Episode Report Card Kim: D | 3 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT The List
By Kim | Season 2 | Episode 2 | Aired on 10.02.1999
Elena and Knoll are sitting at a table in Epstein Bar (and by the way, the name of the bar stopped being amusing sometime last season, but I guess they can't change it now). Elena is questioning Knoll about how many sexual partners he's had, and she finds out that it's less than ten. As the waitress approaches to take their orders even though they already have food sitting on the table, she yells out, "It's like you're a virgin!" Knoll cringes while Elena orders a product-placed Coke and the waitress leaves. Elena says, "What about her?" and nods at the waitress. Knoll says, "Not now -- she thinks I'm a virgin!" like she couldn't tell just by looking at him. Elena speaks for us all when she says, "Move on. Felicity has." Knoll is a little taken aback by Elena's bluntness, but then agrees to give it a shot and asks Elena how he looks. "Like a virgin," she shoots back. He approaches the waitress and talks to her, and then returns with a straw, obviously having chickened out. Elena says it's a start and Knoll says he's lost all his moves. What moves? No, really, what moves? Elena says, "What about Beth in Berlin?" and I'm expecting Knoll to say he made her up. Instead, he says, "She was drunk and I was desperate" which doesn't explain how she came to answer the phone when Felicity called, but does tell us that it was hardly a torrid affair. ["How classy, Knoll. Yeah, this guy is definitely better boyfriend material than Ben. Not. I'd say they're tied." -- Maggie] The waitress has the last laugh, as she brings Elena's drink and asks Knoll if he wants a drink with his straw.
Julie, looking very Pink Power Ranger in her pink top, shows Sean a flyer for a party. He gets all hopeful and asks, "You're inviting me to a party?" Then he reads the flyer and says, "You're inviting me to a party in my apartment." Julie says she is asking if she can have a party. Isn't that rude? ["Extremely, particularly since she can count the length of time she's lived in the apartment on the fingers of one hand with room to spare." -- Wing Chun] He's letting her stay there as a favor, and she wants to throw a party? Sean says no more parties and Julie asks if he wants to start the year off with a bang. Sean says, "With a bang? Yes. With a party? No." Thanks for the single entendre. Sean says that one hundred fifty college kids equal a trashed apartment. Julie says, "What about one hundred fifty kids at $5 a head?" and Sean brightens up at the prospect of money and agrees. Julie says they should split it fifty-fifty (although it's his apartment) and Sean agrees. At this point, it is clear that he is totally in love with Julie and has completely forgotten about Chloe, the librarian from last season. Sean hugs Julie and says, "We make a great team." (Hint, hint.) Julie is clueless as she leaves to go find Tim, an interesting guy from her Human Sexuality class, so she can invite him to the party. Sean looks crestfallen.