LORELAI: Do you want me to talk to her? You know, arrange a sit-down? … Come on. We’ll have it in an Italian restaurant. You’ll get up, go to the bathroom – thanks – and come out shooting, and then I’ll send you to Italy.
RORY: Well, I do wanna go to Italy.
A reference to a famous scene in The Godfather, previously discussed. After Michael Corleone takes out a corrupt chief of police at the restaurant, his family send him to Sicily for his protection.
Later on, Rory does get to fulfil her dream of going to Italy, travelling there with Lorelai, and then again with Emily.
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