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ALTHOUGH GETTING SOVIET SUPPORT FOR HIS WAR IN THE PACIFIC
WAS HIS TOP PRIORITY, MANY HISTORIANS HAVE ARGUED
THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY ROOSEVELT'S DECLINING HEALTH
THAT PLAYED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ROLE AT YALTA.
HAD HE NOT BEEN IN SUCH FAILING HEALTH, THEY ARGUE,
HE WOULD HAVE DRIVEN A MUCH HARDER BARGAIN WITH STALIN
DURING THOSE FATEFUL NEGOTIATIONS.
FOR CHURCHILL --
Charleston: EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
I need you to remove Miss Gilmore from class.
RORY GILMORE, THERE'S BEEN A MISTAKE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE.
AND TAKE YOUR THINGS WITH YOU. YOU WON'T BE COMING BACK.
WHAT?
COME ON. QUICKLY.
BUT...
MOM, I HAD THE MOST AWFUL DAY.
HI. I THOUGHT I WOULD MISS YOU.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WELL, I'M GOING TO HAWAII.
HAWAII?
YEAH. HAWAII.
WHY?
'CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO HAWAII.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
WELL, WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK?
I DON'T KNOW. HOW MANY OUNCES CAN YOU TAKE ON THE PLANE?
I REALLY NEED TO TALK.
PLANE.
HOW AM I GONNA BE ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU?
YOU CAN'T. I NEED A BREAK, KID.
TAKE IT EASY. TRY NOT TO KILL ANY PLANTS.
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
[ CLANKING ]
Doyle: SALMAN WANTS TO COME OVER FOR DINNER THIS WEEKEND.
Paris: IS HE BRINGING THAT BORING WIFE OF HIS?
PADMA IS FINE.
COOKBOOKS, DOYLE.
HER HUSBAND WROTE "THE SATANIC VERSES,"
AND ALL YOU'D WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS COOKBOOKS.
I LIKE "TOP CHEF."
I'M ON CALL ALL THIS WEEKEND,
SO HERE'S HOPING FOR A HEART TRANSPLANT.
I FINALLY HAD TO FIRE BRODER.
REALLY?
HE KNEW IT WAS COMING, BUT STILL...
BEING EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF THE WASHINGTON POST
DOES HAVE ITS DRAWBACKS.
OH. HI, RORY.
HI.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
THIS IS MY HOUSE.
RORY, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.
IT WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR HOUSE IN YOUR HEART,
BUT WE OWN IT NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU NEED MONEY, KID?
NO. AT LEAST, I DON'T THINK I DO.
HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
DON'T THINK OF IT AS CHARITY.
THINK OF IT AS A GIFT -- A CHARITABLE GIFT.
BUT --
YOU BETTER GET GOING.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LATE.
FOR WHAT?
UH, WORK?
OH, AND DON'T FORGET YOUR POKER.
THAT TRASH ISN'T GONNA PICK UP ITSELF.
[ SIGHS ]
♪ IF YOU'RE OUT ON THE ROAD ♪
♪ FEELIN' LONELY AND SO COLD ♪
♪ ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CALL MY NAME ♪
♪ AND I'LL BE THERE ON THE NEXT TRAIN ♪
♪ WHERE YOU LEAD, I WILL FOLLOW ♪
♪ ANYWHERE THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪
♪ IF YOU NEED ♪
♪ IF YOU NEED ♪
♪ YOU NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪
♪ I WILL FOLLOW ♪
♪ OH, OH, OH ♪
♪ WHERE YOU LEAD, I WILL FOLLOW ♪
♪ ANY, ANYWHERE THAT YOU TELL ME TO ♪
♪ IF YOU NEED ♪
♪ IF YOU NEED ♪
♪ YOU NEED ME TO BE WITH YOU ♪
♪ I WILL FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD ♪
NOT ONLY DID HE GIVE ME A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH,
BUT DR. SWINTON SAID HE ACTUALLY THINKS
I'M IN BETTER SHAPE THAN I WAS BEFORE THE HEART ATTACK.
YOU DO LOOK GREAT, DAD. VERY LANCE ARMSTRONG.
YOU LOOK GREAT, GRANDPA.
LOST 11 POUNDS.
YOU CAN TELL.
YOU'RE SUPER-RIPPED UNDER THAT JACKET.
I'VE GOTTEN INTO A GOOD ROUTINE WITH THE EXERCISE,
AND NOW I CAN'T IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT IT.
GRANDMA BETTER KEEP AN EYE ON YOU OVER AT THE CLUB.
RORY, I'M SO SORRY THAT LOGAN COULDN'T JOIN US TONIGHT.
HE WAS, TOO, BUT ALL HIS MEETINGS IN CALIFORNIA
HAVE BEEN GOING SO WELL, HE DECIDED TO EXTEND HIS TRIP.
GOOD JOB PROSPECTS?
I THINK SO.
HE'S MAKING A LOT OF GREAT CONTACTS.
WELL, NEXT TIME.
SO, WHEN DO FINALS START?
UH, TOMORROW, ACTUALLY. IRONY FROM MILTON TO BYRON.
I HOPE WE'RE NOT KEEPING YOU FROM YOUR STUDIES.
OH, NO. IT WAS SO NICE TO GET A BREAK
FROM BEING IN THAT LIBRARY ALL DAY.
IT'S NICE TO TALK ABOVE A WHISPER.
WELL, YOUR GRANDFATHER AND I
HAVE A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU.
UH-OH.
WHAT?
DID YOU NAME ANOTHER BUILDING AFTER HER?
NO.
YOU BOUGHT YALE AND NAMED IT RORY.
FROM NOW ON, THE IVY LEAGUE
IS GOING TO BE HARVARD, PRINCETON, AND RORY.
HAS A NICE SOUND, THOUGH.
A NICE RING TO IT.
"HEY, I'LL MEET YOU AT THE RORY/HARVARD GAME."
YOUR GRANDFATHER AND I HAVE DECIDED TO PURCHASE
A LITTLE PIED-à-TERRE IN THE CITY.
NOTHING FANCY.
JUST A LITTLE TWO-BEDROOM ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE.
THAT'S EXCITING.
WE REALIZE THAT THE UPPER EAST SIDE
IS NOT THE MOST CONVENIENT ADDRESS
FOR AN EMPLOYEE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES,
BUT IT'S JUST A 20-MINUTE CAB RIDE TO WORK.
YOU'RE GIVING HER AN APARTMENT, MOM?
NO. IT'LL BE OUR APARTMENT BUT RORY'S TO LIVE IN.
WE WOULD NEVER DROP BY UNANNOUNCED.
WELL, THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.
WE WOULD JUST COME IN ON THE OCCASIONAL WEEKEND
AND MAYBE STAY OVER SOME NIGHTS
WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE CITY LATE.
HEAR THAT, HONEY? YOU AND GRANDMA ARE GONNA BE ROOMIES.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S A VERY GENEROUS OFFER.
OH, WE'RE GLAD TO DO IT.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ACTUALLY GONNA BE MOVING TO NEW YORK
AFTER I GRADUATE.
I DIDN'T GET THE INTERNSHIP AT THE NEW YORK TIMES.
WHAT?
