Episode Report Card Kim: C- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Ben Don't Leave
By Kim | Season 4 | Episode 16 | Aired on 04.16.2002
Felicity walks into her apartment and calls out to see if anyone is there. She walks into her room to find a stack of towels on her bed and a note from Lauren. So, since this morning, Lauren has already left, and Elena came home from the hospital and talked to Richard. And this all happened in the span of time that it took Felicity to meet with that review board? I don't know. We hear Lauren's voice reading the note. She is no Sally, I tell you what. Lauren reads, "Dear Felicity: Thank you for letting me stay here last night, and for listening. Seeing you face your problems, seeing you face me, it made me think for a while -- for a few hours anyway -- that I could face my problems too." Felicity walks into Ben's hospital room, carrying the note. Lauren's voice-over continues, "But then the morning came, and the baby kicked, and I had to go. I don't even know where exactly. Just tell Ben I'll call as soon as I'm settled. 'Yeah, whatever that means,' you're probably thinking, and the truth is, I don't even know." Felicity sits on the side of Ben's bed and takes his hand. He wakes up and gives her a big smile. She smiles back. Lauren voice-overs, "Thanks again. Lauren." Ben closes his eyes again. Felicity props the note on a monitor next to Ben's bed, then sits down and touches his face. Fade out.
Next week: Graduation! Ben proposes! This show has just got to get better before it ends. I have to believe that, because the last few episodes have been really, really dumb.