Because you didn't say goodbye.
Last night I watched what to me is the holy trinity of the season 2 Literati episodes: Teach Me Tonight, Lorelai's Graduation Day and I Can't Get Started. Since I haven't properly, non-tumblrly picspammed anything in a long time, I decided to do a little capspam of the epic that were NY!Jess and Rory.
RORY: Hi.
JESS: How ya doing?
RORY: Good, how about you?
JESS: Good. You hungry?
RORY: Starved.
JESS: I know a place.
I love this scene and his reaction to her sudden appearance. He decides then and there to just go with it and not until their very last scene does he question it.
RORY: I feel very urban today.
JESS: Oh yeah, the plaid just screams urban.
RORY: I think I look like a native.
...
RORY: I'm just saying I'm no stranger to the Big Apple.
JESS: You are if you're calling it the Big Apple.
RORY: So I don't have the lingo down yet, but at least I have the attitude.
JESS: You do, huh?
RORY: Oh yeah. When I was getting a locker for my backpack at the bus stop, there was this guy and he was just standing there staring at me and instead of ignoring him I just fixed him with a really withering stare.
JESS: That I've got to see.
RORY: No.
JESS: Oh, come on, let me see your withering stare.
RORY: It's dangerous. I could hurt you.
JESS: I've been hurt before.
RORY: No.
JESS: I'm disappointed.
Milo does this ridiculously adorable little pout there when he's begging her to show him the withering stare. ♥
JESS: So your arm's okay?
RORY: Yeah, it looks worse than it is.
JESS: So here's our lunch place.
RORY: A hot dog stand?
JESS: Hey, I eat here everyday. It's nothing fancy, but -
RORY: No, I love it. It's perfect.
JESS: Good.
...
JESS: So, uh. . .how's -
RORY: Luke?
JESS: Yeah.
RORY: Okay. He went fishing.
JESS: Fishing?
RORY: Yeah. He didn't catch anything though.
JESS: Probably used the wrong bait.
RORY: Yeah, that's a common fishing...blunder.
JESS: So he's good?
RORY: Yeah, he's good. I can tell him hello for you if you want.
JESS: Whatever.
RORY: [to hot dog vendor] Thank you. [takes a bite] Oh, my God, this is really good!
JESS: I’m glad you like it.
JESS: So how much time you got?
RORY: I got a bit.
JESS: There's a record store you should check out. It's run by this insane freak who's like a walking encyclopedia for every punk and garage-band record ever made. Catalog numbers. . .it’s crazy. The place is right out of High Fidelity.
RORY: Let's go.
JESS: Okay!
I don't think we've seen Jess this animated before or after this. He's just so excited to be showing Rory his world, making her a part of it; the way he practically yells "Okay!" breaks my heart a little - in a good way. I can't help but think these few perfect hours they spent together were at least part of the reason/ridiculous hope that caused his outburst in Last Week Fights, This Week Tights.
RORY: Where you going?
JESS: Subway.
RORY: I thought we were gonna walk.
JESS: It's fifteen blocks. Come on, I think you'll like it.
RORY: Do they allow hot dogs in the subway?
JESS: You are so an out-of-towner.
Hee, Rory, you are adorable. (Sidenote: I love how she's using her cast to rest her hot dog on.)
RORY: [looks through the records] Oh my God!
JESS: What?
RORY: Look! [shows him a record]
JESS: Go-go's. You must have that one.
RORY: No, for my mom. This was her favorite group when she was my age, and it's signed by Belinda. This would be the perfect graduation present. I've been looking for something all week long, and I couldn't find anything and now I have Belinda.
JESS: Graduation?
RORY: Oh, from college, from business classes.
JESS: I'm surprised she has time for anything except lighting darts on fire and throwing them at my picture.
RORY: Well, it's not a lot of time, but . . .
JESS: Uh-huh. Go on, get it. She'll like it.
RORY: Thank you so much for bringing me here. This was fate.
JESS: Yes, it was.
RORY: And in return, I just might show you my withering stare.
JESS: I'm a lucky man.
!!! The subtle "fate" and "lucky man" comments! The (not so) secret glances! *LE SIGH*
RORY: I think this one's mine.
JESS: Yup, the sign says Boonesville.
TOURIST: Excuse me, I'm so sorry to bother you. Which way is 44th?
RORY: Oh, um, that way.
TOURIST: Great, thanks.
RORY: I got asked directions.
JESS: I saw.
RORY: He took me for a native. That's so cool.
JESS: That's very impressive. 44th's the other way.
RORY: Oh no.
JESS: Sorry.
RORY: Oh, man, I should go find him.
JESS: He'll figure it out when he sees all the numbers getting smaller instead of bigger.
RORY: He still thought I was a native. That's cool.
JESS: I'm your witness.
RORY: Well, I should go.
JESS: Okay.
RORY: I gotta go to my mom's graduation.
JESS: And give her Belinda.
RORY: And give her Belinda.
This cap is in my top 5 Literati caps. It's a split second moment but it just conveys so much.
JESS: Why did you come here?
[Rory opens the window.]
RORY: What?
JESS: I said, why did you come here?
RORY: Well -
JESS: I mean, you ditched school and everything. That's so not you. Why'd you do it?
RORY: Because you didn't say goodbye.
