Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic

S3 E12 - Girlfight

We open on the chaos of the holiday party after the gunshot. We find out that Elena was shot in the arm, and we see Ben attending to Avery, who was shot in the abdomen. Ben follows Avery into the ambulance and holds her hand as she dies and is shocked back to life by the EMT.
The show picks up again three months later.
Elena is taking a self-defense class and trying to get Felicity to join her.  When Elena sees that Tracy returned to school from his Africa trip a month early – with a woman who seems to be more than a friend – she confronts Tracy and learns that he is in a new relationship. Then Elena finds a condom in Tracy’s wallet, and she begins to spiral.
A fully-recovered Avery returns to town looking for Ben. She’s in a gift-giving mood and is lavishing expensive presents on Ben and Felicity – but Felicity can tell that there is an ulterior motive for her to get her hooks into Ben. And when she confronts Avery about it, Avery confirms her intentions on Ben!
Noel is going through an existential crisis and is also suckered in by Avery – he sleeps with her!
Meghan is assigned a work-study position as an elementary school teacher, which she is totally uninterested to do until she realizes what she really wants to do with her life is teach kids witchcraft.
 
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S3 E11 - And to All a Good Night

It's the holiday episode, and the ladies are planning a holiday party in their apartment!
Felicity’s mom – who is trying to find herself post-divorce – comes to town for a visit and becomes worried about Ben’s bad boy nature and lack of direction and James’ presence in Felicity’s orbit.  She tries to push Felicity to be with Noel, who is feeling particularly lonely and pining for Felicity at this time of year. Ben is upset that Felicity’s own doubts about him are getting triggered by her mom’s questions, and in the end he sits down with her mom for a convincing heart to heart.
Sean and Richard embark on a new entrepreneurial venture to sell Christmas trees at a mark-up. Meghan claims that the idea was originally hers and fights for a cut of the profits. But when sales are slow, Sean and Richard give the trees out to people in the neighborhood for free in a great act of kindness. Free Trees!
Tracy is mourning the loss of his virginity and considering taking a break with Elena to take part in a medical program in Africa. 
And Molly broke up with James, but James isn’t going to stop calling her and showing up at her door trying to get her to change her mind. James, unhinged, shows up at the party with a gun, and a gunshot ends the episode!
 
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S3 E10 - Let’s Get It On

Felicity gets a letter from the registrar that she didn’t drop an Intro to Western Thought class she thought she did drop. She now has to get an A on the final to pass the class.  Meanwhile, the Loser Pet Store pitch with Noel has to be made to Ice Box for the first 21 episodes. And all of this has to be done in three days! Felicity is overloaded, but Noel is pleased to come to the rescue to help her get it all done.
Sean and Meghan haven’t had sex since Sean’s surgery, and both are feeling insecure. They are distracted by a project with Richard to create fundraiser calendars of hot students, which ramps up the insecurity and sexual tension even further.
Tracy and Elena are starting to talk, and – while he is still having trouble forgiving her – they make it official that they are friends again. But when Tracy agrees to be part of the calendar, Elena is threatened.  Tracy goes back to her and they have sex for the first time – much to Tracy’s dismay.
James is trying to keep Molly away from her former roommates. When James pulls a gun on her while high, she runs back to the ladies’ apartment for refuge. Molly considers breaking up with James, but – when she actually gets face to face with him – she can’t do it.
 
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S3 E9 - James and the Giant Piece

Noel is working on a graphic design animation project that needs a little artistic love, so Felicity volunteers to lend her drawing skills.  Then Felicity comes up with a better idea: Loser Pet Store!
Elena agonizes over whether to testify against McGrath. Tracy, who has been keeping a distance, reassures Elena that she earned her academic achievements and encourages her not to be afraid.
Molly’s addiction and relationship with James is spiraling, which activates Ben’s hero complex. We finally meet James, who is a controlling and menacing presence, and Molly has invited him to live in the ladies’ apartment. When Ben and Felicity find that James has a gun, Ben reveals everything to Felicity and asks Molly to get help or leave the apartment.
Meghan is ridiculed by her old friends for being too domesticated. She decides she wants to go to the Fetish Ball, which – unfortunately for Sean – conflicts with the Sabbath. But when she goes back to her old friends for a night, she realizes she would rather spend her evening watching movies with Sean.
 
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S3 E8 - A Good Egg

Javier and Samuel want to have a child, and they want Felicity to donate an egg so it can be implanted in a surrogate.  She’s Felicity, so even though it is out of the blue, she says yes. After chatting with Ben, she reconsiders. Javier pursues conversations with another possible donor, but when it is revealed that she is expecting to donate to a heterosexual couple, Javier asks Felicity to pretend to be his partner.
Noel continues to read Jane’s personal emails so he can pretend to have common interests. His conscience gets the best of him, and she kicks him to the curb when she finds out.
Ben is continuing to go to Al-Anon meetings, where Molly is sharing more and more information about her relationship with her boyfriend James, who is using all the time. Ben tries to talk with Molly to see how he can help her, but she isn’t comfortable to discuss the matter with him privately.
Tracy tells Elena that he knows about her affair with Finn, and he makes it clear he wants nothing to do with her anymore.
 
