Why does lorelai look at the picture at harvard

She looked around at all of the students with their lives ahead of them and realized that she had never really processed what she had missed out on. While of course she loved her life in Stars Hollow and wouldn't trade Rory for anything, she acknowledged that she didn't get to have a normal young adult life or that traditional college experience. When she got home, she saw it there, a horrible reminder of what she had lost.

Lorelai teared up looking at it, thinking about what a good guy Max was and how close she had come to having a happy married life. It made sense for the show to break off Max and Lorelai's engagement as Luke and Lorelai were always the endgame of the series, but this was still a tough moment.

Although Emily knew a lot about etiquette and being polite , she could still put her foot in her mouth sometimes. When Rory and Lorelai returned from their road trip, they went to Friday night dinner, and Lorelai said she had to tell her mom something about Max. Emily immediately thought that they had eloped and started complaining about how she was out of the loop yet again.

She made it all about her, talking about dresses and gifts, and Lorelai finally said that they had split up. Emily didn't really react to that, as she wanted to change the subject right away. This was a memorable scene as it drove home that Lorelai and Emily still had a long way to go.

Lorelai and Sookie opened their Dragonfly Inn and it was at the end of the season two episode "The Road Trip To Harvard" that they put the plan into motion. While talking to Luke, Lorelai talked about how much she loved visiting Harvard with Rory. She said, "It was amazing.

Seeing Rory there, in a dorm room, in a classroom. She fit. This was a huge moment in her life, and it seemed like seeing Rory so inspired lit a fire inside of her. There would be some problems along the way, naturally, but fans know that Lorelai did make this dream come to fruition.

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We had a nice chat. It's all gonna be different now. RORY: What did that sign say? It said "Don't" or "Death" on it. RORY: We're doomed! We're being guided by fate. RORY: I think we're lost. We don't know where we're going. RORY: At least we'll know where we are. RORY: Whaaaat!! RORY: I love it too. RORY: Unless you don't like nuts.

You know, if I was in a rock band touring and stuff, I'd make the bus driver stop at every Haden's Nut House we pass. RORY: Now? RORY: You okay? Actually, I'm um, I'm gonna be out of town for a couple of days. What happened? I don't really wanna go into all the whats and whys and gory details right now, but you should know we all still love Max, and to figure out exactly what happened, you'd have to dig up Freud himself and have him work on me full time.

So I hope you didn't get too far on that cake. That's one thing you can be thankful about. You caught me in plenty of time. I know the kind of work you were gonna put into it, and I just would've killed myself if you'd gone to all that craziness for nothing. Mention canceling the wedding to Miss Patty, will you? So where you going? I'll talk to you soon.

Just call the cell if you need anything. Buh bye. I never should've named you. RORY: What? Donald, uhh, something-or-other Stein. RORY: A close personal friend, huh? RORY: Ughhh. RORY: 'Bella bambina at 2 o'clock. RORY: That is kinda cool. RORY: Let's call. RORY: Let's go. A woman is sitting behind the front desk. LADONN: I'm not usually sitting here when guests arrive, so people ring the bell and they love to ring the bell, and you didn't get to ring the bell.

RORY: Good. It's my place now. I'm LaDonn. Oh, yes, I noticed it was a little different. Actually, very different. It was fun, you know, but just a little too woo-woo. It was just too eclectic. I don't care for eclectic. Welcome to the Cheshire Cat. I'm gonna consult with my daughter for just one second. RORY: And sleep where? This is my worst nightmare. Let me just grab your bags. RORY: Oh, we can do that.

I won't hear of it. There you go. You haven't rung the bell. RORY: Maybe some other time. RORY: A plethora of flowers. I get so many compliments on this room. There's foil in the paper and it gives it that illusion.

Isn't it terrific? What business are you in, dear? Uh, publishing. And, oh, I don't want to forget to give you our activity list. Never a dull moment around here. RORY: Yes, thank you. Step back. No one's that gay. This is a book that past guests have written in. RORY: 'This room made my soul soar. RORY: Ech. Let's go eat.

RORY: Oh food. I'm starving. Boston dentists. Cocktail hour at the Cheshire Cat. RORY: So? RORY: Let's just rush pass them.

RORY: They're not assassins. Stomach-churning, mind-numbing, soul-deadening chitchat. I'm going down there, you can stay here.

RORY: Yes. LORELAI: Hungry enough to answer a hundred probing but only slightly differentiated from each other questions about Chilton, life in a small town, and your hunky hunky boyfriend? Lorelai follows.

RORY: Let me catch my breath. RORY: Which would make those really old. They both sit at the head of the bed. They hear music coming from downstairs. RORY: We get cranky when we're hungry. RORY: Clearly. RORY: So what do you want to do? We could go to sleep. RORY: Mm, it's RORY: I'm not really sleepy.

