History Recap / GilmoreGirlsS02E20

* BrickJoke: Lorelai quips that she will make up a story about large bees putting Rory in a cast. When Emily sees the cast and asks Lorelai says "bees".

* EmbarrassingNickname: When she was six, Lorelai nicknamed Richard's secretary "Largie Margie".

* InJoke: Karen the prospective secretary finishes her story with "But then she got pregnant and here we are", prompting Lorelai to reply "story of my life".

* {{Malaproper}}: Lorelai calls Richard's new firm which he is considering giving up on on account of his old secretary not coming with him, "a baby in desperate need of some bathwater", which is an odd rephrasing of "don't throw the baby out with the bathwater", since it makes it sound like someone threw the baby out and kept the bathwater.

* NonSequitur: Discussed. Rory tells Lorelai that instead of breaking up with her, Dean gave her his corn. Lorelai lacks the context of them eating dinner at the time, so thinks he kust out of the blue gave her his corn.

* SelectiveObliviousness: Lorelai is determined to buy a coffee machine for Richard's office, so when he answers her rhetorical question about what the first thing he does in the morning is with "call the Asian companies", she simply chooses not to hear him.

* BillBillJunkBill:
-->'''Lorelai:''' ''(shopping for a coffee maker)'' Let's see, ugly, crappy, German, ooh, pretty!

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

** Having discovered drums, Lane feels like [[Music/TheWho Keith Moon]], [[Music/{{Rush}} Neil Peart]], and [[Music/DefLeppard Rick Allen]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Subverted when Lorelai thinks Rory is euphemizing when she says she and Dean "watched tv", but Rory clarifies that his sister was there so they really just watched tv.

* CallBack: Lorelai's pen-buying philosophy resembles [[Recap/GilmoreGirlsS01E04 Rory's highlighter-buying]] one.

* {{Malaproper}}: Lorelai calls Richard's new firm which he is considering giving up on on account of his old secretary not coming with him, "a baby in desperate need of some bathwater".

* CreatorCameo: The music shop that opens in Stars Hollow is run by Sophie Turner, played by Music/CaroleKing. Nothing to do with [[Series/GameOfThrones Sansa]] or [[Film/XMen Jean Grey]]

* PrankCall: Inverted by Lorelai. Emily calls Richard's office and doesn't recognize Lorelai's voice, so Lorelai pretends to be some bimbo implying that she sleeps with Richard.

* SelectiveObliviousness: Lorelai is determined to buy a coffee machine for Richard office, so when he answers her rhetorical question about what the first thing he does in the morning is with "call the Asian companies", she simply chooses not to hear him.

* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: Richard has come out of retirement, but when asked what he ''does'' all Emily can say is that it's in an office and that he consults about something.

* SelectiveObliviousness: Lorelai is determined to buy a coffee machine for Richard office, so when he answers her rhetorical question about what the first thing he does in the morning is and he tries to answer "call the Asian companies", she simply chooses not to hear him.

* CreatorCameo: The music shop that opens in Stars Hollow is run by Sophie Turner, played by Music/CaroleKing.

Richard buys himself a twelve-pack of post-its in various hues, plus one for Emily

* BadToTheLastDrop: Coffee at The Hungry Diner is not like Luke's.

* PrankCall: Reversed by Lorelai. Emily calls Richard's office and doesn't recognize Lorelai's voice, so Lorelai pretends to be some bimbo implying that she sleeps with Richard.

** Lorelai thinks she'll never understand what Chachi says.

* ARareSentence: "Everyone has thinglets, it's part of being a grown-up" is Lorelai's justification for not speaking with Luke.

%%** Chachi

!!Provides examples of:

** If you weren't driving the car that crashed, you are not as responsible for the crash as the person who ''was'' driving.
* CreatorCameo: The music shop that opens in Stars Hollow is run by Sophie, played by Music/CaroleKing.
* {{Cult}}: Babette was in one when she was younger.

* NeverMyFault: Inverted with everyone's reaction to Rory getting in an accident in her own car. Rory thinks she should be held responsible too.

* ARareSentence: Everyone has thinglets, it's part of being a grown-up.

** ''The Little Locksmith''.
** Dawn Powell and Creator/DorothyParker.
** Chachi
** [[Music/TheWho Keith Moon]]
** [[Music/{{Rush}} Neil Peart]]
** [[Music/DefLeppard Rick Allen]]

* CaptainObvious: Taylor advises Rory not to shut her body up too soon, as that's called death.

Rory is recovering from a broken arm. Luke left town to go fishing, so Lorelai has to go to a different diner. Richard is starting a new business.

* ShoutOut: ''The Little Locksmith''. Dawn Powell and Creator/DorothyParker.

* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: Richard has come out of retirement, but when asked what he ''does'' all Emily can say is that it's in an office and that he consults about something.

Rory is recovering from a broken arm. Luke left town to go fishing, so Lorelai has to go to a different diner.

* DoWeKnowEachOther: Rory starts inquiring what empty threat Lorelai was about to make, so Lorelai pretends not to have a child to avoid answering.