4 Useful Manson Family References You Can Steal From Lorelai
When someone does something bananas, tell them: Charlie Manson is freaked out by you right now! That'll give them some perspective!
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Do you remember when Lorelai says to Richard:
"Roryâs my kid and I make the rules, so if she comes home one day and says, âHey, uh, Iâm gonna spend the weekend with Patricia Krenwinkelâ and I say, âOkay, grab a sweaterâ, you just have to deal."
RICHARD: Who is Patricia Krenwinkel?
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Well, Patricia Krenwinkel used to be one of Charles Manson's followers.
Charles Manson was an American criminal and cult leader at the end of the sixties. He led his "Manson family" to do horrible murders, thefts and other petty crimes.
In 1969, Patricia Krenwinkel was there when actress Sharon Tate got murdered, along with some friends AND, most frighteningly, the baby she was carrying.
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Cheery, right?
There's a lot to know about them, but I won't go in details because... MORBID!
What's interesting to note however is Lorelai's extensive knowledge of the Manson family.
She would have been 1 year old when Sharon Tate died. Meaning she researched the whole thing, several years after the facts.... Kinda like me right now! đ
She knows the followers' names by heart... As opposed to Richard who was a grown man when it happened and has no clue who Patricia Krenwinkel is.
Lorelai actually references the Manson family at least 3 more times...
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In season 4, Episode 21, at Liz' wedding, a woman dances down the aisle tossing roses.
LUKE: Does she remind you of someone?
LORELAI: Can you say Leslie Van Houten?
Leslie Van Houten was also an infamous follower of Charles Manson.
The physical resemblance was there I guess. But it's also a chance for Lorelai to sarcastically point at the "hippiness" of the wedding.
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In season 5, Episode 5, We Got Us a Pippi Virgin, Emily gets a panic room.
EMILY: Lorelai, are you alone?
LORELAI: Why?
EMILY: Because I'm going to give you the code to open the panic room from the outside and I don't want to do it if you're not alone.
LORELAI: Just hanging out here with my close friend Tex Watson.
Tex Watson was also there to kill pregnant Sharon Tate and her friends, under the influence of Charles Manson.
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She also references Charles himself when she freaks out at Christopher after he proposes in season 1, Episode 15, Christopher Returns.
"You're out of your mind. You're completely insane. You have flipped your lid. Charlie Manson is freaked out by you right now!"
As in, the freakiest of all freaks is freaked out by what you're doing. That's how crazy you are right now! đ
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That last one is actually super usable in real life. When someone does something a little bananas, you can tell them: Charlie Manson is freaked out by you right now!
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Have a great week Cutie pie!
And talk soon đđ
Ariane