RORY: Wait, where are you going?
MAUREEN: I’ve gotta get back to work. I’m swamped today.
It’s between 8.30 and 10.30 pm, yet somehow everyone has to work. The original plan was to meet at 6 pm – why are they off work at 6 pm, but have to be at work at 9 pm?
The Annotated Gilmore Girls 