1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:03,080 Hello? Gilmore residence. 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:04,440 Hey, mom, it's me. 3 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:05,800 I just wanted to leave you a message 4 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,560 letting you know that unfortunately, I will not be able to come by tonight 5 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,240 to take a look at your new curtains. 6 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:11,560 Lorelai, it's me. 7 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,280 - So, sorry I missed you, but - - You didn't miss me. 8 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:15,680 For heaven's sakes, I'm right here. 9 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:17,080 - Hello? - Hello? Lorelai? 10 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:18,560 - Hello? - Hello? 11 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:19,920 Huh. That's weird. 12 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:21,920 I don't know if your machine just cut me off. 13 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,320 Is something wrong with this phone? 14 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:25,120 Anyway, uh, something came up, 15 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,800 and I just have to take a rain check on the curtain check. 16 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,320 I'm sure they're beautiful. 17 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,160 No one knows how to pick out curtains like you. 18 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,200 You're the curtain queen. 19 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,200 Hello? Lorelai, can you hear me? 20 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,360 Anyway, have a good night, curtain queen. 21 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,080 Give my best to dad. Bye. 22 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,680 Lorelai? Hello? Hello? 23 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,680 See? I told you it would work. 24 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,520 Wow. How did you even think to - 25 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,520 Well, it's natural instincts honed by years of experience. 26 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:48,360 Wow. 27 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,320 Yeah. Fight or flight, you know. Fight or flight. 28 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:51,400 And I just did my nails, so... 29 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:52,920 - Flight. - Flight. 30 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:54,600 Wow. 31 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,440 Où est la station de métro la plus proche? 32 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,360 "Where is the nearest subway station?" 33 00:01:58,400 --> 00:01:59,440 Yeah. 34 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,440 Ou est-ce que je peux acheter un billet? 35 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,040 - "Where can I buy a ticket?" - The hunter and gatherer has returned. 36 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:07,960 Hey. Listen to how good I've gotten. 37 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,080 Pouvez-vous me donner un plan de métro, s'il vous plaît? 38 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,080 "Could I have a map of the subway, please?" 39 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,640 Could I have a map of the subway, please? 40 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,120 - Impressive. - Right? 41 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:20,520 I'm practically fluent. 44 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:25,800 "You're welcome. " 45 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,280 Duh. 46 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:29,920 I thought our stomachs should start adjusting to french cuisine, 47 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:31,840 so I got croissants and café au lait. 48 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:33,720 I thought café au lait was spanish. 49 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,080 No, it's french for "coffee and milk. " "Lait" is "milk. " 50 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:41,080 Really? I thought it was "café olé," like, "coffee! All right!" 51 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,520 You're kidding. 52 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,840 You're not kidding. You are. You're kidding. 53 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:45,960 I can't tell whether you're kidding. 54 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,320 I'm a woman of mystery. 55 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,360 You know, you might want to try repeating some of those words in french. 56 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:50,040 No. 57 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:51,440 We leave for Paris in two weeks. 58 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,120 Yes, but I don't have to actually speak french. 59 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:54,520 I just have to sound french. 60 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,200 That way, if the parisians find me just another uncouth american, 61 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,160 I can tell them my sad story. 62 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,040 "I was born in Marseille, 63 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:05,120 "and my parents were killed in a très tragique accident. 64 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,600 "And so I was sent to the states 65 00:03:07,640 --> 00:03:10,040 "and adopted by the evil Gilmores, 66 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,400 "who refused to let me speak french, 67 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,600 "but I never forgot the accent of my mother country. " 68 00:03:16,640 --> 00:03:18,360 That's a complicated backstory. 69 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,080 I've led a complicated life. 70 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,680 - Somebody gets a lot of mail. - Yeah, well, I'm a popular gal. 71 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,560 Also, my system is, I only open my mail once a month. 72 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,240 Your system is to open your mail once a month? 73 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:29,440 12 times a year, you know, 74 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,640 because if you open your mail more than that, 75 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,680 you get a lot of mattress fliers and bills and another bill. 76 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:36,720 This way, I open it once a month, 77 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,960 and I get letters from people who still write letters 78 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,960 and shampoo samples and fun stuff. 79 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:43,560 It's fun. 80 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:45,280 Hey, what's this? 81 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:46,680 Something from Yale? 82 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,520 About the parents' weekend. We should go. 83 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:49,960 - Nah. - Why no? 84 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:51,120 I'm sure it already happened. 85 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,280 No, it's happening this weekend. Come on. Could be fun. 86 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,120 I got to wash my hair. 87 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:56,480 Why don't you want to go? 88 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:57,560 Because - my hair. 89 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,360 Looks great when it's dirty. The oil gives it a kinf of sheen and gloss. 90 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,440 Parents' weekend is for lame-o parents whose kids hate them, 91 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:05,440 so they need a school-sanctioned event so they all spend time together. 92 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,360 A professor of geology is giving a tour of the Peabody Museum. 93 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:09,680 My kid likes me. 94 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,560 I can go to Yale any time I want. 95 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,400 51 weekends of the year is my parents' weekend. 96 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,200 "The gemstones of Yale. " How cool does that sound? 97 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:18,720 On a scale of 1 to 2? 98 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,280 Listen, parents' weekend is not an accurate portrait of the school, anyway. 99 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,000 They make special food. They gussy the place up. 100 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,440 They plant kids under trees reading Tolstoy, 101 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:29,800 so it all looks very collegiate and idyllic. 102 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:31,960 There's a brunch at Branford with the provost. 103 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,720 You know, I've always loved the word "provost. " 104 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,440 Although I have no idea who or what a provost is, 105 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,080 - it just sounds so... - Idyllic and collegiate? 106 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:38,880 Yes, or something from a deli counter. 107 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:40,560 "Extra provost on that, please. " 108 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:41,640 Do you really want to go? 109 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:43,320 It's parents' weekend, we're Rory's parents, 110 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:45,600 and we're together, and why not? 111 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,000 Come on, I'll help you shampoo your hair the night before. 112 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:48,920 All right. 113 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,120 But I have to work on sunday, so we'll have to go saturday, 114 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,400 and you'll have to give me a nice head massage 115 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,640 - when you wash my hair. - With shampoo samples. 116 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:56,720 - And blow it out. - Done. 117 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,480 - And braid it. - I'll french-braid it. 118 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,040 Ooh Ià Ià. Hello? 119 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,800 - Mom? - Bonjour, Rory. 120 00:05:01,840 --> 00:05:03,920 Well, if it isn't the orphan from Marseille. 121 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,600 C'est moi. What are you doing? 122 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,120 - Heading to class. - Class? 123 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,400 Yes, class, where they teach you all the college learnin'. 124 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:12,400 You're a senior. I thought no seniors went to class before noon. 125 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:13,800 Nerd alert! Nerd alert! 126 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:15,280 Says the woman saying "nerd alert!" 127 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,160 Hey, guess who's coming to parents' weekend. 128 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:18,760 Bunch of lame parents whose kids hate 'em. 129 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,840 - Yes, and your parents. - No way! 130 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,520 I got to keep you on your toes. When you think I'll zig, I'll zag. 131 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,760 Then, when you think I'm gonna zag, I do zag, 132 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,960 just to mess you up for the next time, when might zig. 133 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Dad's making you zag? 134 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,560 He's dying to meet the provost. 135 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:31,880 Well, who isn't? 136 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,840 It's your mom who's all about the provost. 137 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,680 I just wanted to see you and, you know, check it out. 138 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:37,520 And I wouldn't mind seeing the gemstones of Yale. 139 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,840 - The huh? - The gemstones. The Yale gemstones. 