Episode Notes
This is the first appearance of Sebastian Bach (Gil), formerly of Skid Row, who plays the guitarist in Lane's band.
This episode won an Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic) in 2004.
The working title for this episode was "Love Me or Louvre Me".
This episode was voted #49 on the Futon Critic's 50 Best Episodes of 2003 article.
Episode Quotes
Lane: I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but I've already figured out that our Spin cover should be against a bloodred backdrop with a skull hovering over us.
Lorelai: Oh, well, very Norman Rockwell.
Lorelai: How's your research coming along, Kirk?
Kirk: Good, although I got off to a slow start. I didn't realize Jesus wasn't in the Old Testament 'til I hit page 368.
Lorelai: I just thought of the perfect painting for Luke to be in. "Cranky Guy in Baseball Cap."
Rory: Was that Manet or Monet?
Lorelai: That was mustard on my hamburger and a side of fries, please.
Rory: She's the queen of segues.
Luke: She's the queen of something.
Sookie: Yours came out. How'd you get yours out?
Lorelai: I swallowed a map.
(to Sookie about the day Rory was born)
Lorelai: She was the most beautiful pink all over. She even smelled pink. That sounds weird. I can't describe it - that little, pink, baby smell. The first time her eyes focused on me and her little fingers reached out ... I was someone new. She had me.
Sookie: This is the position I'm going to be in for the baby. She wants me to get used to it.
Bruce: Less tearing this way.
Lorelai: Oh, smack that image right out of my head.
Cultural References
Lorelai: Oh, well, very Norman Rockwell.
Norman Rockwell was an early 20th century American painter. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States, due to his patriotic homespun images.
Lorelai: Well, look at you folding your laundry all haughty and powerful.
Rory: Bada-bing all over his nice ivy-league suit.
Rory is referring to a line from The Godfather: "You gotta get up close like this ... Bada-Bing! ... You blow their brains all over your nice Ivy League suit."