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Chicken or Beef?

‘Chicken or Beef?’

Season 4, Episode 4 -  Aired October 14, 2003

When Rory makes a surprise visit back to Stars Hollow, she is shocked to learn Dean and Linsday are set to marry this weekend. Meanwhile, Lorelai and Sookie try to forge ahead with the plans for inn, including bringing Michel on board.

Quote from Kirk

Sookie: Did you know your phone's not working?
Lorelai: What?
Sookie: I've been calling you for an hour. I had the operator check it. She said it's cut off or something.
Lorelai: It was working this morning.
Kirk: I'll be right back.
Lorelai: Kirk!
Kirk: I have tape.

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Quote from Lorelai

Lorelai: Well, we know where all those Calvin Klein ads went to die.
Sookie: They look like they all had the same mother.
Lorelai: That must be one tired supermodel.

Quote from Rory

Lorelai: So, he invited us to his wedding.
Rory: And we're having beef.
Lorelai: What was his body language like?
Rory: Tall.
Lorelai: No, no, no, I mean, did he squirm or back away when he invited you or was he all darty-eyed?
Rory: Not much squirming, no backing away, but there was a little bit of darty-eye.
Lorelai: So, he was nervous.
Rory: Well, we were both nervous. I mean, we didn't expect to run into each other, and I think he probably just invited us 'cause he felt like he had to, to be nice.
Lorelai: That does sound like Dean.

Quote from Lorelai

Rory: If I had just stayed at Lane's for two more minutes...
Lorelai: Yeah, fate.
Rory: Yes, it is fate. Do we ignore fate?
Lorelai: I don't know. Do you have any important papers due soon?
Rory: Why?
Lorelai: Just in case.
Rory: Fate's gonna flunk me?
Lorelai: It's always a possibility.
Rory: Well, then that's it. We are going.

Quote from Rory

Lorelai: So where does this leave us?
Rory: Well, I think that Dean's gonna expect us to go, and it is his day, and I don't want him to feel like I don't care about him.
Lorelai: I know.
Rory: I just want him to be happy.
Lorelai: Okay, we'll get him a salad spinner first thing tomorrow morning.
Rory: Thank you.

Quote from Lorelai

Rory: What are you gonna do?
Lorelai: I'm going to talk to him.
Rory: [smiles] Cool.
Lorelai: Don't say cool like that. It's gonna be very pleasant.
Rory: I thought you said you were gonna go talk to Taylor.
Lorelai: I own my own business now, Rory. I'm gonna have to deal with tiny men like Taylor all the time. You can't go around yelling at people, no matter how historical they might be.
Rory: Bummer.
Lorelai: You have to learn to separate the personal from the business.

Quote from Lorelai

Lorelai: I have to tell you, Taylor, I'm a little concerned because we have a construction crew coming Monday, so yikes.
Taylor Doose: Well, the Dragonfly is a historical building, Lorelai.
Lorelai: Yeah, but the whole town is a historical building, Taylor. I mean, George Washington ate, slept, or blew his nose all over the damn place.
Taylor Doose: He only blew his nose in the park. You've read the sign.

Quote from Rory

Rory: Oh, my God, this is incredible. It's called chocolate chocolate chocolate, but it's seriously chocolate chocolate chocolaty. Sorry.

Quote from Lorelai

Lorelai: Michel, are you okay over there?
Sookie: He says the guy next to him has unforgivable B.O.
Lorelai: Michel, you're French. How can you even tell?

Quote from Michel

Lorelai: I can't smell anything.
Michel: I'm breathing it all in so it's not reaching you.
Lorelai: Thanks for taking that grenade for me, pal.

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