TEXT: The Deer-Hunters CUT TO RORY AND LORELAI WALKING ACROSS THE STREET. LORELAI: Shopping for school supplies - party. RORY: Nobody demanded that you come. LORELAI: Are you kidding? How of ten do you get to do things like this? I was thinking, while we're going crazy, we should get some toilet paper and a plunger next. RORY: I'll just do this later. LORELAI: No, I'm teasing. Come on, get that list of your. RORY: Ok [puts out a list] I need legal pads, LORELAI: Got it. RORY: Tons of pens, LORELAI: Right. RORY: Some number 2 pencils, three highlighters, an eraser a staple remover and a folder. LORELAI: You need 3 highlighters? RORY: Yes. LORELAI: Three? RORY: Yes. LORELAI: That's a very random number. RORY: Three is not a random number. LORELAI: No but I mean how did you get to the number 3? RORY: One dries up, one gets lost, I have one left. LORELAI: You have really thought this out. RORY: Yes, I have. LORELAI: What came first - the chicken or the egg. RORY: Can we get back to this list please. LORELAI: Alright. Ooh, hey, legal pads. RORY: No. Those are purple. LORELAI: Yes, purple is festive. RORY: I can't have purple LORELAI: Yes you can, they're on sale. RORY: I'm going to a serious school now, I need serious paper. LORELAI: Paper's paper. RORY: Not at Chilton. LORELAI: Alright, fine. Here is your serious paper. RORY: Thank you. LORELAI: Ooh and here are you somber highlighters, your maudlin pencils, your manic-depressive pens. RORY: Mom LORELAI
SUMMARY:
Rory receives the first "D" of her life, pushing her to study like crazy for the upcoming exam. She and Lorelai stay up all hours reviewing every detail about Shakespeare, only to over-sleep, causing Rory to miss the big test. Rory has a meltdown, telling off both Tristan and Paris in the process. Meanwhile, Lorelai meets Mr. Medina at the parent-teacher meeting and tells off the headmaster after Rory's meltdown.