Kill Me Now

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired
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When Rory announces that she has to pick a team sport to play at Chilton, Emily insists that Richard take Rory to the club and teach her golf. Although Rory tees off to a rocky start, she soon gets into the swing of things and has a great time walking and talking with Richard. Meanwhile, Lorelai feels jealous of Rory's growing relationship with her grandparents, culminating in an explosive argument between mother and daughter.moreless
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  • Rory bonds with her grandfather which shocks Lorelai. The series is getting better with each episode.

    9.4
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    By stewie1423, May 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    I really liked this episode, again both storylines. I like how Lorelai acts towards her mother Emily, how sarcastic she is and how she makes many jokes. There confrontation at the start of the episode was interesting, I look forward to more of these.

    Rory getting on with her Grandfather was interesting, I liked how there were silences but they gradually went away as they started to bind. The steam rooms were funny, 'the most odious woman ever' good lines. Rory not be good at golf was funny, the grandfathers face was hilarious, such surprise.

    The wedding was another hilarious part to the episode; the whole twin's thing was weird but added humour. I love the French guy, I forget his name, he is very funny, the swan thing was amusing. The harp woman is also great. As always, Lorelai is my favourite character, through drama and humour. Her jealousy was done well and was believable.

    Rory and Lorelai's argument was really funny, Lorelai talking about how big there breasts were, hilarious. It looks like they'll be a few of these fights, which is a great thing. Sookie and the strawberries was also funny, her chasing the guy down the street.

    So Gilmore Girls continues to impress me and in my view, this was the best episode yet, it had a lot of humour and was a great setup for the rest of the series.moreless

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  • in this episode rory has to pick a tema sport and ends up going golfing with richard:thanks to emily! and lorelai hosts a crazy wedding at the independence_complete with twin couples and an irritated mother! and rory decides she doesnt want 2 go 2 chiltonmoreless

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    By gilmoregirls007, May 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    this episode is very funny and definitley is a classic GG episode! rory has to take up a team sport and emily suggests richard take her golfing, even through lorelai's denies. rory goes and endes up having a GREAT time which is good because it strengthens her realtionship with her grandfather..and thats really sweet. and its really where rory and richard start to like each other and really get to know one another! lorelai hosts a weding at the independence and finds out michel is afraid of ducks!! a pair of twins are getting married and its freakishly odd..to use post-its to figure out which one is which! and the mother of the twins is quite funny talking about how its sooo difficult with the girls and soup or salad soup or salad??? haha and talking about howe her most pleasent moment of motherhood was labor..hahahah. rory meets a BEAUTIFUL boy named dean at stars hollow high and tells lor she doesnt want to go to chilton anymore. when lorelai finds out why it ends in a huge fight that leaves the gilmore girls not tlkaing. but of course at the end of the episode all is well again. and its sooo incredible unbelievable that these writers can put that much conflict in one episode is magnificnat!!moreless

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  • Rory plays golf with her grandfather, and Lorelei hosts a crazy wedding at the Inn

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    By leo23dc, May 21, 2008 Report Abuse
    This was a heart-warming episode, unlike the last one which was mainly about Rory's conflicts in her school. At Friday night dinner, Rory mentions that she has to pick a sport to play at her school. Among the alternatives, of which there are many, golf is listed. Emily immediately gets the idea that Richard could teach Rory golf at his club. Lorelei doens't like this idea at all, and takes Emily off to the side to try to talk her out of it. But Emily says she's not the only "controlling" one in the family, so Lorelei finally lets her proceed with her plan. Richard at first is reluctant as well, telling Emily that Rory would probably rather be at the mall. But Emily is adamant, she wants Richard to show off Rory at the club. When Rory and her grandfather do get together, they start getting along better and better. Richard finds out that he is lucky to have a granddaughter as intelligent and charming as Rory, and Rory responds to her grandfather's affection. Later, Lorelie out of jealousy gets into a crazy argument with Rory about "stretching" her sweater. Rory says she's "cracked." Then Lorelie realizes it was a silly argument and apologizes to Rory. Later, at the wedding, Rory sees an overbearing mother chastising her little girl for running around in her good dress. Rory thanks her mother for not dressing her like that when she was a little girl.moreless

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  • I liked it a lot!

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    By VGFreak8, Nov 18, 2007 Report Abuse
    Rory has to pick a sport so Emily suggests golf with Richard on Saturday. Both are reluctant to go and Lorelai doesn't want Rory to go either. Lorelai is hosting a wedding at Indepedence Inn for two sets of twins. Rory actually has a fun day with her grandfather as does he. Lorelai seems jealous of Rory's relationship with Richard.

    This was a great episode! The two sets of twins was pretty interesting! That would be awkward for me, especially since I don't have a twin. This was also a pretty funny episode. Kill Me Now gets a 9.5 out of 10!moreless

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  • Richard trys to teah rory how to golf and they bond a little, and loreali gets jealous. Meanwhile lorelai keeps busy with a double wedding.

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    By swimgirl8392, Sep 19, 2007 Report Abuse
    Loved it. I like how in this episode we see rory bond with her granfather a little. At first richard doesn't really think rory will enjoy it because of how old she is and he doesn't want to waste his time but by the end of the episode i think hes glad that they went because they bonded and richard saw how special rory really was. It was kind of like a character development. Excellent writting as per usual. Also we see a small rift beteween mother and daughter. Loreali gets sort of jealous that rory is bonding with her grandfather and had a good time golfing when loreali though she wouldn't.moreless

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    • Lorelai tells Mrs. Shales that she will send up a masseuse who bears a remarkable resemblance to Antonio Banderas. She should have said masseur, as a masseuse refers to a woman. Edit
    • This is the first of many times that we hear that Rory wants to visit Fez (which is in Morocco). Edit
    • Lorelai brings leftover blueberry shortcake from the wedding to Friday night dinner the following week. Blueberry shortcake cannot last that long; it would be very soggy by Friday. Edit

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    • German episode title: "Familie mit Handicap", meaning "Family With Handicap". Edit
    • Rory's Book List: A Mencken Chrestomathy by H. L. Mencken Edit
    • Jean St. James plays Paris' mother in this episode. She is later replaced, because in the episode "Paris is Burning," Ann Gillespie plays Paris' mother. Edit

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    • Emily: I think we should consider getting her a membership at the club, don't you? Lorelai: If she wants, sure. Emily: I mean, to have a place to go where she could socialize. That's very important to a young girl. Lorelai: Well, now, especially that the crack den has closed down on the corner, all her really good friends are gone. What do you think, Mom, should I pursue the career in comedy? Edit
    • Lorelai: You know what I was thinking? Rory: That Madonna and Sean Penn should get remarried? Lorelai: Besides that. Edit
    • Lorelai: (On the phone) Dad? (pause) Yeah, it's Lorelai. Who else calls you 'Dad'? Edit

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    • Richard: Now, what do you know about golf? Rory: That ... it's a good walk spoiled? This definition of golf was coined by Mark Twain. Edit
    • Richard: Rory, I have a surprise. Not only did I find that copy of Menken's Chrestomathy we discussed, I also found a first edition of his memoirs as well. H.L. Menken is a Baltimore journalist whose Chrestomathy is a collection of his writings. Edit
    • Lorelai: So you know what I was thinking? Rory: That Madonna and Sean Penn should get remarried? Madonna and Sean Penn were married in 1985 then filed for divorce in 1989, citing spousal abuse. Edit

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