Help Wanted

Season 2, Episode 20, Aired
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Richard opens a new office and hires a secretary with Lorelai's help; Dean comes home; Lane falls in love with a drum set at Stars Hollow's new music shop and discovers that becoming a rock drummer is her new dream in life; Rory is dismayed to discover that everyone blames Jess for the accident despite her protestations; to the consternation of all in Stars Hollow, Luke closes the diner and goes fishing.moreless
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  • Lorelai helps Richard with his new business. Really good episode.

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    By stewie1423, Jun 01, 2008 Report Abuse
    Luke's diner being closed was a shock but made way for a very funny scene in another diner, loved the coffee mug complaints. Michel being there was also very, very amusing.
    It was interesting to think about whether Luke was gone because of the accident or not, I doubted it but you never know.

    I was glad to see a lot more Lane. Her fascination with the new music shop and the red set of drums was a good storyline. Very funny when she called Rory to tell her and when she hung up went inside her house to sing with her mother.

    Rory being annoyed about everyone blaming Luke was also enjoyable. Babette's story was rather weird, Taylor feeling sorry for her would definitely be annoying. Dean's return was in the background, but that scene was good. His reaction was very in character, well acted. 'What, what, WHAT?'

    I really liked the storyline of Lorelai helping her dad with his new business, nice to see them actually bonding. Emily and Richard being so confused when Margery pulled out of being secretary was another amusing scene. It was good to see Richard so pleased with how Lorelai was handling things.

    Her talk with DSL was funny, she said she'd go for another company. But you could tell that Richard was getting attached and the scene where Lorelai tells him she can't come back another day, he is obviously disappointed and asks her to go. Emily's party was entertaining.

    Lorelai and Rory's argument was great, I agree with both here, everyone is being harsh on Jess but everyone does love Rory. They luckily made up soon after, as did Lorelai and Richard in a great father/daughter moment. Lane drumming in the dark was very amusing.

    The end was great, Luke returns and Rory talks to him, she makes her feel a lot better, which was great to see. Hope to see more of them. Great episode.moreless

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    By karatiz, Sep 06, 2007 Report Abuse
    After the accident, Luke's diner is closed for the first time. Gone fishing he wrote.

    Dean is back and Rory gives him a letter explaining everything to him.

    Richard opens his new office as an insurance consulter and doesn't have a secretary. Margie, his old secretary, is not going to work for him.

    I can't believe they would really give up the business because of Margie.

    Lorelai offers to help out and she does a great job.
    I guess Richard wanted her to stay, they got that chemistry.

    A music shop opens and Lane finds her calling, be a drummer.

    The whole town blames Jess for the accident and Rory is seek of it.
    Of course most of the fault is his, he was driving.

    At the end, Luke returns and Rory talks with him.moreless

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  • richard starts a new buisness and lorelai helps him out and lane finds her calling.

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    By amfarley84, Jun 14, 2006 Report Abuse
    i thought that this was a very special episode. i really like that lorelai was willing to help her father get his new office organized. i thought that it was really nice of her to take her father to the office store to get him supplies and i also liked how she helped her father pick out a new secertary. i thought that Richard took it a little hard when he realized that Lorelai was not going to stay to work for him. i found it very funny that they did not tell the grandparents that Rory fractured her wrist and that Emily bascailly freaked out when she noticed and that they did not tell her sooner. i thought that Emily giving Richard a party for his new business but i thought that it looked a little over crowded in the office but i think that the turn out was good and it should have made Richard and Emily happy. i was really happy that lane found her calling i had always pictured her being a drummer and it seems to suit her because she is a music buff. i also thought that it was cool of Sophie to let lane work there and to practice at the store on certain night that her mother was not home.moreless

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    • When Dean is reading the letter, Rory is standing there and her left arm (with the broken wrist) continues to move. First, it is at a right angle, then it is down at her side, then it's back at a angle, and so on. This continues to happens even though only a split second has taken place when her arm changes. Edit
    • When Lorelai is done wrapping Rory's arm in plastic wrap, she sets the box by the edge of the table. After Rory gets up and the camera shoots to Lorelai, you can't see the box. Then the camera shoots to Rory and back to Lorelai, the box is by the edge again. Edit
    • In the opening scene when Lorelai and Rory are walking, in the background you can clearly see trees above them which can only suggest there's a mountain behind them. Clearly this scene takes place on an area of the backlot that borders mountains. Conneticut isn't very mountainous, so I don't know why the production crew would let that little goof slip in. Edit

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    • French episode title: "La Perle des Secrétaires", meaning "The Best Secretary Ever". Edit
    • Rory's Book List: The Little Locksmith by Katharine Butler Hathaway Edit
    • Melissa McCarthy (Sookie St. James), Liza Weil (Paris Geller), Milo Ventimiglia (Jess Mariano) do not appear in this episode. Edit

