Forgiveness and Stuff

Season 1, Episode 10, Aired
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Things are still chilly between Rory and Lorelai; Lane gives Rory advice about the right Christmas gift for Dean; Emily and Lorelai have a tiff about Christmas dinner, leaving Rory to go by herself; Dean and Lorelai patch things up; Luke makes a lonely Lorelai a Santa burger; Richard collapses and is rushed to the hospital; Luke gives a car-less Lorelai a ride to the hospital; relieved that Richard's collapse was only a bout of angina, the Gilmores settle their differences.moreless
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  • Sweet holiday episode, funny and dramatic

    9.0
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    By CConway1982, Dec 10, 2008 Report Abuse
    This is one of the best episodes of the show, I think. It has the usual witty quips that the show is known for among its fans, but the performance by Lauren Graham really made the episode. Her panic in the diner when she gets the call, giving Luke a hard time about his driving because she couldn't really let herself freak out about the real problem, not being able to go into the hospital room... and the moment when Ed Hermann wakes up, and they see each other and they are both about to cry - that's one of the best emotional moments on tv. I've seen just about every episode of Gilmore Girls, and most of them I've seen several times. This is one of my favorites because it's still early in the show, and the relationship between Luke and Lorelai is still sweet and uncomplicated - they give to each other and there isn't all the extra drama. As a fan I could probably come up with a lot of episodes that are favorites for a variety of reasons, they were funnier, or lighter, or more happened in the episode to move things along, but this one still has all the elements of what made the show so great while it lasted, and it was nice to catch a repeat of it during the holiday season, too!moreless

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  • Things are still frosty for the Gilmores, until they must make a visit to the hospital. Another brilliant episode.

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    By stewie1423, May 10, 2008 Report Abuse
    This was brilliant, yet again. It was interesting to see Rory and Lorelai still not talking, made the episode a bit more enjoyable. The looks they gave each other showed us just how strong there relationship is. Lane giving the advice to Rory was funny, the whole mother/bible camp thing was hilarious.

    Emily uninviting Lorelai to the Christmas dinner was a great scene, really engrossing. It's really entertaining to watch these two fight. Rory going alone, you kind of felt sorry for her, I thought we were going to have another 'birthday party' incident, luckily for Rory, we didn't.

    It was good to see Rory try to defend her mother and she was obviously annoyed about Emily's comments throughout the night. We get to see more of Luke, which is good, a great character from what I can tell. The Santa shaped burger was funny and a clear sign of his feelings for Lorelai.

    Lorelai reaction to her dad being in the hospital was well done, her conversation with Luke in the car was revealing. How she though she hadn't got the daughter part down yet. Emily was really funny with the nurse, shouting many things at her. Then Lorelai arrived, liked when she told the nurse to leave, for her own good.

    Richard turns out to be okay, which leads to everyone forgiving each other. Lorelai admits she knows Rory didn't do anything, this is also after a conversation with Dean outside Rory's bedroom window, which I liked. Then Emily and Lorelai don't actually say sorry to each other, but go off to eat something, showing that all is forgiven.

    Lorelai later gives Luke a hat, another clear sign of her feelings. I thought it was great with Luke in the hospital, he looked down at the ground because he hates seeing sick people being driven by. The whole 'You look good' thing said by Lorelai was also great, as was his reaction.

    I say get rid of Max Lorelai and choose Luke instead. Lorelai also has a kind of touching moment with her father, which was nice to see. Emily demanding to die first was so in character, it was funny and interesting.

    So this was another brilliant episode, I hope it continues this way.moreless

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  • I haven't seen much of this show, but what I have seen I have liked very much. This is an excellent Holiday episode.

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    By PurpleBeans, Dec 23, 2007 Report Abuse
    After Loralie and Emily have a disagreement Emily un invites Loralie to Christmas dinner. Rory goes to the dinner by herself, and is very uncomfortable with how her grand mother is treating the situation. During dinner Richard becomes overheated and goes to turn down the thermostat and collapses.
    Rory calls Loralie and leaves a message for her to come to the hospital. Loralie gets the message while at Luke's diner. Luke gives Loralie a ride. Loralie is nervous about seeing her dad when he is finally able to have visitors. When she goes in the room to see him, the visit is cut short by the doctor and Emily coming in.
    This is a gret show that deals with family relationships. I haven't seen but maybe a season, or a little over, and I am always impressed.moreless

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  • Touching!

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    By VGFreak8, Nov 23, 2007 Report Abuse
    Emily and Richard are having their annual Christmas dinner. Lorelai gets uninvited by Emily. Rory goes though. Lorelai and Dean work things out. Richard collapses and is rushed to the hospital. Lorelai finds out and asks Luke to drive her up there. She realizes that she might lose her father and is scared to see him. Richard is going to be fine. Lorelai gets Luke a hat for Christmas.

