TV Show Review: Gilmore Girls Kill Me Now – Episode 3, Season One

Gilmore Girls Episode 3 - Kill Me Now (Season One)

“Kill Me Now” is the name of the 3rd Gilmore Girls episode of Season One, and gives us our first real “fluff” piece, as nothing mature plotwise happens in this episode. Although it is a really big character builder in a lot of ways.

In this episode the grandmother (Emily) manipulates the weekly dinner to set up a “Golf Date” between Rory and her grandfather Richard. Lorelai (the mother) tries to stop it from happening, but gives in when Emily challenges the situation and says that Lorelai is “scared” of the prospect of Rory having fun with her grandparents. She ends up giving in to the Golf Date that Emily has set up. While Rory doesn’t mind the situation, Lorelai “knows that she knows” that Rory doesn’t really want to go, and Richard is absolutely beside himself that he should be forced to take his 16-year-old granddaughter to his elite club to go golfing, when she’d rather “be at the mall”.

----This episode focuses on the relationship between Rory and her grandpa Richard (Played by Alexis Bledel and Edward Hermann respectively)

Lorelai, of course, is expecting to come out on top and for Rory to have a bad time, but instead the opposite proves true. Rory ends up having a great time hanging out with her grandfather, and they find out that they have some things in common, in particular a love for the desire to travel (To “Fez”!) and a love of old books. Since Richard is rich, he has access to interesting old manuscripts, something that Rory swoons over.

This boils up jelousy in Lorelai, who does not like the fact that her parents are intruding in the life of Rory which she fought so hard to keep her away from… and now here she is enjoying the “country club” lifestyle and finding aspects of her grandparents lives interesting. After all, Rory is supposed to despise everything her grandparents represent… right?

Rory enjoying the Golf Country Club atmosphere with her grandpa.

This of course is preyed on by Emily, who seems to make the gulf between Lorelei and her all the greater throughout the episode at every chance she gets. The scenes with Rory interacting with her grandfather and talking on the golf course (as well as Rory’s failed attempts to actually hit the ball, as you can see in this picture) are fun to watch. It’s interesting to see the two of them forced to get to know each other, and to see how their fondness for one another grows with each passing conversation and event.

----Rory's hilarious attempt to hit the ball goes awry... much to Richard's amusement and annoyance.

This episode also has one of the funniest moments ever, when Sookie is caught buying “someone else’s strawberries” behind the back of her vegetable boy Jason. Sookie spots the strawberries from across the street and makes a beeline straight for them, entranced and causing bike wrecks and car’s slamming on their breaks in her wake… And the ensuing argument between her and Jackson when he spots her oogling the strawberries as he is walking down the street is absolutely hilarious. Jackson: “You went behind my back buying someone else’s strawberries?!” Sookie: “I was desperate!” Jackson “YOU DISGUST ME.” Sookie: “I needed the strawberries!” Jaskons: *crying* “Well I hope you’re happy together!” It’s an absolutely awesome scene.

The absolutely hilarious Sookie Strawberry Scene between her and Jackson. A classic moment.

 

Photo of the Day – True Friends Leave Footprints In Your Heart

Real friends leave footprints in your heart. 32nd First Lady of the US (married to President FDR, Franklin Roosevelt)

This is a wonderful, beautiful saying that really rings true. Many people, over 1,000 in fact, will pass through the average person’s life… sometimes you know them well and are close, other times you may not be… even with the latter, a real friend will move your heart. And you’ll never forget that person entirely and your heart will still yearn for them.

Really, really beautiful saying.

“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.”

Allegedly these words come from our 32nd President’s wife, First Lady “Eleanor Roosevelt”, married to FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who is America’s longest-serving President. He served THREE terms and is the only President to serve for 12 years instead of a max of 8 years, from March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945. He oversaw America’s crushing blow to the Axis during WWII. First Lady Eleanor was beloved by many. I have not actually checked out whether this quote does indeed come from her or not though, so take it with a grain of salt.

Either way, this is a absolutely stunning photograph to go along with such beautiful words.

Here’s a funny video of Eleanor Roosevelt on some weird game show called “What’s My Line”. Looks like a lot of fun! They should revive this show! This clip is from 1953 or 1954.