Episode Report Card Maggie: C- | 3 USERS: B YOU GRADE IT I'm Going to Kansas City -- Kansas City, Here I Come
By Maggie | Season 3 | Episode 17 | Aired on 05.22.2001
Meghan "Osh Kosh B'Goth" Rotundi walks into Sean "Uniballer" Blumberg's bedroom to find him sorting graduation ceremony tickets that he intends to scalp. She makes a snide comment about scalping and he informs her that he's "providing a service." She tosses a pair of plane tickets onto his bed. He looks at them and notes, "Switzerland." She mentions that her parents sent them because they'll be using their house in Tuscany this summer, so their house in Geneva will be available for Sean and Meghan. Sean whines that he's "embarrassed" and "emasculated" by her parents' planning and financing his summer vacation, and reminds her that Dr. Zwick (Teri Garr) said that they are a couple, "not two solo artists." Meghan is confused because they used her parents' house last summer, but Sean explains that it won't "build [his] self-esteem" to do so again. He suggests that they come up with a plan by themselves. She reluctantly agrees, but it is obvious that she doesn't understand why he'd refuse such a great opportunity.
Felicity is seated at a table in Epstein Bar. Sarah Harmer's melancholy "Don't Get Your Back Up" is the background music. I've heard that song about a million times recently. She's from Toronto and it's a good CD, so y'all should buy it. A server sets down a drink in front of her as Knoll approaches the table. They exchange "hey"s, and Knoll sits down. She thanks him for coming and he murmurs, "No problem." She asks how Ruby is, and he replies that she's "good." Felicity hands him a wrapped gift and announces that it's his graduation present. He opens it to reveal that it's book titled The Alphabet. She reminds him that it's the out-of-print book that inspired him in "sophomore year." Knoll frowns and stares at her, then looks away, saying that he can't accept it. She implores, "Knoll." He insists that he can't take it, nice as it is. She demands that he take it because she had so much trouble finding it. Knoll was apparently raised by wolves because he is unaware of the social rule, which states that all gifts must be accepted graciously. If, after you've written a sincere thank-you note, you decide that you don't care for the gift, you may dispose of it without ever telling the giver. Knoll stares, takes the book back, and chokes, "Thanks." He stares some more, and then gets up to go. Once again, Felicity implores, "Knoll." He mumbles that he really has to go. I have no idea why she is trying to engage this boob in normal human discourse when he is neither normal nor human. I hate Knoll.