    This was a great episode! I like the Luke/Lorelai thing. It was nice of Lorelai to get that hat. I'm glad Richard is okay. This episode gets a 9.5 out of 10 from me!moreless

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  • When something bad happens, your heart speaks louder than your head

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    By karatiz, Aug 28, 2007 Report Abuse
    The things are still bad between Lorelai and Emily and Lorelai and Rory. It's Christmas and Lorelai and Emily fight over the phone and Lorelai is uninvited to the family Christmas dinner.
    Stuck at home, Dean comes by looking for Rory.
    Later she goes to Luke's, a lot of people come in and she gets a call from Rory telling that Richard is at the hospital.
    She freaks and Luke closes the cafe immediately so he can take her to the hospital.

    On the way Lorelai yells at Luke, she's nervous.She tells things about her father and says that she doesn't know the part of being a daughter of someone. Emily is arguing with the nurse and Lorelai comes, Emily is surprised to see her. Lorelai solves the problem with the nurse and takes some actions like walking thought the "authorized personal only" doors . They later find out that Richard is going to be fine.

    The look on Lorelai's eyes when she stared at her father told it all, he knew it too, it only toke a look. that's amazing.

    When someone that you care about is ill or in trouble, no mather what you go and that's what she did.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Lorelai makes a comment about how she bets Luke would buy a Barbie for his daughter, a comment laced with a mixture of foreshadowing and irony. Not only does he have a daughter he doesn't know about, but that very daughter wouldn't be interested in Barbie. Edit
    • In this episode, Emily asks Luke if he and Lorelai are dating. Luke tells her they are just friends. Emily then responds that they are both "idiots," implying she thinks there is an attraction between them and they should be together. However, in future episodes (notably, "That Damn Donna Reed" and "Come Home") Emily is extremely unhappy with the Luke/Lorelai match. This episode is inconsistent with Emily's attitude towards the Luke and Lorelai relationship for the next several years. Edit
    • In the final scene, Lorelai gives Luke a Christmas gift--a blue hat that he ends up wearing for the rest of the series, symbolic of his feelings for her since the very beginning. Edit

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    • German episode title: "Vergeben und Vergessen", meaning "Forgiven And Forgotten". Edit
    • Rory's Book List: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (Her gift to Dean) Edit
    • This is the episode in which Lorelai gives Luke the hat that he wears in every episode until a few episodes into season 7. Edit

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    • Lorelai: I feel like this is one of those moments when I should be remembering all the great times I had with my dad, you know. The time he took me shopping for a Barbie or to the circus or fishing and my mind is a complete blank. Luke: Well I'm sure it happened. Lorelai: No it didn't. We never did any of that. He went to work, he came home, he read the paper, he went to bed, I snuck out the window. Simple. He was a very by the numbers guy. I was never very good with numbers. Luke: I'm sure he loves you. Lorelai: You know my dad is not a bad guy. Luke: I'm sure he's not. Lorelai: He lived his life the way he thought he was supposed to. He followed the rules taught to him by his non-fishing-non-Barbie-buying dad. He worked hard. He bought a nice house. He provided for my mom. All he asked in return was for his daughter to wear white dresses and go to cotillion and want the same life that he had. What a disappointment it must have been for him to get me. Luke: I can't imagine anyone seeing you as a disappointment. Edit
    • Luke: Just tell me you forbid her to see the bag boy. Lorelai: I did not forbid her to see the bag boy. Luke: Are you crazy? Lorelai: Well, he looks like he's moving up to produce, so he's suddenly become quite a catch. Luke: That kid is trouble. Edit
    • Luke: You liked going... Lorelai: I did. Luke: Rory's there without you... Lorelai: She is. Luke: You and Rory aren't getting along right now and you feel bad at being separated during a time you usually share together. Lorelai: Wow. Luke: Did I mention you come here every damn day? Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Rory: ... a book for Dean, Lane: You got Dean a book? Rory: Yeah, Metamorphosis. Lane: Metamorphosis!? Rory: It's Kafka. Lane: Very romantic. Metamorphosis is probably the most well-known novella by existentialist Franz Kafka, in which the protagonist begins by waking up in the morning finding himself transformed into a giant bug (often mistranslated as "cockroach", the German word is more accurately translated as "vermin"). Edit
    • Lorelai: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. "It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas" is the name of a holiday-themed pop song written by Meredith Willson in 1961. Edit
    • Lorelai: I'll never be able to understand what Charo is saying. Charo, a Spanish entertainer who had some success in the '60s and '70s, was renowned for shaking her hips while squealing "Cuchi-Cuchi!". Edit

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