History Recap / GilmoreGirlsS03E05

** Lorelai makes up that Payton's high school nickname was [[Ride/SeaWorld "Shamu.]]

* HollywoodBoardGames: Lorelai and Rory's new neighbor, Dwight, is a man who engages in a lot of introverted pastimes and his house and lawn show it. According to Lorelai, he "took the lounge craze very seriously." When they open a closet, they find a vast collection of board games, which prompts Rory to comment that he owns ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' boards from "every country in the world." This is {{justified}} in that he's just gotten out of a toxic marriage and abusers often isolate their victims from friends and any kind of social interaction. Add to it that his former neighbors weren't very kind to him. Dwight's ex-wife claims that the board-game collection belongs, in fact, to her, especially the ''TabletopGame/TrivialPursuit'' sets. It's ambiguous how true this statement is but it wouldn't be out of character for an abuser to try and appropriate their victim's sources of comfort.

** Lorelai's new neighbor Dwight apparently used to live in ''Series/{{Oz}}'', and not as in Film/TheWizardOfOz.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In-universe. Natalie says they nicknamed Emily "the cobra", because she squeezes you until she gets her way. Cobras don't, though; they kill you with venom.

** Payton's imaginary nickname in high school was "Shamu", at least that's what Lorelai makes up on the fly.

* HollywoodBoardGames: Lorelai and Rory's new neighbor, Dwight, is a man who engages in a lot of introverted pastimes and his house and lawn show it. According to Lorelai, he "took the lounge craze very seriously". When they open a closet, they find a vast collection of board games, which prompts Rory to comment that he owns ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' boards from "every country in the world". This is {{justified}} in that he's just gotten out of a toxic marriage and abusers often isolate their victims from friends and any kind of social interaction. Add to it that his former neighbors weren't very kind to him. Dwight's ex-wife claims that the board-game collection belongs, in fact, to her, especially the ''TabletopGame/TrivialPursuit'' sets. It's ambiguous how true this statement is but it wouldn't be out of character for an abuser to try and appropriate their victim's sources of comfort.

** Richard admits that he knows as well as Lorelai how insane the unspoken rules of the DAR are, but he also doesn't care

** Lorelai tries to invoke the plot of Film/ItCouldHappenToYou when she tries to convince the auction people to tell her who she met at the auction.
** Lorelai's new neighbor Dwight apparently used to live in Series/{{Oz}}, and not as in Film/TheWizardOfOz.

** Jess accuses Rory of looking very Music/TrueBlue when she is soaked in water.

* HollywoodBoardGames: Lorelai and Rory's new neighbor, Dwight, is a man who engages in a lot of introverted pastimes and his house and lawn show it. According to Lorelai, he "took the lounge craze very seriously". When they open a closet, they find a vast collection of board games, which prompts Rory to comment that he owns ''Monopoly'' boards from "every country in the world". This is {{justified}} in that he's just gotten out of a toxic marriage and abusers often isolate their victims from friends and any kind of social interaction. Add to it that his former neighbors weren't very kind to him. Dwight's ex-wife claims that the board-game collection belongs, in fact, to her, especially the ''Trivial Pursuit'' sets. It's ambiguous how true this statement is but it wouldn't be out of character for an abuser to try and appropriate their victim's sources of comfort.

* FalseReassurance: When Luke complains that it's inappropriate to breatfeed in a diner because, as he says, "people are eating here!" Lorelai replies that they sure do.
* GeniusBookclub: Rory reads an epistolary by Ayn Rand on her free time.
* HollywoodBoardGames:
** Dwight has a lot of BoardGames, including ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' from, as Rory puts it, "every country in the world".
** Dwight's ex-wife claims the board games are hers, especially the ''TabletopGame/TrivialPursuit''.

* BoardGames: Dwight has a lot of them, including Monopoly from, as Rory puts it, "every country in the world".
** Dwight's ex-wife claims the board games are hers, especially the Trivial Pursuit.

* OrphanedPunchline: Lorelai tells Rory the end of a joke in the opening segment, but Rory thinks it's a bad punchline.

** Lorelai tries to invoke the plot of Film/ItCouldHappenToYou when she tells the auction people when she tries to convince them to tell her who she met at the auction.

** Lorelai hums [[Music/DavidBowie ground control to major Tom…"]]

* HiddenHeartOfGold: Rory literally runs into Jess after the sprinklers at her neighbor's house won't shut off, and he jumps in fix it after she explains what's wrong. He manages to shut them off manually, when Rory's beeper goes off. It's Dean, who Rory called to help. Knowing Dean would be upset to know he helped, Jess turns the sprinklers back on so Dean can come play hero.

** Lorelai hums "Music/DavidBowie [[ground control to major Tom…"]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: Emily accuses Lorelai of being extremely judgmental.

* PassiveAggressiveKombat: As foreshadowed by the story about how tea works in Emily's world, Emily ignores Lorelai's drink requests at Friday night dinner.

** Trying to find out Payton's contact information, Lorelai makes up stories about lotteries and rare medical conditions. The people at the auction don't buy it.

** Dwight's ex-wife leaves a message threatening to call Film/ErinBrockovitch on his parents.

* PassiveAggressiveKombat: As foreshadowed by the story about how tea works in Emily's world, Emily ignores Lorelai's drink requests.

* EmbarrasingNickname:

** Lorelai's new neighbor apparently used to live in Series/{{Oz}}, and not as in Film/TheWizardOfOz.

* WineIsClassy: Payton does wine tasting. Lorelai finds it annoying.

Lorelai is going to an auction and Michel wants to come. She meets a guy there she wants to date, but changes her mind after their first date.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Natalie says they nicknamed Emily "the cobra", because she squeezes you until she gets her way. Cobras don't, though; they kill you with venom.
* ShoutOut: Lorelai's new neighbor apparently used to live in Series/{{Oz}}, and not as in Film/TheWizardOfOz. She also expects his [[Film/{{Psycho}} dead mother to sit in a rocking chair]]. Lorelai goes to a Music/DavidBowie concert with Payton.
* WineIsClassy: Payton. Lorelai finds it annoying.