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    • Babette: Oh! Rory, Sweety! Hold on there, baby. Rory: Hey, Babette. Is everything okay? Babette: I should be asking you that question. Come here. Let me see that arm. Oh, you poor little thing. How you doin', huh? Rory: I'm doing fine. Babette: Ah, look at ya' being brave like that after all you've been through. Geeze! It's so hard being a woman! Isn't it? Rory: I guess. Babette: I mean you got your morals and your standards and your good common sense and then, BAM! You meet some guy and then all that goes right out the window. Rory: But... Babette: For every good woman, there's a dirty little wolf just ready to lead her astray. you can't help it. He's got the eyes, the chin, chest hair you could carpet your dining room with. What's a woman to do? We're not made of steal for God's sakes. Rory: Babette... Babette: I was in a cult once. Did I tell you that? Rory: No! Babette: I met this guy once, gorgeous, tan, looked just like Mickey Hargitay. We had coffee. He gave me a pamphlet. Next thing you know, I'm wearin' a moomoo playing the tambourine jumping up and down at the airport. Rory: Okay, I really have to get inside. Babette: Oh, sure hon, sure. You go take good care of yourself, and don't be embarrassed toots. This has happened to all of us. Edit
    • (Lane goes into Sophie's Music and is unseen going to the back of the store.) Kirk: (hands resume to Sophie) That's my home phone number, my cell number, my pager number, and there's a partial list of references. Sophie: Yeah, okay, I'll hang onto this, but as I said before we just opened so I'm not really looking to hire anybody right now. Kirk: I am licensed to carry a gun if that will help. Sophie: (sarcastically) You have no idea how much. (Lane is looking at some instruments and is just about to touch a guitar.) Sophie: May I help you? Lane: Oh no thank you I was just looking. Sophie: We like the looking. It's the touching we're a little iffy on. Lane: Actually I was just going to (bumps into a cello)-ooh! That probably would have been considered as touching, wouldn't it? Sophie: (sighing) Yes. Lane: (sees a red drum set) Oh my... Sophie: That's a DW drum set with Zildjian cymbals. Lane: It's beautiful. Sophie: You play? Lane: Oh no, I wish. Sophie: Sit. Lane: What? Sophie: Sit down, see how it feels. Lane: Oh no, I couldn't. Sophie: Why? Your legs don't bend? Lane: No they bend. Sophie: Okay, if they bend, then bend them. Lane: Well, okay. (sits down on stool) This is a good stool. Sophie: Yes, it is. Here. (hands Lane a set of drum sticks) You can't sit down at a drum set without your sticks. Lane: Right, 'cause that would be stupid. Sophie: And remember, no touching. Lane: Right. (pretends to hit the drums without making noise) Sophie: You look good. Lane: Thanks. Sophie: (laughs and leaves) Edit
    • (Sophie closes and locks the front door as the last customers leave. Lane is still admiring the drum set.) Sophie: It's after six. We're closed! Lane: Five more minutes? Sophie: Nope. Now. Lane: So...you're from New York, huh? Sophie: Yes, I am. Lane: I want to go to New York someday. Sophie: Good for you. Lane: Did you like it there? Sophie: It was alright. Lane: What part of New York did you live in? Sophie: Okay, look, what's your name? Lane: Lane Kim. Sophie: Very nice to meet you, Lane Kim. Now you have got to get out of here because I am going to close and you are not going to schmooze me into forgetting that I am going to close! Lane: Wait! Sophie: What? Lane: I have to have those drums. Sophie: Great, cash or credit? Lane: No, see I have no money. Plus even if I did have money there's no way I could take those home with me because my mother would never stop crying so I have a proposal. Sophie: Uh-huh... Lane: Twice a week, on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6:00 I could come and practice here. Sophie: (sarcastically) Wow, that sounds great! Lane: Now I'm not expecting you to let me do this for free or anything because I'll clean or do inventory or stock stuff or whatever it is that you need done. Sophie: I don't need that much done. Lane: Well I could do other things also, like...uh, oh hey do you know Korean? Sophie: No. Lane: Well then I could teach you. Sophie: Why would I want to learn Korean? Lane: Why wouldn't you? I mean it's a great language and being bilingual in this day and age can only be a plus... Sophie: Please! Go home! Lane: I can't! I can't go home until you say yes. I have to rock, I have to, please, I am so begging you let me rock. Sophie: Why Wednesdays and Fridays? Lane: Because that's when my mom has her Bible group. Sophie: (sighing) Okay. Let's see what you got. Lane: Really? Oh my God! Thank you! (goes over to drums) Can I hit them this time? Sophie: (hands her the drum sticks and smiles) Go ahead. Lane: Yes! A one-two-three-four! (starts to hit drums) Sophie: (leaning over and yelling over the noise) I'll be in the back (lowers voice when Lane stops drumming) in case the cops come. Lane: Oh, hey do you mind turning off the lights on your way out? My mom sometimes walks home this way. (Sophie nods and turns them off. Outside of the store Rory is walking home from the bus stop and listens to her playing.) Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Emily: Where is the woman's sense of loyalty? Lorelai: Gee, I don't know. Maybe with the company that's keeping her from standing in line for government cheese. One of Ronald Reagan's responses to the 1981-82 recession was to release government cheese surpluses to the public. Some people stood in line for three hours to get free cheese. Edit
    • Babette: I met this guy once. Gorgeous. Tan. Looked just like Mickey Hargitay. Mickey Hargitay was a body-builder who won the Mr. Universe title in 1955. Edit
    • Lane: I am Keith Moon! I am Neil Peart! I am Rick Allen, with and without the arm! Keith Moon was the drummer for The Who. Neil Peart is the drummer for Rush. Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard, lost one of his arms in a 1984 car accident but still plays drums. Edit

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