14:52,975 --> 00:14:56,228 even as a part-time Max, it just seems like it'll get too confusing. 264 00:14:56,311 --> 00:15:00,649 How about this, then? We'll come up with non-Chilton names for each other. 265 00:15:00,691 --> 00:15:03,694 When we're not in school, I'll call you Rebecca. 266 00:15:03,735 --> 00:15:05,946 - Rebecca. - And you'll call me? 267 00:15:06,321 --> 00:15:07,906 - Norman? - Norman? 268 00:15:08,532 --> 00:15:11,285 - I look like a Norman to you? - I'm sorry. 269 00:15:11,368 --> 00:15:14,746 Psycho was on earlier, and it was just the first name that came to mind. 270 00:15:14,830 --> 00:15:16,582 I'll think of something else. 271 00:15:16,665 --> 00:15:19,543 - How about Alfred? - You know what? Norman's fine. 272 00:15:19,626 --> 00:15:20,669 Are you sure? 273 00:15:20,711 --> 00:15:23,672 Positive. I love it. I might make a legal change. 274 00:15:23,714 --> 00:15:25,632 Okay. I better go. 275 00:15:25,716 --> 00:15:28,802 - I hope you and Lane have a good time. - Thanks. 276 00:15:30,345 --> 00:15:33,557 - Would you give this to my mom for me? - Absolutely. 277 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:34,850 Thanks. 278 00:15:35,434 --> 00:15:38,604 Norman? Have her home by 10:00. 279 00:15:44,484 --> 00:15:46,570 I can't believe you won't just sell them to me. 280 00:15:46,653 --> 00:15:48,906 And I can't believe you're being so small-minded. 281 00:15:48,989 --> 00:15:52,409 My stuffed fried squash blossoms are extremely popular with customers. 282 00:15:52,492 --> 00:15:53,493 Yes, I know. 283 00:15:53,577 --> 00:15:56,330 People come from all over and demand them. 284 00:15:56,413 --> 00:15:58,749 - That is exactly my point. - 'What'll you have, sir?' 285 00:15:58,832 --> 00:16:01,543 'Anything that comes with stuffed fried squash blossoms. ' 286 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:04,087 That's what I hear day in day out. 287 00:16:04,171 --> 00:16:05,714 Yes, great. I know. 288 00:16:05,756 --> 00:16:09,259 But all I'm asking you is to try stuffing something different this time. 289 00:16:09,343 --> 00:16:11,720 - A zucchini tush? - Just a temporary name. 290 00:16:11,762 --> 00:16:15,974 You want me to serve a genetically engineered vegetable named after a butt? 291 00:16:16,058 --> 00:16:18,727 This is an all-natural vegetable hybrid... 292 00:16:18,769 --> 00:16:21,271 that is perfectly safe, completely delicious, and... 293 00:16:21,355 --> 00:16:24,441 Yes, it looks a little odd, but you can put it on the map! 294 00:16:24,524 --> 00:16:26,276 - I want the blossoms. - Fine. 295 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,279 You wanna think small, think small. I'm done. 296 00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:36,578 - Jackson invented a new vegetable again? - Yeah. 297 00:16:36,620 --> 00:16:39,039 It's too bad Bowling League didn't work out for him. 298 00:16:39,122 --> 00:16:40,207 Yeah. 299 00:16:41,541 --> 00:16:43,335 - Look, I found them. - Where? 300 00:16:43,418 --> 00:16:45,420 They were in the drawer with the roasting pans. 301 00:16:45,504 --> 00:16:46,588 - Cool. - Skates. 302 00:16:46,630 --> 00:16:48,173 Rory and I have a skating date. 303 00:16:48,256 --> 00:16:50,425 - I'm Nancy Kerrigan. - And I'm Tonya Harding. 304 00:16:50,467 --> 00:16:52,386 I'll do the whole shoelace-coming-untied... 305 00:16:52,469 --> 00:16:55,514 nervous-breakdown-let-me-start-again act and everything. 306 00:16:55,597 --> 00:16:58,642 When was the last time you put those things on? 307 00:16:58,725 --> 00:17:02,270 - You are constantly trying to ruin my fun. - Do they even fit anymore? 308 00:17:02,354 --> 00:17:04,106 - Yes, they fit. - They look rusted. 309 00:17:04,189 --> 00:17:06,733 Can I just have some coffee, please? 310 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:08,985 - Hand them over. - Why? 311 00:17:09,069 --> 00:17:11,279 I'm gonna clean them and tighten the blades. 312 00:17:11,321 --> 00:17:12,489 - Really? - Yes. 313 00:17:12,572 --> 00:17:14,991 - Can you make them really shiny? - The skates, please. 314 00:17:15,033 --> 00:17:16,993 - Maybe add a few pompoms? - Hand them over. 315 00:17:17,035 --> 00:17:18,286 Thank you. 316 00:17:18,745 --> 00:17:21,832 - You get really good service here. - Yeah, I do. 317 00:17:23,125 --> 00:17:25,335 - Gotta go. - Anything wrong? 318 00:17:25,460 --> 00:17:28,463 - Too much yeast, too little bowl. - Enough said. 319 00:17:28,505 --> 00:17:31,800 I think I'm gonna go for it and wear the fur-trimmed skating skirt... 320 00:17:31,883 --> 00:17:32,968 pride be damned. 321 00:17:33,510 --> 00:17:35,846 What if we invite Max to go skating with us? 322 00:17:35,929 --> 00:17:38,432 - Max? - Yeah, I thought he'd wanna go. 323 00:17:38,515 --> 00:17:40,434 When did you start calling him Max? 324 00:17:40,517 --> 00:17:44,271 The other night, he said I should call him something other than Mr. Medina... 325 00:17:44,354 --> 00:17:46,773 when we're outside school, which makes sense. 326 00:17:46,857 --> 00:17:48,984 So I'm getting used to saying Max. 327 00:17:49,025 --> 00:17:51,319 You don't see him that much outside school. 