I had a dream last night.

Figure 1. The dream I had last night.

(Sighs.)


Now, on to the Gilmore Girls. I wasn't impressed with last week's episode. I believe at the time I gave it two thumbs down. I didn't like the dog (although I did like it when the dog locked itself in the car). I also have no interest in Liz and TJ at this point, and I think Rory and Lorelai are both acting preposterously, and it isn't really doing it for me.

There was one thing I did love about this episode. Metzger and I agreed that Rory's hotness peaked three different times. IN A ROW. She just kept getting hotter and hotter and hotter, before returning to her average hotness level for the last half of the episode. I hypothesized that she even surpassed Lorelai's hotness during the episode. Naturally, I ran the numbers, and this is what I came up with.

Figure 2. Hotness as a function of time. Click for larger view.

There are a few things we should note while looking at the data. First and most obvious, Lorelai and Rory are far hotter than average. Second, Rory did in fact surpass Lorelai during this episode; however, by the end of the episode Lorelai was still hotter. Lastly, it's interesting to note that even before the peaks of this week's episode, Rory's hotness was far more volatile than both Lorelai's hotness and the average of all women. Very interesting indeed.

It will be interesting to see whether or not these patterns continue in the future. It will also be interesting to see whether or not Amy Sherman-Palladino can get her act together. Sure, the dog is funny and cute, but I personally feel like I need more. Let's have Rory and Lorelai make nice so they can continue with their witty banter.

Oh, and bring Jess back.