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Gilmore Girls Season 7 Episode 1
28-Sep-2006
Written by: Vanessa Yara
It isn’t September, it’s just the next day.
Last season the girls were devastated when Logan went to London so he could finally grow up, and Luke decided he still couldn't get married especially in response to Lorelai's ultimatum. So Lorelai decides to go sleep with her baby's (Rory) daddy Christopher.
This season premiere decides to pick up with that whole "it's just the next day" thing instead of going the route of admitting this is September and gradually revealing what happened over the summer. I prefer the latter, but that's just because I'm a stickler for continuity.
So, Rory awakens the next day to see that Logan has left her a gift box. Inside is a model rocket ship. She doesn't "get it" but pretends to when he calls her. Luke tries to speak to Lorelai the next day but she isn't having it and stands firm by their break-up. At the Inn, Sookie is in denial about the break-up until Lorelai gives us some vintage "Gilmore Girls" by explaining her relationship with Luke was like driving in a car. Only in this car, Luke just won't let Lorelai inside. He is so closed off from her that she's just hanging from the bumper and she is sick of scraping along the ground already. Only it was much more eloquent and a lot quicker when Lorelai explained it.
Rory is totally bored without her loser boyfriend so she decides to stop by the Inn. Lorelai tells her the engagement is off but doesn't want to talk about it. The girls decide they must do something that will keep them from talking, and at Michel's suggestion, choose racquetball. They reserve a court but find themselves sitting on the court's floor discussing the possible meanings of the rocket. When they finally decide to play, Lorelei bats the ball into her eye.
Rory heads into town to find ice and steak for her mama's eye when she gets caught up in the latest town hoopla. Taylor has installed a traffic light camera and now Kirk shall run the red light to demonstrate its effectiveness. I think we all know how this will end. The light, of course, is at the corner of Luke's diner. He and Rory make eye contact and give each other an awkward wave. Kirk drives through the red light and is quickly blinded by the camera's flash before crashing through Luke's diner. Not the least bit entertaining.
Rory goes home with her supplies and finds Lorelai has packed up several boxes containing things belonging to or once used by Luke, including the spatula. Later that night, the entire living room is boxed up and Lorelai decides to retire upstairs while Rory continues to Google possible rocket solutions.
Once upstairs, Lorelai receives a call from Christopher who assures her, "Don't worry this isn't a booty call." I thought it was funny, Lorelai thought it was too 1990s. I guess she's just much hipper than I am. Lorelai tells Christopher they can't be together so he should just back off. Only she was much nicer about it.
Later that night, Rory wakes her mama up because her searching has finally revealed the rocket mystery. Rory recounts the night she and Logan caught an episode of the "Twilight Zone" in which an astronaut meets the woman of his dreams before going into space for 40 years. The astronaut would be held in suspended animation so he would return the same age while the woman will have aged 40 years. The astronaut finally returns only he is 40 years older because he didn't allow the suspended animation in order to be the same age as the woman, who, it turns out, had herself held in suspended animation in order to match him. Rory recalls at the end of the episode, Logan said that was true love. And, aha, that's what the rocket means, Rory is his true love. Lorelai tells Rory that that settles it and she must meet him in London for the summer.
Rory calls Logan and before she can even mention a visit, he tells her he is FedExing her a plane ticket. Rory is all excited until he reveals it is for Christmas vacation. Although disappointed, Rory stays cheery during the call.
The next day, Luke comes to the house. Lorelai insists it is over but Luke explains, "Life isn't real to me unless you're there." Awww. Luke goes on to take Lorelai up on last season's, I mean, last night's offer to go elope in Maryland. Luke has worked himself up while trying to propose and then Lorelai blurts out she slept with Christopher. Luke says nothing and just gets in his truck, slams the door and leaves. Hmm, well, I don't mean to quote a show I absolutely despise but... they were on a break. I'm just saying.
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