328 00:17:51,403 --> 00:17:54,906 No, but I probably will, since you guys are obsessed with each other. 329 00:17:54,990 --> 00:17:57,951 - I wouldn't say obsessed. - No, it's okay. 330 00:17:58,034 --> 00:18:01,163 Of all the guys to have hanging around, he seems like a good choice. 331 00:18:01,246 --> 00:18:03,248 - I like him. - That's good. 332 00:18:04,332 --> 00:18:06,835 - So what do you think about the skating? - What? 333 00:18:06,918 --> 00:18:09,171 Mr. Medina. I'm sorry, Max. 334 00:18:09,713 --> 00:18:12,757 - Do you think he'd wanna go? - I don't think he skates. 335 00:18:12,841 --> 00:18:15,093 Maybe we could do something else together. 336 00:18:15,177 --> 00:18:16,219 Yeah, good. 337 00:18:16,553 --> 00:18:19,514 Something else is good. I love something else. 338 00:18:23,393 --> 00:18:25,312 Okay, the tea is ready. 339 00:18:28,356 --> 00:18:30,358 - How are the feet? - I don't know. 340 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,445 - They stopped talking to me. - What on earth were you thinking? 341 00:18:33,528 --> 00:18:36,323 - That I could still skate. - It's not like riding a bike. 342 00:18:36,406 --> 00:18:40,201 - Now you tell me. - So, what are you up to tonight? 343 00:18:41,286 --> 00:18:44,456 I'm gonna do a little line dancing, then run 10 km... 344 00:18:44,539 --> 00:18:47,500 and then just jump up and down really hard for an hour. 345 00:18:47,584 --> 00:18:49,878 No Max? Taking the night off? 346 00:18:50,128 --> 00:18:53,131 - I don't see him every night. - He seems like a great guy. 347 00:18:53,214 --> 00:18:55,216 - He is. - That didn't sound convincing. 348 00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:58,595 No, he is. He is a great guy for someone. 349 00:18:59,095 --> 00:19:00,430 - For someone? - Yes. 350 00:19:00,513 --> 00:19:02,265 - Someone else? - Yes. 351 00:19:02,432 --> 00:19:06,686 Someone who's not you, although you're the person spending every hour with him? 352 00:19:06,770 --> 00:19:07,896 Right. 353 00:19:09,147 --> 00:19:11,691 - How long have you been dating? - Why? 354 00:19:11,775 --> 00:19:14,527 - Two months you've been seeing him? - Point, Sookie. 355 00:19:14,611 --> 00:19:18,740 - You're just right on schedule, that's all. - I have no idea what you're talking about. 356 00:19:18,782 --> 00:19:21,242 About now is when you start doing your getaway dance. 357 00:19:21,284 --> 00:19:23,495 Two months, right on the nose. You're good. 358 00:19:23,578 --> 00:19:26,373 - I do not do a dance. - You're cha-cha-chaing right now. 359 00:19:26,456 --> 00:19:29,209 I'm not cha-cha-chaing. I'm being practical. 360 00:19:29,292 --> 00:19:32,921 Rory is starting to get attached to Max, and that's not good. 361 00:19:32,962 --> 00:19:35,632 - Rory's getting attached to Max? - Yes. 362 00:19:35,715 --> 00:19:39,719 And since I've decided that Max is probably not the guy for me... 363 00:19:39,803 --> 00:19:42,931 I think it's better that we break it off before she gets hurt. 364 00:19:43,014 --> 00:19:44,641 - Practical. - Yes. 365 00:19:44,724 --> 00:19:47,102 - Can I say something here? - Of course you can. 366 00:19:47,143 --> 00:19:49,145 - Cha-cha-cha. - Stop that. 367 00:19:53,650 --> 00:19:56,653 You will not stand there singing Ricky Martin songs to me. 368 00:19:56,695 --> 00:19:58,363 This is not a pattern, okay? 369 00:19:58,446 --> 00:20:01,574 I'm not doing what I always do. This is not the same. 370 00:20:01,658 --> 00:20:02,992 Actually, you're right. 371 00:20:03,034 --> 00:20:07,247 Usually you don't get so upset and defensive during the cha-cha talk. 372 00:20:08,123 --> 00:20:10,125 You must really like this guy. 373 00:20:10,208 --> 00:20:12,168 When did you become the relationship expert? 374 00:20:12,252 --> 00:20:15,171 You haven't been in a relationship in years. 375 00:20:17,173 --> 00:20:21,010 - Zero to jackass in 3.2 seconds. - That's all right. Your feet hurt. 376 00:20:21,052 --> 00:20:24,681 No, it isn't. It is never ever okay for me to talk to you like that. 377 00:20:24,764 --> 00:20:26,933 I'm so sorry. Please, honey. 378 00:20:27,934 --> 00:20:29,769 I understand. Really. 379 00:20:29,936 --> 00:20:33,273 - It's not like I don't want a relationship. - I know. 380 00:20:33,523 --> 00:20:35,066 I didn't mean anything by it. 381 00:20:35,150 --> 00:20:36,526 It's hard with my hours. 382 00:20:36,568 --> 00:20:39,863 I'm always at the Inn, the market or the hospital. 383 00:20:39,946 --> 00:20:41,865 Please, forgive me. 384 00:20:43,074 --> 00:20:46,161 Do you wanna sing some more Ricky Martin to me? 385 00:20:46,911 --> 00:20:48,580 - No. - You can. 386 00:20:50,081 --> 00:20:51,541 I deserve it. 387 00:21:05,305 --> 00:21:08,850 I heard Paris' dad has actually got a second family in Paris. 388 00:21:13,021 --> 00:21:14,814 I enjoyed your paper on Dickinson. 389 00:21:14,898 --> 00:21:16,691 - I had fun writing it. - It showed. 390 00:21:16,774 --> 00:21:18,776 - Thanks. - You're welcome. 