DEAN: What?! DEAN: Yeah? Did she find your CD burner? EMILY: Richard here, give her the book. EMILY: She's making them. EMILY: We have to celebrate. He was around a lot. LANE: My mother and father are sending me to Korea for the summer to visit my cousins. LORELAI: But then tonight you walk in with this beautiful boy who likes you enough to brave going to your grandparents house for dinner, and Dad looks at you and sees you with him and all of a sudden, has a terrible Lorelai flashback. LORELAI: Mom, it was so nice of you to tell Rory to invite a friend tonight, seeing as this is her night. MAX: Are you saying yes? MAX: Well. Maybe there's some deal with the airline and that's why the ticket's one way. Meet me at Luke's. Next week we will have a special dinner. RICHARD: Ah ah ah ah, after the top 3 percent in her class. RICHARD: I'm talking to Dean. RORY: Tell him. RORY: Yes, I think you're freaking out a little prematurely. SOOKIE: Why not? When Rory decides to get married, I'd like her to tell us. [Lorelai walks into the kitchen.]
Plan: A: Lane; Q: Who freaks out when her parents buy her a one-way ticket to Korea? A: the summer; Q: When does Lane go to Korea? A: Luke; Q: Who gives Lorelai a lot to think about when she tells him about Max's proposal? A: Max; Q: Who does Lorelai finally say yes to? A: Dean; Q: Who does Rory bring to her grandparents' house to celebrate making it into the top 3% at Chilton? A: Richard; Q: Who criticizes Dean for not meeting the Gilmore standards of excellence? A: Rory springs; Q: Who defends Dean when Richard criticizes him? A: a rift; Q: What does Richard's granddaughter's defense of Dean cause between them? A: Emily; Q: Who is heartbroken when she finds out about the wedding from Sookie instead of Lorelai? Summary: Lane freaks out when her parents buy her a one-way ticket to Korea for the summer. Luke gives Lorelai a lot to think about when she tells him about Max's proposal. Lorelai finally says "yes" to Max and tells everyone except her parents. When Rory brings Dean to a special dinner at her grandparents' house to celebrate making it into the top 3% at Chilton, Richard criticizes Dean for not meeting the Gilmore standards of excellence.Rory springs to Dean's defense and that creates a rift between Richard and his granddaughter. Emily is heartbroken when she finds out about the wedding from Sookie instead of Lorelai and tells Richard to apologise to Rory.