Die, Jerk

Synopsis

En pointe and in print. To get a story published in the school newspaper, Rory blasts the Yale ballet - and earns the lead ballerina's wrath. Jason finagles an invitation to the Gilmore's Friday dinner.

Starring

Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore

Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore

Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James

Scott Patterson as Luke Danes

Keiko Agena as Lane Kim

Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard

Liza Weil as Paris Geller

Chris Eigeman as Jason Stiles

and Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore

special appearance by

Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore

Recurring cast

Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kim

Olivia Hack as Tanna Schrick

Katie Walder as Janet Billings

Guest starring

Danny Strong as Doyle McMaster

Tricia O'Kelley as Nicole Leahy

Katherine Brunk as Sandra

Rusty Schwimmer as Bruce

Co-Starring

Nicole Mansour as Diane

Jansen Wright as Ned

Kevin Salter as Male Customer

Trivia

ERRORS

• While Rory is seated, talking to her Mom on the phone, the girl in beige pants on the background walks by twice (43rd minute).

Gilmorisms

MUSIC

• Avril Lavigne

FILM

• The Wizard of Oz:
  Tana Schrink: What about you?
  Rory Gilmore: Me?
  Janet Billings: Made anyone mad lately?
  Paris Geller: Oh, please. That would be like Dorothy pissing off the Tin-Man. It's impossible.
• 8 Mile:
  Rory Gilmore: Did you know that she studied Dance for fourteen years and has performed in Miami? Miami! That's pretty big. Miami.
  Doyle McMaster: It's boring.
  Rory Gilmore: Well, she almost got into Juliard.
  Doyle McMaster: That's not interesting either.
  Rory Gilmore: Well, no, but, these are simply background facts of a fascinating personal journey. A personal journey, of an artist struggling against the indifference of an indifferent society and just dancing as fast as she can and and. It's 8 Mile meets Fame.
• Fame:
  See 8 Mile reference.

POP CULTURE

Lorelai – Well, Siskel's chimed in. What about you?

Emily – I'm refraining.

Richard – It's a bit of a sore subject.

Lorelai – We'll talk about something else.

Emily – The garishness, the garishness.

Lorelai – Thus spake Ebert.

Doyle – Coffee mint? I'm addicted to these things. So is Bob Woodward.

Doyle – Remember the New Zoo Revue?

Lorelai – If Vincent Gallo could just see this, he'd feel a whole lot better about Brown Bunny.

Lane – I'm guessing it means she's reserving a hall and ordering that "Stations of the Cross" ice sculpture.

Paris – We need to rev up the gunships and retaliate before the next strike. We gotta go full-out Sharon.

Paris – I got my East Side 860 partners on it. Now let's move.

Lorelai – Capone? They got him for tax evasion.

Lorelai – That's so strum your sitar, dig the maharishi, pass the Owsley, Summer of Love, flower power, hippie-dippie. I can't stand it.

Lorelai – I thought it was Jason Priestley.

Jason – It's nice to meet you. And I don't really go by Digger anymore.

Lorelai – What is it, P. Digger now?

Rory – I was harangued by an incensed ballerina.

Lorelai – That is Salvador Dali surreal.

Richard – So, which camp was it where you two met?

Lorelai – Hm, it had a funny name and canoes.

Jason – They all have funny names and canoes. Was it Camp Waziyatha?