He seems anxious and excited when he announces he is engaged toGilmore GirlsLindsay.
Dean does not take Rorys reaction to his news well.
Rory tries to argue that she is only taken by surprise.
Dean carries on with his drunken rambling about Rory, talking about her intelligence andpretty hair.
Their situations are comparable, with Luke having just married Nicole…
This alone shows that the writing on the wall about Rory and Dean is obvious to everybody around them.
Although they are still friends, Rory begins to toe the line with their boundaries.
Her way of approaching the conversation makes it easy to understand why Dean is defensive about it.
Dean fires back, saying,Have a little faith, and Rory has clearly struck a nerve.
In the fictional town of Star’s Hollow, single mother Lorelai Gilmore raises her high-achieving teenage daughter Rory. Mother and daughter rely on each other throughout their own life changes, romantic entanglements, and friendships.
Although it does not excuse their actions, it provides the context for the inevitable event.
Rory said their sleeping togetherjust happened, but there is a clear buildup.
Dean and Rory had steadily moved closer together over the previous few episodes.
Rory then pushes harder for clarity from Dean than she did in the previous episode.
She refers to herrelationship timeline with Dean inGilmore Girlswhen she chats with Lane over Pringles.
Lane points out that part of Jess appeal is his unpredictability.
In comparison, Dean was Roryssafeboyfriend who got away.
She admits to Lane,I think I really blew it there, you know?
However, logistics thinly veil her true motivation - the new boy in town - which is uncovered later.
This culminates in an intervention by Lorelai.
She also plays themom cardin both scenes.
Mother and daughter rely on each other throughout their own life changes, romantic entanglements, and friendships.