140 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:40,560 Oh, right. 141 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,240 So is it cool if we come? It's only for saturday. 142 00:05:42,280 --> 00:05:44,720 Yeah, it'd be great. I mean, saturday's gonna be pretty busy for me 143 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,200 'cause we have to put out a parents' weekend edition of the paper, 144 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:48,480 but I could definitely do lunch. 145 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,080 - She can do lunch. - All right, then we'll do lunch. 146 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:51,880 I'll have extra provost with mine. 147 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:53,960 Hey, after lunch, can we walk Hunky Dan? 148 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:54,880 You mean, Handsome Dan? 149 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,520 That's his official mascot name. 150 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,480 "Hunky Dan" is what I call him when we're alone. 151 00:05:58,520 --> 00:05:59,400 Mom, I got to go. 152 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,160 You know who'd make a great mascot? Paul Anka. 153 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:01,840 Mom- 154 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:03,880 I'm not sure he's the Ivy League type, though. He might need more 155 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,680 of a hacky-sacking, poetry-reading, tie-dyeing kind of place - 156 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,560 - Mom! - Like Reed or Oberlin, 157 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,840 where the air is sweet with the scent of patchouli. 158 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,040 Mom, I'm not missing the beginning of this lecture. 159 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,320 Nerd alert! Nerd alert! Nerd alert! 160 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:18,720 - What kind of sandwich is that, Luke? - Ham and cheese. 161 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,240 - Is it stinky cheese? - Cheddar. 162 00:06:20,280 --> 00:06:22,880 Because you really don't want to pack April a lunch with stinky cheese. 163 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,320 By lunchtime, the whole bag will smell, 164 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,040 and people won't believe it when she says it's just the cheese. 165 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,720 They'll think it's her. They'll think she's stinky. 166 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,000 Eat your breakfast, Kirk. 167 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:31,240 - Muffin? - Yes, muffin? 168 00:06:31,280 --> 00:06:32,520 No, I'm offering. 169 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,360 - Is it bran? - It's banana. 170 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:35,960 It could be banana-bran. 171 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,520 - It's just banana. - Okay. 172 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:39,000 - Butter? - Not too much. 173 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,120 - 11/2 pats. - Two pats is too much. 174 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,160 - 11/2. - April, your ride's here. 175 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:44,680 I'm coming! 176 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:46,880 - Got everything? - Yeah. 177 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:48,040 - Protractor? - I got it. 178 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:49,160 - Biology homework? - Yep. 179 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,280 - Extra sweater? - Green cardigan in my locker. 180 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:52,680 - Good, good. - Bye, dad. 181 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:54,600 - Wait, what about your swimsuit? - I got it. 182 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:56,200 You sure you don't need a ride to swim practice? 183 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,120 Megan's mom is taking me. I told you. 184 00:06:58,160 --> 00:06:59,920 She's coming! All right, so, look - 185 00:06:59,960 --> 00:07:02,560 I'll pick you up at 5:00, and I'll be there right after work. 186 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:03,840 - Okay. - Okay. All right. 187 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:05,840 All right, already! She's standing right here! Go! 188 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:07,200 All right. Bye. 189 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:09,800 I should go, too. 190 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,320 Have a good day, baby. 191 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:12,280 You too. 192 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,360 - Bye, Luke. - Bye, Lulu. 193 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,000 Could someone crack a window? Because I am suffocating. 194 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:23,760 - What? - Tell me you didn't see that. 195 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:24,800 See what, Kirk? 196 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:26,560 Lulu! She's smothering me! 197 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:27,720 Smothering you? 198 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,400 Everywhere I go, there she is. 199 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,240 I'm sitting at the movies. Who's sitting next to me? Lulu. 200 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:35,000 I go out to dinner. Who's sitting across from me? Lulu. 201 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,000 I'm hanging out on the couch, watching TV. 202 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,360 Who's right there next to me? 203 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:40,040 - Your mother. - And Lulu. 204 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,400 And at least mother respects my personal space. 205 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,680 Sometimes when you're watching "Antiques Roadshow," 206 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,800 you just don't want somebody tickling your arm. 207 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:54,800 Bye again. 208 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,080 You're pitiful. 209 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:03,400 I'm just telling you how it is. 210 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,840 You don't tell me how it is. I tell you how it is. 211 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,440 - No, you don't. - Yes, I do. 212 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,880 You think you do, but you don't. That's what I'm trying to tell you. 213 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,000 You're telling me that you tell me how it is? 214 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,160 That's what I'm telling you. 215 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,120 - We'll just see about that. Lorelai? - Busy. 216 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,040 - We have a question. - Busy, busy bee. 217 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,040 Sookie's under the mistaken impression that she will be 218 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,600 in charge of the front desk while you are in Paris. 219 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,680 I informed her that that job falls to me. 220 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,720 Could you please clear this up for her? 221 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,800 Did I not mention how busy I am? Busy, like a bee. Bzzz! 222 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:30,080 Lorelai! 223 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,520 Michel, while I am away, you're in charge of the front desk. 224 00:08:33,560 --> 00:08:35,760 However, Sookie is a co-owner of the Inn, 225 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,080 so she is in charge in charge. 226 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,960 That is preposterous. She does not know the first thing 227 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,760 about running the front desk. 228 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,080 All I have to know is how to tell your sorry behind 229 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,400 to stand at the front desk and be courteous 230 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,680 and to check those nice people in and out. 231 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,040 - Sorry. - Absurd. 232 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,240 That's right - back to your station! 233 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,080 Really? Was that really necessary? 234 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:57,280 - What? - To provoke him like that. 235 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:58,640 You know how sensitive he is. 236 00:08:58,680 --> 00:09:00,640 Well, I'm sorry. He's been driving me crazy. 237 00:09:00,680 --> 00:09:02,600 He keeps referring to himself as my supervisor 238 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,320 and insisting that I call him "captain. " 239 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,040 Well now I have to deal all day with sulky, pouty Michel. 240 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,160 He's a big baby. 241 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,360 He should come to work wearing a diaper and carrying a rattle. 242 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:12,800 Maybe while I'm gone, you can get him to do that. 243 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,120 Hello? 244 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:16,280 Oh, hi. 245 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:17,960 - Are you Sookie St. James? - That's me. 246 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,240 I'm Harvey Tuttle. I just took over the Tillman farm. 247 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,000 Oh, yeah. Congratulations. Beautiful property. 248 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,400 Thank you. I still can't quite believe it's all mine. 249 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:26,840 Anyhow, this is my first crop, 250 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,440 and I'm offering free samples to all the local restaurants. 251 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,560 Got some eggplant, some zucchini, some tomatoes here. 252 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,640 Oh, thank you, but I already have a vegetable supplier. 253 00:09:35,680 --> 00:09:37,800 Well, you know, technically, tomatoes are a fruit. 254 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,160 Ah. Fair point. 255 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,280 Well, I have a vegetable and fruit supplier. 256 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:42,920 - How about legumes? - And legumes. 257 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,240 That's okay. Why don't you go ahead and take this batch anyway? 258 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,000 - Oh, no, no, no. - On the house. 259 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:49,200 If you like it and feel like passing my name along to someone, 260 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:50,680 I'd greatly appreciate it. 261 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,600 - Okay. I will do that. - Thank you. 262 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,480 It was nice meeting you, Sookie. 263 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,320 Nice to meet you, too. 264 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,200 Come on! Everybody should be in the locker room! 265 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,120 Allison, Haley, no running. 266 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:05,680 My towel's all wet. 267 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:07,600 That's what happens when you throw it in the pool, Laura. 268 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,200 It's a terrific lesson in cause and effect. 269 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,920 Now, squeeze it out and go get changed. 270 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:14,720 Thank you. 271 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,760 - Hi, there. - Hi. I'm Luke Danes. 272 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,560 April's dad. She talks a lot about you. 273 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:21,960 Yeah, you must be coach Bennett. 274 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:22,840 - Susan. - Yeah. 275 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:24,320 - Nice to meet you. - Yeah. You too. 276 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,080 April's in the locker room. She should be right out. 277 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:26,880 Okay. 278 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:28,160 She's doing really great - 279 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,240 definitely one of our most enthusiastic swimmers. 