“The Great Stink” Deleted Scene
Since we just completed watching episode 5 of Gilmore Girls for season 7, "The Great Stink", I wanted to share the deleted scene from that episode. This scene appeared on the Season 7 DVD.
In the deleted scene, the Stars Hollow townies gather around a bonfire that Luke created (April’s idea) to push off the rotting pickle smell. Taylor throws his own stink about not having proper permits. In a meaningful moment, Luke sees Christopher and Lorelai drive by.
Why do you think they cut this scene?
Was it important for Luke to see Lorelai had moved on?
Thanks for the reminder erica!
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3 opinions for “The Great Stink” Deleted Scene
Zuzzy
Jun 20, 2008 at 11:02 am
I can see why they cut the scene as most of the dialogue is kind of stale. However I thought the end was a nice shot of Luke pining for Lorelei, I think they could have worked it in another way.
Nil-Wren
Jun 21, 2008 at 4:47 am
Genius comes often out of simple things. The scene may look boring at first, but it’s a good preparation for the principal scene that comes suddenly taking everyone by surprise.
Suddenly we can witness all the panel of human sentiments: Almost a desperate and suffering look in Lorelay’s eyes - A panging pain. The jealous glare of a husband that already knows he has lost his wife. A kind of wrath of a man that feels himself dispossessed of his rights. And the genuine stare of a child who suddenly feels she has lost all her father’s attention.
Suddenly the time is frozen; they live their whole life in a few seconds. “What would have happened if…” But the time, illustrated by the movement of the powerful car drifts them away.
The opening scene seems endless. The final scene seems to be frozen into eternity, but thousand of many important things happen together, giving us, paradoxically the impression that everything is accelerating. But the fast car is also caught in an apparent slow rhythm, which may figure the destiny, where everything flows rapidly, as life would be.
Rob (ShutUpRob)
Jun 25, 2008 at 1:27 am
It’s a great scene. Love the bonfire stuff. IMO, as far as divining why the scene was cut, I don’t think that Lor and Chris passing by has anything to do with it. If the L&C stuff had anything to do with the scene being cut, that 15-second bit alone was easily cut-out-able and thus, the entire rest of the scene would have stayed in.
IMO, it’s a 2-minute-long scene that I think was cut *solely* for time. I hope deleted scenes like these that were only cut for time get edited back into every series and episode if, say, networks and cable channels start cutting down the time allotted to commercials each hour. Which they should start doing.
— Rob
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