YOU DIDN'T?
THAT'S TERRIBLE.
WHEN DID YOU FIND THAT OUT?
UM, YESTERDAY. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
Emily: WELL, THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS.
WHO COULD BE MORE QUALIFIED THAN YOU?
THE RESTON FELLOWSHIP IS VERY COMPETITIVE,
AND THEY ONLY TAKE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE, SO...
Richard: THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
YOU ROSE TO EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE YALE DAILY NEWS.
WHAT ELSE DO THEY WANT,
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH OSAMA BIN LADEN?
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
'CAUSE I JUST FOUND OUT,
AND I WAS SO BUSY STUDYING FOR FINALS.
I'M SO SORRY, SWEETIE.
OH, IT'S OKAY.
I'M JUST, AS I SAID, TRYING TO PUT IT BEHIND ME.
Emily: I'M SURE IT'S NEPOTISM.
IF YOUR NAME ISN'T KELLER OR SULZBERGER,
YOU MAY AS WELL NOT EVEN APPLY.
OH, GRANDMA, IT'S OKAY, I PROMISE.
ACTUALLY, I NEED TO GET BACK TO YALE SOON TO KEEP STUDYING,
AND I'M KIND OF HUNGRY -- COULD WE EAT?
YEAH, LET'S GET DINNER STARTED. MOM? DAD?
YES, LET'S EAT.
I'LL HAVE ALEXANDRA SERVE THE SALADS AT ONCE.
HI, HON, IT'S ME.
JUST CALLING TO CHECK IN AND WISH YOU LUCK THIS MORNING.
I KNOW IT'S YOUR FIRST FINAL,
AND I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA KNOCK THEIR SOCKS OFF
OR THEIR BOW TIES OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU KNOCK OFF PROFESSORS
WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO IMPRESS THEM.
CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE DONE. I LOVE YOU. BYE.
"My Funny Valentine" -- it doesn't work.
It's April already. What about "Down With Love"?
To open? It's too depressing.
It's not depressing. It's ironic.
People don't listen to music for irony.
What about Weird Al?
Weird who?
HI, GALS.
Hi, hon.
WHAT'S WITH THE WHISPERING?
We're saving our voices.
I THINK THAT SHIP HAS SAILED.
We're debuting our cabaret act tonight at K.C.'s.
I THOUGHT SATURDAY WAS KARAOKE NIGHT AT K.C.'s.
It is, so we went over there this morning
and signed ourselves up for the first 15 songs.
I'M SURE THE KARAOKE REGULARS WILL LOVE THAT.
What do you think, Lorelai, to open the show --
Streisand or Porter?
YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH EITHER ONE.
You're gonna be there?
You got to come, hon. It's gonna be...
FANTASTIC!
Fantastic.
HEY.
HEY.
HERE YOU GO, LADIES.
MORE HOT WATER FOR YOU, MISS PATTY,
AND FOR YOU, BABETTE, A BOWL OF SHREDDED WHEAT.
It's for my throat.
Gives it a rougher quality,
a husky sound sort of like Debbie Harry meets Ethel Merman!
WHAT?
NOTHING.
OKAY.
I'M JUST GETTING SOME COFFEE.
TO GO? COMING RIGHT UP.
OH, YOU'RE PREPARING FOR THE BIG BOAT TRIP, HUH?
YEP.
[ SIGHS ] WOW.
DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST TALK IN NAUTICAL TERMS TILL YOU GO?
NO.
AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN.
PLEASE DON'T.
SHIVER ME TIMBERS.
ARE YOU DONE?
ALL HANDS ON DECK. NOW I'M DONE.
GOOD.
SO, WHERE YOU GOING?
WE WERE THINKING OF HEADING UP THE COAST.
OH, WELL, UP IS GOOD.
IT SHOULD BE FUN.
YOU'RE REALLY GOING ON A BOAT TRIP, HUH?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH A BOAT TRIP?
FOR STARTERS, YOU'RE ON A BOAT.
SO?
ANYTHING COULD GO WRONG.
YOU'RE ON A BOAT IN THE WATER IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
HAVEN'T YOU SEEN "DEAD CALM," "OPEN WATER," "DAS BOOT"?
OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, I DID NOT PURCHASE A U-BOAT.
SURELY YOU'VE SEEN "TITANIC."
APRIL'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
SURE SHE IS.
HERE'S YOUR COFFEE.
INSTEAD OF PAYING FOR THIS,
CAN I JUST GIVE YOU SOME OF MY SAGE ADVICE?
I'D RATHER HAVE THE DOLLAR.
APRIL SAYS SHE'S VERY EXCITED?
VERY EXCITED.
SHE SAID SHE'S VERY EXCITED, BUT IF I WERE YOU,
I WOULD PLAN A COUPLE NIGHTS AT A HOTEL
SO SHE CAN WASH HER HAIR AND ORDER ROOM SERVICE.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DO.
OKAY.
IF YOU'RE HEADING UP THE COAST,
YOU HAVE TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE
ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MAINE.
YEAH?
AND YOU HAVE TO GO TO BARNACLE BILLY'S.
BARNACLE BILLY'S?
THEY HAVE THE BEST LOBSTER.
YOU SIT ON THE DECK, LOOK AT THE VIEW --
YOU NEVER WANT TO LEAVE.
I'LL CHECK IT OUT.
FOR ALL THAT EXTRA ADVICE, DON'T I GET A DOUGHNUT?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MM-HMM.
BYE, PATTY. BYE, BABETTE.
Both: ♪ SO LONG, FAREWELL ♪
♪ AUF WIEDERSEHEN, GOODBYE ♪
♪ GOODBYE! ♪
HEY.
HEY, RORY.
EVERYBODY, THIS IS MY ROOMMATE, RORY.
RORY, THIS IS ELISE, KAREN, ROBIN, TIM, AND EDWIN.
HOWDY.
HI.
ALL FELLOW YALE SENIORS
AND ALL RECENTLY ACCEPTED INTO HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL.
OH, WOW. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU!
THANK YOU.
WHEN WORD SPREAD AROUND CAMPUS ABOUT WHO GOT IN,
WE DECIDED TO CELEBRATE.
COOL.
A GOOD CHANCE TO SIZE UP THE COMPETITION.
I KNOW ROBIN, KAREN, AND EDWIN FROM ORGO,
AND I'M COMFORTABLE THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES,
I CAN CRUSH THEM.
ELISE AND TIM ARE NEW TO ME,
BUT ELISE'S HAND WAS SHAKING A LITTLE
WHEN SHE WAS CUTTING INTO THE CAKE,
SO I'VE GOT HER PEGGED FOR AN EARLY EXIT INTO PODIATRY.
SOUNDS LIKE QUITE A PARTY.
IT REALLY IS. DO YOU WANT SOME CAKE?
OH. DEFINITELY NOT.
WE TRIED TO GET A CORPSE CAKE,
BUT WE COULDN'T FIND A BAKERY THAT WOULD MAKE US ONE,
SO WE HAD TO SETTLE FOR A NAKED-GUY CAKE
FROM AN *** BAKERY IN HARTFORD.
STILL A LITTLE EARLY FOR CAKE FOR ME.
