Episode Report Card Kim: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Your Money Or Your Wife
By Kim | Season 4 | Episode 3 | Aired on 10.23.2001
Sean makes a Pop-Tart in the loft. Meghan walks in with a Barnes & Noble bag, from which she pulls a book called Fathers & Sons to show to Sean. Meghan asks whether his picture is anywhere in the book. Sean doesn't think so, and Meghan adds that with the way he's acting, it never will be. Sean can't believe that she "wasted, what, twenty-five bucks, just to make a stupid point." Yeah, I kind of agree with Sean on that one. Not that it was a stupid point, but that it was a waste of money. Meghan says that the point isn't stupid, and she's telling him, as his wife, to talk to his dad. Sean isn't buying what she's selling. Meghan goes on to say that a few years ago, she got sick of going home as "Meggie," so she went dressed as herself. At first it sucked, but then it got better, and now she has a relationship with her parents. When did all this happen? Did I miss that episode? Because I was still thinking that Meghan's parents thought she dressed like a Sunday-school teacher. Sean says that clothes are the least of his father's problems, except the suit. Meghan adds, "And the fact that his son is a total ass." Sean sarcastically says that his self-esteem is skyrocketing. Meghan says that she doesn't always love it, but she talks to her dad, and even though they don't always get along, they talk. She takes a bite of Sean's Pop-Tart and leaves in disgust.
At Dean & Deluca, Felicity tells someone on the phone that the scholarship was listed in the book, and then hangs up, clearly upset. Javier walks in, singing scales. Felicity tells Javier that the art scholarship doesn't exist anymore. Javier groans, and then says he saw Noel and pretended that he didn't know the secret really well, and then asks if it's still really awkward. Felicity says she hasn't been to the loft in days. Javier says that won't last long, because Noel is moving. Felicity is surprised, and Javier adds that he offered to be a reference for Noel's application on a new apartment. Felicity looks shocked.
Ms. DiPesto tells Sean in the hallway that she's sorry to bother him, but she's getting a lot of pressure from the co-op board. Just then, Noel walks by and informs Sean that he found a great new place, so he's giving Sean his thirty days notice. Only thirty days? And no lease? What kind of landlord is Sean, anyway? I'd expect him to make his tenants sign a one-year lease and require three months' notice, at least. Anyway, Sean wonders where Noel got the money, and Noel explains about the Gnatalie inheritance. Sean flatly congratulates Noel, and Noel says that he didn't earn the money, like anyone cares about Noel's stupid misguided conscience. Noel leaves, and Sean asks Ms. DiPesto whether he can mail her the check. Ms. DiPesto says she needs it now. Sean confesses that he's "in a little bit of a bind," and asks for a couple of days. Ms. DiPesto says that she can hold the board off for a few more days, but that they're going to hire a lawyer if he doesn't come through. Sean sighs and asks whether she knows anyone who's looking for a sublet. Ms. DiPesto doesn't. How does Sean ever get money? Is he still living off the money from the Docuventary? If they're going to bring up money issues now, they could at least explain how it worked in the past.