Episode Report Card Kim: A | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT The Graduate
By Kim | Season 4 | Episode 17 | Aired on 04.23.2002
Felicity walks up to the bar, and the bartender blows her off. Noel walks up and asks how it feels to be a college graduate. Felicity says that she can't even get a drink. Noel agrees that it's "totally anticlimactic." Totally. I had to be out of my student housing within about three hours of my graduation, so about five minutes after the ceremony ended, J-Dawg and my dad were helping me load my stuff into their car while my mom and my friend E polished off the wine coolers we had left over in the fridge. Heh. Wine coolers. Anyway, Noel asks if Felicity has made a decision about Arizona, and Felicity says that she's not going. Noel asks if Ben's okay with that. Felicity stammers that she and Ben aren't going to be together. Noel says, "Oh." Felicity says that she's decided not to come back to New York next year. Noel says that she has to. Felicity says that she doesn't know where she'll go instead, but she can't be there. Ben walks up, and Noel congratulates him. Ben thanks Noel and then tells Felicity that he's going to take off. Felicity nods and then tells Noel that she'll see him before she goes. Ben and Noel say their goodbyes, and Felicity leaves with Ben. Noel watches her leave.
In Ben's room, Ben hands Felicity a pile of her things. Felicity stuffs her things in a bag. Ben sighs and says that the packing went faster than he thought, and you'd think it would take him longer to pack. Felicity agrees. They stand there for a minute and just...stand there. Ben rushes over and hugs Felicity, who hugs him back. He steps back and touches her hair. They kiss tenderly. Felicity has tears in her eyes. Their kiss becomes more passionate, and they lie down on the bed. Nothing like going out with a bang.
The next morning, Felicity wakes up alone in the bed. Ben walks into the room and crouches down next to the bed to wake her up. He tells her that he has to go. Felicity repeats, "You gotta go." She asks if he wants help with his bags. Ben tells her to stay in bed. They stare at each other for a minute. Felicity starts crying. They try to talk, but can't find the words. Ben puts his head next to her ear and whispers, "I love you." Aw, just like he did at the end of the second season. Felicity whispers that she loves him too. He kisses her, and stands up. Felicity cries as she watches him go. Ben pauses at the door, but there's nothing left to say, so he walks out. Felicity puts her head down and cries.