And in an effort to further chronicle this balcony's history, we are now in the immediate vicinity of the spot upon which was Rory's initial eminations. And then all of a sudden he's here in my town and Rory's running around all excited and he's sleeping on the couch and I'm thinking should I be mad, should I send him to a hotel' but then he smiles and it's...Christopher. Because he wants things he is not ready for. CHRISTOPHER: How are you Richard? CHRISTOPHER: I want to marry you. CHRISTOPHER: Luke's the diner guy? CHRISTOPHER: Oh and it would have been much better if I had announced at the table Hey on top of everything else you're upset about, I just wanted to add that I'm the biggest loser in the world'. CHRISTOPHER: The one to be gone by Memorial Day. CUT TO GILMORE HOUSE
CHRISTOPHER: Night you. Emily! GRANDMA: Well, Richard's in the living room, come on in. GRANDPA: Ignore her. Good night babe. Hey, thanks for the door thing. LORELAI: Absolutely - by weighting him down with blankets. LORELAI: Emily? LORELAI: Hello, pajamas. LORELAI: Horrified. LORELAI: Low blow. LORELAI: My father had a meltdown, first with your father...
CHRISTOPHER: He was asking for it. LUKE: Knock it off Kirk. LUKE: Yeah she was with some guy. Play softball? RORY: Do you love him? RORY: Ok.
LORELAI: Come on [directing her to the kitchen] We haven't really had a chance to talk. STRAUB: Let go of me! Shut up. TAYLOR: Taylor Doose, grocer to Stars Hollow. They said they are free to join us all on Friday night. Think about it before you make a rash -
LORELAI: You are out of your mind. Who is a family?! You gotta give a little. You're the guy that crashed his Porsche two hours after his parents gave it to him for his 16th birthday. [Jackson grabs him and turns him from one side profile to the other]
CHRISTOPHER: What? [Lorelai calls Rory over and whispers in her ear]
RORY: She says Nope. [Lorelai turns back.] [Pan to morning. [Pan to study. [hands her a plate of leftovers]
[Pan to balcony outside Lorelai's old room. [starts for the bleachers]
KIRK: Um...I'm getting a page. [to Lorelai, handing her the phone] She wants to speak to you.
Plan: A: Rory's life; Q: What does Christopher want to play a greater role in? A: Rory; Q: Who gives Christopher a tour of Stars Hollow? A: Christopher; Q: Who asks Lorelai to marry him? A: a visit; Q: What is Christopher's parents' reason for coming to Hartford? A: Emily; Q: Who invites Christopher's parents to dinner? A: Friday night dinner; Q: What dinner does Emily invite Christopher's parents to? A: Friday; Q: What day does Lorelai forget to help Luke paint the diner? A: an unqualified disaster; Q: What does Friday night dinner turn out to be? A: Richard; Q: Who nearly comes to blows with Christopher's father? A: the ruined dinner party; Q: What event causes Richard to retreat to his study? A: a plate; Q: What does Emily make for Rory in the kitchen? A: a little romantic history; Q: What does Christopher tell Lorelai to comfort her? A: The next morning; Q: When does Lorelai surprise Luke by having the diner completely repainted? A: a jacket; Q: What does Lorelai grab to run to the diner? A: her pajamas; Q: What is Lorelai still wearing when she runs to the diner to beg for forgiveness? A: Luke's forgiveness; Q: What does Lorelai ask for when she realizes she forgot to help paint the diner? A: the house; Q: Where does Lorelai go after she is asked to marry Christopher? A: California; Q: Where does Christopher go after Lorelai rejects his marriage proposal? A: touch; Q: What does Christopher promise to do better at staying in? Summary: Wanting to play a greater role in Rory's life, Christopher settles in for his visit and lets Rory give him the grand tour of Stars Hollow. When his parents arrive in Hartford for a visit, Emily invites everyone to Friday night dinner, which turns out to be an unqualified disaster after Richard nearly comes to blows with Christopher's father over critical comments about Lorelai. In the aftermath of the ruined dinner party, Richard retreats to his study to calm down, Emily makes a plate for Rory in the kitchen and reassures her how much she is loved and regarded, and Christopher finds Lorelai on the balcony of her old bedroom and comforts her by repeating a little romantic history. The next morning, Lorelai awakens with a start, horrified that she forgot to help Luke paint the diner after dinner on Friday night. Grabbing a jacket, she races to the diner still clad in her pajamas, and begs Luke's forgiveness. He shrugs it off at first, but appears somewhat wounded when he realizes that Lorelai was with Christopher the night before. When Lorelai returns to the house, Christopher asks her to marry him and she regretfully turns him down, claiming he's not ready for the responsibility of a family quite yet. Christopher returns to California with the promise of doing a better job of staying in touch. The next morning, Lorelai surprises Luke by having the diner completely repainted when he arrives to open up for the day.