LORELAI: Mm, let me see. . . manipulate, evil plan, no free will, pearls – no, I think you about covered it. Oh, wait – did you call my father the Puppet Master?
Puppet Master, a figurative term for someone who controls other people and events, “pulling the strings” in the background, like a puppeteer.
As a fan of the band Metallica, it seems almost impossible that Lorelai would not be thinking of their 1986 song “Master of Puppets”, from the album of the same name. It is one of their most popular and well-known songs.
The Annotated Gilmore Girls 