Mommies Dearest
Updated 2006-10-07 17:00:00
Luke punches Christopher. IN HIS FACE. Ahhhhh, such sweet, sweet satisfaction. Then, it's less sweet, because T.J. shows up to help him rebuild the diner, so I tune out. UNTIL...it becomes clear that Kirk has taken advantage of the greasy spoon shortage and opened his own open-air diner. Kirk performs a full-on Luke impression, as a matter of fact, with the flannel and the hat, and the 'tude. When T.J. finds out about Luke's breakup, he drags Luke home to talk it over with Liz. She doesn't exactly make Luke feel better, telling him that he and Lorelai were never in sync, anyway. Zach and Lane return from their honeymoon with tales of fiasco. "Mexico sucks," Zach declares, as Rory goes to comfort Lane, who had a nightmare of a time. She declares that she is now on to the "marital sex conspiracy," and that she and Zach had a complete meltdown in the romance department. Rory suggests the insane idea of trying it in a bed next time. Except, well...guess what, y'all? Mrs. Kim was right. Lane got pregnant on her first time. 'Cause that's what you get, folks. Lorelai runs into Luke in the street, where he declares that he is completely fine and over her. He is the King of All Asses about it, and she is shocked. She comforts herself by redecorating her home into a crazy Asian paradise. This cheers up Rory, who is sad that she and Logan didn't get to take their Asian tour. They talk about Asian stuff and watch karate movies for a really, really long time. Everything's great until Christopher calls and Rory overhears his confessional message on Lorelai's answering machine. She doesn't handle it well. When he sees Lorelai later, Luke apologizes for being mean to her, and says that they never belonged together, anyway -- that she belongs with someone like Christopher. As kind as he is, it breaks Lorelai's heart much worse than it was before. She finally cries over Luke, and Rory comes home to comfort her.