Double Date

Season 1, Episode 12, Aired
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After Lorelai encourages Sookie to ask out Jackson, she finds herself on the double date from hell with Jackson's cousin, Rune, which makes Luke jealous enough to finally work up the courage to ask Lorelai out. Meanwhile, Rory and Lane get into trouble when they double date with Dean and his friend Todd without telling their moms.moreless
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  • A "quadruple date" or actually, two double-dates, one for each of the Lorelais

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    By leo23dc, Jun 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    Sookie wants to date Jackson and they agree to go out, but then Jackson says he needs to have his cousin Rune with him, so Sookie asks Lorelai to double-date with them. Lorelai hates blind dates, but Sookie says that's what best friends do for each other and Lorelai has to agree.

    Lane asks Rory to set up a date for her and a guy she likes named Todd, who she thinks might be her soul mate. She wants Dean to get Todd to go out with her. So that's another double-date. Rory doesn't tell her mother that she and Lane are going to meet Dean and Todd, just Dean. Then Lane finds out that Todd is a real dud. Mrs. Kim freaks out that she doesn't know where Lane is and, which she finds her at the movies, grounds her indefinitely.

    Sookie and Jackson don't have much to say to each other at the French restaurant, where Sookie talks gaily to Lorelai, almost ignoring Jackson. Lorelai gets her to the side and tells her she has to start talking to "the one you might go home with tonight." Jackson's cousin, Rune, is a real pill who thinks Lorelai is freakishly tall. Lorelai gets them all to leave the fancy restaurant and head over to Luke's, where she sits at the counter and engages Luke is a friendly hand of draw poker. Rune finally leaves, and Jackson and Sookie finally hit it off. Later, Lorelai tells Rory that Sookie and Jackson have had three dates in a single week, so that ended up well.moreless

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  • More Sookie and another few hints at Lorelai and Luke make this one of the funniest episodes yet.

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    By stewie1423, May 17, 2008 Report Abuse
    I loved this episode. Was so happy to see a Sookie filled episode, she, like Lorelai, is just a really funny and likable character. I loved how she acted on the phone to Jackson, all nervous, even though it was only the machine. Then she used a wooden spoon instead of a pen, completely hilarious. Sookie and Lorelai's friendship was shown a lot her, I like it.

    Jackson is cool to and he and Sookie seem suited to each other. The whole double date thing turned out to be funny, god Rune (Jackson's cousin) was so rude. I can't believe what he said about Lorelai, too tall etc. They did really well with the awkward dinner at the restaurant, Rune staring was so .... creepy. It was funny seeing Sookie just talk to Lorelai. Then they go to Luke's diner. Where finally Sookie and Jackson's real date begins, luckily Rune is sent off, loved Lorelai's goodbye to him. But then hear we see Luke and Lorelai, the chemistry is so high between them. Sookie and Jackson seem great to. The, along comes Ms Kim ... sigh.

    Lane's new obsession with Dean's friend, Todd, was funny and the scene where Lorelai was meant to be studding, very amusing. We see a bit of Dean and Rory, it seems to be going well. Kind of like there relationship dynamic. It was fairly amusing to see Todd turn out to be ... not what Lane expecting. I did feel sorry for her though.

    I guess you could say it was good for Lane when her furious mother arrived, along with Lorelai. Then again, she was grounded in her room for something like a week. Liked that Lorelai was mad for a minute but there mother/daughter relationship kicks in and there okay.

    So Sookie and Jackson went out a few times after that first date, look forward to more on them. Hope Luke asks Lorelai out soon. Great, very funny episode!moreless

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  • Great episode!

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    By VGFreak8, Dec 01, 2007 Report Abuse
    Sookie is very nervous about her first date with Jackson. She begs Lorelai to go with her because Jackson's cousin, Rune, is in town and either Jackson can't go on the date or he has to bring Rune along. When Lorelai meets Rune, things get awkward as Rune says that she's too tall and he stares at her the whole time. Lane asks Rory to ask Dean to ask Todd if he would like to go out with her. Rory agrees and Dean asks Todd. Rory, Dean, Lane, and Todd all go to a movie, but it turns out that Todd is not the sharpest tool in the shed. Rory and Lane lie to Lorelai about Todd and Mrs. Kim find out and grounds Lane forever. Lorelai talks to Mrs. Kim. Luke almost gets the nerve to ask Lorelai out, but he does get her to play another game of 5 Card Draw again.

    This was a great episode! I think Sookie and Jackson are good for each other! Luke and Lorelai are also perfect for each other. I don't really like Dean though. This episode gets a 9.5!moreless

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  • This is an AWSOME episode!!

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    By GGFantic, Sep 17, 2007 Report Abuse
    Ok, can i just say that this episode is a really great one?! I mean, i admit that i will say that about almost every single episode, but it's true! I love in this one, it is juat so funny. I love the Sookie and Jackson, Loreali and Rune Double Date. I mean, is that guy rude or WHAT!! Loreali is NOT too tall. In fact, I'd say that she is a really good height. And it is so funny how Sookie never says a word to Jackson, and is so nervous, and he likes her just as much as she likes him, and then they get married in Season 2 or 3. And Todd!! Lane was so right when she responded to Rory's "So, not the right guy for you, huh?" By saying "Not the right guy for anyone who can read, write, talk or function on a basic human level." He doesn't look like he has a single cell in his brain at all. And to think that she got in so much trouble, just to go on a date with him. Though something good did come out of it. If she hadn't gone out with him, she would still be in love with him. And i love that Luke, kind of, sort of, well, maybe, asked Loreali out.moreless

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  • What a crazy one

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    By karatiz, Aug 28, 2007 Report Abuse
    Double dates...