IT ACTUALLY TASTES PRETTY GOOD
ONCE YOU GET PAST THE PORNOGRAPHIC-DESSERT ISSUE.
SURE I CAN'T INTEREST YOU IN A FIBULA?
NO, THANKS.
HERE'S YOUR MAIL.
YOU GOT A LETTER FROM THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES.
OH. GREAT.
THEY'RE NOT HIRING.
BUMMER.
YOU OKAY?
YEAH. I'M FINE. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
YOU WANT TO HANG OUT, HAVE A LITTLE CHAMPAGNE?
I COULD USE AN EXTRA PAIR OF EYES OUT HERE.
I WOULD, BUT I HAVE A FINAL IN ONE HOUR,
SO I'M GONNA GO SHOWER AND CLOSE MY EYES FOR A BIT.
SURE. WE'LL TRY TO KEEP IT DOWN.
OKAY. THANKS. NICE MEETING YOU, EVERYONE.
BYE, RORY.
BYE!
HI. UM, I'M CALLING FOR KATE HESSEL?
RORY GILMORE.
OKAY.
HELLO, KATE?
UM, HI. THIS IS RORY GILMORE.
GOOD. I'M WELL. HOW ARE YOU?
UM, YEAH, FINALS AND EVERYTHING. IT'S REALLY CRAZY RIGHT NOW.
BUT, UM, THE REASON WHY I WAS CALLING
IS, UH, WELL, I KNOW THAT INITIALLY
I SAID THAT I WASN'T INTERESTED IN THE JOB
AT THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL-BULLETIN,
BUT I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT, AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT JOB.
IT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
THAT I WAS WONDERING IF MAYBE --
NO. RIGHT. OF COURSE YOU DID.
NO. IT'S SUCH A GREAT JOB.
I MEAN, OF COURSE YOU'VE ALREADY,
UH, FILLED THE POSITION.
I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD, UH, CHECK --
THAT I WOULD CALL JUST IN CASE.
WELL, THANKS.
[ SIGHS ]
HEY.
HEY!
TASTE.
WHAT?
TASTE.
OH, IT'S A MEATBALL.
SO GOOD.
IT'S 9:00 A.M.
IT'S AMAZING.
I COMPLETELY FORGOT HOW PREGNANCY
SCRAMBLES MY TASTE BUDS.
I SWEAR, IT DOESN'T EVEN TASTE LIKE A MEATBALL.
DOES IT TASTE LIKE A DANISH?
OKAY, THEN, FOR LUNCH. [ CHUCKLES ]
[ SIGHS ] SO?
SO...I WENT INTO LUKE'S DINER THIS MORNING,
AND HE WAS WEARING THE HAT I GAVE HIM.
[ GASPS ] YOU GAVE LUKE A HAT.
NO, NOT RECENTLY. YEARS AGO -- FOR CHRISTMAS.
OH, YEAH, THE BLUE HAT.
YES, THE BLUE HAT.
AND HE HASN'T WORN IT SINCE WE BROKE UP -- NOT ONCE.
I DON'T BLAME HIM. IT'S TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE.
OH, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. HE WEARS THAT BLACK HAT NOW.
IT GIVES HIM A SLIGHTLY MORE MENACING QUALITY.
BUT THEN SUDDENLY TODAY, I WALK INTO THE DINER,
AND THERE IT IS, ATOP HIS HEAD.
[ GASPS ] ATOP.
YES, ATOP HIS HEAD. WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT MEANS?
IT'S GOOD.
GOOD HOW?
WELL, YOU KNOW, HE'S PAST HIS PAIN,
YOU'RE TALKING AGAIN, YOU'VE CLEARED THE AIR,
YOU'RE COMING INTO THE DINER AGAIN,
AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S WEARING YOUR HAT.
YEAH. THAT'S NICE, RIGHT? I SHOULD PROBABLY RECIPROCATE.
RECIPROCATE?
HE'S DOING SOMETHING FRIENDLY.
I SHOULD PROBABLY DO SOMETHING FRIENDLY BACK --
WEAR MY OWN HAT, AS IT WERE.
DID HE GIVE YOU A HAT?
NO, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
DID HE GIVE YOU ANY FRIENDSHIP THING YOU CAN WEAR?
NO, YOU KNOW, I GOT RID OF ALL MY LUKE-RELATED STUFF.
WE'VE MADE SUCH PROGRESS LATELY.
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HIS HAT GESTURE UNACKNOWLEDGED.
HEY, YOU COULD ALWAYS THROW ON A FLANNEL SHIRT.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
GOD, ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO TRY THIS?
WHAT IF I SCRAMBLED IT WITH SOME EGGS?
NO.
REALLY?
MMM!
HEY.
HI.
ARE THEY BOTH DOWN?
YES.
THREE CHORUSES OF "*** *** TIME TIME"
AND 20 MINUTES OF RHYTHMIC SHOOSHING,
AND THEY BOTH CONKED OUT.
KWAN FOUGHT IT A LITTLE HARDER THAN STEVE DID,
BUT THEY'RE BOTH REALLY TIRED.
GOOD WORK.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FIRST -- SLEEP OR EAT.
EAT!
HI.
HI!
THEY DIDN'T HAVE THOSE POTATO ROLLS YOU LIKE,
SO I GOT THE HAMBURGER ROLLS
WHICH MOST CLOSELY RESEMBLED THE POTATO ROLLS.
I CHECKED THE INGREDIENTS,
AND POTATOES AREN'T ACTUALLY LISTED IN THERE.
BUT ARE POTATO ROLLS MADE FROM ACTUAL POTATOES,
OR IS THAT JUST AN EXPRESSION LIKE "FINGER SANDWICHES"?
UM, ZACH?
YEAH?
NAME-BRAND DIAPERS AND, OH, NAME-BRAND CHIPS?
ARE YOU CRAZY?
I THOUGHT I'D SPLURGE A LITTLE.
WE ARE ON A BUDGET.
I KNOW, BUT I GOT AMAZING NEWS IN THE STORE.
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I COULD THINK TO CELEBRATE.
WHAT NEWS?
OKAY.
YOU READY?
I WAS IN THE FROZEN-FOODS AISLE
WHEN I GET THIS CALL FROM GRAHAM.
YOU REMEMBER GRAHAM.
FROM VAPOR RUB?
WE SAW THEM PLAY LAST YEAR AT THE MERCURY LOUNGE.
WELL, GREAT NEWS.
THEIR LEAD GUITARIST GOT INTO THIS WICKED CAR ACCIDENT,
WHICH ISN'T THE GREAT PART, CLEARLY.
HE'S GONNA BE FINE,
BUT THE USE OF HIS RIGHT HAND IS IFFY.
ANYWAY, THEY NEED A NEW GUITARIST, AND THEY CALLED ME.
LEAD GUITARIST?
LEAD GUITARIST.
FOR VAPOR RUB?
I KNOW.
I WANT TO YELL, BUT I DON'T WANT TO WAKE THE BABIES.
I'M YELLING ON THE INSIDE.
THEY'RE GOING ON A 2-MONTH TOUR THIS SUMMER,
AND THEY WANT ME TO JOIN THEM.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
GRAHAM TALKED ME THROUGH. IT'S THE PERFECT SETUP.
