Review: Gilmore Girls – Season 1, Episode 12 “Double Date”

March 15, 2015 Jen1 Comment

What is with this show and the band XTC? In episode 2, Lane came running over with the new XTC CD held aloft. In the cold open for this episode, we’re treated to a “getting ready in the morning” montage set to XTC’s “Earn Enough For Us”. Were the creators friends with this band? Were they in this band? Did they feel bad because this band cursed itself with the name XTC?

“Get it? X. T.C? Like the drug? Or like that feeling when you’re really enjoying sex? But mostly like the drug?”

(Also – that cover is from their album White Music. This works very well with the Gilmore Girls because if I were to say “There are like 4 people of color on this show!” it would be EXTREMELY GENEROUS.)

Review: Gilmore Girls – Season 1, Episode 11 “Paris is Burning”

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 Jen1 Comment

I fear this is the episode where Lorelai will do the unspeakable with Discount Braff. No good can come of this! There will be famine and plagues of frogs across the land! Crops will wither! Locusts will descend to eat your…withered?…crops! Oh, the agony! The pain! The abject HORROR!

Review: Gilmore Girls – Season 1, Episode 10 “Forgiveness and Stuff”

March 8, 2015 Jen3 Comments

It’s a really cold Christmas in Stars Hollow because Rory and Lorelai aren’t speaking. Even though 1965 Baby Jesus is missing an arm and Miss Patty needs to find a pregnant chick ASAP for the pageant, Rory and Lorelai aren’t able to overcome the “Rory stayed out all night and Judgy WASP Mom thinks you had sex with a boy” problem from last episode.

Review: Gilmore Girls – Season 1, Episode 9 “Rory’s Dance”

March 8, 2015March 8, 2015 Jen6 Comments

Rory’s Rich Kid School is holding a formal to save the spotted owl or horned owl or screech owl. As long as this dance isn’t raising funds for poor people, we’re ok!

Rory doesn’t want to go to the dance because she saw Sixteen Candles once and it scarred her for life. This is understandable. Lorelai talks her into it and tells Rory to bring Floppy Hair, who has been hanging out in their trees. So I guess Floppy is a spotted owl?

Review: Gilmore Girls – Season 1, Episode 8 “Love & War & Snow”

March 6, 2015 Jen1 Comment

Lorelai is thrilled that it’ll finally start snowing in Stars Hollow. She loves snow! it’s magical and pretty and amazing!

Boston agrees with you, Lorelai!! (photo from the Boston Globe)

Review: Gilmore Girls – Season 1, Episode 7 “Kiss and Tell”

March 4, 2015 Jen2 Comments

Hey, look! I remembered I was reviewing this show!

It’s Thanksgiving(ish) in Stars Hollow and the whole town is excitedly decorating. Except Backwards Baseball Cap Diner Guy (Luke), because he’s a snarly curmudgeon who hates decorating and holidays and anything pointless that people do to fill their empty souls. He’s my favorite.