Knit, People, Knit!
episode #7.09 | written by Elise

TV.com Summary: When Christopher questions Lorelai about why she has avoided involving him in the daily life of Stars Hollow, she admits her concern that her old friends may not accept him. Christopher makes an effort to bond with the townspeople, and Lorelai brings him to the town knit-a-thon, where his well-intentioned gesture brings the event to an early end. When Olivia throws a 2002-themed birthday party for Lucy, Rory gets her chance to confront Marty about his coldness toward her. Finally, Luke is touched by the birth of Liz and T.J.’s baby, and when he learns that Anna is planning to move to New Mexico with April, he demands equal rights as a parent. W: David Grae. D: Kenny Ortega.

Elise's Comment:

This episode answered a lot of my questions from last week and previous episodes.

Answer #1: April had been staying with Luke this whole time. I actually didn't see it as being two months and was surprised when it was mentionned. But the fact that Anna went to New Mexico explains it a little.

I agree with what was mentionned in the other comments: Luke is becoming a "softy" for children. It came gradually, I find. Who can forget the time he told Lorelai "but what about the kids?" in season 5. I really enjoy the interraction he's had with April and I don't want it to stop. When it was first mentionned that she was moving I thought "Oh, the writers just want to write her out... one less thing to worry about". But I am glad to see that Luke is fighting this. I think I'll start a poll on the subject...

Answer #2: We will see Paris, and a lot of her. I too believed that "moving on my own" meant that Rory would live alone. Going back to Paris doesn't really scream independence, but it reflects reality. It also shows that although Rory could ask her father to pay her an appartement, she prefers to live modestly with roomates. I am glad we will see more of Paris actually (Oh my god, did I just say that?). And I have to agree, her dance moves with Doyle were hilarious.

Answer #3: The artsy girls (I still can't remember their names, which highly reflects my attachment to them) were brought into the story in order to bring back Marty. I makes sense now... but at first it seemed so out of the blue to bring those two new characters in. I don't know where this Marty story is heading. Probably just a source of (possible) conflict between Rory and Logan, because things aren't perfect.

Comment (the-only-one-I-have-so-I-won't-write-a-number): Notice how Christopher's donation didn't give the right impression to the citizens of Stars Hollow? Those same people judged Christopher during the first season when his credit card was rejected (he wanted to buy Rory that Oxford dictionnary... news travelled fast). Just a nice contrast that shows how things changed for him.

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[ written on November 29 2006, edited on January 12 2007 ]

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