Posted Feb 3, 2004 @ 10:02 PM

Chasing the Dragon is several things, some of which have already been mentioned. It also refers to a particular method of taking heroin, making it easy to smoke it in effect, which is said to give a particularly vigorous (and erotic) high. It's described in several places on the Internet, which the Gentle Reader may find for him or herself. These days it is becoming better known to a wider audience as the title of a comic strip about addiction, which is surprisingly intelligent if not particularly artistic; an example can be found here. Someone mentioned above that Digger became better to him or her in this episode. Me, too. Partly it was his knowing Star Trek information, I suppose (but we know that both Luke and Lorelai are closet Trekkies already), but it was something else as well. Not entirely sure what. I'm still suspicious of him, overall, and still tend to think he's going to play some role in a major problem for the Gilmores, but I guess I for the first time in this episode saw some real spark between him and Lorelai, and whatever makes My Lorelai happy makes me happy. So I'll look at him with less jaundice from here on.Jess wasn't always a total tool. He likes to read, he's extremely smart, and he's had an incredibly screwed up childhood and background generally. He's defensive and greets the world, except sometimes Rory, with all the affability of a heavy battle tank. But the background doesn't excuse it all; even after making some allowances, he's overall just too screwed to be a good match for anybody but maybe the new Goth chick on Boston Public. He's like a wrong-side-of-the tracks version of a Smallville Lex Luthor, a bit, without the sophistication.So funny that Luke has lived with a pot stash in his place for at least three years with no clue. If only Taylor had known.... Hee. Unfortunately, the Renaissance Faire circuit apparently doesn't include my area; I've always wanted to go to one. I can see Luke's sis there as a regular, though; nice portrayal.A Rambler Ambassador? Ye gods and little fishes. Speed limit 12? Only in Stars Hollow.Paris was a shit in this episode, to be sure. But at least she finally realized it. I hope she gets in touch with Jamie, at least writes him a (real snail-mail) letter, at some point. What will happen to her when Asher Flemming hies himself off to Europe without her this summer I guess we'll find out next year. I was glad that Rory finally took the bull by the horns, though, and confronted Paris, both for Paris's sake and for Rory's sake. Wonder if Paris will take Rory's finally acknowledging Flemming as a green light to do things like try to get Rory to go out with them or something. Would be kind of squicky, I guess, but also much in character for Paris. Hm.I've spent more than a few nights sleeping in the back seat of a car, and even when it's summertime in the North those hours around three or four or five (you mean they have one of those in the morning? Hee) in the AM can be pretty chilly. I'm not surprised that Jess took out after the key like a bat out of Hell when Luke gave him the chance. We see again that Luke is just a big softie at heart; Rory has him pegged straight up and down.Families. Tolstoy was right. Luke is right. But, just as democracy is the worst system of governance except for all the others, they're the worst way of living except for the rest. At least at some stages of everyone's lives. And this episode showed that from both sides. Good job. Probably an "A-".

Edited by Indk, Feb 3, 2004 @ 10:11 PM.