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Welcome to Fan Forum's official appreciation thread for the episode "The Ins & Outs of Inns"!

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Original Airdate

This episode originally aired on Tuesday, November 20, 2001.

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Summary

Lorelai and Sookie gear up their plans to open their inn, but encounter a roadblock when the owner of their dream location refuses to sell the property. The unexpected arrival of Mia, the absentee owner of the Independence Inn, complicates matters even further when Lorelai begins to experience pangs of guilt at leaving Mia with the responsibility of running the inn again. Meanwhile, someone has planted a fake murder scene at the front of Doose's market, complete with police tape and the chalk outline of a body. Naturally, this gets Taylor in a dither. After scouring Stars Hollow looking for the culprit, he confronts Luke at the diner and accuses Jess.

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Music

"Nothing is For Sure" by Grant Lee Phillips

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References

Billy Idol was a bad boy of rock in the '80s. He had a perpetual sneer in almost all of his videos.

The John Birch Society's goal is to preserve freedom in America.

Hiraku Sulu was the helmsman on the original Star Trek series.

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee, set in a small town.

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Post away!

Mareike

I love Mia - I really would like to see more of her. And I really like the Lorelai/Emily scenes (especially when Lorelai is apologizing in the kitchen - the look on Emily's face says it all) and the Emily/Mia scene. It just shows you how much she is still hurt that she'd lost them and missed out on those early years of Rory. (And please I'm not saying that this wasn't partly her fault - just that she's very sad about it.)

gg_obsessed

Another great of season 2! This is a good episode all around. Lots of good details!

Cotton Candy

I love this scene:

FRAN: So ladies, how are we doing here?
SOOKIE: Oh, we're doing great Fran.
FRAN: Oh, well that's wonderful.
LORELAI: Fran, could Sookie and I talk to you for a couple minutes?
FRAN: Oh, of course. Marjorie can handle things. Oooh.
LORELAI: Fran, are you okay?

FRAN: Aw, it's this bum hip. It needs to be replaced, again. And I have this awful angina.
SOOKIE: Oh, we're so sorry to hear that.
FRAN: So, I know you didn't come here to listen to me gripe, so tell me what's on your mind.
LORELAI: Okay, well Fran, we understand that you own the old Dragonfly Bed and Breakfast, that whole property out there.
FRAN: Why, yes I do. It was my parents' business.

SOOKIE: It's a beautiful place.
FRAN: Oh, it used to be. But it's in such disarray now.
LORELAI: Yes it is, and that's kind of why we're here. We'd actually like to buy it.
FRAN: Buy the Dragonfly?
LORELAI: Yes, we'd like to buy it and make it beautiful again, and we're prepared to make you an offer right now.

FRAN: Oh my, well this is a surprise.
LORELAI: See, Sookie and I are gonna start our own inn and we've been searching for the perfect place.
FRAN: Your own inn?
LORELAI: Yeah.
FRAN: Oh how wonderful! You are going to be so successful.
SOOKIE: Thanks Sweetie.
LORELAI: That means so much, like we have your blessing.
FRAN: But I can't sell you the property.
SOOKIE: What?
LORELAI: How come?
FRAN: I just couldn't. You know, I have no siblings and no children and in a ways, that place is really the only family I have. I'm the last Weston left, so I plan to own it forever.
LORELAI: Forever?
FRAN: Forever and ever.
LORELAI: That's a very long time.
SOOKIE: A very long time.

FRAN: I'm so sorry.
LORELAI: Fran, may I ask...um...
FRAN: Go ahead honey, ask me anything you want.
LORELAI: Well, what happens to the place if you...well, if forever isn't quite forever?
FRAN: I don't understand dear. All I know is that I can't sell the place.

LORELAI: Oh no, I don't mean selling it. I mean, you would keep it forever, but what happens once you're no longer in the position of physically controlling the property?
FRAN: How could that be?
LORELAI: Uh, well, if you um, if you...
SOOKIE: Take a long vacation.
LORELAI: Yes, take a long vacation. Thank you.
SOOKIE: You're welcome.
LORELAI: And when you're on that long vacation, the property is just left sitting there. Well, what happens then?
FRAN: Oh, I don't enjoy vacations. I toured the California gold country ten years ago, it was hot and the bus smelled.
LORELAI: Okay, I mean a longer vacation than a trip to California.
SOOKIE: To a different place.
FRAN: What kind of place?
LORELAI: A place out there.
SOOKIE: Way out there Fran.

FRAN: Europe?
LORELAI: I mean the ultimate long vacation.
SOOKIE: Yeah, Francie, eventually, we're all gonna take the same long vacation.
LORELAI: And with that being the case, you might want to sell the property now and enjoy the money.
FRAN: I'm very sorry, but I can never sell the place.
LORELAI: Oh, well thanks for your time Fran.
SOOKIE: Yeah, thanks Fran.
FRAN: Bye now.
LORELAI: Bye.
SOOKIE: Bye.
FRAN: You both look so sad. Would you like a cupcake?
LORELAI: Please.
SOOKIE: Yeah.

FRAN: Good.

Cotton Candy

I love this cap:



It's so adorable!

Cotton Candy

Who did you guys enjoy more in this episode? Fran or Mia?

Mareike

Mia - well Fran was sweet, too but I would love for Mia to come back. There's so much potential for that story-line.

Pauline73

the scenes with mia was great in this episode. At every time we learn some new things of lorelai and rory's past, it's always great (when mia is at luke's with lorelai and rory, and sh's talking about the time where lorelai came to see her find a job.. i loved this scene) i wish we could see more scenes like that (there was also luke and lorelai's date in WITS "do you remember the first time we met?" but i think that's it) Maybe a flash back would be fine too..

Cotton Candy

I have to agree with you guys. The Fran storyline was great, but the Mia one was even better. I loved learning more about Lorelai's past, and that scene between Mia and Emily was so well done.

Mareike

Totally agree - so bring back Mia ASP.

~Melissa~

I would absolutely love to see Mia again. Perhaps ASP should bring her back for Luke and Lorelai's wedding, after all she knows them both very well. Of course, she would be invited to the wedding.

Cotton Candy

Nah, she's to good for what the show has become.

Mareike

Yep I thought so too - she should be there at the wedding, but then noone would pay attention to her.

Cotton Candy

Here's a great Mia cap:

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Does anyone have a favorite scene from this episode?