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S3 E7 - Kissing Mr. Covington

Ben is on the mend from being beaten up by Randy’s brothers. His father, who is his emergency contact, comes into town to check on Ben…and drop in on Felicity to ask for her help with Ben.  But Mr. Covington asking for help of Felicity turns into a creepy sexual advance. Felicity finally encourages Ben to go to Al-Anon for support.
Noel realizes that he doesn’t have much in common with Jane. He uses her password to start reading her private emails so he can learn how to seduce her. Really, Noel?
Sean is embracing Judaism, and Meghan is supporting him, but since she is not Jewish, he dumps her. Fortunately, his hospital neighbor is a rabbi who makes him rethink his choices.
Elena’s name has appeared on a list that is circulating of women who are suspected to have had a sexual relationship with McGrath.  Finn accidentally tells Tracy about the affair with Elena thinking that Tracy already knew.
This episode is a hot mess, but together we can overcome!
 
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S3 E6 - One Ball, Two Strikes

Noel suspects that Richard is gay.  As the circle of people who have heard the theory expands to include Javier, Meghan, and Molly, Richard reluctantly reveals what his secret really is: He’s a virgin, and he’s never been kissed.
The doctor advises Sean to have surgery for what he has diagnosed as a malignant mass in his testicle. Panicked Sean lies to Meghan and his friends and says he is fine. When Meghan finds out that Sean lied, she convinces him to have the surgery. Sean, through his fear, has a conversation with Tracy about God.
Felicity is working on her picture for the senior art exhibit and giving Ben space. He hasn't forgiven her for the debacle with Randy. She asks Randy to have a conversation with Ben, which ends in angry Ben beating up Randy.  Sean urges Ben not to take his anger out on Felicity, which ultimately leads to Ben forgiving her. But Randy sure didn’t – his brothers retaliate by beating up Ben.
Tracy goes away to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and asks Elena to work with his sociology partner on a research project while he is gone. Unfortunately, Finn is Tracy’s sociology partner, creating opportunity for Elena and Finn to hook up.
Noel takes another computer emergency repair call, this time with the one and only Tyra Banks as Jane Scott! Noel is intoxicated by Jane. After a few sessions with Jane, he takes note of her email password.  Uh-oh.
 
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S3 E5 - Surprise

Felicity’s 20th birthday is coming up, and Ben is pulling out all the stops. He plans a surprise party and works with Noel to try to order her favorite ribs for her birthday dinner.
Meanwhile, Felicity is trying to figure out if she had sex with Randy at the party, and the guilt is weighing on her. It turns out there is a naked photo of Felicity’s wild night circulating by email to everyone in school.  When Ben sees it at the surprise party, angry Ben returns.
Sean is feeling an ache in one of his testicles. He goes to the doctor, who is taking the prognosis more seriously than Sean want to acknowledge - preferring to live in denial that he just has an infection. But when he reaches out to Meghan to ask for help, she’s there for him all the way. Thank you to the show Felicity for shining a light on men’s health issues and testicular cancer.
Molly and Richard meet and – surprisingly – start to hit it off up until the point when Richard brings it to a grinding halt.  But why?  Noel is now taking computer repair jobs, and one of his first clients is a student who has a picture of himself and Richard looking friendly. This gets Noel thinking – is Richard gay?
 
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S3 E4 - Greeks and Geeks

Noel is trying to get a computer repair job, which involves studying and passing The Challenge – a final test of skill administered by the cocky IT guy manager. Tracy helps Noel practice by breaking laptops for Noel to fix, which is great until he threatens the life of the computer that Elena was using for her big political science paper. Will Noel or his possible future boss save the day?
Meghan has a new job as a phone sex worker, which Sean hates.
Our main characters are dealing with the aftermath of Julie’s departure. Felicity, in particular is struggling with guilt. Finding drugs in Julie’s closet doesn’t help – are they Julie’s? Molly and Meghan take Felicity out for a night at a frat party and then leave Felicity to fend for herself in a strip ping pong game with new partner Randy. But then Felicity wakes up in Randy’s bed the next morning and can’t remember a thing about the night before.
Javier is nervous about taking his citizenship test, but Ben comes to the rescue to help him study!
 
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S3 E3 - Hello, I Must Be Going

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Ben gets a call from his mom asking to file a missing persons report for his dad, who has been gone for four days. Ben becomes highly agitated, taking out his aggression on everyone including Sean’s nose, and doesn’t share the news with Felicity.  He does, however, tell Julie, who becomes obsessed with helping Ben find his dad even though he doesn’t want to. She goes behind his back to find Mr. Covington, who turns out to be in the hospital with alcohol poisoning.
Julie reveals that she was a match to donate a kidney to her father and chose not to. Ravaged by guilt, she decides to drop out of school. The cautionary tale inspires Ben to see his dad in the hospital.
Noel is pursuing an annulment from his marriage with Natalie, but is thwarted at every turn by Natalie when they meet with the judge. When Noel finds out that Natalie – and he – get an inheritance from her Uncle Frederick if they stay married for a year, the plot thickens.
We meet Molly, the new neighbor, a spiritual junior from England studying abroad.
Sean’s nose injury opens up a new fight with Meghan – to get a nose job or to honor centuries of history of the Blumberg nose?
 
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