Near-Misses, Almost-Kisses, and the Magic of Will-They/Won’t-They
Keeping Luke and Lorelai apart took Herculean efforts. Here’s how they did it and why it paid off so well in the end.
From the beginning of the show, Luke and Lorelai obviously have a history. He calls her bluff about coffee within the first thirty seconds. Later in the episode, Lorelai is flustered when she sees Luke all cleaned up and well-dressed and uses a slightly sultry voice to tell her she looks good, too.