Gilmore Girls 6.22 "Partings"

"Shush, now. None of that talk. Because tomorrow, brilliant things will happen, a new life, a new adventure. You like adventure, don’t you, mate? Well, London is certainly the place for that, and we, frankly, would not be the fine chaps we claim to be if we did not send you off in a proper way, with the bash of a lifetime! Come on. Someone get this chap a pint. See if you can’t be happy, at least you can be drunk."

The party cheers. Logan asks Mary Poppins for a kiss, though Rory says she was going for Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love. Logan gets his kiss. And his pint.

Lorelai is last to leave the dinner, and Emily is upset about the waste of time the evening was. Lynnie and Chris left separately. Emily was so sure they would hit it off. There’s always next time.

Carolyn aka Lynnie is still outside. She is on the phone, talking with a patient who seemed to have a bad date. Lorelai asks if she does sessions on the phone, which she does. Any time people need it. She’s a good listener and head-nodder. Carolyn says the blatant set-up by Emily made her miss her own mom. Her phone rings again but she ignores it, saying you never know when you’re going to need to talk as an explanation to why work follows her around.

Carolyn notices Lorelai is not so ok. Lorelai talks her way out the situation, after saying she’s good, but Carolyn pauses then asks if Lorelai wants to talk about anything. Lorelai says no… but we cut to a later scene, inside Carolyn’s car. Lorelai’s sitting in the back, somewhat reclined, and Carolyn is taking notes.

"My parents have been married for 40 years, and that’s, like, mind-blowing for me because there is no one worse at communication than my mother, except my father and most of my relatives. It is not a chatty group, basically. Everything in the Gilmore house was ‘don’t talk about it. Shove it aside.’ Of course, I talked about it and shoved it right in your face, but still, I don’t know. I never saw myself getting married."

Lorelai didn’t see herself getting married, at least not until Max asked her. She thought of marrying Christopher, but only because she was pregnant, not in a longingly good way. Carolyn says that could be part of the problem. Lorelai saw marriage as a solution to a problem, not for love, and it came from her parents.

Lorelai talks about not loving Max – she wanted to, but didn’t. Lorelai says she never loved anyone until Luke. Lorelai tells her about proposing to Luke, in a dreamlike loving way:

"I saw this guy in front of me who was a real…man. He was solid, and he was strong. He would protect me, but he, he got me. I knew all that when we started dating. But that moment, when I realized how much he cared for Rory… that was it. Suddenly I knew I was ready."

Carolyn asks if he accepts right away, she says pretty much. Lorelai asks if this is the weirdest place she’s had a session. Nope. Lorelai says she feels stupid for believing the wedding was going to happen. The dress is hanging there, mocking her. Lorelai says she’s ready to get married, to start that next phase in her life, and she wants another kid. She’s tired of waiting and being patient. Lorelai is not happy and feels crappy all the time. She’s had it. Carolyn asks what she’s going to do.

"Only you can make you wait. Nobody else can. You need to decide what you want and what you’re willing to give up to get it, and then you got to be okay with that, or you got to be okay with waiting."

Lorelai knows she could lose Luke if she pushes too hard. But Carolyn points out that Lorelai doesn’t really seem to "have" him right now. Not the way she wants to have him.

"You won’t get anything unless you ask for it. And if you ask for it and you don’t get it, maybe it wasn’t worth having in the first place. Some things are just never meant to be, no matter how much we wish they were."

Lorelai is impressed.

The party continues at Logan’s apartment. Logan and Rory are sitting on the couch, he’s caressing Rory’s leg. Logan says it’s the best party, better than all of his. He thanks Rory with much sincerity. He loves her and you can see he’s sad. Logan asks Rory to tell him not to go. To blow off his father and the Huntzberger destiny. Rory can’t tell him not to go. Logan nearly cries but braces himself. Pulls Rory for a hug and kiss.

Lorelai comes to talk with Luke. He’s been worried about her. Lorelai tells Luke to grabe his keys, they’re going to elope. Like he had suggested before. Luke hesitates. Lorelai says they have the plan already, they just need to put it in motion. Luke wants to step back, but Lorelai says they have to figure it all out now. Lorelai doesn’t want to put it off anymore.

"Yes, now is the right time. It’s the best time because it’s now!"

Luke opens the door, but he’s not ready to go anywhere. He just wants to talk. Lorelai doesn’t want to talk, all they’ve done for months is talk, she wants to do and go. Luke says they can’t just take off and get married. Lorelai asks if he loves her, which he says he does.

"But I love you, Luke. I love you. But I have waited, and I have stayed away, and I have let you run this thing, and no more. I asked you to marry me, and you said yes."

Luke is trying to think. Lorelai talks about fixing up the house. But that she’s going crazy here. She needs to make her commitment happen. Luke says it will happen, but he just has April to consider.

"But once we’re married, everything with April will be fine. Anna said so."

Luke asks when Lorelai talked to Anna, and gets mad at her for doing so. Lorelai is about to apologize, but doesn’t want to defend herself anymore. She’s been skulking around for months not saying anything and she doesn’t want to wait anymore. Luke is getting defensive, crossing his arms. He says he has to think, but Lorelai says no! Luke yells back he has April!

Lorelai says that Luke has to figure out how April fits into their lives, not the other way around. He’s trying, but Lorelai says to try married. It’s now or never. Luke says he doesn’t like ultimatums. Luke says he can’t just jump. And Lorelai, with anger and tears on their way, says she’s sorry to hear that. She has to go. Lorelai walks away.

Lorelai walks past a singer (Guest Star: Sam Phillips) crooning Taking Pictures.

Lorelai, in tears, knocks on Christopher’s door. She tells him she doesn’t want to be alone.

Logan wakes up Rory, he’s leaving. Rory wants to go with him to the airport, to wave to him at the gate, because it will be so long until he sees her again. Just major holidays. Logan says if Rory comes with him, he won’t get on the plane. Rory cries. Logan tells Rory the apartment is paid for for the entire year. She can’t even talk. He kisses her.

"I keep trying to think of fabulous things to say, but all I can think is, ‘Say hi to William and Harry for me.’"

Logan says "I love you, Ace", which Rory agrees is much better than her line. They kiss again and Rory watches Logan limp to gather his things and leave. Rory runs to the door to watch him go down the elevator. She waves.

Lorelai is asleep at Christopher’s. Gigi runs into the room when the nanny is trying to get her ready for school. Gigi notices that Lorelai is naked. Chris gets back into bed with Lorelai and puts his arm around her. Lorelai’s eyes are wide with the realization of where she is.

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