Episode Report Card Kim: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT A Perfect Match
By Kim | Season 4 | Episode 11 | Aired on 12.18.2001
Noel returns to Eric's office, showing him a new version of the website minus snowboarder guy. Eric likes it. Noel asks if they have the job. Eric wonders about Sean. Noel assures Eric that Sean is just enthusiastic. Eric compares Noel to a swimmer with a one-hundred-pound rock on his back, the rock being Sean. Noel insists that Sean is his partner, and Eric would be hiring them both. Eric pauses, and then agrees, but only wants to deal with Noel.
Felicity and Ben sit in a waiting room, holding hands and trying to do a crossword puzzle together. The second clue that Felicity reads is, "Twelve letters. Really bad TV show." Wing Chun was at my house when we watched this, and she immediately said, "Dawson's Creek!" I counted up the letters, and we laughed and laughed. Before we can hear Ben's answer, a nurse walks up and asks to talk to Ben. He walks into a hallway to talk to her. She tells him that his father is going to pull through, but his mother is bleeding, and they can't control it. Ben walks back and tells Felicity the news. Felicity looks stunned.
Noel taps away on his laptop in his room. Sean walks in and says that he was buying a plant for Ben's parents, and he realized that the store didn't have any signage, so he set up a meeting for them. Then Sean asks Noel what he's working on. Noel tells him that it's the site for the sporting goods store. Sean thinks that Noel is just practicing, but Noel says that he got the account back. Sean is upset that Noel went behind his back. Noel says that Sean is embarrassed, but it's no big deal, because Noel is embarrassed every day to be working as a guidance counselor at the school from which he just graduated. I'm sure guidance counselors everywhere love the portrayal of their profession as something that people do when they can't get a better job. Noel says that he wants to work with Sean, but Sean is not making it easy; he says that it doesn't seem like Sean wants to be a success. Sean laughs and says that Noel was right; friendship can't survive business. Oh, no! Sean and Noel aren't friends anymore? Oh, that's right. I really don't care.
Felicity finds Ben pacing in a hallway. Felicity says that Trevor and Sean are downstairs. The Tinkly Piano Of Uncontrollable Bleeding plays as Ben tells Felicity that it's not fair. Ben asks Felicity what she talked about with his mother. Felicity says that his mom was talking about Ben wanting to protect his mom as a little boy. Ben says sarcastically, "Yeah, I did a great job this time." Felicity thinks that Ben did everything that he can do, and that his mother loves his father. Ben doesn't seem too convinced. Felicity offers to go tell Trevor and Sean to hit the road. She gets up, and Ben grabs her hand and asks concernedly if she's going to come back. Felicity assures him that she will.
Felicity sits on Jack Tripper's empty hospital bed, reading. Ben rushes in and says that his mom is going to be okay. Felicity hugs him and says that she's glad. Ben sighs and admits that he's really hungry, and suggests that they go to China Fun. Then Ben grins with relief and remembers that Felicity wanted to go to a dance. Felicity says that it's not important now, but Ben really wants to go. Felicity asks if he's sure, and they decide to meet at the dance after Ben sees his dad. Ben says that he's glad that Felicity is there, and Felicity says that it's where she wanted to be. They hug again.