Raincoats and Recipes

Season 4, Episode 22, Aired
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Momentous changes are in the air as the Dragonfly Inn approaches opening day. Rory and Dean take a major step forward in their relationship. Emily and Richard admit that they're separated; Kirk decides to let Lulu in on his secret; Jason appears at the Inn. Luke and Lorelai share a very special moment.moreless
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  • This Episode, i think, is the BEST episode in the entire 4th season.

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    By GGFantic, Aug 09, 2010 Report Abuse
    I LOVE this episode. I just LOVE the kiss. It is so romantic and passionate, and i just Love Luke. He is just SO Sweet!! They are so perfect for each other!! Have i mentioned that i LOVE th kiss?? I mean, wow!! I also hate Jason. i mean, i know that he's cute and everything, but there is just something about him. Well, anyway, that's my opinon. And i can't BELIEVE that Dean and Rory had sex. I mean, they are PERFECT for each other, and he has always loved her, but he IS married. I mean, I feel so sorry for Lindsay. She is so innocent, and you can tell that she loves Dean. But to him, she was proberley just a rebound for him, because she blow him off for Jess. which, by the way, was complete supitidy. I mean, Jess is nice, and he is Luke's nephew, and Liz's son, but Dean is just so in love with Rory. The episode where Dean gets married, and he's hving that Bacheler party, and he is so drunk, and he says to Luke "I miss her. Why didn't she love me?" I mean, how sad and pathetic is that?! And did i mention that i LOVED the kiss?moreless

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  • The Dragonfly inn is about to open, Luke and Lorelai both stand still and Rory makes a terrible mistake...

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    By anyabr, Aug 09, 2010 Report Abuse
    Ultimate series classic. I couldn't believe my eyes. How unbelievably cute could Luke and Lorelai get?!?!?! First, Lauren Graham's face when she says 'Luke can waltz' and then her dropping the table and the 'I think I'm dating Luke'. Then Luke arrives with flowers and his distraught face when Babbette talks about Jason and Lorelai and when Jason says he and Lorelai are still together... And finally he comfronts Lorelai and says how he had never bought flowers for anyone before and finally kisses her for the first time, in the cutest, most beautiful scene ever!!!! Amy S-P at her best, definately.

    The inn was just adorable (it got so beautiful!), Sookie and Jackson and Michel very funny as always, loved Tom in a suit, and especially Kirk's night terrors (plus, Lulu's just so cute). But it was sad to see that Emily and Richard are still fighting.

    The end was painful to watch. I always dreamed Rory and Dean would get together through that terrible Jess period, but not like this. I was sooo mad at Rory when she got mad at Lorelai, who was so right! Dean was still married! It was just horrible, it just wasn't Rory (or Dean, for that matter, Jess, all right, but never Dean) and I couldn't believe Rory thinking she was right... Anyway, definately the best season finale (and I loved those thousand yellow daisies so much. I blame Luke! =] )moreless

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  • A Fantastic Episode...

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    By RosAzzo, Jul 16, 2008 Report Abuse
    Well I never expected that ending for Season 4 but there we go.

    Luke and Lorelai together? At last, I have been waiting for that moment for a long long time. When I saw Jason I thought they would get back together but Luke and Lorelai are ment to be together and we have been waiting to see this from Season 1.

    What was Rory thinking? Okay, I guess she wasn't. We all know how much she loves Dean and always has and it was a shame tha they broke up. But sleep with Dean? He is a married and as her mother said even though he says it is not working does not mean that it's over until they actually leave each other. I guess she made I mistake.

    We se big trouble in Paradise.. Between Richard and Emily. I hope they work it out Lorelai tires to help or was she just confirming that her parents are not together? Well it did work cause she found out that her parents are not together anymore.

    I guess the first night of the Dragonfly Inn went pretty well but with a lot of drama.moreless

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  • The opening of the Dragonfly Inn arrives which leads to many major events. Probably the best episode of the whole series so far, just excellent.

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    By stewie1423, Jul 09, 2008 Report Abuse
    I loved this episode, it just had everything. Humour, drama, excitement and many major events took place. I'll say that right now, I'm thinking this is my favourite episode of the whole series so far, it was just excellent. Firstly, we finally see the opening of the Dragonfly Inn which is something that has been spoken about since season one.

    It was great to watch them all see there dream come true, it was working and everything. Sookie was funny with her panic about having to fire two of her cooks, it was amusing when she asked Taylor how one of them was doing and he said great, so she complained.

    Lorelai talking to Rory about Luke was brilliant. Are they dating, are they not ... what are they? Plus when she went back into the diner she fell on the table, hilarious. Throughout there were moments between, things we've been waiting to see again since season one. How he gave her flowers, they stared at each at dinner.

    Half way through the episode we see Rory and Dean almost kiss but there interrupted by Tom, the builder. Obviously this has been on the table now for a few episodes but it was good to actually see it. The minute Lorelai asked Lorelai to get her stuff from the house, I just knew Dean would show up.

