This was one of the better episodes of the season, despite the rather sitcom-y road trip premise. Christopher is finally out of the picture, and the focus returns to the relationship between Lorelai, Rory, and Emily — the Gilmore Girls. Plus, the writing has regained footing, including: the return of random pop culture references!
Hmm, are the writers on the show picking up on one of the major complaints regarding this season? At one point, Lorelai tells Rory to not worry about her informational interview with someone from the New York Times, because her rapid fire witty banter will win them over. Is the banter back? Can Paul Anka reverse-jump the shark?
I found this episode more enjoyable than past ones, since the inevitable has finally passed and we can move on to the unknown. Also, Rory seems to be headed towards a crossroads.
Right away, Lorelai tells Rory that she and Christopher have split up — check one interested party off the list. They go to dinner at Emily and Richard’s, where Richard is having a hard time adjusting to the new, post heart operation healthy diet — soup and salad. It seems both he and Emily are in denial regarding the possibility of his death.
Michel has a funeral for his pet ChinChin, which in a crass way is intended to make us feel sad, so we’ll be in a truly dour mood for Christopher and Lorelai’s inevitable break up during the last fifteen minutes.
The marriage-on-the-rocks is the only reason why I watched this episode. The whole point of my tolerating this program, now, is to get Lorelai loose from her albatross past (Christopher) so she can either get back with Mr. Flannel Backwards Baseball Cap Diner guy (Luke) — or choose to remain single. As I’ve mentioned many times before, I’d prefer the latter.
I write this post more out of duty than anything else, since my heart just isn’t in it. This episode (from over a week ago) took place primarily in a hospital waiting room, which is sad, but sadder still is the ham-handed way these quirky characters are led around by the plot, like puppy dogs on leashes.