391 00:21:19,986 --> 00:21:21,404 - Rory? - Yeah? 392 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:27,118 No, that's it. That's all I wanted to say. 393 00:21:27,869 --> 00:21:29,370 - My name? - Yes. 394 00:21:30,246 --> 00:21:33,374 - Okay. - Actually I just wanted to see... 395 00:21:35,376 --> 00:21:37,879 if your mom is coming to Parents' Day. 396 00:21:38,838 --> 00:21:42,884 Because I'm just trying to get an accurate number of parents... 397 00:21:43,593 --> 00:21:45,136 who are coming... 398 00:21:45,220 --> 00:21:47,013 for the cookie count. 399 00:21:49,599 --> 00:21:50,934 Forget it. 400 00:21:51,100 --> 00:21:54,062 - She's coming. - I hadn't heard from her in a while... 401 00:21:54,103 --> 00:21:56,356 - She'll be here. - Okay, good. 402 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,903 But you should put us down for four. 403 00:22:02,111 --> 00:22:04,238 - Four what? - Four cookies. 404 00:22:05,114 --> 00:22:06,866 Okay, good. I will. 405 00:22:08,701 --> 00:22:09,786 Bye. 406 00:22:15,708 --> 00:22:18,252 Four slices, pepperoni pizza. 407 00:22:18,419 --> 00:22:20,046 - From? - Tuesday. 408 00:22:20,296 --> 00:22:23,216 - Last Tuesday? - Tuesday in the not-too-distant past. 409 00:22:23,299 --> 00:22:24,509 Toss it. 410 00:22:27,345 --> 00:22:29,097 You remember Paris Geller? 411 00:22:29,138 --> 00:22:30,932 Your very best friend in the whole world? 412 00:22:31,015 --> 00:22:33,977 - Her parents are getting a major divorce. - Really? 413 00:22:34,018 --> 00:22:36,896 Her dad's this bigwig at a huge pharmaceutical company... 414 00:22:36,980 --> 00:22:40,066 and they're printing all the sordid details about it in the paper. 415 00:22:40,149 --> 00:22:42,568 - How sordid? - It's not the Rick James incident... 416 00:22:42,652 --> 00:22:45,321 but Hugh Grant should be feeling pretty good about himself. 417 00:22:45,405 --> 00:22:48,282 If she was anybody else, I might feel bad for her. 418 00:22:48,324 --> 00:22:49,951 I kind of do feel bad for her. 419 00:22:49,992 --> 00:22:52,995 That's because you're the nicest kid ever to walk the earth. 420 00:22:53,037 --> 00:22:54,956 The whole school's talking about it. 421 00:22:54,997 --> 00:22:58,000 The weird thing is that the whole dynamic has changed for me. 422 00:22:58,084 --> 00:22:59,460 Really? How so? 423 00:22:59,794 --> 00:23:02,714 Madeline and Louise, Paris' best friends... 424 00:23:02,964 --> 00:23:05,508 they said hello to me the other day. 425 00:23:05,675 --> 00:23:09,137 Really? Like a normal hello, not like a 'Here's Johnny' kind of hello? 426 00:23:09,178 --> 00:23:11,681 Normal, friendly, no acts. 427 00:23:11,806 --> 00:23:14,225 - You're the new Heather. - I guess. 428 00:23:18,479 --> 00:23:21,065 This is the pizza from mystery Tuesday. 429 00:23:21,149 --> 00:23:23,234 That one's completely fine. 430 00:23:23,693 --> 00:23:25,194 - Don't. - It's in the box. 431 00:23:25,236 --> 00:23:26,279 - Oscar. - Felix. 432 00:23:26,362 --> 00:23:27,989 - Forget it. - Fine. 433 00:23:30,241 --> 00:23:33,327 - So, how's Swann's Way coming? - Finished. 434 00:23:33,411 --> 00:23:35,538 You're kidding. It took me forever to read that. 435 00:23:35,621 --> 00:23:36,789 I had to renew it 10 times. 436 00:23:36,873 --> 00:23:39,333 The first sentence. I finished the first sentence. 437 00:23:39,375 --> 00:23:41,752 It's just... I'm so swamped right now. 438 00:23:41,836 --> 00:23:45,590 It's the wrong time to start reading the longest book known to man. 439 00:23:45,673 --> 00:23:47,675 Maybe you could give it back to Max for me. 440 00:23:47,758 --> 00:23:48,885 Bring it with you tomorrow. 441 00:23:48,968 --> 00:23:50,511 - Tomorrow? - Parents' Day. 442 00:23:50,553 --> 00:23:53,848 I know. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make it. 443 00:23:54,056 --> 00:23:56,476 - What do you mean? - I have that thing at the Inn... 444 00:23:56,559 --> 00:23:58,728 and I thought I could get away, but now I can't. 445 00:23:58,811 --> 00:24:01,147 - What thing? - The Inn thing. 446 00:24:01,230 --> 00:24:02,690 - What Inn thing? - You know. 447 00:24:02,773 --> 00:24:04,025 No, I don't. 448 00:24:04,066 --> 00:24:08,905 The thing at the Inn with the flags and the little men and the peanuts. 449 00:24:08,988 --> 00:24:09,989 Little men? 450 00:24:10,072 --> 00:24:13,117 Forget it. It's not important. I just don't think I can go. 451 00:24:13,201 --> 00:24:14,577 Okay, fine. 452 00:24:14,619 --> 00:24:19,540 So if you could give this book back to Max tomorrow that would be great. 453 00:24:19,582 --> 00:24:21,334 Give it back the next time you see him. 454 00:24:21,417 --> 00:24:24,212 I'm not sure when that will be, and he should have his book. 455 00:24:24,253 --> 00:24:28,174 - You see him all the time. - Could you just give it back to him? 456 00:24:29,425 --> 00:24:32,261 - Are you breaking up with him? - What are you talking about? 457 00:24:32,345 --> 00:24:35,514 He hasn't heard from you, and you're asking me to return the book. 458 00:24:35,598 --> 00:24:36,933 How do you know that? 459 00:24:37,016 --> 00:24:39,560 He wanted to know if you were going to Parents' Day... 460 00:24:39,644 --> 00:24:42,063 and then he mentioned you guys hadn't talked lately. 