1.16 - Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers teleplay by John Stephens and Linda Loiselle Guzik story by Joan Binder Weiss
OPEN IN STARS HOLLOW
(Miss Patty narrates a story in the background as the camera pans around town as locals prepare for a festival.) They meet and they fall in love. Miss dinner. But for me to actually partake of the foresaid fancy evening, I have to get out of Friday night dinner. How are you doing? Um, see Friday night is Rory and Dean's three-month anniversary, and while that might not seem like a very big deal to you, it is to them. MAN: Heads up! LUKE: Rachel. CUT TO LORELAI'S HOUSE
(Lorelai is combing Rory's hair in Rory's bedroom.) R: Mom, it just Luke's ex-girlfriend. (A car honks from outside)
R: That's Dean. (Rory leaves)
LANE: So, think I can hang out with you for awhile? (Emily returns to the room with a man.) Excuse us. EMILY: Lorelai, his mother is a friend of mine. He makes a nice living, he's attractive. CUT TO UPSTAIRS
(Lorelai walks into her old bedroom, grabs her coat off the bed, and starts to climb out the window when Richard walks in.) DEAN: When I fix it. I mean, with the dinner, and the car, and then the I just need a minute to think
DEAN: This is not something that you think about Rory. RACHEL: For now? LORELAI: Is she staying? LUKE: But she is here. CUT TO LORELAIS HOUSE
(Lorelai walks in, picks up phone, dials, sits on the couch.)
Plan: A: Luke; Q: Whose ex-girlfriend Rachel arrives in Stars Hollow unexpectedly? A: the attraction; Q: What does Rachel notice about Luke and Lorelai? A: mixed feelings; Q: What do Luke and Lorelai have after Rachel stays for awhile? A: Emily; Q: Who excuses Rory from Friday night dinner so that Rory and Dean can celebrate their three month anniversary? A: Friday; Q: What night does Emily excuse Rory from dinner? A: Dean; Q: Who gives Rory a car that he's restoring for her? A: a painful dinner; Q: What does Lorelai experience with the man she is supposed to be with? A: Richard; Q: Who caught Lorelai trying to escape through the window of her old bedroom? A: her getaway; Q: What does Richard let Lorelai make after he catches her trying to escape? A: a wonderfully romantic dinner; Q: What does Dean treat Rory to? A: his love; Q: What does Dean profess to Rory? Summary: Luke's ex-girlfriend Rachel arrives in Stars Hollow unexpectedly, and immediately picks up on the attraction between Luke and Lorelai, which they deny. Rachel decides to stay for awhile, which leaves Luke and Lorelai with mixed feelings. Lorelai and Rory are amazed when Emily agrees to excuse Rory from Friday night dinner so that Rory and Dean can celebrate their three month anniversary. When Lorelai arrives for dinner, she discovers the source of Emily's largesse -- her mother has invited another guest -- a man with whom she secretly hopes to fix Lorelai up. After a painful dinner with one of the world's most boring men, Lorelai attempts to escape through the window of her old bedroom, but is caught in the act by Richard. When he is forced to admit that even he is bored by the man, he uncharacteristically covers for her and lets her make her getaway. Back in Stars Hollow, Dean treats Rory to a wonderfully romantic dinner, and then gives her a present: a car that he's restoring for her. As they sit in the car, Dean professes his love, but Rory is unsure how to respond.