Episode Report Card Kim: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Boooz
By Kim | Season 4 | Episode 5 | Aired on 11.06.2001
Felicity stands in front of her art class. One guy starts to leave, and Felicity explains that the professor will be there any minute. The guy says that he's seen her before. Felicity says that she's gone to school there for four years, so it's possible. Plus, you know, they are both art majors. The guy realizes that he saw her at the beauty pageant, where he worked the sets, and that Felicity won "Best Evening Wear." Felicity denies that it was her. A woman barges in and asks who is in charge. Felicity says that she is, and follows the woman into the hallway. The woman explains that Professor May was arrested for shoplifting. So now Felicity is in possession of stolen goods. They don't go there, though. The woman asks Felicity to cover Professor May's classes until they find a replacement. Felicity doesn't think the students will listen to her. The woman tells her to "just keep them busy," and promises to find someone as soon as she can. Felicity uncertainly heads back into the classroom.
At the girls' apartment, Javier paces back and forth, waiting for his phone to ring. Noel is sitting there, for no good reason. What, does he live there now, too? I mean, I assume that Meghan has moved in with Sean, so they have at least one opening, if not two, since they never replaced Molly. Javier announces that he needs a distraction so that he doesn't call Samuel. Noel looks through the paper and suggests a movie, but that reminds Javier of Samuel. Noel suggests a bar, but that reminds Javier of Samuel, too. Javier glances at the paper and sees that Lionel Richie is playing in Atlantic City. Noel doesn't want to go to Atlantic City. Javier asks whether Noel has something better to do. Noel reminds him about the Halloween party. Javier explains that in his first summer in America, he saw Lionel Richie. Javier continues, "And I was young -- well, younger -- and full of hope, and it was a party 'All Night Long.'" Javier concludes that if you haven't seen Lionel live, you haven't lived, and that Noel could use the trip, too. Noel wonders what that means, and Javier admits that he knows what happened with Felicity and Noel. Javier points out that all Noel would do at the party is "stare at Felicity and Benjamin looking very thin in their costumes." Noel claims he's fine with that, but Javier compares it to how he's staring at the phone. Javier manages to drag Noel out of the room, despite Noel's protests to the contrary.
In Chemistry class, Ben picks up his graded exam and looks it over. Trevor does the same. They both look unhappy. Trevor asks how Ben did, and Ben shows him the F written in red on his test book. Trevor got the same. Ben asks Professor Snark whether he can talk to him. Professor Snark lists his office hours. Ben wants to discuss the midterm, which wasn't fair. Professor Snark says that the beauty of science is that there's a right answer and a wrong answer, and fairness doesn't come into play. Trevor, who has joined them, starts to bring up the thing about benzenes. I don't know why they wouldn't ask their other classmates about it first, to make sure that it wasn't a mistake or a miscommunication. Anyway, Ben asks for a retest. Professor Snark points out that some people passed, and some even got A's. Ben brings up the benzene thing, and Professor Snark makes a stupid analogy about a doctor treating a patient. If I were Ben, I would say that I would be too busy administering CPR to worry about the chemical composition of benzene. Ben says that they can't fail this class, and Professor Snark responds that the two of them are "well on their way" to failing. Man, Professor Snark is quite the misanthrope. He should be a recapper. Ben patiently asks for a chance to retake the test. Professor Snark says that the conversation is over. Ben starts to say that it's unfair. Professor Snark repeats that the conversation is over. Ben asks why Professor Snark has to be "such a dick about it." Uh oh. Professor Snark announces that he's kicking them both out of the class. Trevor protests that they need the class, and Professor Snark says that they should have thought about that before opening their mouths. Can he do that? Just kick them out of class? I don't think he can. They should go to the head of the department. The music throughout this scene was a bizarre Indian snake charmer bit. I don't know what that was about.