Paris is Burning - Season 1, Episode 11

Paris and scandal... must be a good time

1. Playing the chain game for chores. I like that idea!
2. Puppies!
3. "Lorelei: It's a sad highway."
4. Skippy? Skippy the hamster.
5. Abandoned hamster stories...
6. Dameon Hamster... what's dameon?
7. Did she mean demon??
8. Watching someone work makes me hungry, me too Lorelei... Me to.
9. Would you like some coffee, that really should have been the title of the show.
10. Parent grade shaming... not cool.
11. I've never read Proust.  I've not read any of the books so far.
12. The whole set shook when he slammed the door.
13. Sneaking in at 1:00am, easy mom.
14. Lorelei: "How many times did Dean call?" Rory: "3, 5."
15. Oh lord, so much plaid.
16. On T.V. the teacher always end the speech right at the bell.
17. Sad for Paris.  Divorce sucks.
18. Friday dinner, no Richard.
19. Good hair tonight Emily.
20. Jeez Lorelei, read the dang newsletter already!
21. and there's Emily's plan...
22. It's supposed to be the Mom that knows where everything is.
23. The whole date, getting ready, borrowing items, early arrival is very true.
24. Lorelei is breaking all kids of rules for Max
25. Rory, you lie as poorly as your mother. 
26. Oooh. No Rory, don't call him Max. Ever.
27. Max is equally quick witted and snarky.
28. I love Sookie.
29. Sookie and Jackson's tension is hilarious.
30. Ice skates in the drawer with the roasting pans?
31. Luke's love for Lorelei is punching us in the face again.
32. Rory getting attached to Max... danger!
33. Hey, I thought she was supposed to call him Norman.
34. Lorelei is now in panic mode.
35. Clearly ice skating went well.
36. Lorelei's freaking about her and Max.
37. Oh Sookie! You call it!
38. OH! Damn Lorelei! Mean!!
39. Tristan - Still a douche.
40. Max, you're making it weird.
41. The great leftover clean out of 2001.
42. Lorelei is all about excuses.
43. Avoidance issues.
44. Paris's mother explains a lot.
45. You love Max, admit it.
46. Lorelei has great hair.
47. Sounds like everyone hates Proust.
48. Wow, snarky Max.
49. Lorelei's idea of taking care of herself is to run away.
50. Hmm, no classroom references.
51. Kissing is a classroom is bad!
52. Oh Paris... not Paris.
53. And the rumor mill has started!
54. Classic mother ruins daughters life.
55. Of course she's blaming Rory, that's what she does.
56. It's Friday dinner, of course it will be a confrontation with your mother.
57. Has there been a scene where Emily doesn't have a drink in her hand?
58. Emily, very harsh.
59. Good for Rory for confronting Paris.
60. I don't believe that Paris is sorry.
61. Speaking of dancing, that whole interaction with Rory/Paris is awkward.
62. You can almost see a glimmer of what could be a love-hate relationship.
63. And all at once Sookie knows she loves Jackson.
64. Is Max breaking up with Lorelei?
65. We never think relationships are going to be complicated until were ankle deep in drama.
66. Time away? Like on a break?
67. And sad.

Final Thoughts
Friday Dinner, no Richard, no Maid talk. No Kirk.

Oh but the drama! This one is just chalk-full of uncomfortable moments from beginning to end.  You almost feel sorry for Paris and the start, but then. Not so much.  I do like Max and Lorelei, but she really needs to work on her avoidance issues.  She gets a dose of her own medicine with Max telling her he needs time though.  Perhaps she will be better at dealing with issues next time. The bright spot is Sookie and Jackson and the Ricky Martin songs.

I give this one 3 out of 5 Demon Hamsters. Awkward and Sad.

Rory’s Dance - Season 1, Episode 9

A dance? Bring on episode 9!

1. Friday Dinner
2. Emily is in the know about Chilton, shocker.
3. Coke in the Gilmore home seems odd.
4. Rory and Lorelei have the most actuate definitions of school dances ever!
5. Why is Dean not her boyfriend? Hello, kissing. Repeatedly? Tramp-much?
6. Gentleman caller??
7. I love that Lane lives vicariously through Rory.
8. Rory’s awkwardness with Dean is not cute, it’s painful.
9. Attack of the dress form!
10. Jeez Sookie! Drugs for days.  I guess with the injuries she sustains it makes sense.
11. Emily with the disdain on the thought of Lorelei making the dress.
12. Well played Emily Gilmore.
13. Tristan is still gross.
14. Tristan: “and she’s reading again, how novel.” I love puns!
15. What on earth makes Tristan think that Rory would go with him?
16. Paris’s meltdown over Rory. She is equally awkward socially.
17. Lorelei: “you’re sixteen, you have skin like a baby’s ass, there's nothing to primp.”
18. I feel you with the heels Rory.
19. Rory is so oblivious to being lady like. At least she tucked the napkin in.
20. He’s a guy, will he figure it out??
21. Emily: “he’s not a very bright boy, is he?”
22. Lorelei: “Meet my mother, “Emily Post.”
23. I like that Emily is trying to take care of Lorelei. Better late than never.
24. Rory is too torn between her two worlds.
25. First the fuzzy alarm clock and now the funny monkey lamp.  She does have an eye for the Kitschy.
26. Louise and Madeline are insufferable.
27. Beautiful room, weird set up though.
28. Tristan is a pig.
29. Mashed banana on toast. Hmmm. Pass.
30. Muscle relaxers, that’s gonna be bad.
31. Jacob is gross too. What is it with rich kids?
32. Her Cousin!?
33. And Rory found her manners.
34. Aw… Emily! Nice compliment.
35. Paris is so incredibly intimidated by Rory, it’s sad.
36. Uh Oh. Boy drama.
37. At least Dean stood up for Rory. Valiant effort.
38. Rory, of course Tristan has a thing for you.
39. Rory: “I just take a book with my everywhere, it’s a habit”
40. Oh, no Rory… say you didn't!
41. And Scandal…
42. Yoga at 5:30am? To much commitment for me.
43. Running through the snow without shoes. Brrr!
44. Panic does not look good on the Gilmore women.
45. Emily’s guilt over her relationship is coming out and it’s not pretty.
46. Lorelei’s reaction is very honest.

