Episode Report Card Kim: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Future Shock
By Kim | Season 4 | Episode 12 | Aired on 03.19.2002
Hey! Felicity is making a tape to Sally, and she's sitting on the bed in her room, but there is sunlight coming in the windows. Usually she's in shadow while making her tapes. But we haven't seen a tape to Sally since the first episode of this season. I don't know why I got so excited about that. It's clearly a device to fill us in on what has happened since the show went on hiatus. Hey, the show is ending here; I have to get my kicks where I can. Also, I feel that I should report that Felicity is wearing her hair straightened, and it looks really cute, but given what we know about the natural texture of Keri Russell's hair (i.e. hella curly), I imagine it must take a long time to blow it out. But it does make it look a lot longer, and it makes her look older. Anyway, Felicity tells Sally that it was the beginning of the second semester, and that it really bothered her that everybody else seemed to know what they were going to do after graduation, and she has no clue. As Felicity voice-overs that Owen asked if she wanted to go to some galleries to show her work, we see Felicity walking in slow-motion down a city street, and then being met by Owen. Felicity voice-overs that they started in Chelsea, because "apparently, that's where all young artists go in New York to face rejection."
Felicity and Owen walk down the street. Felicity complains that the woman behind the counter was too busy reading InStyle magazine to look at their slides. Hey, when a new issue of InStyle arrives, I know I put everything else on hold. Owen agrees with me. Owen says that it took Cezanne years before people would even look at his work. Remember that quote; it comes up a few more times in this episode. That doesn't make Felicity feel any better until Owen points out that he just compared her to one of the greatest painters of all time. Owen suggests that they take a break for something to eat. I think I could hang out with Owen. He understands the importance of fluffy magazines and snack breaks. He's my kind of guy.
Ben and Trevor are in a lab with Professor Snark, who asks to see them after class. Ben gets an "oh, shit" look on his face and sighs deeply. Trevor continues the conversation they were having before being interrupted by the professor by saying that he didn't even know that Ben and Lauren hooked up. Ben doesn't want to talk about it. Trevor points out that Ben doesn't even know for sure that the baby is his. Because you know us women; we're always trying to trap men into...actually, Lauren didn't ask Ben for financial or emotional support, so I don't know what Trevor thinks her motivation for lying would be.