We could sing. RORY: Sing? RORY: Oh, that would be good. Or, uh, we could talk. RORY: Okay. Umm, Max? RORY: Why? RORY: You said we could talk. RORY: When have we ever talked about makeup? With Max, in fact. I thought that by saying 'enough' and turning off the light, you would get the message.

Apparently not. The skywriter will be here in a minute. RORY: I'm asking you a question. But right now you are my sixteen-year-old daughter and I am telling you I do not want to have this conversation. RORY: Everything was planned! Everyone was excited, including you, and then all of a sudden, you're out!

RORY: This is our life that you just tossed off! RORY: We had plans! We made space in the closet! RORY: Max was counting on this! I was counting on this! We are not gonna have this fight in a flowery bedroom with dentists singing "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves" in the background. It's too David Lynch! RORY: I think you love him!

RORY: I think you love him, and you got scared and you ran, but you're really going to regret it. And soon! RORY: Fine! I wish I did love him. You have no idea how much. RORY: Not this again. RORY: Mom, the flowers on the wallpaper are not growing or reproducing. RORY: Wait a minute. You weren't writing in this thing, were you? RORY: [reading guestbook] 'Satanic forces are at work here. We cannot write that in here. RORY: Hey? RORY: Last night?

RORY: Gross! RORY: Okay, enough. I have got to eat. Do you think the coast is clear downstairs? Early morning nature walk, Regional history talk, , bluppity blah bah bah bah. We're in luck. Breakfast just ended and the arts and crafts workshop doesn't begin for another thirteen minutes. RORY: We've got a window! RORY: Grab your bag! RORY: Uh! MAN: They're the darndest things. Flap their wings a hundred times a second. It's an engineering marvel.

LADONN: We don't put things like this on the freaking list, because the delights of nature aren't on any kind of time schedule. We're gonna make some fresh scones. I just brought out the first test batch. Have a taste. RORY: A taste would not be bad.

The man and woman join them at the table. MAN: Books, huh? You should find a field with less paperwork. Yes, I do publish.

Um, it's kind of a dry line of work, not much to talk about. It's fascinating. Give me some titles. I'll write them down and then when I get home, I'll look them up. Dave, do you have your space pen? MAN: Do you have to ask? MAN: They write under water. RORY: Cool. The horse learns to bark, and then he. RORY: But he learned to bark though, so it's actually an upper. I have to make a very important call concerning publishing. The girls are now starving so they walk down the stairs only to see a whole bunch of people in the living room of the Cheshire Cat.

Not wanting to meet these people, let alone get interrogated by them, they go back upstairs despite their stomachs. In their room, they sit on the bed in their pajamas trying to decide what to do.

Rory says they should talk and Lorelai asks what about. Rory brings up the subject of Max which causes Lorelai to get annoyed and she turns the light out. Rory turns it back on and a screaming match ensues. Finally, Rory gives up and they both lie down. Rory gives her a kiss and they go to sleep. In the morning, Lorelai says that the flowers in the room had reproduced. What an awful thought. Rory then fixes the entry so it does not invoke the Dark Prince. Ladawn says they were worried about the two of them and encourages the girls to sit down and have some scones.

Lorelai responds that she works with children's books and names a few titles The Horse that Wanted to Bark, etc. Next, Lorelai says that she needs to make a call concerning publishing and leaves Rory to fend for herself.

Lorelai calls Sookie and asks what is going on. Sookie is at Luke's watching Kirk and Luke fight it out. Lorelai asks how the spreading of the ex-engagement news is going and Sookie says it has been going well, except that Luke does not know yet.

Lorelai asks Sookie to tell him and when she does, Luke responds by giving everyone in the diner free coffee. But there is no more time to chat because Lorelai grabs Rory and it is time to leave.

Rory says Lorelai has abandonment issues and Lorelai asks where she has hiding her map. Rory says she has not hiding a map, but Lorelai gets it out of her and looks at it, trying to figure out where they should go.

Rory mentions Boston, but Lorelai says she knows where they are going. Rory of course asks where so she can chart a course, but Lorelai grabs the map and crumples it up much to Rory's dismay.

Rory pouts and Lorelai says she shall buy her a new one. Soon, Lorelai and Rory are standing outside Harvard and Lorelai says they should go inside. Rory responds that they cannot because they need a guide, but Lorelai insists that she can do the job herself.

They spot a coffee stand, so Rory goes to get some while Lorelai looks at a bulletin board with roommate requests. A guy comes up behind her and comments on the amount of postings. He even asks Lorelai if they have a class together, he has been meaning to say hi to her.

He quickly leaves and Lorelai tells Rory that she thinks she is going to like college. While on their own tour of the school, the two Gilmores stumble upon the library. Rory says it is the biggest she has ever seen. Lorelai surprises her by saying that it is only one of the 90 libraries; it houses 13 million books and the largest academic library in the world.

Rory is disappointed, she thinks she is a failure because she has not read enough, but Lorelai replies that she does not think Rory has to read them all.