280 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:31,680 Yeah, she really seems to love it. 281 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:33,680 Good natural technique, too. Does she get that from you? 282 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,400 Oh, no, not me. No, I don't really know how to swim. 283 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:37,840 - Seriously? - Yeah. 284 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:39,920 I mean, I could doggy-paddle to shore in a pinch, 285 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:41,920 but I never really learned formally, you know. 286 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:43,160 Luke, that's not good. 287 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:44,360 I'm pretty good on land, though. 288 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:45,720 You need to be certified. 289 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:48,240 You take April to pools, lakes, the ocean. 290 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,040 I never really thought about that. 291 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,240 No worries. I teach an adult swim class saturday mornings for 11/2 hour. 292 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,360 It's an 8-week course. And in fact, I started new classes last week, 293 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,400 so if you came this saturday, you'll really not have missed much at all. 294 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,120 Oh, I-I don't know. 295 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,760 Luke, this is not something I would wait on. 296 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,320 Well, I - Yeah, okay. I guess I could do that. 297 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:07,200 Great. 298 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,280 - Hey, dad. - Hey. 299 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:10,600 Oh, this is coach Bennett. 300 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:11,640 Yeah, we were just meeting. 301 00:11:11,680 --> 00:11:13,640 Well, did she tell you I'm gonna swim the 100-meter butterfly 302 00:11:13,680 --> 00:11:16,320 and the 4x100-meter freestyle at our meet next week? 303 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:17,600 No, but that's great! 304 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,760 I mean, I'm not anchor or anything, but I'm still pretty fast. 305 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,280 And getting faster all the time. 306 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,200 And hey, your dad's gonna take a swim class with me. 307 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,040 Really? You are? 308 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:26,960 Well, yeah. 309 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,560 Do you even own a bathing suit? 310 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,520 Yeah, I do. I mean, it's not a Speedo or anything. 311 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,920 That is the funniest thing I have ever - 312 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,040 can we call mom and tell her from the car? 313 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:40,600 Yeah. 314 00:11:42,560 --> 00:11:45,720 Grass is just not this green - not outside of "Pleasantville," it isn't. 315 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:47,560 So, what exactly are you saying? 316 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,320 I'm suggesting they brought in sod. 317 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,880 - You suspect sod. - Yes, yes, or spray paint. 318 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,280 Maybe they spray-painted the grass when they spray-painted these trees 319 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,680 'cause there's autumnal foliage and then there's autumnal foliage. 320 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,080 It's over the top, people. 321 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,480 You're onto them. Hey, you think Yale piped in this crisp fall smell? 322 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,880 Uh, yeah, because Yale is crafty, Yale is smart. 323 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,400 Yale is Yale, after all. 324 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,840 Have fun, you two! Go, Bulldogs! 325 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:10,680 Hello. 326 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:11,640 Hi! 327 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:12,880 Let me ask you something. 328 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,440 Do you really go here, or are you an actress hired by Yale? 329 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,000 What? I go here. I go here. 330 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:20,360 You're good. I almost believe you. 331 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:21,120 I'm sorry? 332 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,200 Hi. We're Rory Gilmore's parents. 333 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:27,200 Well, Rory Gilmore's parents, welcome to parents' weekend. 334 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,360 - Here's a parents' packet. - Fabulous. 335 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,200 Inside, you should find a map of the campus. You are here. 336 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:32,960 So we are. 337 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,560 A schedule of the weekend's events and a nametag. 338 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:37,280 Thanks. Great. Go, Bulldogs. 339 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,640 I was just gonna say that. Have fun, you two. 340 00:12:39,680 --> 00:12:40,720 - Okay. - Thank you. 341 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,560 Hey, let's be Laverne and Shirley. 342 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:43,400 What? No. 343 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,320 Antony and Cleopatra? F. Scott and Zelda? 344 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:46,480 Zinf and Del? 345 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,760 I think I'll stick with my own name. 346 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,600 Pbht! Señor boring pants? Mr. Stick-in-the-mud? 347 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,240 "A cappella," "a cappella. " Hmm-hmm. 348 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,400 There's a terrifying number of a- cappella jams this weekend. 349 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,320 What exactly is an a- cappella jam? 350 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:01,000 I don't know, but it sure sounds painful. 351 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:02,280 Hey. We're here. 352 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,160 Hey. See if you can get that editorial to fit on one page. 353 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:06,080 So, you're here. 354 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:07,720 With bells on, and nothing else, 355 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,720 except leg warmers, roller skates, and Groucho Marx glasses. 356 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:12,480 - How classy. - Hi, Rory! 357 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,680 Well, we're your parents. We're supposed to embarrass you. 358 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:15,720 Are you at the paper? 359 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,600 Yes, I am, indeed. Where are you guys? 360 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,880 We are near a big brick building and a big tree. 361 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:22,320 - Are you near there? - Possibly. 362 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,560 We have a lot of brick buildings and old trees here at Yale. 363 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,760 Tell her we're by the L-shaped building that from the top 364 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:28,240 looks like a polaroid camera. 365 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,360 Believe it or not, I don't know what Yale's buildings 366 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:31,360 look like from the sky. 367 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:32,800 How ignorant of you, honey. 368 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,560 Rory says she doesn't give two figs about Yale architecture. 369 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:36,960 Not two figs? 370 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,240 11/2 figs is all I'll give. 371 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:39,480 So how are things at the paper? 372 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:41,680 Busy but good. I should be done by lunch. 373 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:44,240 We got this schedule of events. Any recommendations? 374 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:45,400 Brunch with the provost! 375 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:46,680 I might like to tour the Peabody 376 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:48,680 or maybe catch one of the faculty lectures - 377 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,080 There's one called "Plagues and pleasures" with professor Summers. 378 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:54,040 Summers is good. He's a bigwig in the world of molecular biophysics. 379 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:54,880 Sounds hard. 380 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:56,160 I doubt there'll be an exam. 381 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,120 How about "the extravagant universe" with professor Quincy? 382 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,440 Hey, what is with all the a cappella? 383 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,760 There's a cappella, a cappella, morning, noon, and night. 384 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:05,400 I'm not sure I can take that much a cappella. 385 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,440 Then you should avoid arches. A-cappella groups tend to hang out under arches. 386 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,560 Arches and any other places with good acoustics. 387 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:11,480 Thanks for the tip. 388 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,720 If you hear a pitch pipe, run. I got to get back to work. 389 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:15,680 Okay, we're gonna have brunch with the provost... 390 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:17,720 or on the provost - it's still unclear. 391 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:19,600 - Bye, mom. - Bye. 392 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:20,760 Hey. 393 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,440 What is with your nametag? 394 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:23,160 What do you mean? 395 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:24,520 It's in the middle of your chest. 396 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:25,160 So? 397 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:26,880 So, you're supposed to wear it off to the side. 398 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:28,560 Who wears a nametag in the middle of their chest? 399 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:29,920 - Superman. - Superman's "S"? 400 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:31,320 That was not a nametag. That was an emblem. 401 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:32,760 So, this is my emblem. 402 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,480 "Hello, I'm Rory Gilmore's dad, Christopher" is your emblem? 403 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:37,000 Yes. Yes, it is. 404 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,520 I'm gonna have to ask you to walk 15 feet in front of me. 405 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:44,080 And breathe in. And blow. 406 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:48,880 And breathe in. And blow. 407 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:50,400 Good, Luke. 408 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,080 But try not to take such shallow breaths. 409 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,480 Try to take slower, deeper breaths from your diaphragm. 410 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,360 - Feel that? - Yeah. 411 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,080 I'm having a little trouble getting deep breaths over here. 412 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:01,840 You're doing fine, Ronald. 