Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic

S3 E2 - The Anti-Natalie Intervention

The ladies are ogling the hot next door neighbors, including Finn who seems to have taken a liking to Elena.  Elena and Tracy’s frustration with not having sex is increasing, and Elena starts to give into temptation with Finn. Julie becomes a buffer on dates with Elena and Finn until Elena gets what she considers a sign from God.
Noel announces to the group that he and Natalie are married, which sends everyone into panic. After a failed attempt at an intervention, Felicity apologizes to Noel and – on behalf of all the friends – invites Natalie and Noel to a celebratory dinner, but Noel is already starting to second guess himself. Natalie finds out that the friends had tried an intervention against her and walks out.  Noel tells her he thinks they shouldn’t be together anymore and receives her fist in his face.
Ben’s dad – John Ritter – is in town and wants to reconnect to make amends. We learn more about Ben’s dad being in Alcoholics Anonymous, and Ben starts to feel the pull of reconnection over a few encounters. But, Ben’s dad leaving fails to show up for a Yankees Game that he was supposed to attend with Ben and Felicity, reopening old wounds for Ben.
Are you dealing with addiction or care about someone who is? Here are some resources we recommend:
Al-Anon - https://al-anon.org/Adult Children of Alcoholics - https://adultchildren.org/In the Rooms -https://www.intherooms.com/home/ Alcoholics Anonymous - https://www.aa.org/
 
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S3 E1 - The Christening

Love them or hate them, the new opening credits have been revealed.
Felicity sees an apartment for rent and impulsively decides she wants to live with Ben, even though she was supposed to live with Elena and Julie in the dorm.  Unfortunately, the apartment ends up being a hell hole, as Ben says.  Felicity thinks it is romantic and wants to make it work. After bugs, a rat, activity in the water, a giant TV, banging pipes, an attractive neighbor using their living room bathtub, and an electrical fire, the two ultimately decide to go back to where they were going to live before – after they christen the apartment and agree that living together in the future is on the table.  
Noel and Natalie are missing, and Richard is on the hunt for his buddy. When the gang finally finds him, they worry even more…because he has now assumed an alter ego of Leon and decided to drop out of college.
Elena and Tracy recount their summer working in a children’s hospital and their self-sacrificing approach to getting into a limited enrollment, competitive class. They say that sex is no longer an issue with them anymore…but is it?
Javier is now a college student!  As the first of his family to go to college, he is feeling the pressure to surprise his mom with a great transcript at the end of his first semester.
Finally, Julie is dealing with the aftermath of her father passing away over the summer.
 
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S2 Season Recap

We did it again!  Season 2 is almost done and dusted.  Except, of course, for our recap podcast!
Melissa and Fish tackle the following questions at the end of a full season 2 of Felicity:
Ben vs. Noel?
Felicity’s greatest achievement?
Felicity's biggest fail?
Most shocking moment or reveal ?
Funniest thing that happened?
Favorite minor character?
Don't miss our superlatives - the “5” Best and "5" Worst of the season.  Plus, Fish, as our official fashion correspondent, gives a summary of the fashion of the season.
Then, find our average ratings for the season across all episodes – and compared to season 1 – AND listen to some of the amazing audience feedback we got along the way!
And don’t miss Fish’s predictions for season 3.
 
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S2 E23 - The Biggest Deal There Is

Will Felicity take the internship or won’t she?  After an initial declination, Felicity revisits her choice, throwing herself and Ben into the chaos of insecurity and poor communication.  It comes to a head at the rehearsal dinner for Javier's wedding when Felicity’s best man speech becomes competitive foreplay with Ben.  In the end, Felicity takes the internship, and the two say a loving good-bye for the summer.
Meghan and Sean had a wonderful night together, and Meghan is freaked out and pulling away. Sean calls her out for mistreating him in public while being drawn to him in private.  She agrees and decides to take the next step with Sean – inviting him to her parents villa in Tuscany for the summer.
Out of the blue, Carol calls Julie.  Buh-buh-BUUUUUUMMMMMMMM!  Carol reveals that Julie’s dad is sick and wonders if Julie would donate a kidney – to the dad who doesn’t know she exists – to help.
Javier’s cousin Natalie is in town for his wedding, and Javier cautions everyone that she is the Devil.  He cautions everyone except for Noel, who forges an immediate “Before Sunrise”-esque connection with Natalie during the course of the event.
 
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S2 E22 - Final Answer

At last, we get to see what it looks like for Felicity and Ben to be in a relationship.  So. Much. Kissing! They're making plans to spend the summer in California together until Felicity’s art history professor offers her an internship in NY, as long as she does well on her final.  They kiss so much she misses her final, but Ben makes a grand gesture and convinces her professor to let Felicity make up the exam.  So...will she take the internship?
Javier asks Ben to be an usher and Felicity to be his Best Man at his wedding…next week!
Julie agrees to go on a date with Sean, even though she has a crush on Noel. Noel is confused about his feelings for Ruby, especially after he finds out that Wade proposed to her.  Enter Meghan's smart cookies, which leads to a hyper/confused Noel getting kissed by Julie – a kiss that Sean, Richard, Meghan, and Ruby walk in on!  But all's well that ends well.  Sean and Meghan hook up, and Ruby makes a decision to move back in with her parents to take care of her baby.
Finally, Tracy reveals to Elena that he wants to have sex, and she is excited about it until Meghan cautions her not to have sex with a religious virgin before marriage.
 
