Gilmore Girls 2/20/07

I actually get to post about a show the same night it airs! That's only because House isn't on tonight, and I have no life. :)

Anyway, I keep saying this week after week, but I totally think Gilmore Girls is getting better and better. In fact, I'd go so far to say that it's risen above the downturn it took last season.

First off, I loved Miss Patty and Babette talking in code about how Christopher left. I was cracking up during that whole thing. It was so like them to be gossiping, but trying to keep Luke out of it. I also loved how Kirk was taking their conversation so literally. When he started talking about an ostrich mating with a hen, I just about fell off the couch. I also loved the mention of East Side Tilly, whom we've never met, but scooped Babette about Luke and Lorelai's breakup and the rift between Lorelai and Rory.

It was great seeing all the Gilmores having so much screentime this week. It makes complete sense to me that Richard would be acting differently after having a heart attack. And Emily is crazier than normal, which seems about right. I also like that the current writing staff is keeping the Gilmore's rotation of maids flowing. I felt bad for Aurora. She kind of reminded me of a little chihuahua, shaking like a leaf just working for them. I loved Francette (I think that was her name). It's about time someone was that Emily hired was able to go toe to toe with her.

Paris and Doyle doing yoga was priceless.

The opening seemed to have a significant time jump from Lorelai and Rory being stranded to them suddenly being back to wherever they needed to be. It's not a bad thing, but it did leave me with a sort of whiplash-type feeling.

The Rory/Papa Huntzburger exchange was very odd to me. I know Mr. Huntzburger (whose first name is escaping me at the moment) doesn't think Logan can do anything by himself, but it still seemed odd that he thought Rory was the cause of Logan's success, especially considering that he and the rest of the H. family (I'm tired of typing out their whole last name) didn't think she'd fit in. I am glad that Mr. H's comment to Rory not having "it" was addressed.

Of course, the whole Daddy being happy with Logan's success was just a foreshadowing to Logan getting crushed in his business deal. I should have seen that one coming, though. I was shocked when Logan got that phone call. I could feel his spirit sinking, too.

I felt really happy for Lorelai being able to help Emily with the tax stuff, getting her up to speed on how to find the things she needs from the computer. I was surprised, however, that Emily was hiding liquor (in Richard's study, even!) and offered it to Lorelai. It was a nice plot device for Lorelai to finally be able to tell Emily about her marriage to Chris disintegrating. I'm glad that Emily couldn't say anything at first. It was a nice little breather.

I must say, though, that the scene where Emily was praising Lorelai seemed very weird. Yes, I know Emily was drunk, but even with that fact, it didn't seem very Emily-like to be so comforting to Lorelai. It was still nice to see.

That praise also made the next morning even tougher to watch. I knew Emily was going to make some comment about having to cancel that party, and I could feel Lorelai's mini-high crashing as they spoke. I just felt bad for Lorelai, especially since she wanted to make the marriage work, no matter how doomed it was.

As an aside, Emily must have a fantastic liver. She was the most well-put-together person I've ever seen after a night of drinking. I wish I would wake up without a hangover after drinking quite a bit. ;)

All in all, it was a very good episode. I'm looking forward to next week's even more. Lane's having her baby shower! It looks to be a fun-filled event, and I can't wait to see it!