413 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,480 Now you stopped breathing altogether. 414 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:06,720 - Just try and relax. - Okay. 415 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,520 It's okay. You'll get the hang of it. 416 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,240 All right, everybody. That's it. Good work. 417 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:14,040 You did good today. 418 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:15,600 - Yeah? Thanks. - Yeah. 419 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,080 You caught right up. 420 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:19,080 I'll have you swimming like a fish in no time. 421 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:20,280 Oh, good. Thank you. 422 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:22,040 So... you eat? 423 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:23,720 - Eat? - Food. 424 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,080 I was thinking you could call me, and we could get a bite to eat. 425 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:27,800 Uh, yeah, sure, sure. 426 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,240 Here. Here's the Young Dolphins' contact sheet. 427 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:31,640 My number's right at the top. 428 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:33,760 Okay. Great. Thanks. 429 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,560 - See you soon. - Bye. 430 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,360 Look at this propaganda. 431 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,400 Belgian waffles, cloth napkins. 432 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:41,720 I've had breakfast here before, 433 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,560 and it was paper napkins and american cereal all the way. 434 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,880 Yeah - lox, capers, itty-bitty bagels? 435 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:48,160 Pack of lies. 436 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:49,360 Coffee? 437 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:50,360 Uh, coffee. 438 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:51,320 Coffee. 439 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:52,760 I'm Lou, Ethan Morton's dad. 440 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:53,480 Cheers. 441 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,240 I'm Christopher. This is Lorelai. We're Rory Gilmore's parents. 442 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:58,680 Rory Gilmore? Sure. She's a senior, right? 443 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,080 Wow. Did you memorize the student facebook? 444 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,880 The masthead of the Yale Daily News. 445 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,040 Ethan's an aspiring journalist and a big fan of your daughter's. 446 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:07,800 I love that Rory has fans. 447 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,520 Maybe we should set up a lunch or something so Rory could meet Ethan. 448 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,240 Lou, honestly. 449 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,040 I apologize on behalf of my husband, 450 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,880 who can't seem to remember that Ethan already got into Yale. 451 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,760 The pressure's off. He doesn't need his booster club anymore. 452 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:20,520 Daisy. 453 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,160 Hi. Lorelai and Christopher. We're Rory Gilmore's parents. 454 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:25,680 Oh, Rory Gilmore's parents. 455 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,600 Oh! Where did you get the darling little bagels? 456 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,240 Oh, they're right over here. I'll show you. 457 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,840 You know, Ethan really is an incredible journalist. 458 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,360 He wrote this editorial for his high-school paper 459 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:37,080 arguing that it should be legal to burn the american flag. 460 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:38,280 Insightful as hell. 461 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,200 I'd be glad to e-mail you a copy, if you want. 462 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:41,480 Where is the provost? 463 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,160 Aren't you dying to meet the provost? 464 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:44,680 Sorry if I was being a bit pushy. 465 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:46,120 No. Please. You're a proud dad. 466 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:47,920 Yeah. And we should be proud, right? 467 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,960 - Our kids done good. - Yeah. 468 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,600 It's just hard to let go, you know, after all those years 469 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:54,960 of looking over their homework and reading their papers, 470 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,360 practicing lines with them for the school play, 471 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,680 taking them to karate lessons, violin lessons, 472 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:01,280 S.A.T.- prep courses. 473 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:02,960 What about 5:00 a. m. hockey practice? 474 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:04,240 Science projects. 475 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,640 I helped Owen build a wave generator one year. 476 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:07,720 $3,200. 477 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,440 That's what it cost me to replace the kitchen tiles 478 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,480 when the thing exploded in the middle of the night. 479 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:13,680 - It exploded? - I sell ladies' shoes. 480 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,880 What do I know about wave generators? 481 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,240 Jake - Owen Huber's dad. 482 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,200 - I'm Christopher. I'm... - Rory Gilmore's dad. 483 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,120 I was just talking to your wife. 484 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:22,960 Um, actually, I'm not his wife. 485 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,520 I didn't say that you were. I was talking about his wife - Mrs. Gilmore. 486 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,640 She's over there by the mimosas. 487 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,120 Unbelievable. 488 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,000 I'm sorry. Will you excuse me? 489 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,240 I'm gonna go talk to Mrs. Gilmore. 490 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,080 Which lectures are you guys gonna hit? 491 00:17:37,120 --> 00:17:39,800 And I said to him, "they've tenured Bill Sunderland? 492 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,960 Who's next - Carmen Electra?" 493 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:44,240 Good one, mom. 494 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,840 Lorelai. If you'll excuse us? 495 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,040 - Lorelai. - Hi. 496 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:50,120 Well. My goodness. What on earth are you doing here? 497 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,920 What am I doing here? I think the question is, what are you doing here? 498 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:54,360 It's Yale parents' weekend. 499 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:55,880 Yes, but you are not a parent. 500 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:57,040 I still can't believe you're here. 501 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,120 Mother, it's parents' weekend. I'm a parent. 502 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:00,840 That's why I'm here. I'm a parent. 503 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:01,840 And I'm a grandparent. 504 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,240 Right. A grandparent, not a parent. 505 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,280 - A grandparent is a type of parent. - No, it's not. 506 00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:07,280 A grand piano is a type of piano, is it not? 507 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:10,160 Well, you got me there, Riddler, but I hope that logic works 508 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:11,880 when I crash grandparents' weekend. 509 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:14,520 Oh, please, Lorelai. Your father and I have been attending 510 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,120 Rory's parents' weekends here at Yale since her freshman year. 511 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:18,440 It's one of our little traditions. 512 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,880 Hello, Rachel. I'll see you at the field-hockey game? 513 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:24,240 It's one of your little traditions to pretend to be Rory's parents? 514 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:25,720 Lorelai. What a surprise. 515 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,280 Yes, it is a surprise. You know why? 'Cause you guys aren't parents. 516 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,600 - Why are you here? - I'm an alumnus, Lorelai. 517 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:32,200 Also a visiting faculty member. 518 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:33,760 And you'll remember, until recently, 519 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:37,080 your father and I were the ones taking responsibility for Rory's tuition. 520 00:18:37,120 --> 00:18:38,240 Yes, I remember. 521 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,480 We felt someone ought to attend, for Rory's sake. 522 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:41,960 It's obviously not your kind of thing. 523 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,600 What is that supposed to mean? 524 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:45,720 Well, I'm glad you're here. 525 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:47,520 Thank you. Me too. What's that supposed to mean? 526 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,880 You don't like these kinds of things - things with schedules and nametags. 527 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:52,280 You mock these kinds of things. 528 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,280 Well, I'm here. I'm not mocking. I'm brunching. 529 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,040 I think you'll find parents' weekend great fun. 530 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:58,600 Thank you. It is. I am - finding it great fun. 531 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,040 We always tour the campus, check in here at Branford, 532 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:02,920 maybe take in a faculty lecture or two, 533 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,280 and then take Rory out to dinner. 534 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:05,720 You're taking Rory to dinner? 535 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,120 We're going to chez Zinjustin this year, 536 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:09,880 a fabulous french restaurant. 537 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,200 They have a crème brûlée that is to die for. 538 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:13,200 Well, that sounds like fun. 539 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:16,040 Too bad you're gonna miss the tour of the gemstones of Yale. 540 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,120 The tour at Peabody? I thought that was much earlier. 541 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,200 Yes, well, it is - for the general public. 542 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,200 We signed up for a special evening one. 543 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,040 Chris and I signed up weeks ago. 544 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:24,960 Christopher's here? 545 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,360 Yes, 'cause he's a parent. It's his weekend, too. 546 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,880 So, we'll go to the tour 547 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,760 and then probably hit a few panels, go to the - 548 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,560 What is this you have on your nametag - "Zinf"? 