8 WEEKS, 25 CITIES, 40 SHOWS.
THE WHOLE THING'S ALREADY PRACTICALLY SOLD OUT,
AND THEY HAVE THIS AWESOME TOUR BUS.
AND THEY'RE COOL WITH YOU AND THE BOYS COMING ALONG,
'CAUSE I SAID, "I CAN'T GO IF I CAN'T BRING THE FAMILY,"
AND HE TALKED TO THE BAND.
SERIOUSLY?
ONE GUY'S BRINGING HIS GIRLFRIEND.
THE BASSIST HAS A PUPPY. IT'S TOTALLY COOL.
RIGHT NOW, I AM HOWLING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS.
JUST WAIT.
WHEN WE'RE IN PHILLY AND D.C.,
WE'RE GONNA BE OPENING FOR TOKYO POLICE CLUB.
SO MUCH FOOT STOMPING HAPPENING HERE!
THE BANDS ARE REALLY TIGHT.
WE'RE PLAYING AT THE 930 CLUB, THE BLACK CAT,
AND THE FIRST UNITARIAN,
AND WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BRING OUR OWN BACKLINE.
SHUT UP!
GRAHAM'S ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FAN OF MY SONGWRITING,
AND HE SAID HE'D TOTALLY GIVE MY NEW STUFF A LISTEN.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE GONNA SEE YOU PLAY --
I MEAN, A REAL TOUR.
IT'S A MILLION TIMES BETTER
THAN THAT SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST TOUR.
WE GET TO STAY IN ACTUAL MOTEL ROOMS,
NOT CHURCH BASEMENTS,
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO RUN OUR LYRICS
PAST THE CHURCH ELDERS BEFORE EVERY SHOW.
[ SIGHS ] I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, ZACH.
NOW LET'S POP OPEN THE NAME-BRAND CHIPS!
YOU WANT TO WAKE THE BABIES AND TELL THEM?
DO IT AND DIE.
RORY!
RORY?
HONEY?
YEAH?
HI.
HEY.
WHATCHA DOING?
HIDING.
FROM...
THE WORLD.
WHAT'S GOING ON? WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
I TANKED IT.
WHAT DID YOU TANK?
MY FINAL.
OH, I'M SURE YOU DIDN'T TANK IT.
I'M PRETTY SURE I DID.
WHY?
'CAUSE I DIDN'T EVEN TURN IN ALL OF IT.
OH, SWEETIE.
IF I DIDN'T FAIL IT, I DIDN'T DO BETTER THAN A "C"...
OR A C-MINUS... OR A "D."
OH, WHAT IF I GOT A "D"?
WELL, THAT'S OKAY.
NO, IT'S NOT.
I KNEW MY STUFF.
THE QUESTIONS WERE EXACTLY WHAT I ANTICIPATED.
I COULD HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT "PARADISE LOST"
FOR HOURS IN THOSE BLUE BOOKS,
BUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE THIRD BLUE BOOK,
I JUST STARTED THINKING, "WHAT IS THE POINT?
I'M NEVER GONNA GET A JOB, ANYWAY."
NOT TRUE -- YOU ARE GONNA GET A JOB.
I'M NOT.
THE NEW YORK TIMES DOESN'T WANT ME.
I GOT A LETTER FROM THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES.
THEY'RE NOT HIRING.
I EVEN CALLED THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL-BULLETIN
AND BEGGED FOR THAT JOB,
BUT THEY ALREADY GAVE IT TO SOME NON-IDIOT
WHO DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE TOO GOOD AND TURN IT DOWN.
YOU'RE NOT AN IDIOT.
I AM. EVERYONE'S PROBABLY LAUGHING AT ME.
I CAN PROBABLY NEVER SHOW MY FACE IN PROVIDENCE AGAIN.
I THINK YOU PROBABLY CAN.
NOT WITHOUT HEARING THE SNICKERS
AND THE PEOPLE POINTING AND LAUGHING
AT THE UNEMPLOYED, HOMELESS YALE DROPOUT.
HONEY, YOU HAD A SETBACK, AND THAT IS REALLY TERRIBLE,
BUT YOU ARE SO SMART AND SO TALENTED.
AND THERE IS SOME PAPER OUT THERE
THAT IS GONNA HIRE YOU AS THEIR FUTURE SUPERSTAR.
THAT'S JUST A FACT.
YEAH, RIGHT.
I THINK YOU'RE HAVING A MELTDOWN,
SO IT'S GOOD YOU CAME HOME,
BECAUSE IT'S SAD AND DISAPPOINTING,
AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE A MELTDOWN ONCE IN A WHILE.
I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE.
UGH.
WHEN IS YOUR NEXT FINAL?
NOT FOR ANOTHER FOUR DAYS.
SEE? THAT GIVES YOU PLENTY OF TIME TO MELT.
THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, YOU KNOW?
WHY?
BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME I COULD DO ANYTHING.
YOU CAN.
APPARENTLY, I CAN'T,
AND I HAVE TWO REJECTION LETTERS
AND A HUMILIATING PHONE CALL TO PROVE IT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORST PART OF THIS IS?
I THOUGHT I WAS SO IN AT THE TIMES.
I WAS JUST SAYING THAT I WASN'T GONNA GET IT.
I WAS TRYING TO BE HUMBLE, BUT I WAS SO NOT HUMBLE.
I WAS SO COCKY. I WAS PICTURING MYSELF WORKING THERE --
CHATTING UP BILL KELLER IN THE ELEVATOR
AND RUNNING DOWN THE STREET
FOR A QUICK LUNCH WITH MAUREEN DOWD
AND FILING MY FIRST STORY AND SEEING MY FIRST BYLINE.
I ALREADY HAD THE OUTFIT PICKED OUT
FOR MY NEW YORK TIMES PICTURE I.D.
THE NEW SUIT WITH THE RED THEORY SHIRT.
AND NOW I HAVE TO TELL EVERYONE THAT I DIDN'T GET IT.
JUST TELLING GRANDMA AND GRANDPA
MADE ME FEEL ASHAMED AND HUMILIATED ALL OVER AGAIN,
WHICH IS WHY I DIDN'T TELL YOU.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T TELL YOU.
IT JUST SUCKS DISAPPOINTING EVERYONE.
HONEY...
YOU COULD NEVER DISAPPOINT ME -- EVER.
YEAH?
EVER, EVER.
YEAH.
EVER.
HAVE YOU SEEN STEVE'S PACI?
HIS WHAT?
HIS PACIFIER. IT'S GREEN.
HE LOSES HIS MIND WITHOUT IT. CAN YOU CHECK BY THE SINK?
I NEED TO MAKE A LIST OF STUFF TO TAKE ON TOUR.
DEFINITELY.
ZACH SAYS THEY'RE GONNA BE PLAYING THE BOWERY AND ROSELAND.
INSANE.
INSANE!
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THOSE SHOWS.
AND OPENING FOR TOKYO POLICE CLUB?
AND MAYBE GRIZZLY BEAR.
REALLY?
HE GOT THAT CALL LIKE AN HOUR AGO.
THE WHOLE THING IS CRAZY.
UH-OH.
WHAT?
DO YOU SMELL THAT?
