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In the episode “Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers,” in reference to Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Tristin can be a disgusting jerk sometimes. He has Summer plastered against Rory and Paris’s lockers, and he’s sucking her tonsils out, in front of everyone. It’s really irking both Paris and Rory. That’s probably why Tristin’s putting on such a display.

Finally, Summer has to go to class, leading to this dialogue.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning is a world renowned poet from the Victorian era. Her poems are tender and delicate, strong and deep. Her most well known poem begins, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” This is from her most famous collection, Sonnets from the Portuguese, a collection of love poems.

Paris responded to Tristin’s reflection on love, contrasting his disgusting display to the deep, tender love in Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s work. If she had witnessed that, she’d have put her head through a wall in frustration.

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