Final Thoughts

No maid count and no Kirk this time. No Richard either.  I miss him.

This episode started out so good! The struggle with Lorelei and the other life that she ran from and tried to keep Rory from and the need for Emily to drag Rory into it.  Rory is classically caught in the middle.  Her awkwardness with Dean is getting old though. Dean is getting better, with each episode.  He truly does care for Rory, that’s obvious.  The episode has wonderful dialogue and ends up very honest.  Both Emily and Lorelei’s reactions when Rory is missing are very real.  They lash out and guilt on both sides is evident.  Rory is caught in the middle again, and reacts honestly for a teenage girl.  As a girl who stayed out her fair share as a teen I can relate to Rory, but as a mom I also relate to Lorelei.  This is a timeless battle between mother and daughter. Life is sticky. It’s hard to watch, but it is classic.

I give this 4 out of 5 mashed bananas. Painful, but accurate.

Kiss and Tell - Season 1, Episode 7

Episode 7, and go!

1. Lorelei going commando (gasp!)
2. Rory sneaking around to do laundry, totally fitting.
3. Luke is not interested in decorating for the fall festival. Grinchy.
4. I love that Lorelei just walks behind the counter and Luke just hands her tongs like this happens all the time.
5. His argument with Taylor is clearly more important!
6. Luke: “No tip?” Lorelei: “Oh yeah, here’s a tip, serve your customers.” Luke: “Here’s another, don’t sit on any cold benches.”
7. Why are the opening credits always in the fall?
8. A pop? My grandmother called it that! I thought it was a mid-west thing.
9. OH! A KISS!
10. Thank you? Really Rory, the awkwardness is unreal.
11. Uh, did she steal the cornstarch??
12. Lane: “You got the new kid? Oh, My God!”
13. Mrs. Kim: “Who Kissed you?” Lane:” The lord mama.” Mrs. Kim: “oh, ok.”
14. Dear Rory, your mama already knows.
15. Tupperware! Soup Mug. I have that one.
16. I think many of these brands of food are from Walmart brand… I think I shop too much.
17. Mrs. Kim clearly doesn't like Lorelei either.
18. Mrs. Kim has her own form of funny. “It’s been six weeks, maybe it grew.”
19. Lane and Lorelei make cute pilgrims.
    
20. Members Only Jacket… Throwback!
21. Lane knows an awful lot about Dean. Stalker.
22. Oh, the he-said she-said! Todd, Lane, Dean & Rory?
23. Luke is getting more lines!
24. Lorelei needs to just come out and ask about the kiss jeez.
25. How can anyone find anything in Doose’s?
26. Luke looks good when he smiles!
27. And he is Lorelei’s voice of reason.
28. Dean looks like Christopher? Do we get to meet him?
29. So many pumpkins in this town! They're everywhere.
30. Chinese in the fridge? The fridge that doesn't work?
31. That scene from 9 and half weeks was a good one.
32. Lorelei is trying to be cool, I’m not buying it either.
33. When a woman says fine… she’s not fine.
34. Lorelei: “Chill out supermarket slut.” Totally something my mom would say!
35. Rory is not gonna love it. She’s gonna be mad!
36. And Lorelei has forgotten what it was like to be a teen.
37. And now she’s made it about her. [face palm].
38. Rory: “I’m gross and I have nothing to wear.”
39. The hair twirl.  A staple in all girly girl’s arsenal.
40. Elsa Clutch?
41. That table of "food" screams diabetes!
42. Babette is holding Dean hostage!
43. Tasting day? What store has this?
44. And awkward… it’s hard to meet the mom. Especially before you know the girl.
45. Lorelei: “And you have your basics, Microwave for popcorn, stove for storing shoes, refrigerator which is completely worthless.” The stove for shoes? Wait, what?
46. Dean really is tall!
47. Tupperware! Sookie brought a cake taker!
48. You kicked Sookie out with the Pizza!
49. Dean is kinda perfect for Rory… It’s painful but inevitable.
50. Good call leaving them alone Lorelei.
51. Rory really needs to stop running away.
52. Oh, good a Rory freak out! Those are the best!
53. Don’t push it Dean.
54. Rory IS the Stars Hallow Sweetheart.
55. He can read this family, that could help or hurt.
56. Cute with the Thank you.
57. Why is the aisle where the ant spray is a good aisle?

Final Thoughts:

Maid count at 7, no Friday night dinner this time.

This episode was cute.  The writers did a good job of making you understand the struggle between mother and daughter. We could feel Lorelei’s frustration at being left out of the loop and then her seriousness when delivering “the talk.” You could also completely understand Rory’s humiliation at her mom asking Dean on a date. A much as I don’t want to like Dean, he’s growing on me.  It must be the dimples.

This one gets 4 out of 5 Oompa Loompa’s for making me so immersed as a parent and making me remember what it was like to be the daughter.