461 00:24:42,104 --> 00:24:43,814 He shouldn't be asking you about me. 462 00:24:43,898 --> 00:24:47,193 - Why are you breaking up with him? - Because it's not working out. 463 00:24:47,276 --> 00:24:50,404 - But you seem so happy. - It's not right, that's all. 464 00:24:50,488 --> 00:24:52,073 That's why you're not going tomorrow? 465 00:24:52,156 --> 00:24:54,617 No, I'm not going because of the thing at the Inn. 466 00:24:54,700 --> 00:24:57,912 That's crap and you know it. There is no thing at the Inn. 467 00:24:57,954 --> 00:25:00,790 You're avoiding Mr. Medina, and you're trying to lie to me... 468 00:25:00,873 --> 00:25:02,959 and you promised you would go. 469 00:25:03,042 --> 00:25:06,003 Do whatever you want. I don't care. Just leave me out of it. 470 00:25:06,087 --> 00:25:07,797 And give him the book back yourself. 471 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:09,590 Fine, I will. 472 00:25:17,473 --> 00:25:19,558 - Not so fast. - The bell's gonna ring. 473 00:25:19,642 --> 00:25:22,186 Before you go one more step, tell me you still like me. 474 00:25:22,269 --> 00:25:24,230 - You bug me. - I'll take that as a yes. 475 00:25:24,313 --> 00:25:26,816 I will deal with my issues with Max myself. 476 00:25:26,899 --> 00:25:27,942 - Fine. - Really. 477 00:25:28,025 --> 00:25:29,527 I believe you. 478 00:25:29,610 --> 00:25:30,987 So, where are we going? 479 00:25:31,070 --> 00:25:33,280 To my locker to drop off some of this stuff. 480 00:25:33,364 --> 00:25:34,699 Great, let's do it. 481 00:25:34,782 --> 00:25:37,618 - You can't just leave now. - Paris, please. 482 00:25:37,785 --> 00:25:40,997 - At least come to my Lit. Class. - This place is giving me a headache. 483 00:25:41,163 --> 00:25:42,790 - Is your face breaking out? - No. 484 00:25:42,873 --> 00:25:44,792 You have not been using that cleanser. 485 00:25:44,834 --> 00:25:47,962 Dr. Yanalari prescribed that cleanser for a reason: To cleanse. 486 00:25:48,004 --> 00:25:49,547 Just Lit. Class. 487 00:25:49,630 --> 00:25:52,466 Paris, with everything I have going on right now... 488 00:25:52,508 --> 00:25:55,970 the last thing I need to do is face people gossiping about me. 489 00:25:56,053 --> 00:25:59,682 See you later at home. Use that cover stick I got you. 490 00:26:04,103 --> 00:26:06,313 I bet I'm looking pretty good to you right now. 491 00:26:06,397 --> 00:26:07,857 Yes, you are. 492 00:26:09,066 --> 00:26:11,110 What's first? Wait, don't tell me. 493 00:26:11,193 --> 00:26:13,070 English Lit. With Mr. Max Medina. 494 00:26:13,154 --> 00:26:16,407 - Okay, see, I told you not to tell me. - Sorry. 495 00:26:16,615 --> 00:26:19,952 - Mr. Medina's class? - The fancy book owner himself. 496 00:26:20,035 --> 00:26:22,621 How does First Annual Mother-Daughter Ditch Day sound? 497 00:26:22,705 --> 00:26:24,290 - Not happening. - Yeah. 498 00:26:24,373 --> 00:26:25,583 Let's go. 499 00:26:25,666 --> 00:26:28,961 On Monday, we will start a two-week exercise in creative writing... 500 00:26:29,044 --> 00:26:31,172 but that doesn't mean we stop reading. 501 00:26:31,213 --> 00:26:32,798 One of the greatest inspirations... 502 00:26:32,882 --> 00:26:35,718 for working writers is the writing of others that they admire. 503 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,846 Walt Whitman read Homer, Dante, Shakespeare... 504 00:26:39,054 --> 00:26:41,682 and the novelist Edna O'Brien has been quoted as saying... 505 00:26:41,766 --> 00:26:45,019 that every writer should read some Proust every day. 506 00:26:45,060 --> 00:26:47,521 Now, at this point, normally... 507 00:26:48,189 --> 00:26:52,693 I would impress the parents by pulling out a copy of Proust's Swann's Way... 508 00:26:52,735 --> 00:26:56,363 and reading a particularly difficult passage, but, alas, you're all saved. 509 00:26:56,405 --> 00:26:58,324 I've misplaced my copy. 510 00:26:58,574 --> 00:27:01,577 That does it. Parents, thank you for coming. 511 00:27:01,660 --> 00:27:03,704 Students, papers on Whitman are due tomorrow... 512 00:27:03,787 --> 00:27:06,040 and those of you who are just starting tonight... 513 00:27:06,123 --> 00:27:07,917 I'll be able to tell. 514 00:27:14,882 --> 00:27:17,927 You go on ahead, okay? I'm gonna talk to Max for a second. 515 00:27:18,010 --> 00:27:19,970 - Please be nice. - I will. 516 00:27:29,730 --> 00:27:31,899 - It's nice to see you. - Yeah. 517 00:27:33,484 --> 00:27:36,987 - I've been really busy. - Sure, I assumed. 518 00:27:37,404 --> 00:27:39,865 I wanted to give this back to you. 519 00:27:40,616 --> 00:27:42,743 - Keep it. - I really liked it. 520 00:27:42,826 --> 00:27:45,454 I liked the first 20 pages, and then I got busy... 521 00:27:45,538 --> 00:27:48,249 and I can see you really need it, so... 522 00:27:48,290 --> 00:27:50,084 What's going on, Lorelai? 523 00:27:50,125 --> 00:27:52,461 Nothing, I just don't think a book... 524 00:27:52,544 --> 00:27:55,130 whose first sentence is 20 pages long is for me. 525 00:27:55,214 --> 00:27:58,425 - I left four messages. - I know. I've been meaning to call. 526 00:27:58,467 --> 00:28:01,178 - What's been keeping you? - I don't know. 527 00:28:02,263 --> 00:28:04,306 Things. Sorry. 528 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:06,934 - Sorry? - That I didn't call. 529 00:28:11,021 --> 00:28:12,022 Here. 530 00:28:12,106 --> 00:28:13,941 Why do you keep trying to give me the book? 531 00:28:14,024 --> 00:28:15,109 Because it's yours. 