549 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:35,880 What is "Zinf"? Some kind of joke? 550 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,920 Oh, it's an old, traditional Yale word... thingy. 551 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,600 What is that word - "Zinf"? Is it hebrew? 552 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:42,800 Why is it on your nametag? 553 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:44,840 You guys don't know? I thought you were all into Yale. 554 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:46,080 Hello, Emily. Richard. 555 00:19:46,120 --> 00:19:47,440 Christopher. Nice to see you. 556 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,000 Hey, Lor, professor Quincy's talk is about to start, 557 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:51,160 and I know you probably don't - 558 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,320 Don't want to miss a word. Yes, that's true. 559 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:57,440 Well, we've got to go. You enjoy your evening. 560 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,440 Astrophysics waits for no man. 561 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,960 When supernovae explode, they emit an energy 562 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,560 that is 4 billion times greater than the sun. 563 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,080 So powerful are these explosions that even though 564 00:20:12,120 --> 00:20:15,040 they're occurring halfway across the observable universe, 565 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,440 some 7 billion light-years away... 566 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:18,880 My parents have got a lot of nerve, you know? 567 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,080 That's one thing they've got, is nerve. 568 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:22,720 They should put it to good use - 569 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,120 start a knife-throwing contest or something. 570 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:26,240 Lor... 571 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,000 I mean, lunch? Please. 572 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:29,240 They get dinner, and we get lunch? 573 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,040 Lunch is such a booby prize. 574 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:32,720 ...we would be able to see 575 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,800 that the expansion of the universe was slowing down. 576 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,920 I just can't believe Rory didn't tell us that they were coming, you know. 577 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:43,840 Berate her. "Rory... you... little... rat. " 578 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:47,160 But we've learned that the expansion of the universe is not slowing down - 579 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:48,760 It's speeding up. 580 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:52,240 She says that she assumed that we knew they were coming. 581 00:20:52,280 --> 00:20:55,280 "When you assume, you make an -" 582 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:56,760 Shh! 583 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,840 Something else is happening in the universe 584 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,400 that is counteracting the powerful force of gravity, 585 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,680 and that's what we call "dark energy. " 586 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:08,200 Hey, you know what? We should have lunch at chez Zinjustin. 587 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,080 I hear they have a crème brûlée to die for. 588 00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:12,080 - Sure. Sounds good. - Okay. 589 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:14,800 You can't make a phone call in here. 590 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,680 I want to make sure we get a reservation. 591 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:17,880 ...back in the 1930s. 592 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,320 So, it may be that Einstein was right all along. 593 00:21:20,360 --> 00:21:23,760 Turns out the guy was pretty smart. 594 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,400 All right, are there any questions? 595 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:30,200 Yes? 596 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:31,840 Yeah, how can we tell whether dark energy 597 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,360 is the same thing as the cosmological constant? 598 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:35,880 Excellent question. 599 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,080 More thorough measurement from observatories on the ground, 600 00:21:39,120 --> 00:21:41,560 from the Hbble Space Telescope... 601 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,120 I was making ratatouille anyway. 602 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,480 Excuse me? 603 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,960 Perfectly good vegetables, and I was making ratatouille anyway, 604 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,120 and no sense in wasting them. 605 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:55,840 Did I miss something? 606 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,960 Not like there's anything to feel guilty about. 607 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,320 Jackson sells his vegetables all over town. 608 00:22:01,360 --> 00:22:03,480 I'm not just gonna throw these away. 609 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,320 Just because Lorelai is away does not mean that I'm obligated 610 00:22:06,360 --> 00:22:08,600 to listen to your incessant prattling. 611 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:11,040 I mean, it would be wrong to waste vegetables. 612 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:13,080 Wasting vegetables is wrong. 613 00:22:13,120 --> 00:22:15,160 I will listen to you on one condition. 614 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:16,600 Call me "captain. " 615 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,480 - No. - Fine. 616 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,960 Okay... captain. 617 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:24,960 Yes? 618 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,160 The point is that Jackson's vegetables are top-of-the-line, 619 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:29,200 first-rate. 620 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:33,080 But they're his vegetables, you know, and these aren't. 621 00:22:33,120 --> 00:22:34,760 These have something different to offer, 622 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,640 and I shouldn't feel guilty about - 623 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,480 You know what? It's not worth it. 624 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,440 It's just ratatouille, okay? 625 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,560 Nothing to get all riled up about. 626 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,320 Caesar, I'm back. 627 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,640 Hey, Luke, you want to grab a cold one tonight, 628 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,640 - bird-dog some chicas? - What? 629 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,680 As of 0700 this evening, I'm going to be a free man. 630 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:00,280 - You are? - I am. 631 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:04,160 Giving Lulu the old heave-ho, hitting the eject button. 632 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:05,200 Kirk? 633 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:06,640 I owe it all to you, buddy. 634 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:07,440 Me? 635 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:08,760 You inspired me. 636 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,520 I look at you, and I think, "this guy's doing it right. 637 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,400 Slave to no master. " 638 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,160 You come home at 3:00 in the morning - no one cares. 639 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,840 You want to eat dessert for dinner - no one cares. 640 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:21,200 You walk around in tube socks and tighty whities - 641 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:22,560 no one cares. 642 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:25,920 No one cares what you do or where you go. 643 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,200 So, what do you say, Luke? 644 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,240 You want to be my wingman, 645 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:31,920 Goose to my Maverick? 646 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,480 ♪ You never close your eyes anymore ♪ 647 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,040 ♪ When I kiss your lips ♪ 648 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,000 ♪ And there's no tenderness - ♪ 649 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:41,560 Listen, you pinhead, 650 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,040 you should be kissing the ground that Lulu walks on. 651 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:47,080 Why that sweet girl lets you within a hundred miles of her 652 00:23:47,120 --> 00:23:49,200 is beyond me, but she does. 653 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,280 You are the luckiest man on the planet to have a girl like that 654 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,320 looking out for you and caring about you. 655 00:23:54,360 --> 00:23:57,080 And if you say so much as one unkind word to her, 656 00:23:57,120 --> 00:23:59,800 I will personally break every bone in your body. 657 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:01,480 You got me? 658 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:12,000 So, what did you end up putting on the front page? 659 00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,080 Don't play dumb, Paris. 660 00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:15,520 My early-admission/early-actions piece. No kidding. 661 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,080 It was a good article. 662 00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:19,240 I'm hardly ever here anymore, I'm putting in minimal effort 663 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,840 when I am here, and yet my article is still the front-page lead. 664 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:22,840 It's almost too easy. 665 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,440 It's not locked yet, Paris. 666 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,680 Okay, A.K., you're gonna take care of that Lacrosse caption? 667 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:27,800 What was wrong with what I had? 668 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,440 Well, you might save the metaphors and alliterations for poetry class 669 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:31,920 and give me something short and snappy. 670 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:33,360 And you might want to mention Lacrosse. 671 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:34,120 You got it. 672 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,800 - I love how bossy she is. - Well, she is their boss. 673 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:38,080 Yeah, I love that. 674 00:24:38,120 --> 00:24:40,120 She's like a dictator, only cute and nonviolent. 675 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,040 And instead of a country, she has a newspaper. 676 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,480 "Yale Lacrosse team sticks it to Ivy League rivals"? 677 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,840 Done. Okay, so, A.K. will take care of that. 678 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,160 And good job, everybody. Layout is locked. 679 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:52,000 It's funny. It's almost like I'd have to work harder not to get the front page. 680 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:53,440 Oh, hi, parents. 681 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:55,920 You are the cutest fascist ever. 682 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:57,560 So, how was the morning? 683 00:24:57,600 --> 00:25:00,160 Brunch was lovely, except of course for my parents skulking around, 684 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,680 which no one warned me about. Hey, I forgot - I'm still mad at you. 685 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:03,720 Don't be mad at me. 686 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:05,840 All right, fine. But only 'cause you're the cutest despot ever. 687 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:06,600 What else? 688 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,040 We had a few close brushes with a cappella. 