warning Lala: spoiler in your way...

...pero tenía que postearlo...


Rory makes excuses for her room, saying it's not really decorated to her tastes. "Yeah," he says, "not unless you've aged about ninety years." It is pretty chintzy. I can't believe Emily hasn't redecorated. Rory makes more excuses, kind of trying to explain why she's staying there -- that there's some trouble between her and her mom -- but Jess doesn't push her to explain. He asks why she's even there, if school's in session, and she finally has to tell him she's not going. "You graduate already, Doogie?" he jokes. No, Rory says. She's just taking a little time off. "'Time off,'" Jess repeats, in that "I may be a ne'er-do-well, but at least I'm not lying to myself" kind of way.

(…)

Outside, Rory catches up with Jess and tries to apologize to him, making excuses for Logan -- he's tired and dealing with his family and has had a lot to drink. "What the hell is going on?" Jess says, shaking his head. Rory starts repeating that Logan's just tired and his family is dumb, but Jess interrupts her. "No," he says. "With you. What's going on with YOU?" Rory is confused and asks what he means. He tells her she knows what he means -- that he knows her better than anyone and that the life she's living isn't "her." Rory still doesn't get it. "What are you DOING?" Jess continues. "Living at your grandparents' place, being in the DAR? No Yale? WHY did you drop out of YALE?" No, really, I love Jess. Man, Rory has had this smackdown coming for a while. Why is he the only one who delivers? She gets offended, telling him that the situation is complicated and that he doesn't know, but he goes on: "This isn't YOU. What's going ON?" Rory is speechless, but man, oh, man -- say what you want about the beautiful Alexis Bledel, but it's coming across loud and clear here that Rory is beginning to see the sad reality of her whole situation. "I don't know..." she says, again, kind of pitifully, and the disappointment shows in Jess's face. He walks away, but turns again to say that he remembered her birthday was a couple of weeks ago, and wishes her a happy one. She smiles at him, sadly...