    Lane likes Todd, Todd is a friend of Dean and Dean is Rory's boyfriend who is Lane's best friend. That's how it starts.

    Sookie is going nuts because every time Jackson comes around it gets weird. Lorelai convinces her to call him and Sookie sets up a double date, she and Jackson and Lorelai and Rune, Jackson's cousin. This guy is stupid as hell!!

    French restaurant doesn't work so they go to Luke's.
    Rune leaves and Lorelai gives Sookie some room and stays talking to Luke. Sookie and Jackson finally star their date.
    We can see something between Lorelai and Luke too.

    Lane's mother shows up and they go after the girls.
    Todd is dumb and Lane doesn't like him anymore.

    Sookie and Jackson are really dating, 3 dates a week.

    And Lorelai wonders about Luke.moreless

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    • While she's looking at Jackson and Sookie having their first date, Lorelai tells Luke that she'll wear blue at their wedding. In "I Can't Get Started" (season 2), the episode where Sookie and Jackson get married, she actually wears blue. Edit
    • When Lorelai tells Rory how she shouldn't have lied to her, she says, "I have to know where you are at all times". She did know where Rory was - she was at the movies which was exactly what she'd told Lorelai where she'd be. The only thing Lorelai didn't know was that Todd was there, too. Edit
    • While waiting in line for the movie, Lane asks Todd what he wants to major in. He responds that if he majors in gym, he only has to take three classes senior year. This implies he is currently in the school where he will be majoring, if he already knows how the courses will be scheduled. However, he, Dean, and Lane are students at Stars Hollow High. High school students do not have majors.
      Possible explanation: Many high schools do actually have tracks and call them "majors": "business" students often are on a special track and take classes primarily to help them become employed after high school if they're not planning to go to college (typing, computer science, business, economics in my day). Other students are on an AP track. Edit

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    • German episode title: "Doppelt hält besser", meaning "Two Are Better Than One". Edit
    • Rory's Book List: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath Edit
    • Kelly Bishop (Emily) and Edward Herrmann (Richard) do not appear in this episode. Edit

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    • Luke: Hey. Lorelai: Hey. Luke: I haven't seen you since the other night. Everything turn out ok? Lorelai: Oh yeah, fine. The dating world of 16 year olds. Very exciting stuff. Luke: I bet. Oh, uh coffee? Lorelai: Do you have to ask? (Luke pours her coffee) Lorelai: You know, I had a good time the other night, with the cards. Luke: Oh yeah, yeah. Me too. Lorelai: Good. Luke: Yeah, if fact you rushed out of here before I had a chance to... Lorelai: A chance to...? Luke: Kick your ass in poker. Lorelai: (taken aback) You wish. Luke: Burger? Lorelai: Two and fries. Luke: Maybe we could do it again sometime. Lorelai: Oh yeah, well, I... I would like that. Edit
    • Mrs. Kim: Lane is not allowed to date boys unless we have approved them. She knows that, she knows our rules and she broke them. That is unacceptable. Lorelai: Ok, yes, you're right. But teenagers sometimes slip up. Mrs. Kim: I don't care what teenagers do, I care what Lane does. Lorelai: You know, it doesn't always work to just lock a kid up and throw away the key. Mrs. Kim: I didn't throw away the key, it's in the kitchen. Lorelai: (surprised by the answer) Ok, well, I was talking symbolically...but alright, I'm with you now. Edit
    • Luke: Okay. Fine. (pulls out a deck of cards) 5-card draw. Lorelai: Oh! You're on. (Luke deals as Lorelai watches intently) Lorelai: Mm-hm. Mm-hm (looks at her cards) Uh...huh. Give me four. (looks at her new cards) Aah, no four more. Luke: You can't have four more, those are the four I dealt you. Lorelai: Well these don't help me and I have vowed to discard anything negative in my life - first Rune and now these four cards. Luke: Whatever you say. (gives her another 4 cards) Lorelai: Ooh, much better, thank you. Luke: Rune knew when to run away. Edit

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    • Lorelai: Look, I know Mrs. Kim and Robert Duval in The Great Santini share a striking resemblance... The Great Santini is a relatively pedestrian 1979 film greatly enhanced by good performances by Blythe Danner (Gwyneth Paltrow's mother) and Michael O'Keefe, and taken even further by Robert Duval in one of his best performances. The story is about the family of a marine pilot who is a martinet and a clockwork precisionist about every aspect of his life and family, but, underneath all that, he truly loves them and they him. Duval and O'Keefe both received Oscar nominations. Edit
    • Lorelai: You're nervous? You don't have some guy staring at you like he's Cher and you're that kid from Mask. Mask (not to be confused with the 1994 Jim Carrey film The Mask) is a 1985 film by Peter Bogdonovich about a mother (Cher) with a highly intelligent, good-hearted teenaged son suffering from an exceedingly severe facial deformation since birth. Edit
    • The book in Rory's hands as she is reading on the park bench before meeting Dean is clearly The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, edited by Karen V. Kukil. Sylvia Plath was an American writer most noted for her 1963 novel The Bell Jar. She suffered from bouts of severe depression and was once hospitalized for attempting suicide. In 1963, she attempted suicide again, using gas, and succeeded. There is a joke drink called a "Sylvia Plath", described as a "layer of salad oil, a layer of creme de menthe, and a layer of mercury... you only drink the bottom layer." Edit

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