689 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:10,160 That was a narrow escape. 690 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,160 We were taking a shortcut on the way to the lecture hall, 691 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:13,560 and we almost shortcutted our way 692 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,280 into a group of guys wearing tuxedos singing "zombie jamboree. " 693 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:17,400 You guys went to a lecture? 694 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,920 Yes, where I learned that the universe is expanding 695 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,440 and that your dad is a big question-asking geek. 696 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,760 Hey, we have come to take you to lunch at chez Zinjustin. 697 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:26,920 Wow. Fancy. 698 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:28,960 Apparently, the crème brûlée is to die for. 699 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:30,400 Since when do you say "to die for"? 700 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:31,880 Since he got addicted to "Project Runway. " 701 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:32,960 Make it work. 702 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,280 You guys should meet everybody. 703 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:38,320 Mom and dad, this is Sheila, Bill, A.K., Raj, and Joni. 704 00:25:38,360 --> 00:25:40,200 - This is Christopher and Lorelai. - Hello! 705 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,520 And you know Paris, of course. 706 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:42,800 Lorelai. It's been too long. 707 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:44,520 Hi. Oh. Wow. Okay. 708 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:45,720 And you know Christopher. 709 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,760 I believe we've met in passing. Good to see you, Chris. 710 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,040 Good to see you. 711 00:25:49,120 --> 00:25:51,880 We're just going to chez Zinjustin for lunch. 712 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:53,320 You mean "Chez fancy pants. " 713 00:25:53,360 --> 00:25:56,040 My dad took me and my roommates there for dinner freshman year - 714 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,360 back when he still loved me. It's supernice. 715 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,400 I hear they match your napkin to what you're wearing. 716 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,000 I hear they fold your napkin into an origami swan 717 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:04,240 every time you leave the table. 718 00:26:04,280 --> 00:26:06,960 I don't know for the napkins, but I hear the crème brûlée is to die for. 719 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,160 - I heard that, too. - You know what? You should all come along. 720 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:10,400 - Who? Us? - Sure. 721 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:12,440 - Hey, let's bring the whole gang. - Oh, dad, you don't have to - 722 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,480 I want to. It'll give me a chance to get to know your friends. 723 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,160 - People might have plans. - None. 724 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:17,720 - There's a shocker. - I'm starving. 725 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,840 Well, all right, then. Come on. Lunch on Rory's dad. 726 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:22,960 - Thank you. - Cool. 727 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,840 Ah, thank you. The wine is wonderful. 728 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:34,880 I'm so glad you're enjoying it. 729 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,600 Hey, this is a french restaurant. Shouldn't all the servers be french? 730 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:40,320 Je ne suis pas français, mais je peux parler français, si vous préférez. 731 00:26:40,360 --> 00:26:43,600 Uh, where is the nearest subway station? 732 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,000 - Another bottle, sir? - Absolutely. 733 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,960 Anyway, the chalet in Killington had this open floor plan, 734 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,000 sort of the way Rory's apartment's laid out. 735 00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:54,000 I've never exactly seen Rory's apartment. 736 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:54,840 Oh yeah? 737 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,760 We mostly just hang at the paper and - mostly at the paper. 738 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:00,520 Anyway, I really want to rent a place at a ski resort this winter, 739 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:02,680 maybe Killington or Sugarloaf. 740 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:03,680 That sounds great. 741 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:05,600 You know, you should come - totally. 742 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:08,040 We'll get all of Rory's friends together for a long weekend, 743 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:09,800 ski, hang out. It'b be a blast. 744 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:11,200 A ski trip sounds awesome. 745 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:12,000 Who's going skiing? 746 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,200 You are - this winter. Everyone's invited. 747 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:15,160 Right on. 748 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:17,400 You don't hang out with any of these people outside the paper, do you? 749 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:18,680 Not so much. 750 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,160 Okay. Who wants dessert? 751 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:23,560 I'd love a crème brûlée. I've never had crème brûlée. 752 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:24,720 I could do with a cognac. 753 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:26,200 I wouldn't say no to a digestif. 754 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:28,440 Crème brûlée for me. And a cognac. 755 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,320 You know, I think we'd like to get crème brûlée and cognac all around. 756 00:27:31,360 --> 00:27:32,840 - Sorry. - Why sorry? 757 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,080 - Sorry if this lunch is weird. - No. 758 00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:37,280 - Rory... - Okay, this lunch is weird. 759 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,960 I feel like we're those lame-o parents of yore. 760 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:41,400 Dad is trying kind of hard. 761 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,720 Yeah. Any minute, he's gonna start juggling plates. 762 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:45,120 And hanging spoons off his nose. 763 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:46,560 Yeah, but it's sweet. 764 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,320 Seriously, whenever you guys get a 3-day weekend, 765 00:27:48,360 --> 00:27:50,320 - you should totally come up. - Can we rent skis there? 766 00:27:50,360 --> 00:27:51,920 Sure, or I can lend you a pair. 767 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,880 We'll have you jumping moguls down a black diamond in no time, Raj. 768 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:58,040 I guess it's good that I experience a little bit of lame-o parenting. 769 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,160 I mean, It's part of the quintessential college experience, isn't it? 770 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:01,920 I guess. 771 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:03,720 And it's great that you got to meet the whole gang 772 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:06,560 before our big ski vacation together. 773 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,640 - Uh-oh. - "Uh-oh" good or "uh-oh" bad? 774 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:11,480 I guess there isn't really an "uh-oh" good, is there? 775 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,640 Listen up, guys. A bunch of students that were protesting the war 776 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:16,360 took over president Stewart's office. 777 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,160 It's look like we're gonna have to rework the whole edition. 778 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:19,560 Why can't the news stop while we're eating? 779 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,160 - I know, it's so impolite. - I just got a text with a photo. 780 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,280 Looks like they're wearing George Bush masks and... 781 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:27,720 Are those Condoleezza Rice masks? 782 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:28,840 They make Condoleezza masks? 783 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:30,200 We've got to get on this, everybody. 784 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:31,880 Um, so you guys, I'm sorry, look like we've... 785 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:33,200 - It's okay, go. - Duty calls. 786 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,400 Okay, Sheila, get Keith on the phone 787 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,640 and see if you can get him down there. Actually, get Samantha down there, too. 788 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:39,880 I want so many photos of this thing, I can make a flip book. 789 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:43,200 Bill and A.K., get back to the office so you can proof the stories or emailing it in. 790 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:44,200 Everyone else, you're with me. 791 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,040 - What about the crème brûlée? - And our cognac? 792 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,320 I have yet to taste the sweet nectar of crème brûlée. 793 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:49,520 This is going to be our front page. 794 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:50,800 Front page? Really? 795 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:52,200 I think the front page is fine as it is. 796 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:52,760 Paris... 797 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,160 Come on. We all know these rabble-rousers are just looking for attention. 798 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:56,520 - Why indulge them? - Let's go. 799 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,120 I want to go. I want to report this story. 800 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,120 I just want to do it after I eat my crème brûlée. 801 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,080 I mean, what if tonight I get hit by lightning 802 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,280 and die a crème-Brûlée virgin? 803 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:06,920 A crème-Brûlée virgin? 804 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,440 You know what? Enough. This is a major political protest. 805 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,720 It's a big story, and it's going to go on our front page. 806 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,160 Now get your drunk, crème-brûlée-craving asses out of these chairs, 807 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:15,640 and let's get to work, okay? 808 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,640 Besides the lead, I'm going to need some color - 809 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:19,160 what's going on behind the masks, that kind of things. 810 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:20,360 Joni, you want to take a crack at that? 811 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:21,560 I'm a little tipsy. 812 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,480 Okay, is there anyone who's not a little tipsy? 813 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:24,960 Thanks for lunch, dad. 814 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:26,320 - Thank you. - Lunch was great. 815 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,360 - Great meeting you. - See you later. 816 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,000 Well, I hope you're hungry for some crème brûlée. 817 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,920 Are you sure you want to fianchetto that bishop so early? 