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S2 E21- The Aretha Theory

Greg dumps Felicity right after the altercation with Ben, because he realizes that they both clearly love each other.
Felicity, Elena, and Julie need a girls’ night out after all their respective guy troubles, and Felicity enlists Meghan to take them out on the town.  First stop, the “T-Bone Club” – where go-go dancing stations, Bonzai demons, and Meghan worship exists. Meghan tries to tell Greg she has loved him since she was a kid and gets her heart broken.  So, Felicity takes Meghan and the ladies out to a “Richard is President” party at Epstein Bar.
Javier asks Ben for help picking out an engagement ring for Samuel and then spends the night trying to motivate Ben to keep trying with Felicity. He goes as far as taking him to the T-Bone Club so Ben and Felicity can reconcile.
Felicity drunk dials Ben to leave a voicemail saying they can never be together. The next morning, Meghan convinces Felicity that she is ready for Ben – but Ben has already heard the voicemail, and he’s gone!  Where? Off to find a big romantic gesture he can make to Felicity! A rooftop viewing of the movie "The Gold Rush" cements that Benicity gets back together!
Also, Ruby and Noel have a cozy night after her night catching up with Wade, and Noel is now officially confused. Plus, Tracy finishes painting Elena’s apartment – it got worse before it got better, but now it’s amazing!
 
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Bonus Episode: Our Interview with Amanda Foreman

For this very special one-day-early bonus podcast, we welcome Amanda Foreman to the conversation! That’s right, THE Meghan Rotundi joined Fish and Melissa to talk all about S2 E21 (The Aretha Theory) as well as questions from throughout the series.  You definitely don’t want to miss this fun discussion with Mandy! We will cover S2 E21 ourselves next week!
Please consider this a companion interview to some of the other great interviews that are already out there, including:
The ATX Festival 20th reunion show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG_0-CrVOC8&t=651s
The Ben vs. Noel / Vs. Rewatch podcast interview with Amanda Foreman, Greg Grunberg, and Rob Benedict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4TckwkhROs
The Ben vs. Noel / Vs. Rewatch podcast interview with Amanda Foreman: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-vs-rewatch/an-interview-with-amanda-m8aVvKrGRbw/
 
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S2 E20 - Ben Was Here

Felicity and Greg arrive at a cabin in Rhinebeck for a relaxing, no pressure weekend away. Except Ben has followed them. Ben tries to talk to Felicity, but she – infuriated – makes him leave without letting him get a word in.  With the news of Ben's intrusion - and Felicity obviously preoccupied but in denial - Greg makes the call to end the weekend excursion and go back to school.
The pipes burst in Meghan and Felicity’s dorm, and they are both supposed to relocate to stay with their advisees in the cafeteria. Except they both end up staying in the loft, along with Ruby. Sorry, advisees!
Tracy takes initiative to finish the walls in Elena’s apartment, bringing in our new friend Vincent to strip the wallpaper and start painting. Elena and Noel decide to stay at the loft, and so begins apartment apocalypse.
With everyone in the loft, Game Night commences. Sean gets a promising call about his docuventary, and he goes in for the kiss with Julie. After an iconic, Sarah McLachlan album title-filled motivational speech from Meghan, Ben interrupts Greg and Felicity’s date to profess his affection for Felicity and declare he wants her back. Greg punches Ben, and Felicity runs after...Greg!
 
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S2 E19 - Running Mates

Felicity is running for President. Yay! All the candidates are fighting dirty. Boo!
Ben and Noel are helping Felicity with her campaign.  Ben discovers that Greg’s campaign manager is vandalizing Felicity’s and the other candidates' campaign materials, but Felicity doesn’t believe that Greg would do anything to hurt her. Ben leaks the information about Greg’s drug arrest to Richard – who then leaks the information to the whole school. Both Felicity and Greg are sure that their respective helpers are adhering to a stricter moral code than they actually are. In the end, they both lose the election.
Greg invites Felicity to go away for the weekend, which she declines until she finds out that it was Ben who leaked the drug arrest information.  They think they are getting a weekend away from everyone. Except Ben is at the train station ready to follow them!
Meanwhile, Tracy plans a romantic date for Tracy, which ends awkwardly. It turns out, he is a virgin and won’t have sex until he is married!
And Ruby is back from telling her parents that she is pregnant, but she is not planning to tell the baby’s father. Noel takes counsel from Julie and advises Ruby to reconsider.
Plus, Fish debuts our new “You’re the worst!” segment.
 
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S2 E18 - Party Lines

Sean, our favorite documentarian, is heavy-handed with his interviews in his attempt to bring Ben and Felicity together for a happy ending for Docuventary. Ben continues to be defensive. Felicity continues to deny feelings for Ben – until the final moments? Maybe?
It’s time for a Sadie Hawkins dance fundraiser for the student government elections. Julie asks Noel to go as friends (?), Felicity asks Greg, Pam asks Ben, and Elena asks Tracy. The Elena and Tracy cat and mouse game resumes, because Tracy already agreed to go to the dance with B-minus Laurie.
Greg asks Felicity to be his campaign manager as he runs for Student Council President. The flames of Ben’s contempt for Greg are fanned. Meanwhile, Leila and Richard also put their hats in the ring for President.  Felicity discovers that she disagrees with Greg’s entire platform and agrees with Leila’s, then ends up stepping in for Leila when she backs out of the race!
When a career placement test produces “stockbroker” as a result for Ben, Dr. Pavone sets up an internship for him. The internship ends up being a glorified babysitter job when his boss pawns off his kid on Ben. Ben has a breakthrough experience with the kid playing basketball, but the kid gets injured on the court, and Ben rushes him to the health center where Felicity gets a first-hand look at responsible Ben.
 
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