Rory's first day at Chilton.
Starting off an episode with XTC is the way to go. A lot of people don't know that band. But having grown up in Southern California with the start of the World Famous KROQ which played bands like Oingo Boingo, The Cure, the B52's, and XTC, I was well acquainted. I could appreciate the pop culture reference. Maybe I need to start a Pop Culture Section at the end of each of these.
I gotta say, I would also buy a clock because it was cute and furry, so I can't fault Lorelai for the alarm clock.
Okay, so despite the fact that they are now filming on the WB lot, they still used driving shots from the pilot. As they are driving out of town to go to Chilton, it's a shot of them leaving that town in Canada that they filmed. I am sure they just didn't want to reshoot if they didn't have to, but it is just a weird thing I noticed that kind of bugs me because I don't think we ever see that shot again of the "Gelston House" which appears to be an inn or B&B of some sort. It's odd how the shots are pieced together as if it is just at the edge of downtown Stars Hollow.
I admire the fact that Rory makes her mom go with her into school despite how she is dressed because most kids would say "Don't you dare get out of the car looking like that." She is confident enough to not be embarrassed by her just for her.
Emily mentions Headmaster Charleston's wife, Bitty Charleston from future mentions in episodes about the DAR. But never, later on, is it mentioned that she is related to Hanlan. At least not that I have ever been able to find. I also don't believe we EVER meet Bitty.
Rory makes a joke to the Headmaster about the debate team being missing from her resume. Which of course, she ends up on with Paris in the future episodes. Hanlan also mentions Emily's parties and the infamous "lobster puffs" but as every huge Gilmore girls fan knows, in future episodes, Emily is always obsessing about the SALMON puffs at her parties as people come to expect them.
Miss Patty's always seems to have dance classes during the day when the kids should be in school. I have never understood this. That is more popular now for serious dancers that compete and home school, but at age 5-8 I highly doubt that in a small town like this they are serious dancers being homeschooled. Lorelai has just come from dropping Rory off at school and then walks by Miss Patty's dance school and a class of young kids learning baton is happening. Totally overlooked.
The scene where Rory opens her stuck locker and bumps into Paris and Paris drops the project drives me crazy. No student would just leave the broken project in the hallway. They would pick up the broken pieces and take that into class to show that they had done the project and it got messed up. Even the proudest and stuck up of students would never just leave it in the hallway.
Here we have the first appearance of Sean Gunn as Mic prior to him becoming Kirk as a recurring character. He plays the DSL installation guy that Emily orders for Lorelai and Rory that Lorelai refuses. We see him another time or two before he takes on Kirk. This was a good choice, in my opinion. They must have liked him so much they wrote a part for him on the show. Kirk ends up becoming one of the most beloved characters on the show.
Only the second episode and they already mention Lorelai and Luke. For a character that wasn't supposed to exist originally, they make it apparent from the beginning that there is something between them. So glad they did!
Pop Culture References: (not included - references in class being taught)
XTC
Daisy Duke - Dukes of Hazzard
Rosie O'Donnell
Oprah
Christiane Amanpour
Cokie Roberts
The View
The Shining
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