Episode Report Card Kim: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Drawing The Line, Part II
By Kim | Season 1 | Episode 8 | Aired on 11.16.1998
Elena studies on her bed while Story very loudly flips through a magazine. Elena tells her to quit it. Story starts talking about some club again, and asks Elena whether she wants to go. Elena asks Story why she wants to go to college. Story says that she wants to become a cytogeneticist. Elena wonders why Story keeps talking about clubs, and blah bling blah. This "story" line is so boring. It was clearly just a ploy for Riley Weston to get some screen time. I mean, Elena is funny when she's pissed off, but I really don't care. I'll shorthand the rest of the scene for you. Elena isn't going to any club. Story is annoying.
Felicity sits in class. Ben walks in and sits next to her, asking about Julie. Felicity says that she hasn't talked to Julie. Ben asks what's going on with her, because he heard Julie was raped. Felicity tells Ben that he should talk to Julie. Ben takes that as confirmation, and asks whether Krakow knows about it. Felicity just scrunches her eyes at Ben, and it finally dawns on him that Krakow was the rapist. Ben swallows real hard.
In the cafeteria, Ben walks up to Krakow and asks what happened with Julie. Krakow feigns ignorance, but Ben presses for details. Krakow says that they were hanging out and kissing, and that Julie wanted to have sex. Ben heatedly whispers, "Did you force her?" Krakow murmurs something in reply, and Ben flips Krakow's tray up so that food goes flying everywhere. Ben says that he heard a different story. Krakow repeats that Julie wanted to, and reminds Ben that he was with Julie, so he knows what she's like. Ben says that he and Julie never slept together, because Julie didn't want to. Krakow replies that Julie wanted to be with him. Oh, like she would pick Krakow over Ben in the sex department. Yeah, that's likely. Ben shoves Krakow, who shoves Ben back and accuses him of being jealous. Ben jumps on Krakow and starts beating the pulp out of him. Finally, Krakow pushes Ben off while yelling at him to stop. Ben says, "You see, the difference is when you said stop...I did." Wow. I'm really not about men avenging women's honor or any of that crap, but that was freaking cool. Everyone just stares at Krakow sitting on the floor, his mouth bleeding.
Elena knocks and angrily walks into Felicity's room, bitching about Story. Elena explains that, at 2 AM, Story went through Elena's clothes and picked out an outfit for her so that they could go out. Felicity stifles a giggle. Then, Story woke Elena up and told her to take a risk because she only lives once. Elena replied, "Go to bed, you sixteen-year-old freak!" Felicity thinks that it sounds sweet, but Elena thinks that it's eerie. Elena is sending Story back to her original owner. Felicity thanks Elena for taking her. Elena replies, "You don't even know how big you owe me," and storms out. I love Elena.