Episode Report Card Maggie: B- | 1 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead
By Maggie | Season 3 | Episode 15 | Aired on 05.08.2001
Felicity and Knoll are sitting in a booth at Epstein Bar. He incredulously asks, "Avery almost ODed?" Felicity replies that she knows now that Ben had a reason to be with Avery. Knoll says, "And that reason would be...?" Felicity shouts, "She was hospitalized!" He nods and says, "Right." She demands to know what it is that he wants to tell her. He denies that he's keeping anything from her; he says he's thinking about the library and how Richard will "freak." She doesn't think that Richard will "freak," and "besides, he can't do anything" because Knoll already has the job. I sense some major foreshadowing here. He wonders whether Felicity's told Ben about her possible job in Seattle. She mentions that they started to talk about it, but were distracted "by the whole Avery thing." He says, "Right," and she accuses him of still wanting to tell her something. He denies it yet again and she scrutinizes his face intently.
We get an overhead crane shot of people writing a test while the soundtrack plays some urgent test-writing music. DeForrest and some other people file out of the classroom. Elena comes out and chases after DeForrest to ask him how he did on the test. He answers, "Well, you know, there's always Johns Hopkins University. No MCAT score required for admission." Elena is sure he did "fine." DeForrest won't hear of it, and babbles about becoming a garbage man or maybe her receptionist when she's a famous doctor. He mumbles an apology about what happened in the hotel room. She insists that he saved her life. They say their goodbyes and he walks away. Yeah, as Wing Chun pointed out, he was in Good Burger, but he's still kind of cute.
Sean runs down the stairs in the loft on his way to the door. Ben stops him and hands him the coupons Knoll made for Felicity's break-up kit, demanding to know what they are. Sean explains that Knoll made them for Felicity to cheer her up while Ben was "gallivanting around Southampton." Ben denies that he was gallivanting. Sean says the coupons were "an arts and crafts thing." Ben mutters about the fact that the words "break-up kit" are on the back of the coupons as he goes to answer the door. Speak of the devil, it's Avery! She's holding a floral arrangement full of Birds of Paradise, Peace Lillies, Banksia, and other pricey flowers, which she hands to Ben. She's brought it to say thanks to him. He says that she doesn't have to thank him. Sean leaves, saying that he has to see "a rabbi about a thing." Uh, did he miss out on his bris as well as his bar mitzvah? Avery babytalks Ben into letting her hang out at the loft to study because she has so much work to do and can't stand to be alone. Ben sighs a lot and confesses to Avery that their involvement is making Felicity "very uncomfortable." Knoll comes in, stares at them with barely contained disgust, and grunts, "Huh. I'll give you guys some privacy." Ben excuses himself and follows Knoll to another room to ask him what he meant. Knoll whines that he was giving them privacy in case they wanted to "fool around some more." Ben claims that he doesn't know what Knoll is talking about, because they've never fooled around. He says he doesn't like being "responsible" for Avery. Knoll accuses him of being transparent, adding that Avery "is another damsel in distress saved by Ben." He wonders whether Ben only saves "beautiful women." Dude, have you seen Avery? I hardly think she qualifies as a "beautiful" woman. ["Or a 'woman,' for that matter." -- Wing Chun] Ben thinks that Knoll would love it if Avery "got between" him and Felicity. Knoll points out that Avery already has come between him and Felicity. Ben counters that Knoll is the only person coming between him and Felicity. Knoll maintains that he's only offering Felicity a great career opportunity in Seattle, but Ben thinks that isn't all he'll be offering in Seattle. Knoll thinks that if Felicity doesn't take the job, it'll be because "she wants to spend the summer with a guy who lies to her." Ben calls Knoll "a jealous little dick." He turns to walk out, and Knoll follows, claiming that he's not jealous of someone who would sleep with Avery and then tell Felicity that nothing happened.