WELL, THAT'S ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.
OH, MAN. I JUST CHANGED HIM.
CAN YOU PUT STEVE IN THE STROLLER?
I'LL CHANGE KWAN.
GOT IT.
YOU KNOW, THEIR DRUMMER'S A BIT OF A LUSH.
WHO?
VAPOR RUB.
OH, RIGHT.
ZACH SAYS HE'S, LIKE, SOBER TWO HOURS A DAY.
ONE NIGHT THAT GUY'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GO ON.
YOU'RE GONNA BE WAITING IN THE WINGS, AND -- BOOM --
YOU'RE THEIR NEW FULL-TIME DRUMMER.
WOULDN'T THAT BE SOMETHING?
OH, MAN. YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
WHAT?
FALSE ALARM.
OH.
WHAT?
STEVE IS NOW EMITTING A VERY FOUL ODOR.
BRING HIM BACK.
OH, NO, NO.
IT'S OKAY, KWAN. JUST A FALSE ALARM.
I AM SORRY. JUST GETTING YOU DRESSED AGAIN.
He hates getting naked.
YOU WANT HIS PACIFIER?
[ SIGHS ] IT'S OKAY.
NO, THAT'S STEVE'S. KWAN'S IS, UH, RED.
GOT IT.
UH-OH.
[ Chuckling ] IT'S OKAY, STEVE.
HE'S COMING RIGHT BACK.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD HOLD HIM UNTIL I'M READY TO CHANGE HIM.
SURE THING.
I HOPE THE TOUR BUS COMES EQUIPPED WITH A NANNY.
YEAH, RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO COME -- FULL-TIME "MANNY"?
I WOULDN'T LAST A DAY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT, LANE.
YEAH, IT'S A LOT.
MY MOM'S ACTUALLY BEEN A HUGE HELP.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE HER WITH YOU.
YEAH. RIGHT.
I'M SURE I'LL BE FINE.
YEAH, DEFINITELY.
ZACH SAYS THE BASSIST'S GIRLFRIEND IS COMING ALONG,
SO, HOPEFULLY, SHE'LL BE GOOD WITH KIDS.
YEAH, HOPEFULLY.
ALANIS MORISSETTE.
WHAT? NO.
YES.
BUT SHE WAS SUCCESSFUL RIGHT FROM THE START.
IN CANADA.
SHE WAS ON "STAR SEARCH." SHE DATED DAVE COULIER.
SHE STRUGGLED A LOT BEFORE "JAGGED LITTLE PILL."
I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE.
JACKSON ***.
MOM.
HE STRUGGLED BEFORE HE SUCCEEDED,
AND I BET IF YOU ASKED HIM NOW,
HE WOULD TELL YOU HE WAS GLAD FOR THAT.
JACKSON *** IS DEAD.
YES, AND FROM HEAVEN HE WOULD TELL YOU HE WAS GLAD ABOUT THAT,
BECAUSE GOD REWARDS THOSE WHO STRUGGLE.
OKAY, MOM, I GET IT. SETBACKS MAKE YOU STRONGER.
A SETBACK IS REALLY JUST A SETUP FOR FUTURE ACCOMPLISHMENT.
HOW'S YOUR MAC AND CHEESE?
IT'S NOT HAVING ITS USUAL EFFECT.
I'M SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
I'M NOT JUST SAYING THIS STUFF. I REALLY DO BELIEVE IT.
AND I THINK YOU'VE HAD KIND OF AN EASY TIME.
MOST OF THE THINGS YOU'VE GONE FOR YOU'VE GOTTEN.
THIS SETBACK MIGHT HELP YOU HAVE SOME PERSPECTIVE.
I GUESS.
DO YOU WANT SOME FRENCH TOAST?
I THINK CAESAR MADE IT TODAY. IT HAS EXTRA BROWN SUGAR.
NO, THANKS.
MARK TWAIN.
HMM?
MARK TWAIN HAD TO WORK AS A STEAMBOAT PILOT
ON THE MISSISSIPPI BEFORE HE BECAME A SUCCESSFUL WRITER.
IF HE'D NEVER HAD THAT EXPERIENCE,
HE NEVER WOULD HAVE WRITTEN "HUCKLEBERRY FINN."
WHICH IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOKS.
REMEMBER WHEN I MADE YOU HAVE MY 12th BIRTHDAY
AT THE MARK TWAIN MUSEUM?
I THOUGHT ONE DAY I WAS GONNA FIND YOU ON A RAFT
MADE OUT OF EMPTY MILK CARTONS,
SAILING DOWN THE HOUSATONIC RIVER.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
IT'S LOGAN.
GO AHEAD.
GO OUTSIDE.
HI. I'M OKAY.
HOW'S SHE HOLDING UP?
OH, SHE'S OKAY.
RORY'S USED TO GETTING WHAT RORY WANTS.
YEAH? I KNOW. HOW YOU DOING?
ME? I'M FINE.
YEAH?
HOW'S THE, UH, TRIP PLANNING COMING?
GREAT.
I ACTUALLY TOOK YOUR SUGGESTION
AND BOOKED A COUPLE HOTELS ALONG THE MAINE COAST --
KITTERY, YORK HARBOR.
NOTHING FANCY, JUST CABLE TV AND A HOT SHOWER.
THAT'S GREAT. I THINK SHE'LL REALLY LOVE THAT.
I EVEN MADE A RESERVATION AT BARNACLE BILLY'S.
BRING ME A "TO GO" BOX.
WILL DO.
YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING PRETTY EXCITED.
IT'S STILL A COUPLE MONTHS AWAY,
BUT THE TRIP IS REALLY COMING TOGETHER.
IT'S A LOT OF TIME ON THE WATER,
AND WE'RE GONNA COVER A LOT OF GROUND,
BUT IT'S SIX WEEKS, SO I THINK, OVERALL,
IT PROBABLY WON'T SEEM LIKE SO MUCH.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
HEY, RORY AND I ARE GONNA GO SEE PATTY AND BABETTE'S ACT
AT K.C.'s TONIGHT.
IT SHOULD BE A HOOT.
YOU KNOW, NOT REALLY MY THING.
NO. I'M NOT SAYING --
NO, I KNOW.
JUST WE'RE GOING, BUT, YOU KNOW.
WELL, IF I HAVE SOME FREE TIME --
NO, NO, NO.
Caesar: COMING UP, LUKE!
I SHOULD PROBABLY --
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING ELSE?
A DOGGIE BAG.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
SO, WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK?
SOON.
How soon?
It's been too long.
You have to leave them wanting more.
I'M BOOKED ON A RED-EYE TONIGHT.
I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.
IF THESE GUYS WANT TO DO DRINKS, I MAY NOT HAVE A CHOICE.
I'M SORRY.
THAT'S OKAY.
I'M GLAD IT'S GOING WELL.
THINK THEY'RE GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER?
THESE GUYS PLAY THINGS CLOSE TO THE VEST.
I'm sure they will.
All this time they're keeping you out there --
it can't just be because of your good looks and charm.
I HOPE NOT.
WELL, I GUESS I BETTER LET YOU GO.
OKAY. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
And, hey, don't worry about The Times
or the final or any of it.
