#basket maker

It's interesting how in A-Tisket, A-Tasket, Rory goes with Jess because he bought her basket, 'because it's tradition', and Jackson buys back the basket from Kirk because he originally was to have lunch with Sookie. In both cases someone unexpected buys the basket, but Rory doesn't try to correct it to the original plan. Interestingly, it is also the moment where the bracelet Dean made for Rory falls off her wrist. The picnic goes against the original plan but arguably, both Rory and Sookie have lunch with the 'right' person. Similarly for Lorelai, all the wrong guys try and buy her basket, but Luke buys it to save her from a bad date, and is the right guy all along.

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