[about Rory after she doesn't get her job] How's she holding up?
Oh, well...she's doing okay. Rory's used to getting what Rory wants.
S7 E20Lorelai? Lorelai?
Wow, when did you get so mature?
Well, I think the maturity gene sets in when you become a mother.
S7 E21Unto the Breach
And then, on top of everything, there's the whole Luke thing.
Oh, thank God! I've been waiting and waiting all morning. I didn't think you were gonna say anything, and I didn't think I should say anything... So, there's a Luke thing?
I don't know, Sookie. I can't figure out what happened. I mean, clearly something came up when I sang that song.
Clearly.
But I don't know if it was a new, now feeling or the residue of an old feeling that came up because of the drinks and the lyrics and the hat.
Well, it was a deadly cocktail.
So that's why I'm going to the diner today to see how I feel sober and without the lyrics of I Will Always Love You streaming in front of me.
Gotcha, but just so you know, I think it was a new, now feeling. I mean, the way you were singing to him...
Sookie, you weren't even there.
I know, but I had enough people describe it to me.
Oh, no!
No, we're just all excited about the possibility of you and Luke.
Look, I know everyone's heart is in the right place, but I need to figure out what I want.
Gotcha.
Seriously, Sookie, I need your help with keeping all these people off my back.
Understood. But for the future, next time you want other people to stay out of your, you know, relationship...
Don't serenade your ex in front of the whole town?
You knew it was a serenade?
Sookie.
What? Sorry.
[in line to graduate] Okay. This is it.
Yeah. We've been drafting off each other since high school, and now it's each woman for herself. Who knows when we'll see each other again, right?
Paris, I haven't been able to shake you off all this time. I'm sure we're going to be friends for a very long time.
You're going to do such great things with your life, Rory. (gives her a huge hug)
All right, we can check the cake off our list. What else do I need to remember?
Don't worry cause I prefer footballs basically.
What?!
[enunciating] Don't worry cause I prefer footballs basically.
Huh?
It's a mnemonic device|. Dress, wedges, champagne, ice, plastic flutes, beaded clutch. Beaded clutch is one word.
And pantyhose.
Don't worry cause I prefer footballs basically, Polly.
And tissues and my camera.
Don't worry cause I prefer footballs basically, Polly...teased...Chad.
Why would Polly tease Chad about footballs?
I don't know. Maybe Polly prefers soccer balls.
That doesn't make any sense!
[laughs] Well, then stop adding stuff to the list!
Logan...I'm sorry. I can't. I love you. You know how much I love you. I love the idea of being married to you. But...there are just a lot of things in my life right now that are undecided, which used to scare me, but now I kind of like that it's all wide open. And if I married you, it just wouldn't be.
So, what? I move to San Francisco, you stay back east, and we see each other occasionally?
Well, we can try long distance. We've done it before.
You really think that would work?
I think it would be hard, but--
I don't want to do that, Rory. I don't want to move backwards. If we can't take the next step...
What?
It's just...
Does it have to be all or nothing?
Yeah, it does.
We could try.
What's the point?
So...
So...
[Rory pauses, reaches into her pocket, and holds out the box with the ring in it; after a long silence, Logan takes it]
Good bye, Rory.
How you doing, honey?
Oh...okay.
Yeah?
Yeah. Well, I mean, I'm not okay, I feel awful. I feel sick. I miss him already.
I know.
And it just sucks, you know, because I graduated today. This was supposed to be a happy day in my life, and now every time I look back on it, I'm going to think of this horrible thing that happened.
I'm sorry. But I think you made the right decision.
You do?
I do. One day, you'll meet someone, and you'll just know that it's right. You won't want to hesitate.
I hope so.
I really do believe it.
S7 E22Bon Voyage
Mom, why do you want to loan me money?
All it would require is for the three of us to sit down and hash out the details. Of course, we'd want to get together with you from time to time to see how things are progressing, but we wouldn't become pests about it.
Mom, why don't we just talk about it Friday night at dinner?
Oh...[pause] So, our Friday night dinners will continue, then?
Well, we might as well. I've kind of gotten used to it.
All right. That sounds fine. But don't be late, and don't wear jeans.
Mom, when have I ever worn jeans to dinner?
Well, I don't know. It very well could have been Rory who enforced your dress code. I'm just saying that I don't think jeans are appropriate.
All right. Spandex and a tube top it is.
May I have your attention, please? I'd like to welcome you all to this Bon Voyage in honor of one of Stars Hollow's favorite daughter, Miss Rory Gilmore! [gestures to her and everyone applauds and cheers] I've known Rory as have most of you....
Have you given any more thought to my spa idea?
Oh, yeah. I don't think I'm interested, though.
...pregnant with pride and anticipation. Ready to birth you from our collective womb, fully gestated, and nourished, and so we breathe deep and with these last painful contractions, we push you out into the world, spank your bottom, and wipe the amniotic fluid from your eyes, as you issue your first independent breath.
Is this speech making you a little queasy?
A little.
Rory, would you like to say a few words?
[coming up to the front] Thank you, Taylor, for that very unique tribute. Um...I love this place. I just loved growing up here. I love all of you, and thank you so much for doing all this. It's amazing, it's just...it's so...oh, gosh, I'm on the verge of gushing, so I'm just going to stop myself. I don't want to gush, except for one more thing. To my mom, who...is just everything to me, and everything I am, and who I'm going to miss so much.
[Lorelai, watching from background, smiles and nods, with tears in her eyes]
[about the party] I just can't believe they did this for her.
I don't think that this is all for Rory. I think this party is a testament to you, Lorelai, and the home you've created here. I regret that you needed to--
Richard--
All right, now, let me finish, Emily. I regret it...and recent experiences have taught us--
Oh, please don't be one of those "I had a heart attack, and now I'm going to express my every thought" types!
Not every thought, Emily. Just this one. [to Lorelai] It takes a...a remarkable person...to inspire all this.
[smiles] Thanks, Dad.
[about the party] Thank you.
Oh, it's no big deal.
Luke...
I just...I just like to see you happy. [they move in and kiss]
Hey you got to be careful when you drink coffee on the bus. It's bumpy.
I can handle it.
I should have gotten you a sippy cup.
Maybe I should get a flask.
Do they make flasks for hot beverages?
Yeah, they're called thermoses.
Right. I'll get you a thermos that says "World's Greatest Reporter," to match your cap.
Oh yeah, about that. I meant to tell you that I left that cap at home.
What?
Well it wasn't very flattering.
Well how will people know you're the world's greatest reporter?
That I don't know.
I guess they'll just have to read your stuff.
I guess so.
[The series' last lines]
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