[7.4/10] Definitely enjoyed this one. In the early going, my favorite parts of this show are Lorelai and Emily's conflicts with one another, and from the lived-in and hilarious scene with all the Gilmores at the dinner table, to the argument between the two of them in the other room, to Emily trying to prime Richard for the golf date with Rory, this made for an enjoyable and yet down-to-earth proxy war between them.
I really enjoyed the thematic stuff going on here. Emily very much wants Rory to be a part of their world and to have a closer connection to her granddaughter. That's understandable and well-motivated. And by the same token, Lorelai is torn between two competing impulses -- one where she is proud at having broken off from her parents and worried about her daughter being sucked into that world, and one where she doesn't want to let her own hang-ups stand in the way of her daughter's wants or her happiness, even if they're not the things that would make Lorelai happy. That's complex emotional stuff, and I appreciate the way the show handles it.
On top of that, Richard and Rory together are kind of adorable. The two of them being very different but finding common ground is done in a sweet and convincing fashion. There's plenty of fun observational humor at the country club (the recurring "most odious woman in the world" shtick kept me chuckling), and seeing the pair of them who each didn't really want to do this finding out that they like spending time together should be cheesy but felt real and understated enough to work like gangbusters.
There's two parts of the episode I didn't really care for, though. The first is that the random comedy of the side characters is really hit or miss. I love pretty much every interaction with Michel, but everything from Miss Patty's dance lessons to Sookie having what amounts to a lover's quarrel over strawberries with her supplier are a little too broad for my tastes.
The second is that the show didn't dramatize Lorelai's conflict well at the end of the episode. It's a solid tack that Lorelai, not wanting to reveal her frustrations that Rory actually enjoyed herself, would take it out in her daughter in other ways. But the whole "you stole my sweater" thing is a really cheesy way to do that, and the ensuing scene, where Lorelai basically spells out the otherwise subtly-done emotional conflict the episode laid out, robs the storyline of some of its force. Still, their reconciliation is sweet enough, bolstered by the endearing chemistry the two women have, and the end note, where Emily subtly gloats, Richard goes off with Rory, and Lorelai is trying to be good but clearly worried, is a well done conclusion.
Overall it's a great idea for an episode founded on a strong and meaningful emotional conflict, that falters somewhat at the end when the show gets too obvious about it.
I start to dislike sookie st james's attitudes. She jumped to street and caused a cyclor to fall from bike and she did not see. She is so rackless, insensitive.
The interesting thing is that noone tells her what she has did. AT first episode, in the kitchen she did lots of things but noone says about it to her. It is maybe Surreal humour but it is not so good.
grandchild and granddad was at golf club. I did not expect it. All became because of emily. She connected all family together .
As if we wouldn't recognize Sean Gunn, ONE episode after playing a different character?!
Shout by MrsReid187BlockedParentSpoilers2022-07-16T10:09:55Z
This one was so cute I love the relationship Rory and her grandad are building.