Logan proposes to Rory - the scenes

A big part of "Unto the Breach" was Logan’s proposal to Rory. The title is fitting, as really Rory is on the precipice of a new life, and that strongly influenced her decision.

Here are the scenes, in quotes and video.

Logan’s proposal to Rory:

"You amaze me, Rory Gilmore. Every day. Everything that you do. Everything that you are. This past year I realized that I don’t know a lot more than I thought I knew. If that makes sense.

Sorry, I’m a little bit nervous! I didn’t think I would be.

What I’m trying to say is… that… I don’t know a lot. But I know that I love you. And I want to be with you. Forever. [Logan pulls out a ring box...]

Rory Gilmore, will you marry me?"

Rory’s reaction to the proposal:

"Wow. Um, wow. I… wow."

Logan asks "Is there a ‘yes’ between those ‘wow’s’?"

"Um. I’m just, I’m so surprised. I just. Um. Um. [sigh]. Will you come talk to me outside?"

Rory and Logan talk outside:

"Sorry, I just, I didn’t want to talk in front of everybody."

Outside, is a white carriage with two white horses. Logan says he understands. Rory asks "is that?", pointing at the carriage.

"For us, yeah. I’m sorry, I know you said you were over big gestures. But that’s what wedding proposals are. And tonight, with your parents here, and your grandparents, I just thought…"

Rory says:

"No, it’s not the size of the gesture. It’s the gesture itself."

Logan tells Rory he got the job out in Silicon Valley. Rory is immediately excited for him. Logan says he wanted to save the news until after he proposed.

"Wow, you’ve been thinking about this for a while."

She looks a little alarmed. Logan is all seriousness.

"Back when everything was up in the air, business wise, I realized that as long as I had you, I’d be ok."

Logan tells Rory she would love Palo Alto (it is quite nice, actually). He says they could hike on the weekends, go biking. Rory says California living sounds really athletic. Still got her sense of humor. Logan chimes up about coffee drinking on University Avenue, which Rory can imagine much easier.

Logan tells Rory that there’s a house that they could rent. With a nice back yard with an avocado tree. Rory says she does like guacamole. Logan tells her it’s not far from San Francisco, just up the highway. Rory is impressed with all his research. He tells her she could work at the Chronicle, or the San Francisco Bay Guardian.

Rory says it sounds amazing. Wonderful.

"I just, I don’t know. You’ve had time to think about this, and research newspapers and it’s so sweet, and… wonderful. I just. I’m hearing about it for the first time."

"So, you’re saying in the past 3 years, you’ve never thought about marrying me?", Logan asks

Rory replies "Oh, of course I have!"

"And…?"

"It’s always a really wonderful thought. But. It was always hypothetical. And…"

Logan says it was for him too, but then it hit him, and he asked himself, ‘Why wait?’ Logan asks:

"Remember when we were in the life and death brigade, and we stood on that tower, and held hands. We jumped. Let’s do that again, Rory. Let’s jump."

Rory looks pleased. On the verge of saying yes.

Rory refusing Logan:

"I’m sorry. I can’t. I love you. You know how much I love you. I love the idea of being married to you. But there are a lot of things in my life right now that are undecided. And that used to scare me, but I kind of like the idea that it’s just all kind of wide open. And if I married you, it just wouldn’t be."

Logan looks impassive. Maybe a little angry.

"So, what? I go to San Francisco and you stay in the East? We see each other occasionally?"

Rory says they can try long distance. That they’ve done it before. Logan asks if that’s really going to work. Rory says it would be hard.

"I don’t want to do that Rory. I don’t want to go backwards. If we can’t take the next step… [shrug]"

Rory now looks concerned. She asks if it has to be all or nothing? Logan says it does. Rory says they could at least try.

Logan shakes his head and asks

"What’s the point?"

Rory looks like she will cry. They both say "so" questioningly. It’s up to Rory now. All or nothing. She pauses, then reaches in to grab the ring box. Logan shakes his head. He’s disappointed in her. She holds it out to him. He doesn’t take it right away. Even hesitates. But then grabs it, says

"Goodbye Rory"

Logan walks away. Rory sighs and goes back to her family.

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