532 00:28:15,150 --> 00:28:18,195 Is there something going on here that I don't know about? 533 00:28:18,279 --> 00:28:19,947 Yeah, I hate Proust. 534 00:28:20,864 --> 00:28:23,534 Rory's out there waiting for me so... 535 00:28:24,868 --> 00:28:29,039 Wait a minute. Oh, my God. I cannot believe what an idiot I am. 536 00:28:29,123 --> 00:28:31,583 - What? - You're breaking up with me, aren't you? 537 00:28:31,667 --> 00:28:32,793 I don't know. 538 00:28:32,835 --> 00:28:35,629 Not only are you breaking up with me, you're doing it badly. 539 00:28:35,671 --> 00:28:37,756 - Am I being graded? - I'm a little disappointed. 540 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:39,842 I would've expected a better dumping from you. 541 00:28:39,925 --> 00:28:41,468 Nobody's dumping anybody. 542 00:28:41,552 --> 00:28:45,264 - Really? Then what is this? - I just need space. 543 00:28:45,347 --> 00:28:46,557 I don't. 544 00:28:46,682 --> 00:28:49,351 In fact, I want as little space as possible. 545 00:28:49,435 --> 00:28:51,437 A hundred clowns crammed into a Volkswagen. 546 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:54,231 That's the kind of non-space I'm talking about. 547 00:28:54,314 --> 00:28:55,315 It's not working. 548 00:28:55,399 --> 00:28:57,234 It was working pretty good the other night. 549 00:28:57,317 --> 00:28:59,695 It is what I've been trying to tell you all along. 550 00:28:59,778 --> 00:29:01,613 This is a family, Rory and I. 551 00:29:01,697 --> 00:29:03,615 But you weren't listening... 552 00:29:03,699 --> 00:29:07,077 and now she's getting attached, and I'm afraid she's gonna get hurt. 553 00:29:07,161 --> 00:29:09,621 Your solution to all of this is not to return my calls? 554 00:29:09,705 --> 00:29:12,374 It just took me a while to figure things out... 555 00:29:12,458 --> 00:29:16,545 and it all came clear when I realized how much we could hurt Rory. 556 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:19,757 Don't you mean 'How much we could hurt Lorelai'? 557 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:21,800 I can take care of myself. 558 00:29:21,884 --> 00:29:24,595 I don't understand this. I thought we went through this. 559 00:29:24,678 --> 00:29:26,847 We decided that Rory could handle it. 560 00:29:26,930 --> 00:29:30,517 Maybe she can and maybe she can't, but I'm not ready to find out. 561 00:29:30,601 --> 00:29:32,019 I won't let you off that easily. 562 00:29:32,061 --> 00:29:33,645 There's nothing you can do about it. 563 00:29:33,729 --> 00:29:35,063 - There has to be. - There isn't. 564 00:29:35,147 --> 00:29:36,482 - There is. - No, there isn't. 565 00:29:36,565 --> 00:29:39,109 - Yes, there is. - What are we, in high school? 566 00:29:39,193 --> 00:29:41,361 I know we are in high school. 567 00:29:41,487 --> 00:29:43,238 This is so not you. 568 00:29:44,072 --> 00:29:47,159 - You don't know everything about me. - I guess not. 569 00:29:47,242 --> 00:29:49,787 Because I would've thought that blaming this on Rory... 570 00:29:49,870 --> 00:29:53,749 and giving me these lame apologies was weak, pathetic, and beneath you. 571 00:29:53,791 --> 00:29:55,667 Just take your damn book. 572 00:29:55,751 --> 00:29:57,628 - You've missed me. - Stop it. 573 00:29:57,711 --> 00:30:01,256 I know you did. You're missing me right now, aren't you? 574 00:30:01,423 --> 00:30:03,383 - Answer me. - Class is over. 575 00:30:03,425 --> 00:30:04,468 We're back in session. 576 00:30:04,551 --> 00:30:07,513 I didn't raise my hand, so don't call on me! 577 00:30:09,264 --> 00:30:12,351 I came here to give you this book back. Please take it. 578 00:30:12,434 --> 00:30:16,438 I swear to God, if you try to give me that book one more time... 579 00:31:07,197 --> 00:31:08,490 What's going on? 580 00:31:08,991 --> 00:31:13,120 Everyone's just talking about the mom Mr. Medina was seen kissing just now. 581 00:31:13,161 --> 00:31:14,246 What? 582 00:31:14,329 --> 00:31:17,165 And the weird thing is she looks a lot like your mom. 583 00:31:17,207 --> 00:31:18,583 What are you talking about? 584 00:31:18,667 --> 00:31:22,296 Your mom, Mr. Medina, mouths open. I saw them. 585 00:31:23,255 --> 00:31:25,257 How's the coleslaw? Good? 586 00:31:31,346 --> 00:31:33,807 Did you save me some Jell-O? What? 587 00:31:43,442 --> 00:31:44,985 Where are you going? 588 00:31:45,068 --> 00:31:46,820 Were you kissing him? 589 00:31:46,862 --> 00:31:47,863 What? 590 00:31:47,946 --> 00:31:50,782 Mr. Medina, just now. Were you kissing him? 591 00:31:51,158 --> 00:31:52,159 Yes. 592 00:31:52,451 --> 00:31:54,911 - What the hell is wrong with you? - I don't know. 593 00:31:54,995 --> 00:31:57,205 - You said you were breaking up with him. - I was. 594 00:31:57,289 --> 00:32:00,334 I told you to be nice, but this was extreme, don't you think? 595 00:32:00,375 --> 00:32:02,669 It wasn't supposed to happen. 596 00:32:02,711 --> 00:32:05,464 Paris saw you. It's all over the school! 