Episode Report Card Maggie: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Party Lines
By Maggie | Season 2 | Episode 18 | Aired on 04.18.2000
Greg catches up with Felicity and berates her for delivering "a very eloquent speech" which contradicted his whole platform. Felicity explains why she did it and asks if he read the list of suggestions she gave him. He did but he has no intention of changing any of his positions. Felicity confesses that she'd feel better working for Leelah even though she's worried that he's going to think she is a "traitor." Greg says that he thinks she is passionate and that's what he likes about her.
Felicity and Elena go into Felicity's dorm room and Elena compliments her on the way she delivered the speech. Leelah stops by to tell Felicity that she is dropping out of the race because she can't handle the public speaking required. Leelah urges Felicity to run and Elena agrees that it would be a good idea. Felicity tries to talk Leelah into staying in the race and asks Elena why she won't run. Elena says, "Because I'm not all Norma Rae, caught up in college politics like you." Leelah promises to vote for Felicity and Felicity looks like she's seriously considering the notion.
Tracy shows up at Elena and Knoll's apartment to belatedly accept Elena's invitation to the dance. It seems that Tracy has blown Lori off by telling her that he has other plans. Ah yes, the patented Marcia Brady "something just came up" brand of dumpage. Elena protests that it isn't a very nice thing for Tracy to do even to a B- Lori. Elena announces that her invitation has expired because "girls don't ask out other girls' guys." Next, she boots him out of the apartment and he tells her she looks good just before leaving.
Ben and Steven, who are both wearing suits, are at Dean & Deluca where Ben is scamming free pastries. Steven announces that he is allergic to dried fruit when Ben offers him the pastries, besides, he's not hungry. They're supposed to be on their way to the concert but Steven confesses that he doesn't want to go and that he quit piano a year ago. Ben takes him to play basketball instead of the concert. They play with their suit jackets off and their hard-soled shoes on. I can't believe that some janitor isn't in there yelling at them for scuffing up the wooden gymnasium floor. They slip and slide and Ben teaches him how to shoot and dribble. Oh yeah, he shows him how to play basketball too. They end up bonding over the fact that they both have jerky, absentee fathers. Little Boy Blue and the man in the moon... Steven asks Ben if he can dunk and Ben says that he can but he won't because he doesn't want to break the rim being that he's "a pretty strong guy." Why do I want to refer to them as Crispy and the Old Man throughout this scene?