You Jump, I Jump, Jack

Season 5, Episode 7, Aired
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After Kirk spills the beans that her daughter is dating Luke, Emily demands that Lorelai brings him to dinner so that they can get reacquainted; although Lorelai tries to warn him away, Luke goes anyway and is subjected to an evening of oblique insults from a passive-aggressive Emily; after Zach announces that he's ready to start going out with Lane, they spend a cozy first date at home after banishing Brian to Lane's bedroom; having not learned his lesson with Emily, Luke agrees to accept Richard's invitation to go golfing, and both men turn a deaf ear to Lorelai's pleas to cancel; Rory gets her story on the "Life and Death Brigade" by being blindfolded and whisked away by Logan and his friends to observe the elaborately staged weekend in the woods, and finally, after Logan encourages her to take a risk, to participate in the event's breathtaking finale.moreless
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  • Luke gets roped into Gilmore games, Rory follows a story, and Laine starts an awkward romance.

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    By omelethc, Nov 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    Poor Luke. He thinks he can handle the Gilmores but is in over his head. The Luke story is explained clearly at the end: Lorelai's snobby parents think he is not good enough for her, so they set him up to be embarrassed and her father plans to run his life for him to become a restaurant tycoon to make him appear good enough for her. How Richard thinks that he will pull this off I don't know. There is a difference between polite compliance with your girlfriend's parents, andyour entire life being completely steamrolled .
    Rory's chasing down the story leads her to a bizarre secret society. She never wonders why Logan has included her... but it can only be to get into her pants, just as she was blind to Jess's machinations against Dean. When she is pressured into jumping, she does it and trusts Logan. What has he done to inspire trust? In this episode and from a previous episode, he is clearly an entitled jerk as she pointed out herself. She continues to display such low self esteem and poor judgement. No matter what that guy said, that stunt was incredibly dangerous! Perhaps in a future episode there will be some consequences to their reckless behavior.
    The Lane romance with her borderline idiot band mate is filler and quite boring.moreless

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  • The best episode Gilmore Girls have ever made.

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    By kbruuns, Nov 25, 2011 Report Abuse
    So good i love this episode. The chemistry between Rory and Logan are fantastic. The reweal of the life and death brigade is just so original and exciting. and Lane and Zach first date that are very awkward and reminds everyone about there one first date. The hole episode has an mystic to it and makes me want to see a lot more to the life and death brigade and the mystic that they hold and it leaves me to think that the secret club has something more that we havent seen yet and have to leave it to oure thoughts. So i Think this one is the best episode of all Gilmore Girls i love it!moreless

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  • I LOVE this episode!

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    By brittanym1411, Aug 21, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is one of my favorite episodes EVER. Out of all seasons this is one that I can watch it over and over again! You never get tired of it! Very well written. I LOVE how Rory jumps with Logan, and they hold hands! It's the begining of a very wonderful realtionship. They belong together, and I think that their both starting to realize it in this episode. You can obviously tell how much Rory trusts Logan, jumping like that is something that she wouldn't do with just anyone. She isn't one to just trust anyone, especially someone she just met. And thats what I love about Rory and Logan together, he brings out a side of her that no one has ever brought out before.moreless

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  • Rory goes on a strange experience with Logan, Luke has to bond with both Emily and Richard.

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    By stewie1423, Jul 18, 2008 Report Abuse
    Hmmm what to think of this episode, it was obviously good as Gilmore girls always but I thought Rory's storyline was just a small bit strange. Though I did like the final event, doing a huge jump with an umbrella the rest was fairly out there. Logan is alright, not as interesting as other episodes but he did bring out a new side in Rory which could prove to be entertaining, the end was good with him dropping the photos at her door.

    Poor Luke, at dinner Emily was horrible but showed it in an even more nasty way, not horribly but just pretending to be interested etc. Lorelai knew it was all coming as well. He then goes to the club to play golf with Richard which doesn't go much better. He's horrible at the sport and ends up talking about franchising his diner.

    Emily gives out to Richard claiming that he is letting Lorelai go out with Luke who isn't right for her, a loud of crap. There both as bad as each other. Meanwhile, Lane and Zach have there first day which is nice and goes well, they kiss at the end. There a good couple, well suited. Great but slightly strange episode on Rory's side of things.moreless

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  • Luke finally has to meet the Gilmores (a disaster waiting to happen) and Rory investigates the 'Life and Death Brigade'

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    By KiwiGirl89, May 30, 2008 Report Abuse
    I loved this episode because of the interaction between Rory and Logan. I feel that this is the episode where the relationship between them really starts to change. The whole "I jump, you jump, Jack" quote sums it up for me- Rory trusts Logan enough, and I think it really is a step towards them becoming a couple later on. On the other side, I really feel so completely sorry for Luke (I think its impossible not to)- taking in the Gilmore's is always a difficult task for any of Lorelai's boyfriends, let alone one who doesn't meet the 'standards' that Richard and Emily hold.

    All in all, purely because of the Rory-Logan interaction, this is one of my favourite episodes of Season 5.moreless

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    • Why are Emily and Richard all of a sudden so interested in who Lorelai is involved with? They never asked to meet Max once they found out about the engagement and that was much more serious? Also, why is Emily so surprised that Luke and Lorelai are dating? Obviously, she would never think Luke was good enough for her daughter, but Lorelai should have just pointed out how Emily seemed aware of their mutual attraction ever since Rory's 16th birthday party four years earlier! Edit
    • There is a lot of drinking and driving in this episode. During the dinner with Emily, Luke is drinking beer, and he drives home after that. Also, when he leaves the club he's drunk. Drinking and driving happens a lot in this show. Edit
    • At the end of the episode when Lorelai and Rory are talking on the phone. Rory says "Where are you off to?". But, Lorelai never said that she was going anywhere. Edit

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    • German episode title: "Sprung ins Ungewisse", meaning "Leap in the Dark". French episode title: "Pas de rĂ©pit pour les braves", meaning "No Rest For The Brave Men". Edit
    • In this episode, we find out that Finn's first name is Danny. Edit
    • During one of Scott Patterson's scenes (when he is calling Lorelai from the golf course and is slightly drunk) he looks very pale and ill. This was not acting, in reality he was very sick on the day that scene was shot and it ended up fitting very nicely into the episode, because he was supposed to look as if he wasn't feeling well. Edit

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    • (Really high, just before the jump) Rory: (talking about the guys in the ground) Why do they all look so worried? Logan: We are low on champagne. Edit
    • (Right before jumping) Logan: You trust me? Rory: You jump, I jump Jack. Choir: In Omnia Paratis! Logan: I really should have confirmed that those potatoes were okay. (They hold hands, each one with a umbrella and they jump) Edit
    • (Luke and Lorelai arrive at Emily's house. They are at the door before knocking) Lorelai: Open with that. That's a great icebreaker. Now listen, I want you to be careful about your consumption of booze. Luke: I not gonna drink to much. Lorelai: No, no, no. You've got it backwards, there, Pablo. Ride the pink elephant, baby, 'cause it's your only defense against Emily Gilmore unless you're packing a Kolishnikov. Edit

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    • Rory: Where are you off to? Lorelai: Luke's, I have to destress him after his Un-Happy Gilmore outing. This is a reference to the 1996 Adam Sandler movie Happy Gilmore. In it Adam Sandler's character is a misfit in the world of professional golf somewhat like Luke was that day with Richard. Edit
    • Rory: More twists than O. Henry. O. Henry was a writer of short stories that always had an unexpected plot twist at the end. Perhaps his best known story is Gift of the Magi. Edit
    • Logan: In omnia paratus! In omnia paratus means ready for anything. Edit

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