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Hammers and Veils

‘Hammers and Veils’

Season 2, Episode 2 -  Aired October 9, 2001

Lorelai tries to pluck up the courage to finally tell her parents she is engaged to Max. Meanwhile, Rory volunteers to build houses to beef up her extracurriculars for her college application.

Quote from Lorelai

Lorelai: I need your advice on something. What do you think?
Rory: Huh.
Lorelai: Not good?
Rory: I'm not sure. Have you tried the arts-and-leisure section?
Lorelai: I need you to be serious.
Rory: You're wearing a newspaper on your head.
Lorelai: I know.
Rory: And you need me to be serious?
Lorelai: I am trying to figure out veil lengths here.
Rory: Oh, well, sure.
Lorelai: See, I kind of like this shoulder-length, kind of semi-poofy thing like this. But there's also a longer one that may be interesting.
Rory: Longer. Sure.
Lorelai: And then there's the full-on Diana.
Rory: Right.
Lorelai: Which is nice, but it just might be a little... You're reading me.

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Quote from Lorelai

Rory: Why not go to a wedding dress place and try a real veil on?
Lorelai: No way.
Rory: Why?
Lorelai: Too much taffeta. Gives me cotillion flashbacks.
Rory: Okay, fine. Could you bend over so I can see what the weather will be like tomorrow?
Lorelai: Actually, I went in one of those places yesterday.
Rory: You did? Which one?
Lorelai: Marry Meme's.
Rory: Ah. I see we're going top of the line.
Lorelai: Ugh. It was horrible! Apparently, you need to order your wedding dress the first day of junior high. And if you haven't, it's off the rack for you, missy. I tried on three dresses, one of which gave me a rash. Has anyone missed the bustle? I haven't.
Rory: It was not that bad.
Lorelai: They all looked wrong. I'm going to be gross, and all the children will laugh. And Max will realize he's made a horrible mistake. And then people will walk away, exactly as you're doing now.

Quote from Lorelai

Rory: Let's go.
Lorelai: Where?
Rory: Wedding dress shopping.
Lorelai: Uh, you're reading.
Rory: I'm done.
Lorelai: You need to see Dean.
Rory: He's playing softball.
Lorelai: Your cure for cancer's almost finished.
Rory: We are going to find the perfect thing for you to wear on your perfect wedding day. There will be no pointing, mocking, or walking out.
Lorelai: I didn't say pointing. Why did you say 'pointing'?

Quote from Paris

Louise: Spending the summer at Chilton. Happy, happy, joy, joy.
Madeline: If I don't improve my French grades, I can kiss Vassar goodbye.
Paris: You need to follow a study schedule. I've been telling you this since second grade.
Louise: Which worries both of us.
Madeline: Maybe I won't go to college.
Paris: You have to go.
Louise: Princess Grace didn't go.
Paris: Thank you for the history lesson.
Louise: Take a pill.
Paris: Marry rich.

Quote from Paris

Paris: Fine. Forget it.
Rory: Why don't you want me to go?
Paris: I don't care if you go.
Rory: You just spent a lot of energy trying to convince me not to.
Paris: I'm late for class.
Rory: Are you seriously going to be mad because you thought I was dating Tristin, even though I wasn't, for the rest of your life?
Paris: I have great commitment.
Rory: And you don't see how stupid that is?
Paris: I'm sorry if you thought we had some deep Thelma and Louise thing, but we didn't.

Quote from Rory

Henry: What classes are you taking?
Rory: Shakespeare, Physics, Obscure Russian Poetry.
Henry: Wow. I'm still trying to get through Trig., but third time's the charm.

Quote from Rory

Henry: I haven't talked to her in a while. I called once.
Rory: And?
Henry: Her mother answered.
Rory: Oops.
Henry: She sounded angry.
Rory: No, that's just Mrs. Kim.
Henry: I hung up, 12 times. And on the 13th time, she said she'd have the FBI trace the call and have me thrown in prison. And though I know logically the punishment for multiple hang-ups probably isn't prison she sounded so capable of doing real damage that I...
Rory: Stopped calling?

Quote from Lorelai

Emily: We're going to have to eat quickly. Your father has an early flight tomorrow morning.
Lorelai: Oh, I'm good. Rory's going to build a house tomorrow. I thought it was a little weird, too.
Emily: Walk as you babble, please.
Lorelai: Somebody must have scratched the silver.
Emily: Bring the bread out, too. And pour the wine, please. Come on, hurry up.
Lorelai: Yeah, because we don't want our salad to get cold.

Quote from Richard

Richard: You started.
Emily: You have a 6:00 flight.
Richard: 6:00? Are you sure?
Emily: What do you mean? Of course I'm sure. I checked it thrice with your secretary, because I know she's an idiot and all three times she told me 6:00. I wrote it down. I have your ticket right out on the-
Emily: You're teasing me.
Richard: Very possible.
Emily: I don't find that amusing, Richard.
Richard: Exactly the point of teasing, Emily.

Quote from Lorelai

Richard: Rory.
Rory: Grandpa.
Richard: May I speak with you for a moment, please?
Rory: Okay. [both exit]
Lorelai: Hmm. I wonder what that's all about. [Emily is silent] I guess we'll find out later, right? [Emily remains silent] Hey, whatever happened to Xuxa?

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