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 into her graduation ceremony in slow-motion. She looks over at Meghan, who rolls her eyes and sits down. Felicity's parents scan the crowd, looking for their daughter. Felicity spots them and grins. Her mom waves and her dad smiles back. Felicity sits down, surrounded by other graduates. The dude next to her looks about forty-five years old. Felicity looks back and spots Elena. In the crowd, Javier, Sean, and Noel check out the program. Felicity catches Ben's eye. He looks back at her. She looks at him, and then looks away.
Felicity takes the stage. Meghan cheers. Elena claps. Sean, Noel, and Javier clap also. Felicity looks out into the crowd. Her mom takes pictures while her father films her with a video camera. Felicity accepts her diploma, then switches her tassel to the other side and laughs gleefully. Ben sits in his seat, a small smile on his face. Man, the makeup they used to give Scott Speedman a scar on his forehead from Ben's car accident is really, really bad. And distracting. Graduation caps fly in the air. Nice job directing that sequence by Scott Foley.
Felicity hugs her mom, and then walks over to Ben and Richard. Ben and Richard both congratulate her and Felicity returns the favor. Felicity asks if she can talk to Ben for a minute. Richard doesn't take the hint, so Ben asks if he could give them a minute, and Richard leaves. Ben asks if Felicity wants to sit, and Felicity nods. They sit down. Felicity says that this is really hard. She begins, "All day, all I've been thinking is, 'Go with Ben. Follow Ben.' That's all I want to do is follow you. Sometimes I think I'd follow you anywhere. [pause] But, I can't." Ben says that he knows, and apologizes for asking. Felicity tells him that he should go to Arizona. Ben agrees. He stares at Felicity's face. Felicity comments, "This is so sad!" Yes, it is. Felicity thinks that her dad was right, and that their relationship was "a college thing." Ben says that they don't know that, and repeats Noel's words: "If it's meant to be, it'll be." Felicity nods sadly in agreement.
Graduation party at Epstein Bar. Noel tells Sean that he got a job for both of them. Sean can't believe it. Noel says that it's a totally new firm with no clients, but they're hiring. Sean asks the name of the firm, and Noel says that it's "Blumberg, Crane & Associates." Noel explains that he rented them an office, which is overpriced, and they can't afford it. Sean can't believe that they're back. Noel tells Sean to stay positive, and they bump fists.