I HAVE A FEELING, IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS,
YOU WILL HAVE FORGOTTEN ALL ABOUT THIS.
I DON'T KNOW.
THINGS WILL BE LOOKING UP, I PROMISE.
CALL ME LATER?
I WILL.
OKAY. BYE.
HEY.
HEY.
HOW'S THE LEFT COAST?
HE SOUNDS GOOD, VERY POSITIVE.
GOOD. YOU READY TO GO SHOPPING?
THERE'S NOTHING I LOVE MORE THAN SHOPPING AFTER A HUGE MEAL.
BYE, LUKE.
TAKE CARE, RORY.
LUKE CHANGED HIS HAT.
DID HE?
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
LUKE'S.
HEY, DAD.
April, hey. What's going on?
NOT MUCH. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. DOING THE LUNCH THING.
I tried you on your home phone first.
I don't know what I was thinking.
ANOTHER 10 MINUTES, AND I'D HAVE BEEN UP THERE.
SO, WHAT'S GOING ON? JUST CALL TO SAY HI?
ACTUALLY, I'VE GOT SOME NEWS.
GOOD NEWS, I HOPE.
GOOD AND BAD, ACTUALLY.
TELL ME.
WELL, IN JANUARY, I FILLED OUT THIS APPLICATION
FOR THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM SCIENCE CAMP.
I WASN'T EVEN GONNA DO IT,
BUT MR. LAZOVIC, MY CHEMISTRY TEACHER --
HE WROTE ME THIS REALLY NICE RECOMMENDATION.
ANYWAY, I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT IT,
'CAUSE I DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER GET IN, BUT I DID.
WOW, APRIL. CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT'S TERRIFIC.
YEAH, IT IS.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS IT'S SIX WEEKS,
AND IT'S RIGHT DURING OUR BOAT TRIP.
OH.
And I've been so torn
BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS TRIP WITH YOU,
BUT THIS CAMP IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.
THEY ONLY TAKE EIGHTH-GRADERS,
SO THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY YEAR I COULD GO,
AND THEY WOULD HAVE KIDS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THERE,
AND THEY'D HAVE NOBEL-WINNING SCIENTISTS
COME AND TEACH CLASSES AND STUFF.
WELL, THAT SOUNDS, UH, PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
YEAH, BUT I REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS TRIP WITH YOU.
YEAH, LOOK, IT'S TOO GOOD AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU TO PASS UP.
You think?
I DO. THE BOAT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
WE'LL DO IT NEXT SUMMER.
OKAY. ARE YOU SURE?
ABSOLUTELY.
It's only six weeks,
so I could definitely spend the last two weeks
of the summer with you.
THAT'S GREAT. WE'LL TAKE A LITTLE TRIP SOMEWHERE.
YEAH, DEFINITELY.
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, KID.
THANKS, DAD.
UM, I'M GONNA TELL MOM THAT WE TALKED, OKAY?
OKAY. I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
Love you.
LOVE YOU, TOO.
[ SIGHS ]
Both: ♪ WHEN OTHER FRIENDSHIPS HAVE BEEN FORGOT ♪
♪ OURS WILL STILL BE HOT ♪
[ IMITATES CHICKEN ]
[ CHEERING ]
VERY NICE!
WHOO!
YOU'RE A TERRIFIC CROWD!
WE HAVE ONE MORE SONG,
AND THEN KARAOKE NIGHT WILL BEGIN.
I DEDICATE THIS NEXT SONG TO MY HUSBAND, MOREY.
[ FINGERS SNAPPING ]
♪ NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU ♪
♪ NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH I CARE ♪
♪ WHEN YOU PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME ♪
♪ I GET A FEVER THAT'S SO HARD TO BEAR ♪
♪ YOU GIVE ME ♪
♪ FEVER ♪
♪ WHEN YOU KISS ME ♪
♪ FEVER ♪
♪ WHEN YOU HOLD ME TIGHT ♪
♪ OOH, FEVER! ♪
HEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD REALLY
PUT ME OVER THE TOP SPIRIT-WISE?
WHAT?
IF YOU SANG.
OH, YEAH!
ON THE WAY HOME, WE'LL ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS.
I'LL BELT IT OUT.
NO. UP THERE.
OH, NO. I'D HAVE TO BE WAY MORE DRUNK FOR THAT.
WELL, WE CAN ARRANGE THAT.
EXCUSE ME. COULD WE GET SOME SHOTS HERE?
♪ YOU GIVE ME FEVER ♪
I'VE NEVER EVEN BEEN TO HALF THE CITIES WE'RE GOING TO.
I MEAN, DETROIT -- HOW PSYCHED AM I?
YOU SEEM REALLY PSYCHED.
I'M TOTALLY PSYCHED.
DETROIT IS A MAJOR MUSIC HUB, MAN, FOR EVERYBODY.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT EMINEM AND IGGY POP AND MOTOWN.
AND WE'RE NOT JUST PLAYING ANYWHERE.
WE'RE PLAYING THE MAGIC STICK.
EVERYBODY'S PLAYED THE MAGIC STICK --
CROOKED FINGERS, THE ROSE BUDS, BOBBY CONN.
WOW.
IT'S GONNA BE NUTS.
I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU, ZACH.
AND IT JUST WORKS OUT SO PERFECT TIMEWISE.
OBVIOUSLY, I'M GONNA HAVE TO MISS A COUPLE WEEKS' WORK,
BUT, FOR THE MOST PART,
YOU'LL BE CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER, ANYWAY, SO --
ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT HAPPENING NOW.
WHAT?
APRIL AND I AREN'T GOING AWAY,
AT LEAST NOT FOR MOST OF THE SUMMER,
SO I'M GONNA KEEP THE DINER OPEN.
OH, MAN, THAT TOTALLY BLOWS. WHAT HAPPENED?
SHE'S GOING TO THIS CAMP -- THIS SCIENCE CAMP.
SHE'S SUPERSMART -- I MEAN, OFF-THE-CHARTS SMART --
AND SHE GOT INVITED, AND IT'S REAL PRESTIGIOUS.
AND SHE'S GOT TO GO. SHE CAN'T NOT GO.
BUDDY, I'M SO SORRY.
OH, IT'S OKAY.
I KNOW HOW STOKED YOU WERE FOR THIS TRIP.
ALL THAT PLANNING -- YOU WERE REALLY INTO IT.
IT'S OKAY.
NO! IT'S NOT.
IT SUCKS.
ZACH.
OKAY, I'M SORRY. I GET IT. YOU'RE PROCESSING.
HEY!
HEY, BABE.
HEY.
HEY, LUKE!
LANE, HEY!
IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY OUT OF THE APARTMENT
AT NIGHT AND BABY-FREE.
I FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING A LIMB -- OR TWO, ACTUALLY.
YOU LOOK GOOD.
THANKS. I'M EXHAUSTED.
BUT PSYCHED TO BE OUT ON THE TOWN, RIGHT?
SO PSYCHED.
ARE YOU COMING TO K.C.'s?
I DON'T THINK SO.
DUDE, YOU'VE GOT TO COME.
HE JUST GOT SOME TOTALLY DEVASTATING NEWS.
IT'S ACTUALLY NOT THAT BAD.
