Episode Report Card Maggie: D | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Final Answer
By Maggie | Season 2 | Episode 22 | Aired on 05.16.2000
At Epstein Bar, Julie and Knoll are studying in a booth. Yeah, I'm sure their pea-brains will really be able to absorb what they need to know for their exams in that environment. And I'm sure that the management of the place really enjoys non-eating and drinking nudniks hogging up booth space for hours at a time. Julie says, "I don't mind sitting here quietly with you, in fact I love it, but if you wanna talk..." Knoll admits that he was thinking about Ruby and he tells Julie that Wade proposed to Ruby. Julie's reaction is to say, "Wow." Knoll tells her that is his reaction as well. He whines on to Julie that Ruby doesn't even really know Wade and that they shouldn't be getting married. Julie asks Knoll if he would be willing to marry Ruby. He says he would definitely consider it if the baby were his. How nice. I guess Knoll has never met anyone who has married a single parent. What a disgrace it must be for them to love someone and accept a child who is not his or her own. Not. He reluctantly states that maybe someday he could "be there for her like that" so Julie urges him to tell Ruby that. Knoll just stares in disbelief. Obviously, he hadn't thought that his feelings for Ruby may outweigh his feelings of being wronged by her.
At the loft, Sean is trying to decide where to take Julie on their date. Meghan is making her smart cookies in the kitchen. Richard suggests a hot air balloon ride, a helicopter tour, or a boat ride. Sean asks him, "What's with you and vomit-inducing transportation? This is supposed to romantic, c'mon, I need your help." Well, there's your first mistake, Sean. Have you met Richard? Richard only knows from vomit-inducing, he clearly doesn't know from romantic. Ben arrives home and Sean says, "This may sound like an incestuous question, but you went out with Julie, where should I take her?" Ben counsels that "it's not where you go, it's who you're with." Sean seems pleased with that answer, which is funny because I didn't think he was that self-confident. Ben tells them about Felicity's job offer and how they may be separated for the summer. Sean and Richard think he needs to do something really romantic, and Richard suggests a helicopter ride. Sean advises that he should get a hotel room and have the "most romantic time [he] can possibly afford." After tasting one of the cookies, Sean tells Meghan that they're the best he's ever had. Ben decides that he will get a hotel room.
Felicity is studying in the library for her art history exam later that afternoon when Ben arrives to tell her about the hotel room that he got "a great discount on" courtesy of one of Sean's friends. Ben tells her that they can go over after her exam and celebrate. Felicity proposes that they go right away because she's not likely to learn anything new in the four hours before the exam, and she'll leave in time for the exam at five o'clock. She packs up and they leave the library.