818 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:39,840 I don't know, it depends on what "fianchetto" means. 819 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:42,160 It means I'm gonna kick your butt if you make that move. 820 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:43,840 Well, you're kicking my butt anyway, so I don't see 821 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:45,480 how one fianchetto is gonna make much of a difference. 822 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,360 Besides, it sounds fancy and make me seem like I know what I'm doing. 823 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:50,000 You're not very good. 824 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:51,280 April. 825 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:52,920 Sorry. I can be blunt. 826 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:54,040 Tell it like it is, sister. 827 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,960 Besides, later tonight, when we Boggle, 828 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,160 which is what I was told we'd be playing tonight, 829 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,760 it is your butt that is going to be kicked, because I've been studying 830 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:03,320 my 7-letter words that sound made-up but aren't. 831 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:05,960 "Palfrey" - P-A-L-F-R-E-Y. 832 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:07,200 It's a saddle horse for a woman. 833 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:07,840 Impressive. 834 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:10,600 Okay, so, coach Bennett and I are gonna go out 835 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,600 and have some dinner together and talk, and then I'll be home. 836 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:14,920 Shouldn't be more than a couple hours. 837 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,000 Just a dinner and some talking. 838 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,520 It would be weird if it was a dinner with no talking. 839 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:20,240 Sure. 840 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:23,280 And you should probably call her "Susan" tonight, instead of "coach Bennett" - 841 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:24,960 - I think she'd prefer that. - Good tip. 842 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:26,080 We'll hang out until you get back. 843 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:27,520 Okay, you got the number of the restaurant. 844 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,560 I'm gonna have my cellphone on me, so if there are any problems - 845 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:32,280 Thank you, Luke. Bye. 846 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:33,840 - Bye, dad. - See you later. 847 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:39,000 - You okay? - I'm fine. 848 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,000 Okay, now, it's your move, darlin', 849 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:44,200 unless you'd rather discuss zymurgy - Z- Y-M-U-R-G-Y - 850 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:47,360 the branch of applied chemistry dealing with fermentation. 851 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,520 All right, all right. We can play Boggle. 852 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:50,880 Yes! 853 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:55,480 Hello. Two? 854 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,160 Okay, right this way. 855 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:02,800 There you go. 856 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:05,640 Your waitress will be right with you. 857 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:08,080 Thank you. Oh, no. Come sit with me. 858 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:10,320 - There? - Yeah. It's cozier. 859 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:11,240 Oh. Okay. 860 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:13,520 I hate being so far away. 861 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:19,680 - Wow! - I know, right? 862 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,640 It's my favorite restaurant. 863 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:23,240 And you said you liked to eat healthy, so - 864 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:24,880 Yeah. Huh. I've never eaten this healthy. 865 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,160 So, "vegan" doesn't just mean "vegetarian. " 866 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,480 No - no animal products of any kind. 867 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:31,400 No eggs, no milk, no cheese. 868 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:32,400 Just soy everything. 869 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:34,200 Soy steak is scrumptious. 870 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:35,800 I swear you totally can't tell the difference. 871 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:37,240 Oh, I bet I can. 872 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:39,520 So, Luke, let me ask you a question. 873 00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:40,600 Okay. 874 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:45,240 Who would play you in the Luke Danes movie? 875 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:47,200 - Huh? - Alive or dead. 876 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,280 Uh... I never really thought about that. 877 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:51,360 Take your time. Do you want to know mine? 878 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:52,640 Sure. 879 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:55,440 Marlene Dietrich. Right? 880 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,440 - I don't know who that is. - Sure you do. 881 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:58,720 - No, I don't. - Yes, you do. 882 00:31:58,760 --> 00:31:59,680 - Think. - I don't. 883 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:02,440 "Touch of evil," "The lady is willing," 884 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:03,680 "Destry rides again. " 885 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:08,160 "Your husband would rather be cheated by me than married to you. " 886 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:09,400 Oh, yeah, sure. 887 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,520 My last boyfriend - "the ex" - 888 00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:13,680 He was always calling me "Marlene!" 889 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,680 Oh, you know what? I think you might know him. 890 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:17,160 Bob McCullough, Laura's father? 891 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:19,040 No, I don't think I do. 892 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,800 We lived together for four months, 893 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:25,320 and then he just went totally psycho. 894 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:26,800 - Psycho! - ... egg corns. 895 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,320 I swore I wasn't gonna date any more single dads after that, 896 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:31,760 but here I am. 897 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,240 You hooked me. 898 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:38,000 Well, you know what they say - third time's a charm. 899 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:39,200 Can I get anybody a drink? 900 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:40,560 Yes, please. 901 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,560 I heard a bone crack, several bones cracking. 902 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:44,560 Crack, crack, crack - it was like fireworks. 903 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:46,400 Rugby is a violent sport. 904 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,720 I guess the fact that an ambulance was parked by the side of the field 905 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,760 before the game even started should've been my first clue. 906 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:53,840 They don't park ambulances next to tetherball matches. 907 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:55,880 I can't believe we lost. It was so violent. 908 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,720 I guess they were just violenter. 909 00:32:57,760 --> 00:32:59,400 Uh, it's Rory. 910 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:01,040 They're at the paper. They're still working. 911 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:01,920 Man! 912 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,400 Half of them are drunk or hung over. 913 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:05,480 Joni passed out. 914 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:06,440 Oh, jeez. 915 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:07,920 Looks like she's gonna be there all night. 916 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:09,640 Oh, that's not good news. 917 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:11,320 Well, silver lining - 918 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,880 that means she won't get to have dinner with my parents. 919 00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:17,040 We got the only meal. We won parents' weekend, 920 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:18,480 and we didn't even break any bones. 921 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:19,960 Yeah. Some meal. 922 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:21,360 What's wrong? 923 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,600 Nothing. I just - I... I screwed up. 924 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:25,800 What do you mean, you screwed up? 925 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:28,240 It's my fault that Rory's got to work all night. 926 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:30,640 What do you mean? You staged the student protest? 927 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,880 You wore a condi mask and manacled yourself to the president's door? 928 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:35,760 The big meal, ordering all that wine. 929 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:37,400 Her staff's a mess. It's my fault. 930 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:38,920 Honey, if those kids are gonna be journalists, 931 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:40,280 they have to learn to write drunk. 932 00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,360 I'm trying to be superdad or something. 933 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:43,880 - Why? - I don't know. 934 00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:46,640 Does it have to do with the nametag- in-the-middle-of-the-chest thing? 935 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:50,080 At the brunch, all the other dads were talking about how 936 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:53,080 they took their kids to hockey practice and violin lessons 937 00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:54,840 and helped them study for the S.A.T.s, 938 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,240 and I just stood there like a jerk, nodding my head 939 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:58,640 like I'd done all those things. 940 00:33:58,680 --> 00:33:59,560 Oh, honey. 941 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:01,200 I didn't do any of those things. 942 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:04,320 First of all, Rory didn't need someone to check her homework. 943 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:05,640 She was a self-starter. 944 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:07,280 Second of all, she wasn't interested in hockey. 945 00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:09,920 And third of all, you don't have to try to be superdad. 946 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:11,080 I feel like I should be. 947 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,480 No. You can just relax, you know? 948 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:15,720 Be yourself. Be the dad that you are - 949 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:17,920 Clark Kent dad, Christopher Hayden dad. 950 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:19,400 I guess. 951 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:20,840 Totally. 952 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:23,040 It's just - it's too late. 953 00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:25,680 I mean, I've got G.G., and that's great, but Rory - 954 00:34:25,720 --> 00:34:27,600 Rory's grown up. I missed it. 955 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:28,600 You didn't miss it. 956 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:30,080 She's a senior in college, Lor. 957 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:32,000 We have years of hard parenting ahead. 