HE'S STILL PROCESSING.
LUKE, YOU SHOULD COME.
LET ME BUY YOU A BEER.
YOU GUYS, GO AHEAD. MAYBE I'LL CATCH UP.
OKAY. THAT'S COOL.
SO, MAYBE WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.
SURE.
SO, WHAT WAS THE NEWS?
OH. APRIL BAILED ON THE BOAT TRIP.
OH, NO.
SHE'S GOING AWAY TO SOME BRAINIAC SCIENCE CAMP
FOR THE SUMMER.
WHO'S EVEN HEARD OF SCIENCE CAMP?
IT'S A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS.
IT'S LIKE A --
OXYMORON.
OXYMORON -- TOTALLY.
ARE YOU OKAY THERE, BABE?
YEAH, I JUST KIND OF REALIZED SOMETHING TODAY.
WHAT'S THAT?
I REALIZED I CAN'T GO ON TOUR.
I'D LOVE TO -- GOD, I'D LOVE TO --
BUT IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE -- NOT WITH TWO BABIES.
I MEAN, IT'S HARD ENOUGH HERE AT HOME,
WHERE I HAVE A WHOLE SUPPORT SYSTEM --
MY MOM AND BRIAN AND DR. SHAW.
I'VE GOT MY ROUTINE, AND IT'S HARD,
BUT IT'S MANAGEABLE.
BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ANYWHERE BUT HERE, YOU KNOW?
NO, I GET IT. I DO.
I'M SO SORRY, ZACH.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.
IT MAKES SENSE. IT'S COOL.
I'LL CALL GRAHAM IN THE MORNING AND TELL HIM WE CAN'T GO.
HE'LL UNDERSTAND.
NO. WAIT. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING.
I'M SAYING I CAN'T GO. I STILL WANT YOU TO GO.
YOU DO?
HELL, YEAH.
NO WAY. NOT WITHOUT YOU AND THE BOYS.
ZACH, THIS IS A REALLY BIG OPPORTUNITY.
YEAH, BUT IT'S TWO MONTHS.
EXACTLY. IT'S NOT A YEARLONG WORLD TOUR.
IT'S TWO MONTHS, IT'S IMPORTANT, IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE,
AND WHO KNOWS WHERE IT COULD LEAD?
ARE YOU SURE?
I AM.
WE'LL TALK ALL THE TIME,
AND I'LL HOLD THE PHONE UP TO STEVE AND KWAN'S EARS
SO THEY CAN HEAR YOUR VOICE.
I'LL SEE YOUR SHOWS IN NEW YORK AND PHILLY AND BOSTON.
WE'LL WORK THIS OUT.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
YOU ARE THE COOLEST.
WELL, I AM MARRIED TO THE LEAD GUITARIST OF VAPOR RUB.
♪ DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME? ♪
♪ DO YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE ME CRY? ♪
♪ PRECIOUS KISSES, WORDS THAT BURN ME ♪
♪ LOVERS NEVER ASK YOU WHY ♪
♪ IN MY HEART... ♪
HOW YOU FEELING THERE, MOM?
I MUST BE DRUNK, 'CAUSE HE SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD.
WELL, GET THOSE PIPES WARMED UP, 'CAUSE YOU'RE ON DECK.
I CAN'T FOLLOW KIRK. HE CAN REALLY SING!
[ Off-key ] ♪ ...PEOPLE ALWAYS TELL ME ♪
♪ THAT'S A STEP, A STEP TOO FAR ♪
COME ON, MOM.
IF YOU DON'T, THEN YOU'RE GONNA RUIN
ALL THIS GOOD CHEERING UP YOU'VE BEEN DOING.
YOU ARE RELENTLESS!
I'M THINKING SOMETHING EARLY MADONNA.
HEY!
OH, LANE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
CATCHING UP WITH MY MOM.
HI, LANE. WHAT'S UP, ZACH?
NOT MUCH, LORELAI. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. A LITTLE TIPSY.
SEEMS LIKE AN APPROPRIATE SETTING FOR THAT.
OKAY, THIS IS JUST SINFUL.
BE NICE.
IF YOU'RE GONNA DO BOY GEORGE,
AT LEAST COMMIT TO THE HIGH HEELS AND THE MAKEUP.
HEY, SIT. SIT.
SO, ARE YOU DONE WITH FINALS ALREADY?
WAIT. ARE YOU ACTUALLY DONE WITH SCHOOL?
NOT YET. VERY SOON. I'LL BE DONE NEXT WEEK.
OH. PRETZELS OR PEANUTS?
OH, PEANUTS, AND REMEMBER --
IF YOU SLIP OUT THE BACK DOOR,
I WILL SINK INTO A DEEP DEPRESSION.
SO, HOW ARE THE BOYS?
AWESOME, EXHAUSTING, AMAZING, INFURIATING.
YOU NAME IT, I FEEL IT.
I'M GONNA GET A BEER. GINGER ALE FOR YOU, MOM?
RORY?
I'M GOOD.
BE RIGHT BACK.
SO, REALLY, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU?
OH, I JUST HAD A BIT OF A MELTDOWN, THAT'S ALL.
WHY? WHAT'S GOING ON?
THERE'S THIS JOB THAT I REALLY WANTED,
AND I DIDN'T GET IT.
I WAS PRETTY BUMMED ABOUT IT,
BUT MY MOM TALKED ME DOWN, AND EVERYTHING'S FINE NOW.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU?
WELL, ZACH IS GOING ON A 2-MONTH TOUR THIS SUMMER
AS THE LEAD GUITARIST OF VAPOR RUB,
AND, YES, I'M SERIOUS.
VAPOR RUB? WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HEP ALIEN?
WELL, HEP ALIEN WILL LIVE TO ROCK AGAIN,
BUT RIGHT NOW, OPPORTUNITY CALLS.
ISN'T IT GONNA BE HARD FOR YOU GUYS TO BE APART?
DEFINITELY, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONLY TWO MONTHS.
AND WE'LL MAKE IT WORK. LIFE IS LONG.
WHEN DID YOU GET SO MATURE?
I THINK THE MATURE GENE KICKS IN ONCE YOU BECOME A MOTHER.
♪ DO YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE ME CRY? ♪
WHOO-HOO!
[ CHEERING ]
Babette: WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL!
Man: WHOO!
[ CHEERING ]
HONEY, IT'S ANOTHER EMBARRASSING MOMENT FOR YOUR DIARY.
UH-OH.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]
HAPPY GRADUATION.
♪ IF I... ♪
♪ SHOULD STAY ♪
[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]
♪ I WOULD ONLY ♪
♪ BE IN YOUR WAY ♪
SHE'S A WHITNEY FAN?
OH, I THINK IT'S DOLLY-INSPIRED.
♪ BUT I KNOW ♪
♪ I'LL THINK OF YOU ♪
♪ EACH STEP OF THE WAY ♪
♪ AND I-I-I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ♪
SHE'S ALL RIGHT!
THE KID'S STEALING OUR THUNDER!
