Episode synopsis
S2 EP11 – Secrets and Loans: Lorelai’s concern over the fact that she can’t afford to repair her home’s extensive termite damage turns to anger when Rory tells Emily about their problem and Emily again offers Lorelai a loan.
Cast
Lauren Graham…Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel…Rory Gilmore
Melissa McCarthy…Sookie St. James
Keiko Agena…Lane Kim
Yanic Truesdale…Michel Gerard
Scott Patterson…Luke Danes
Liza Weil…Paris Geller
Jared Padalecki…Dean Forester
Kelly Bishop…Emily Gilmore
Emily Kuroda…Mrs. Kim
Michael Winters…Taylor Doose
Richard Kline…Miles Hahn
Jackson Douglas…Jackson Belleville
Sean Gunn…Kirk Gleason
Shelly Cole…Madeline Lynn
Teal Redmann…Louise Grant
Best character
Jackson obviously wins purely because of his pyjamas.
Favourite scene
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Best quotes and one liners
LORELAI: Fill me up?
LUKE: That’s your sixth cup.
LORELAI: Yes it is.
LUKE: How ’bout some tea?
LORELAI: Absolutely, throw it in with the coffee.
LORELAI: And to celebrate, we’re gonna hit the Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight.
LUKE: Really?
LORELAI: Yes. I am Magenta, Rory usually opts for Janet, and I had a thought.
LUKE: Oh yeah?
LORELAI: Yeah. I was thinking that you could put on some fishnet stockings, a leather teddy, some platform boots, and go with us as Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
LUKE: Hmm. Well, now that is a thought.
LORELAI: You’ll also need some gloves and a wig.
LUKE: Gloves, wigs, got it.
LORELAI: I’ll do your makeup.
LUKE: Oh, that’ll be a help.
LORELAI: There you go.
LUKE: Okay, sounds great.
LORELAI: Great. So eight o’clock, I’ll swing around and get ya?
LUKE: Sure, good.
LORELAI: Good.
LUKE: Oh hey, if by some chance you knock on the door but no one answers even though all the lights are on, I’ll just meet you there.
LORELAI: So I’ll see you tomorrow morning?
LUKE: Yeah, I’ll be the one with the coffee.
LORELAI: All for the low, low price of?
KIRK: Well, I haven’t done the exact estimate, but I’d say somewhere in the neighborhood of fifteen thousand dollars.
LORELAI: [laughs] Tell it to move to another neighborhood.
KIRK: I’m sorry?
LORELAI: Fifteen thousand dollars?
RORY: We’re never eating again.
LORELAI: I don’t have fifteen thousand dollars. I’ve never had fifteen thousand dollars. I’m trying to picture fifteen thousand dollars – I can’t! That’s how unfamiliar fifteen thousand dollars and I are with each other!
KIRK: Well, maybe you can just fix part of the house. Fix the part you like.
LORELAI: We like the entire house Kirk.
KIRK: Really? Even that kitchen?
LORELAI: I can hear them chewing.
RORY: Who?
LORELAI: The termites. I hear them. They’re everywhere, nibbling and eating and swallowing.
LORELAI: Actually, I am, I’m sick.
EMILY: I knew it, what’s wrong?
LORELAI: Consumption with a touch of the vapors. I’m going for a leeching tonight after coffee.
Final thoughts and fun facts
Rory is so horrible to Lane for no reason. Who cares if she’s a cheerleader, I think it’s pretty cool. Being a cheerleader isn’t something we do in UK school, so I was always fascinated by them. I really wanted to be one when I was younger.
At around 24 minutes, Lorelai is talking to a banker on the phone. She refers to him as “Mr. Rygalski.” This could be a reference to Dave Rygalski, who shows up later in the show as Lane’s boyfriend and eventual bandmate.
When Kirk is giving the bad news to Lorelai about the termites, he explains that the “joists” will need to be replaced but then moments later he pronounces it like “jousts”. Oh Kirk, I love you.
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