Episode Report Card Kim: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Todd Mulcahy, Part II
By Kim | Season 1 | Episode 14 | Aired on 02.15.1999
Noel walks into the dorm lobby. There are a bunch of women sitting there. One of them studies her nails at length. Several of the other women are wearing long white gloves. Noel looks puzzled, and then approaches the group. He asks them if he can help them. One of the women says that she's waiting for Richard. Cut to Noel bursting into Richard's room, where Richard is talking to some lady. Noel says that he has to talk to Richard, who protests that he's in a meeting. Noel isn't having it, so Richard excuses himself. Noel asks Richard who all the women are in the lobby. Richard says that they are potential clients. Noel asks what that means, and why they are all wearing gloves. Richard explains that the women's hands are their livelihood, and worries that Noel is going to shut him down. Noel still doesn't know what Richard is going on about, so Richard hands him a business card, which Noel reads aloud: "'Prime Digits Hand Modeling Agency'?" Richard says that there is a lot of money in hands. Noel asks if it's a joke. Richard tells Noel that the woman he's currently interviewing has been in tons of commercials. Noel tells Richard that it's against university policy to run a business from a dorm room. Richard reminds Noel that he knows about Noel and Felicity's relationship. Noel purses his lips and then leaves.
Felicity goes to an art studio on campus and wanders around, taking it all in. Various students paint, draw, or sculpt. Eventually, she stops next to an easel where Simon Rex is painting. Felicity says hello and that she's just watching him. He says it's okay. She asks if his painting is for a class. Simon says that it is, and names the teacher of the class. Felicity asks if the teacher is any good, and Simon says that she's great. Scintillating conversation, here. I can see why these two end up sleeping together. (Hope I didn't spoil that for you.) Simon takes a break and asks Felicity if she's a freshman. Felicity asks if it's that obvious. Simon says that she "sort of has that wide-eyed thing going on." Felicity is embarrassed that her naïveté is that obvious, but Simon tells her that it's fine, and that a few years back, he had that same look. He really is a horrible actor. I'm glad they didn't really make him a recurring character. ["No, they just gave him a job on Jack & Jill." -- Wing Chun] Felicity pauses and then asks if there are any openings in any of the studio classes, in case she wants to transfer in. Simon tells her that all of the studio classes are filled until the end of the year, but that she should apply for next semester. Okay, Simon Rex is basically a piece of wood. A decent-looking porn star piece of wood, but a piece of wood nonetheless. Felicity says that next semester seems like a million years away. Felicity compliments his painting and then walks away. Simon calls after her, as you knew he would. He tells her that the studio is open all of the time, and if she wanted to "hang out and use some of the materials, [he] wouldn't say anything." Felicity brightens at this news.