597 00:32:05,672 --> 00:32:09,676 Oh, God. I'm so sorry, I really am. 598 00:32:10,177 --> 00:32:14,056 See, this is exactly why I didn't wanna date him. 599 00:32:14,139 --> 00:32:17,517 So you wouldn't come to my school and kiss him and humiliate me? 600 00:32:17,559 --> 00:32:20,479 - Yes, that's exactly it. - Why would you do this? 601 00:32:20,562 --> 00:32:23,940 Because I'm human. Because I screwed up. I'm sorry. 602 00:32:24,024 --> 00:32:26,902 If you like him so much, why are you breaking up with him? 603 00:32:26,985 --> 00:32:29,488 I broke the rules when I brought him into our lives... 604 00:32:29,571 --> 00:32:32,282 and I realize now that that was a very bad idea. 605 00:32:32,365 --> 00:32:33,450 But why? 606 00:32:33,533 --> 00:32:37,329 Because we are standing in this stairwell yelling at each other, that's why. 607 00:32:37,412 --> 00:32:40,123 Because it's affecting you. It's seeping into your life. 608 00:32:40,207 --> 00:32:44,252 That is the whole reason I made the rules in the first place. To protect you. 609 00:32:44,336 --> 00:32:47,589 Maybe it was good that you hid your personal life when I was a kid... 610 00:32:47,672 --> 00:32:49,007 but I'm not a kid anymore. 611 00:32:49,091 --> 00:32:52,052 No, you're right. You're a 40-year-old divorcee. My mistake. 612 00:32:52,135 --> 00:32:55,388 - I can't believe you're blaming this on me! - I'm not blaming you! 613 00:32:55,472 --> 00:32:56,932 You made up these stupid rules... 614 00:32:56,973 --> 00:32:59,434 about the way the Gilmore women would run their lives. 615 00:32:59,476 --> 00:33:02,103 Now you're following them even though they're crazy. 616 00:33:02,187 --> 00:33:05,732 My crazy, stupid rules are the reason we are doing so good in our lives! 617 00:33:05,816 --> 00:33:07,984 They're the reason you grew up the way you did... 618 00:33:08,068 --> 00:33:09,569 the reason you're in this school... 619 00:33:09,653 --> 00:33:11,613 and the reason you're going to go to Harvard. 620 00:33:11,655 --> 00:33:14,741 - So don't you dismiss my rules! - Fine. Great. 621 00:33:14,825 --> 00:33:17,285 Maybe it's time for the rules to change. 622 00:33:17,369 --> 00:33:19,871 That is for me to figure out, not you! 623 00:33:19,955 --> 00:33:21,498 Great. Fine. 624 00:33:21,581 --> 00:33:23,458 Could you figure it out before French class? 625 00:33:23,542 --> 00:33:26,211 I'd rather you didn't start making out with Mrs. Collins. 626 00:33:26,294 --> 00:33:29,172 No promises until I see what she looks like. 627 00:33:31,341 --> 00:33:34,553 Let's refrain from fighting in front of the grandma. 628 00:33:34,636 --> 00:33:36,096 Fine with me. 629 00:33:36,137 --> 00:33:40,100 The last thing I need tonight is a confrontation with my mother. 630 00:33:42,769 --> 00:33:43,895 Hi, Mom. 631 00:33:45,313 --> 00:33:48,316 Boy, the roads were a mess out there tonight. 632 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:52,946 - Rory, go upstairs please. - Is everything okay? 633 00:33:52,988 --> 00:33:55,282 I have to talk to your mother. Please go upstairs. 634 00:33:55,699 --> 00:33:57,075 Now, Rory. 635 00:34:02,998 --> 00:34:04,791 Lorelai, come here. 636 00:34:05,917 --> 00:34:07,961 Did I do something wrong? 637 00:34:08,336 --> 00:34:10,922 I try to understand you. I truly do. 638 00:34:11,006 --> 00:34:13,717 But sometimes your behavior baffles me beyond belief. 639 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,636 - Which behavior is this? - Do you have no shame? 640 00:34:16,678 --> 00:34:18,972 Is that a rhetorical question? 641 00:34:19,055 --> 00:34:22,475 Rory goes to school in that place. She has a reputation to protect. 642 00:34:22,517 --> 00:34:24,352 - You're her mother. - How did you... 643 00:34:24,436 --> 00:34:26,938 You're supposed to shield her from shame, not cause it. 644 00:34:27,022 --> 00:34:28,315 How, Mom? 645 00:34:28,356 --> 00:34:32,277 Kissing a teacher, in a classroom, on Parents' Day? 646 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:35,196 They wanted us to get more involved with the school. 647 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,364 Are you insane? 648 00:34:36,448 --> 00:34:39,367 No, but you are if you think I am discussing this with you. 649 00:34:39,451 --> 00:34:42,495 - When I heard I almost fainted. - How did you hear? 650 00:34:42,537 --> 00:34:45,915 I have friends. Headmaster Charleston's wife for one. 651 00:34:45,999 --> 00:34:47,584 That's great. 652 00:34:47,667 --> 00:34:51,463 The entire school is talking about it. And what do I say? How do I defend this? 653 00:34:51,546 --> 00:34:53,965 - It was a mistake. - A mistake? 654 00:34:54,049 --> 00:34:56,009 Is that what you call it? 655 00:34:56,092 --> 00:34:59,095 I tried to call it Al, but it would only answer to mistake. 656 00:34:59,179 --> 00:35:01,639 A mistake is when you throw out your credit card bill. 657 00:35:01,723 --> 00:35:04,184 A mistake is when you forget to RSVP to a dinner party. 658 00:35:04,267 --> 00:35:06,436 A mistake is when the gardeners miss trash day... 659 00:35:06,519 --> 00:35:10,148 and the barrels are full for a week. This, my girl, was not a mistake. 