♪ I WILL ALWAYS ♪
♪ LOVE YOU ♪
♪ BITTERSWEET ♪
♪ MEMORIES ♪
♪ THAT'S ALL ♪
♪ I'M TAKING WITH ME ♪
♪ SO GOODBYE ♪
♪ PLEASE DON'T C-CRY ♪
♪ WE BOTH KNOW I'M NOT ♪
♪ WHAT YOU NEED ♪
♪ AND I WILL ALWAYS ♪
♪ LOVE YOU ♪
♪ I WILL ALWAYS ♪
♪ LOVE YOU ♪
♪ I HOPE ♪
♪ LIFE TREATS YOU KIND ♪
♪ AND I HOPE YOU HAVE ALL ♪
♪ YOU DREAMED OF ♪
♪ AND I WISH YOU ♪
♪ JOY AND HAPPINESS ♪
♪ BUT ABOVE ALL ♪
♪ I WISH YOU LOVE ♪
♪ AND I-I-I ♪
♪ WILL ALWAYS ♪
♪ LOVE YOU ♪
♪ I WILL ALWAYS ♪
♪ LOVE YOU ♪
♪ I WILL ALWAYS... ♪
♪ LOVE YOU ♪
[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ WHISTLING ]
Kirk: VERY NICE.
MORNING.
[ GROANS ]
COFFEE?
YEAH. WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP?
WHY AREN'T YOU MORE HUNG OVER?
WELL, I STOPPED DRINKING SEVERAL SHOTS BEFORE YOU DID.
ARE YOU GOING?
YEAH. I'M GONNA STOP BY LANE'S.
THEN I HAVE TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL
AND START STUDYING FOR MY NEXT FINAL.
THIS TIME, I INTEND ON TURNING IN ALL MY BLUE BOOKS.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
I HAD A WHOLE SECOND DAY OF PICK-ME-UP PLANS,
INCLUDING A CLOWN AND SOME PONY RIDES
AND ABSOLUTELY NO DRINKING AT ALL.
THEN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DEVISED
SUCH AN EFFECTIVE FIRST-DAY PICK-ME-UP PLAN.
WELL, LIVE AND LEARN.
I REALLY DO FEEL BETTER, THOUGH --
ALL THE WALLOWING AND THE EATING AND THE SHOPPING.
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU WISHED ME JOY AND HAPPINESS.
[ CHUCKLES ] YOU LIKED THAT, HUH?
IT CHEERED ME UP.
WELL, GLAD IT DID.
I DO FEEL SO MUCH BETTER, THOUGH.
IT'S LIKE YOU SAID --
SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LET YOUR FEELINGS OUT.
[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH. SOMETIMES YOU DO.
CHILAQUILES, HUH?
PEOPLE WENT NUTS FOR THEM.
MR. AND MRS. FISS SAID THEY WANT THEM EVERY MORNING NOW.
WHO KNEW? I DIDN'T EVEN THINK WE'D SELL ONE.
IT WAS ALL CAESAR -- HIS IDEA, HIS RECIPE,
HIS REFUSAL TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.
HEY, CAESAR. CHILAQUILES!
CHILAQUILES! WHAT'D I TELL YOU, LUKE?
YOU TOLD ME, CAESAR.
I TOLD YOU.
YOU ALSO TOLD ME YOU TOLD ME.
CHILAQUILES!
CHILAQUILES! THAT DUDE'S A RIOT.
I'M GLAD YOU CAME OUT LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, IT WAS FUN.
GYPSY DOES A MEAN PAT BENATAR.
THAT WAS INTERESTING.
HOW ABOUT LORELAI?
HUH?
WHAT DID YOU THINK?
OH, UH...
THE GAL CAN SING, RIGHT?
BIZARRO CHOICE OF TUNE, BUT SHE'S GOT SOME PIPES.
NICE QUALITY, YOU KNOW?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. DEFINITELY.
YOU FEELING BETTER?
STILL BUMMING ABOUT YOUR BOAT TRIP, AREN'T YOU?
OF COURSE YOU ARE. WHY AM I ASKING?
NO, IT'S OKAY.
I'M ACTUALLY FEELING A LITTLE BETTER.
HANGING AROUND HERE THIS SUMMER MIGHT NOT BE SO BAD.
THAT'S COOL.
MAYBE WE CAN MAKE KARAOKE NIGHT AT K.C.'s
KIND OF A REGULAR THING.
YEAH, MAYBE.
OH, HEY, I ALMOST FORGOT.
IN THE MIDDLE OF BREAKFAST RUSH, I FOUND YOUR HAT.
IT WAS WEDGED IN BEHIND THE DISHWASHER.
NO WORSE FOR THE WEAR, THOUGH.
THANKS.
I TOLD YOU IT'D TURN UP.
I'M ANNABELLE LAUREN. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?
NOT EXACTLY.
ARE YOU THE DOCTOR?
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ BARKS ]
[ TELEVISION SHUTS OFF ]
JUST A MINUTE!
OH, HEY.
HEY.
OH, YOU JUST MISSED RORY. SHE'S ON HER WAY BACK TO SCHOOL.
I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO SEE YOU.
OH. OKAY. COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
DO YOU WANT, UM, ANY FOOD OR DRINK?
I ORDERED WAY TOO MANY FRIES.
NO, THANKS. I'M ALL GOOD.
HERE, HAVE A SEAT. PAUL ANKA!
UM...
SO, HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?
OH, IT WAS REALLY GREAT.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
OH, GOD. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THAT WORLD.
APPLE, IBM, MICROSOFT -- I'M OUT.
WELL, I'VE BEEN OFFERED A POSITION
WITH AN EMERGING INTERNET COMPANY.
WOW, THAT'S GREAT.
IT'S PRETTY SIMILAR TO WHAT I WAS DOING IN NEW YORK,
BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO MAKE ME A FULL PARTNER.
I'LL BE GETTING IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
THAT'S EXCITING!
IT IS.
IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF LONG HOURS
AND AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK BUILDING THE COMPANY,
BUT I REALLY FEEL THIS VENTURE HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE.
I MEAN, THESE ARE SERIOUS PEOPLE.
AND YOU'RE A SERIOUS GUY.
LOOK, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CONVINCE ME.
I VOICED MY CONCERNS, AND YOU TOLD ME YOUR PLANS.
WE HAD PIE. I'M COOL.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
OH. YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO, THE THING IS --
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, I'M PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THIS.
Y-YEAH.
BUT IT DOES MEAN A MOVE TO SAN FRANCISCO --
PALO ALTO, ACTUALLY.
OH, WOW.
THAT'S BIG.
THAT'S FUNNY THAT RORY DIDN'T MENTION IT.
ACTUALLY, I HAVEN'T TOLD HER YET.
AND YOU'RE HERE 'CAUSE YOU WANT ME TO TELL HER FOR YOU?
NO, NO. I'M GONNA TELL HER.
I JUST -- I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU FIRST ABOUT IT.
OKAY. THAT'S...THOUGHTFUL.
LOOK...
I LOVE RORY.
SHE MEANS THE WORLD TO ME,
AND I WANT HER TO COME WITH ME TO CALIFORNIA.
OH.
BUT NOT JUST AS MY GIRLFRIEND, WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE.
I'M HERE TO ASK YOUR PERMISSION --
YOUR PERMISSION TO ASK RORY TO MARRY ME.
LORELAI?