JESS: Oh. Bye, Rory.
RORY: Bye, Jess.
Caps by _jems_; edited by me so please don't use or repost them. Otherwise, enjoy the picspam! :)
RORY: Hi.
JESS: How ya doing?
RORY: Good, how about you?
JESS: Good. You hungry?
RORY: Starved.
JESS: I know a place.
I love this scene and his reaction to her sudden appearance. He decides then and there to just go with it and not until their very last scene does he question it.
RORY: I feel very urban today.
JESS: Oh yeah, the plaid just screams urban.
RORY: I think I look like a native.
...
RORY: I'm just saying I'm no stranger to the Big Apple.
JESS: You are if you're calling it the Big Apple.
RORY: So I don't have the lingo down yet, but at least I have the attitude.
JESS: You do, huh?
RORY: Oh yeah. When I was getting a locker for my backpack at the bus stop, there was this guy and he was just standing there staring at me and instead of ignoring him I just fixed him with a really withering stare.
JESS: That I've got to see.
RORY: No.
JESS: Oh, come on, let me see your withering stare.
RORY: It's dangerous. I could hurt you.
JESS: I've been hurt before.
RORY: No.
JESS: I'm disappointed.
Milo does this ridiculously adorable little pout there when he's begging her to show him the withering stare. ♥
JESS: So your arm's okay?
RORY: Yeah, it looks worse than it is.
JESS: So here's our lunch place.
RORY: A hot dog stand?
JESS: Hey, I eat here everyday. It's nothing fancy, but -
RORY: No, I love it. It's perfect.
JESS: Good.
...
JESS: So, uh. . .how's -
RORY: Luke?
JESS: Yeah.
RORY: Okay. He went fishing.
JESS: Fishing?
RORY: Yeah. He didn't catch anything though.
JESS: Probably used the wrong bait.
RORY: Yeah, that's a common fishing...blunder.
JESS: So he's good?
RORY: Yeah, he's good. I can tell him hello for you if you want.
JESS: Whatever.
RORY: [to hot dog vendor] Thank you. [takes a bite] Oh, my God, this is really good!
JESS: I’m glad you like it.
JESS: So how much time you got?
RORY: I got a bit.
JESS: There's a record store you should check out. It's run by this insane freak who's like a walking encyclopedia for every punk and garage-band record ever made. Catalog numbers. . .it’s crazy. The place is right out of High Fidelity.
RORY: Let's go.
JESS: Okay!
I don't think we've seen Jess this animated before or after this. He's just so excited to be showing Rory his world, making her a part of it; the way he practically yells "Okay!" breaks my heart a little - in a good way. I can't help but think these few perfect hours they spent together were at least part of the reason/ridiculous hope that caused his outburst in Last Week Fights, This Week Tights.
RORY: Where you going?
JESS: Subway.
RORY: I thought we were gonna walk.
JESS: It's fifteen blocks. Come on, I think you'll like it.
RORY: Do they allow hot dogs in the subway?
JESS: You are so an out-of-towner.
Hee, Rory, you are adorable. (Sidenote: I love how she's using her cast to rest her hot dog on.)
RORY: [looks through the records] Oh my God!
JESS: What?
RORY: Look! [shows him a record]
JESS: Go-go's. You must have that one.
RORY: No, for my mom. This was her favorite group when she was my age, and it's signed by Belinda. This would be the perfect graduation present. I've been looking for something all week long, and I couldn't find anything and now I have Belinda.
JESS: Graduation?
RORY: Oh, from college, from business classes.
JESS: I'm surprised she has time for anything except lighting darts on fire and throwing them at my picture.
RORY: Well, it's not a lot of time, but . . .
JESS: Uh-huh. Go on, get it. She'll like it.
RORY: Thank you so much for bringing me here. This was fate.
JESS: Yes, it was.
RORY: And in return, I just might show you my withering stare.
JESS: I'm a lucky man.
!!! The subtle "fate" and "lucky man" comments! The (not so) secret glances! *LE SIGH*
RORY: I think this one's mine.
JESS: Yup, the sign says Boonesville.
TOURIST: Excuse me, I'm so sorry to bother you. Which way is 44th?
RORY: Oh, um, that way.
TOURIST: Great, thanks.
RORY: I got asked directions.
JESS: I saw.
RORY: He took me for a native. That's so cool.
JESS: That's very impressive. 44th's the other way.
RORY: Oh no.
JESS: Sorry.
RORY: Oh, man, I should go find him.
JESS: He'll figure it out when he sees all the numbers getting smaller instead of bigger.
RORY: He still thought I was a native. That's cool.
JESS: I'm your witness.
RORY: Well, I should go.
JESS: Okay.
RORY: I gotta go to my mom's graduation.
JESS: And give her Belinda.
RORY: And give her Belinda.
This cap is in my top 5 Literati caps. It's a split second moment but it just conveys so much.
JESS: Why did you come here?
[Rory opens the window.]
RORY: What?
JESS: I said, why did you come here?
RORY: Well -
JESS: I mean, you ditched school and everything. That's so not you. Why'd you do it?
RORY: Because you didn't say goodbye.
JESS: Oh. Bye, Rory.
RORY: Bye, Jess.
Caps by _jems_; edited by me so please don't use or repost them. Otherwise, enjoy the picspam! :)