660 00:35:10,231 --> 00:35:13,568 - Do you even know this man? - No, this is the first time I'd seen him... 661 00:35:13,651 --> 00:35:16,363 there was just something about the way he held the chalk... 662 00:35:16,404 --> 00:35:18,031 This is not the time for your jokes. 663 00:35:18,073 --> 00:35:20,700 Yes, I knew him. I've been dating him. 664 00:35:20,784 --> 00:35:22,744 Why on earth would you date Rory's teacher? 665 00:35:22,827 --> 00:35:25,288 - That is none of your business. - It most certainly is. 666 00:35:25,372 --> 00:35:26,414 How do you figure that? 667 00:35:26,498 --> 00:35:28,792 When it affects my granddaughter it is my business. 668 00:35:28,875 --> 00:35:31,544 I don't wanna talk about this with you. 669 00:35:31,753 --> 00:35:33,671 I just wanna know what you were thinking. 670 00:35:33,755 --> 00:35:37,717 What was the reasoning? How on earth did you justify it to yourself? 671 00:35:37,801 --> 00:35:39,552 Max is a great guy. 672 00:35:41,096 --> 00:35:42,680 An amazing guy. 673 00:35:43,223 --> 00:35:45,558 He's smart. He's sweet. 674 00:35:47,977 --> 00:35:49,062 He cooks. 675 00:35:49,104 --> 00:35:51,523 So you decided to kiss him in your daughter's school. 676 00:35:51,606 --> 00:35:54,818 No, I decided to break up with him in my daughter's school... 677 00:35:54,901 --> 00:35:57,153 and the kissing part just happened. 678 00:35:57,237 --> 00:35:59,781 You always let your emotions get in the way. 679 00:35:59,864 --> 00:36:03,243 That's the problem with you, Lorelai. You don't think. 680 00:36:03,284 --> 00:36:04,869 Mom, please. 681 00:36:04,953 --> 00:36:07,914 - He's just a man, Lorelai. - No, he's not. 682 00:36:07,997 --> 00:36:12,335 Are you telling me this was all worth it because he was the love of your life? 683 00:36:12,418 --> 00:36:14,629 That this was the man for you? 684 00:36:15,380 --> 00:36:16,881 I don't know. 685 00:36:17,298 --> 00:36:19,008 He might have been. 686 00:36:19,968 --> 00:36:21,261 Excuse me. 687 00:36:28,184 --> 00:36:30,520 I told you he wouldn't date a teacher. 688 00:36:30,603 --> 00:36:32,689 I wish my mom would sleep with my teacher. 689 00:36:32,772 --> 00:36:35,275 It would make midterms a lot easier. 690 00:36:36,442 --> 00:36:38,403 Madeline, Louise, excuse us for a minute. 691 00:36:38,486 --> 00:36:40,947 - Catfight. - Go! 692 00:36:43,324 --> 00:36:44,909 You're not going to kiss me, are you? 693 00:36:44,993 --> 00:36:47,370 - What is wrong with you? - Nothing, I'm great. 694 00:36:47,453 --> 00:36:48,913 You've spent the past two weeks... 695 00:36:48,997 --> 00:36:51,875 with your family's private problems printed in the newspaper... 696 00:36:51,958 --> 00:36:53,626 for everyone to read and talk about. 697 00:36:53,668 --> 00:36:57,130 I saw how you walked around here. I saw how much you hated it... 698 00:36:57,213 --> 00:36:59,465 and then you pull something like this? 699 00:36:59,507 --> 00:37:01,175 Doesn't that seem crazy to you? 700 00:37:01,259 --> 00:37:03,720 Do you have any idea how many people you've hurt? 701 00:37:03,803 --> 00:37:06,097 Forget me and my mom. What about Mr. Medina? 702 00:37:06,180 --> 00:37:07,807 He likes you. He encourages you. 703 00:37:07,891 --> 00:37:11,728 He holds up your papers and tells the class how great you are. 704 00:37:12,604 --> 00:37:16,065 And then you turn around and spread stories about him. 705 00:37:16,524 --> 00:37:20,236 Whatever. Forget it. You have no idea what I'm talking about. 706 00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:22,155 I do like Mr. Medina. 707 00:37:22,322 --> 00:37:23,990 I'd take some dance classes... 708 00:37:24,032 --> 00:37:27,619 because the way you express yourself needs a little work. 709 00:37:28,161 --> 00:37:31,873 I probably shouldn't have told people what I saw. 710 00:37:31,956 --> 00:37:34,500 - No, you shouldn't have. - I'm sorry. 711 00:37:35,877 --> 00:37:40,173 Things have been not good lately. 712 00:37:40,381 --> 00:37:41,341 I know. 713 00:37:41,424 --> 00:37:45,219 I just didn't want them talking about me anymore, that's all. 714 00:37:45,845 --> 00:37:48,181 - It worked. - Yeah. 715 00:37:49,766 --> 00:37:53,019 - Lf you ever wanna talk... - We are not friends. 716 00:37:53,061 --> 00:37:54,520 That I know. 717 00:37:55,313 --> 00:37:59,650 But if you ever do want to talk about... 718 00:37:59,734 --> 00:38:01,819 I will, if I want to. 719 00:38:02,820 --> 00:38:05,239 - Okay. - But I probably won't. 720 00:38:06,532 --> 00:38:08,910 - That's fine. - But if I do... 721 00:38:08,993 --> 00:38:11,204 - I'm around. - Okay. 722 00:38:12,830 --> 00:38:14,165 I'm going now. 723 00:38:14,248 --> 00:38:15,917 - Bye. - Bye. 724 00:38:20,421 --> 00:38:21,964 I doubt I will. 725 00:38:22,590 --> 00:38:24,675 I'm not holding my breath. 726 00:38:32,308 --> 00:38:34,769 There. Squash blossoms. 727 00:38:35,269 --> 00:38:37,730 All large enough for you to stuff and fry up... 728 00:38:37,772 --> 00:38:41,442 and serve to the desensitized masses who just want what they know. 729 00:38:41,526 --> 00:38:43,903 Hurrah! Mediocrity wins again. 730 00:38:44,821 --> 00:38:46,948 I'm not even gonna charge you for these. 731 00:38:47,031 --> 00:38:49,534 I am not gonna profit off the death of creativity. 