Episode Report Card Maggie: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT James And The Giant Piece
By Maggie | Season 3 | Episode 9 | Aired on 11.28.2000
Still in the bedroom, Ben tells Felicity that Molly and James are drug users. She freaks out and says that she doesn't want James living there. He tells her that they'll kick him out when he comes back, and apologizes for not telling her sooner.
Elena testifies to the university committee about Professor McGrath. Various officials quiz her about the nature of their relationship, including whether he promised her better grades if she slept with him. While Sabina watches, Elena admits that she came on to him and that they did have a sexual relationship.
After the interview, Elena tells the dean about the grade McGrath changed. She says that she wants to retake the course. He tells her that she doesn't have to do it "for the administration," but she insists that she has to do it for herself.
At the Fetish Ball, we get to see various PVC-clad and bewigged people. Meghan is there with her ugliest hairstyle yet, and she's wearing what looks like a black slip with a pregnancy pad. Cutting-edge Earl is wearing a metal-studded eye mask and he's holding a leash, which is attached to his Boy George henchqueen. He snarks that he's glad Meghan's through with her "brush with the bourgeoisie," even though he understands her desire for the creature comforts. She tells him to drop it, and notices that he's wearing nipple rings. She says, "You're wearing nipple rings and you're criticizing my boyfriend?" Score one for Meghan. Earl says that he thought she had broken up with Sean, and she says, "Hey, it's what we do. It's our fetish." Earl calls Sean a loser, and she says that she doesn't date losers, she just hangs out with them. That comment must have really stung the henchqueens, because they start to pout. I mean, really, the whole fetish thing is so 1990s. When a dominatrix sets up shop in a Thornhill bungalow to cater to suburban Toronto fetishists, you know that it's yesterday's news. It's a total Amsterdam of the north.
Elena goes to Tracy's place to let him know that she did testify against McGrath and as a result, he's going to be fired. She thanks him for his pep talk about telling the truth and they share a brief laugh before she leaves.
Meghan comes into the loft to find Knoll working on his laptop at the kitchen counter. He asks her whether she wants to see something to cool, and then proceeds to bore her with details of the Loser Pet Store cartoon. She's really not interested and asks where Sean is. At that moment, Sean walks in, looking like the leather man from the Village People. She begs, "Tell me you just didn't wear that to temple?" He tells her that he was at the Fetish Ball looking for her. She thinks that was "sweet" and Knoll tries to stifle a giggle. Sean doesn't want to talk, he just wants to get changed. When he turns to go, God and everyone is treated a rear view of him wearing assless pants. Meghan is touched while Knoll howls with disgust and laughter. Those hams definitely aren't Kosher.