    When he does, things are awkward between them but he soon claims that he and Lindsey aren't working and are over. This leads to them actually kissing and falling onto Rory's bed, exciting yet nerve-wracking stuff. Onto other things, Emily and Richard are getting on each others nerves at dinner which prompts Lorelai to invite them to the opening.

    She puts them in there own private place, hoping they'll sort things out. Suddenly Jason arrives to get Lorelai back. She insists that there over but he won't take no for an answer and sits in the inn lounge. Emily arrives and shouts at Lorelai and says she knows that she knows about the separation, both she and Richard end up leaving after seeing Jason.

    So not only did Jason's visit cause Emily and Richard to leave, Luke also thinks what he has been doing was a waste of time when Jason tells him he and Lorelai are still together. Then in one of the most enjoyable and anticipated moments of the show, they have a confrontation where Lorelai tells him it wasn't a waste. This leads to them, finally I might add, kissing passionately.

    This hopefully means there together but there interrupted by a naked Kirk in a night terror. So Lorelai rushes home to tell Rory the news and to her dismay, Rory and Dean appear and something's is obviously happened. I admit I loved the final scenes of the episode, the talk between them was just very well done.

    Dean leaves and Lorelai looks in the bedroom to see the sheets messed up. She confronts Rory who doesn't understand Lorelai's horror at the situation. Rory being naive goes on about how he was her boyfriend first, he's her Dean .... she ends up storming off telling Lorelai she hates her for ruining it for her.

    But then in quite a sad moments, she calls Dean but Lindsey (His wife) answers, after hanging up she breaks down into tears and there's where it leaves us. I loved it all and cannot wait for season 5 which I'm getting on DVD soon.
    Everything you could want for the finale of this season was here, it was excellent.moreless

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  • I just LOVE this episode!!! I think I have seen it about 20 times at least!!! it is the start of Luke and Lorelai... and the middle of Rory an Dean!moreless

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    By liorliord, May 01, 2008 Report Abuse
    I just LOVE this episode!!! I think I have seen it about 20 times at least!!! It is clearly one of the top 3 episodes of the show!!! I can quote (is that how you write it?) a full scean from this episode (the one with Lorelai and Luke's first kiss). what more can i say??? it is "exacly way i watch this sries"!!! and as i said at the summary it is the start of Luke (MY LOVE!!!) and Lorelai and the "middle" of Rory and Dean! (my third best apisode... right after "written in the stars" and "a house is not a home".moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • When Rory says "I'm sorry I didn't talk to you about it first. I know I promised I would" she is referring to the episode Swan Song where Rory tells Lorelai she would talk to her about having sex before it happened. Edit
    • This season four finale officially marks the completion of the only season in which David Sutcliffe does not appear as Christopher! Edit
    • In the scene when Rory and Dean almost kiss, you can see someone looking in through the window on the door. Edit

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    • This is Chris Eigeman's final appearance as Jason. Edit
    • This episode is listed as the 75th top TV episode ever in the June 15-28 2009 issue of TV Guide Magazine. Edit
    • German episode title: "Das erste Mal", meaning "The First Time". French episode title: "La Nuit Test", meaning "Testing Night". Edit

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    • Rory: You slept with Dad when he was with Sherry. Lorelai: Dad wasn't married to Sherry. Rory: He was engaged to Sherry. And she was pregnant. Lorelai: Okay, fine! So I set one crappy example, and you have no other choice than to follow in my footsteps? Edit
    • Lorelai: Rory, I just don't want you to get hurt. What if Dean doesn't leave her? Now you're all emotionally involved. Rory: You're just mad because I didn't come running to you when I was ready. I decided it on my own! Edit
    • Rory: I mean, aren't you glad it happened with someone who's kind and good and really loves me? Lorelai: But...he's married. Rory: You don't understand the situation. Lorelai: Is he still married? Rory: Well, yeah, but-- Lorelai: Then I understand the situation. Edit

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    • Lane: He was that bad? Rory: James Spader in "Pretty in Pink." Pretty in Pink is a popular 1986 film about teenage love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. James Spader plays Steff McKee, the rich antagonist of the movie. Edit
    • Rory: So, inviting them to stay in the inn is going to do what? Lorelai: I'm not inviting them to stay in the inn, I am inviting them to stay in the bungalo 150 feet away from the inn. Rory: Diabolical Lorelai: I am going to lock those two in a room and they are either coming out reconciled or in a body bag, and believe you me, I am fine either way. Rory: Well look who died and made you Hayley Mills Hayley Mills is an actress that starred in The Parent Trap (1961) and three sequels in the 80's. The plot involved clandestine plans to reunite the parents of twins separated at birth. Edit
    • Rory: You are the Bad Seed. The Bad Seed was a film made in 1956 and remade for TV in 1985. It is based on a play by Maxwell Anderson, which was based on a novel by William March. The basic plot is that a mother finds out that her perfect daughter may be a perfect killer. Edit

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