732 00:38:49,617 --> 00:38:52,870 I would rather starve myself than know that my food was paid for... 733 00:38:52,954 --> 00:38:55,248 by the lowered expectations of the American public. 734 00:38:55,289 --> 00:38:57,333 - Jackson. - What? 735 00:38:58,584 --> 00:39:01,295 Would you like to go to dinner sometime... 736 00:39:01,379 --> 00:39:02,588 with me? 737 00:39:04,423 --> 00:39:05,550 Okay. 738 00:39:17,770 --> 00:39:18,980 Thanks. 739 00:39:25,153 --> 00:39:27,655 Mister, wanna buy a really nice copy of Proust? 740 00:39:27,738 --> 00:39:30,283 - How you doing? - Well, you know. 741 00:39:30,366 --> 00:39:32,952 - You? - I'm you-knowing also. 742 00:39:37,498 --> 00:39:39,333 That Parents' Day is fun. 743 00:39:40,126 --> 00:39:42,253 It was a big hit this year. 744 00:39:44,547 --> 00:39:48,175 Look, the other day, we were going skating and Rory said: 745 00:39:48,342 --> 00:39:50,469 'Why don't we invite Max to come along with us?' 746 00:39:50,553 --> 00:39:54,098 - That was a little weird for me. - Me, too. I don't skate. 747 00:39:54,682 --> 00:39:58,311 She's never really referred to anyone I've dated by their first name before. 748 00:39:58,352 --> 00:40:00,688 I've always kept her out of that part of my life... 749 00:40:00,771 --> 00:40:02,732 so it was like 'the mustache guy'... 750 00:40:02,815 --> 00:40:05,359 'the earring guy,' 'the peg leg guy. ' 751 00:40:05,443 --> 00:40:07,820 So you have a thing for pirates. 752 00:40:08,487 --> 00:40:11,657 She never called anyone by their name before. 753 00:40:12,325 --> 00:40:13,868 She likes you. 754 00:40:14,410 --> 00:40:15,786 She likes us. 755 00:40:15,870 --> 00:40:19,373 So my mind instantly went to, 'What if we break up? She'll be crushed. ' 756 00:40:19,457 --> 00:40:23,419 And then my next thought was, 'Oh, my God. What if we break up? 757 00:40:23,502 --> 00:40:27,173 'I'll be crushed. ' Then, as you know, all hell broke loose. 758 00:40:27,381 --> 00:40:28,716 I understand. 759 00:40:28,799 --> 00:40:31,177 I freaked out. I'm so sorry. 760 00:40:32,595 --> 00:40:34,680 I never meant to treat you like that. 761 00:40:34,722 --> 00:40:37,224 I'm not very good at this. Ask Skippy. 762 00:40:37,308 --> 00:40:40,478 - Skippy? - I'm so sorry. 763 00:40:41,979 --> 00:40:44,690 I was called into Headmaster Charleston's office today. 764 00:40:44,732 --> 00:40:46,942 Let me guess. He put his arm around you and said: 765 00:40:47,026 --> 00:40:49,487 'I don't understand why you kids can't work this out. ' 766 00:40:49,570 --> 00:40:52,490 He said I was jeopardizing my career and future at Chilton. 767 00:40:52,573 --> 00:40:56,243 At first I was incensed, outraged. 'How dare he?' 768 00:40:57,244 --> 00:40:59,747 And then I realized that he was right. 769 00:40:59,789 --> 00:41:02,958 What happened the other day was completely unprofessional. 770 00:41:03,042 --> 00:41:07,171 I never in my life would have considered pulling off something like this. 771 00:41:07,254 --> 00:41:08,381 He should've fired me. 772 00:41:08,422 --> 00:41:09,882 - But he didn't. - Not yet. 773 00:41:09,924 --> 00:41:13,052 The word 'probation' was tossed around quite a bit, though. 774 00:41:13,177 --> 00:41:15,805 - I'm sorry. - I was the one who started the kiss. 775 00:41:15,888 --> 00:41:18,432 I'm the one who knocked it up to NC-17. 776 00:41:18,516 --> 00:41:21,435 I honestly did not think this was going to be so complicated. 777 00:41:21,519 --> 00:41:22,520 I know. 778 00:41:22,603 --> 00:41:26,232 You told me it would be. I didn't listen. I didn't want to. 779 00:41:26,941 --> 00:41:28,442 It's not your fault. 780 00:41:28,526 --> 00:41:31,404 If I hadn't acted like a two-year-old and tried to run away... 781 00:41:31,445 --> 00:41:33,739 and pretend that you weren't what you are to me... 782 00:41:33,823 --> 00:41:35,991 then we wouldn't have fought, or kissed... 783 00:41:36,075 --> 00:41:38,077 and I wouldn't have humiliated my daughter... 784 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:40,996 and the whole thing would have been fine. 785 00:41:43,666 --> 00:41:46,252 I do not know what to do here. 786 00:41:48,546 --> 00:41:51,674 I've never been in a relationship like this before. 787 00:41:51,757 --> 00:41:54,802 - I'm not thinking straight. - I know. Me either. 788 00:41:55,344 --> 00:41:58,013 - That was a great kiss. - Beyond great. 789 00:42:00,766 --> 00:42:04,353 Maybe we need to take a little time away from each other. 790 00:42:07,314 --> 00:42:08,441 Okay. 791 00:42:09,483 --> 00:42:11,277 Just to figure out... 792 00:42:11,694 --> 00:42:14,196 how to do this so it's not so hard. 793 00:42:14,655 --> 00:42:16,532 Sure, that makes sense. 794 00:42:17,700 --> 00:42:19,994 I don't have any other answers right now. 795 00:42:20,077 --> 00:42:22,454 No, you're absolutely right. 796 00:42:25,332 --> 00:42:27,626 I really, really like you, Max Medina. 797 00:42:29,003 --> 00:42:31,505 I really, really like you, Lorelai Gilmore. 798 00:42:32,965 --> 00:42:35,801 So long as we have that straightened out. 799 00:42:37,344 --> 00:42:38,971 Goodbye, Lorelai. 800 00:42:41,348 --> 00:42:42,433 Bye. 801 00:42:58,657 --> 00:43:00,326 Mom, I'm home!