My first instinct upon seeing the title of this episode was to post Aerosmith’s “Back in the Saddle Again.” But it’s played out! It’s been done! It’s totes over! So I’ll link to the Aerosmith song that 12-year-old Jen would listen to on repeat for hours once the object of her affections (unrequited, of course) got a girlfriend:
I think most people my age had an Aerosmith phase. If you didn’t, that means you are better than me.
We open this episode (with a filthy name, if you are so inclined – and I am) in Luke’s crumbling diner. His apartment renovation is causing plaster to fall on people as they try to cram as many pancakes as possible into their gaping maws. Add safety regulations to the list of things that don’t exist in this universe.
Actual gif of construction being (safely!) done on Luke’s apartment.
The hardest part of these reviews is figuring out how to start them. Do I talk about whatever is going on in the cold open, which is only relevant to the episode half of the time? Do I focus on the theme of the episode (which isn’t always evident in the cold open)? My life is so difficult.
The episode begins and already I’m disappointed – no weird town festival? An empty diner? Lane trapped by her mother and forced to eat Melba toast? Boo. The most interesting thing we get is a display of Luke’s hand-eye coordination when he catches the phone.
This is what would happen if I tried to catch the phone in this scene:
We had the “Judgy WASP Mom experiences the small town!” episode, so I suppose it was inevitable that we now have the Spacey Grandpa in the small town episode. Will there be DRAMA and MISUNDERSTANDINGS and FATHER THINKS HE KNOWS BESTING?
Except there totally will.
GILMORE GIRL TIME!!! I did the math the other day and I have to review 4 episodes a week in order to finish out the series by the end of the year.
Lorelai and Rory build a snowman in the town square as part of a town snowman building contest. If this episode was written today there would be a lot of quippy dialogue about Elsa and Anna and how Frozen is really Disney’s Godfather 3.
The girls build the crankiest of snowladies (which I adore) all while sniping about Paris and the ringer brought in by an anonymous townsperson (Taylor? Has to be) to steal the competition. I think their snowman looks like a younger Judgy WASP Mom, which must be an expression of Lorelai’s subconscious.
Last Ditch Effort 
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