Despite the warnings from the Chilton Headmaster, Rory was shocked to receive her first ‘D’ on an English paper. In ‘The Deer Hunters‘, Rory must go from that ‘D’ to her first English test, a test worth 20% of her grade and with no make-ups.
Rory’s teacher, Max Medina, isn’t overly sympathetic about the ‘D’. Rory herself is shamed, especially by having Dean think she’s the “smart girl”, when she doesn’t feel like that any longer. She doesn’t even tell Lorelai about the grade – she has to learn it from Max at the parent-teacher conference (as he flirted with her). However, the worst of the trouble comes from Paris, who taunts Rory as she studies, saying “you’re going down.”
Now, I could understand it when Paris was mean to the ‘new girl’, not knowing if Rory would be her new competition as head of the class. But, after Rory received a bad grade, why would Paris continue to taunt her? Why does she want Rory gone from Chilton completely (as her actions would indicate)?
Of course, all of this ends in a meltdown when Rory ends up late for her test after being hit by a deer. Her meltdown is my favorite scene, especially how she reams out Paris for being so rude:
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In the end, Rory seems to take courage from her second failure, instead of the other way around. She’s determined, now, to see it through. I have to wonder if getting back at Paris is one of the reasons she’s determined. What do you think?
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