958 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:34,240 She is due for a quarter-life crisis. 959 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:36,360 All those years of stability do not bode well. 960 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:37,440 We're gonna have plenty to do. 961 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:38,920 - Yeah? - Yeah. 962 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:40,760 And the best part is... 963 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:42,600 we get to deal with it together. 964 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:44,600 - Yeah? - Yeah. 965 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:46,760 Quarter-life crisis, huh? 966 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:49,720 I'm pretty sure she's gonna spin wildly out of control. 967 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:53,040 We're gonna have to do an intervention, put her through rehab, 968 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:56,320 give her a place to stay while she's divorcing the hell's angel. 969 00:34:56,360 --> 00:35:00,000 ♪ It don't make a difference ♪ ♪ If we make it or not ♪ 970 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:03,680 ♪ We've both got one another ♪ ♪ And that's a lot ♪ 971 00:35:03,720 --> 00:35:07,640 ♪ For love ♪ ♪ Let's give it a shot ♪ 972 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:11,480 ♪ Whoooa ♪ ♪ We're halfway there ♪ 973 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:15,520 ♪ Ohhh, ohhh ♪ ♪ We're livin' on a prayer ♪ 974 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,000 Divine. The tomatoes are so fresh and meaty. 975 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:20,400 The eggplant is what puts it over the top. 976 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:21,920 Perfect sweetness. Your best ever. 977 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:23,160 Well, I wouldn't say my best. 978 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:26,000 It is. It's a whole new level of flavor, like a vegetable symphony. 979 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:27,000 What do you think, captain? 980 00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:29,000 It's true. It even surpasses my mother's, 981 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:30,960 and that woman made ratatouille for a living. 982 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,080 Well done, Sookie. 983 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:34,360 Brava, maestra. 984 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:36,040 It's just ratatouille, okay? 985 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:37,640 Now, go get back to work. 986 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:39,320 Come on, come on, come on, come on. 987 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:41,000 - Hey. - Hey! 988 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,080 - You ready to go? - Ready, Freddy! 989 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:44,880 Just dropped the kids off at the Bstics'. 990 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:46,480 They made me take my shoes off again. 991 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:48,000 They make everybody take off their shoes. 992 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:50,480 I can't remember the last time I saw the Bstics in anything but socks. 993 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:53,400 Then they had the audacity to complain that my feet smell. 994 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:54,440 They really complained? 995 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:56,720 Well, they made sour faces when I wasn't looking 996 00:35:56,760 --> 00:35:59,280 - and rolled their eyes. - Oh, Jackson. 997 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,440 What do they expect? Of course my feet smell. 998 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:03,040 I work in the fields all day. 999 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,960 That's why I wear these big zip boots - in order to contain the smell. 1000 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,760 I swear, the next time they come over to the house, 1001 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:09,880 I'm gonna ask them to take off their pants or something. 1002 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:11,000 It's outrageous! 1003 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,320 - I'm sorry, honey. - Yeah, well... 1004 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:15,960 I know the Bostics are a little nutso. 1005 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,520 Very nutso. Who irons their couch? 1006 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:20,680 But Martha and Davy love going over there 1007 00:36:20,720 --> 00:36:22,920 and playing with Kayla and Ryan, and when they come back, 1008 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:26,920 they're so polite and cordial for like an hour, which is nice. 1009 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:29,200 That is a bonus, but still. 1010 00:36:29,240 --> 00:36:31,400 I know. I'll get my purse. 1011 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:39,200 No! 1012 00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:41,480 - What? - Ooh! Bad batch! 1013 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:43,480 Saving it for the horses. 1014 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:45,720 But you never mess up your ratatouille. 1015 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:48,520 Everyone's allowed a mistake or two here and there. 1016 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:50,800 You know what? I'm just gonna - just junk it. 1017 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:52,760 Are you sure? It smells fantastic. 1018 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:54,640 I'm sure. Trust me - it's awful. 1019 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:56,440 Hey, you know what I was thinking? 1020 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:59,840 What do you think about a nice romantic dinner, huh? 1021 00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:00,760 How about Cicero's? 1022 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:02,320 Wow. Cicero's. 1023 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:03,280 Yeah. 1024 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:04,960 They have good ratatouille. 1025 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,240 Okay, so long as I can keep my shoes on. 1026 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,520 Unless Cicero's has suddenly gone japanese, I think we're good. 1027 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:39,440 The first name that I'm going to call is... 1028 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:41,040 A.J. 1029 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:42,840 She was very well-behaved. 1030 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:44,800 Glad to hear it. Lane? 1031 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:47,200 - Hey, Luke. - I'm home. 1032 00:37:47,240 --> 00:37:49,480 You zonked out about 20 minutes ago. 1033 00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:52,680 Well, I should probably do the rest of my zonking in my own apartment. 1034 00:37:52,720 --> 00:37:54,720 Thank you for hanging out with me tonight, April. 1035 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:55,600 My pleasure. 1036 00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:57,920 - See you tomorrow, Luke. - See you tomorrow, Lane. 1037 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:00,480 So, you guys had fun? 1038 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,200 Totally. Lane's awesome. 1039 00:38:02,240 --> 00:38:03,680 How about you? 1040 00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:07,880 It was nice, you know? We had vegan food. 1041 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:09,760 Ooh. You couldn't have liked that. 1042 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:13,640 I did not, but coach Bennett really seemed to enjoy it. 1043 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:16,520 So, you're still calling her "coach Bennett"? 1044 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:19,360 I think she'll just remain "coach Bennett" to me. 1045 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:20,840 That's cool. 1046 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:23,600 Hey, is that pizza still up for grabs? 1047 00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:25,760 - Go crazy. - Oh. I'm starving. 1048 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,480 Real cheese. 1049 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:30,160 We also ordered sticky buns. 1050 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:31,760 Bring it on. 1051 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,240 No quote from president Stewart yet? 1052 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:41,840 Nothing. 1053 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:42,920 Have we picked the photo? 1054 00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:44,600 Sheila's got some options for you. 1055 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:46,480 - Layout's coming along. - Good. Okay. 1056 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:48,320 Keep it moving. We have a deadline here. 1057 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,480 Ow! Who made this phone so loud? 1058 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,400 Yale Daily News. 1059 00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:54,600 Will do. 1060 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:56,560 We got ourselves a quote. Steve's e-mailing it in now. 1061 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:58,480 Great. Okay, would you mind inputting these corrections? 1062 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:00,320 Anything to get away from that phone. 1063 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:01,560 Hey, gang. 1064 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:02,520 Hey. 1065 00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:04,000 We come bearing doughnuts and coffee. 1066 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:06,360 Gather 'round. The chocolate eclairs are to die for. 1067 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:07,280 Thanks, guys. 1068 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:09,360 We figured you'd need some all-nighter supplies. 1069 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:13,600 Hey. So, um, I'm sorry about getting your staff drunk. 1070 00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:14,680 Oh, don't worry about it. 1071 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:16,040 You seemed pretty upset at the restaurant. 1072 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:17,640 I was just stressed out. It's no big deal. 1073 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:19,040 - So, you're not mad? - No. 1074 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:22,240 But dad, I think I would've liked it better if on parents' weekend, 1075 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:24,240 I could've just had lunch with my parents. 1076 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:25,440 Yeah, that would've been better. 1077 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,560 Next year - grad-school parents' weekend. 1078 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:29,520 Hey, if it's okay with you, you mind if we hang out 1079 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:31,680 - and watch you in action? - Oh, I don't think you can hang out, 1080 00:39:31,720 --> 00:39:33,360 - 'cause you're gonna be late - - Late for... 1081 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:35,960 For your dinner reservations at chez Zinjustin. 1082 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,800 I told grandma and grandpa that I couldn't make it, 1083 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:40,400 but I accidentally told them that you guys were free. 1084 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:41,960 - You're evil. - You were mad. 1085 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:45,520 Isn't that a coincidence that they had a reservation there, too? 1086 00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:46,520 Oh, don't eat that doughnut, 1087 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:48,080 'cause I hear they have a crème brûlée that is - 1088 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:48,880 Don't. 1089 00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:50,920 Come on, get your lame-o-parent selves out the door. 1090 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:52,280 You don't want to be late. That'll tick them off. 1091 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:53,240 - Bye-bye. - Bye. 1092 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:54,600 Bye-bye.