Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic

S2 E7 - Getting Lucky

Felicity finds a stray dog on the street and proceeds to try to get everyone she knows to take him in. Mami – Javier’s fan favorite cat – makes an appearance, rejecting having Lucky stay at her home.
Felicity and David’s relationship has progressed. They are kissing and spending the night, but is Felicity secretly avoiding sex? Lucky the dog is used as a welcome disruption anytime it seems to be getting hot and heavy with David.
Maggie propositions Ben to officially have an affair with her – after some consideration, Ben agrees!  Meanwhile, Sean continues to not be able to tell Julie how much he loves her as she continues to obliviously flaunt her dating life in front of him.
 
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S2 E6 - The Love Bug

This episode is brought to you by mono. Carl is ground zero, of course.
Felicity is wondering why David hasn’t made the first move yet. But, thanks to Meghan now having mono, Felicity is going to stay with him at his apartment!  Until he cancels and tells her his apartment is being fumigated, much to the suspicion of Felicity, Javier, and Elena.
Noel asks Felicity not to tell Ruby about their past relationship, because he wants to tell Ruby about it himself.  But boy is it awkward when Ruby comes to Felicity for birth control advice!  And even more awkward when Noel says Felicity’s name while kissing Ruby…which totally disrupts the double date with Noel and Ruby, David and Felicity!
Felicity – now consumed by what she thinks is mono – crawls to David’s to try to make up in what Fish considers the most traumatizing scene of the episode. Ruby and Noel make up and officially consummate their relationship.
In other news, Maggie is running very hot – and very cold – with Ben. He’s busy trying to reassure her about the age difference, not realizing the problem is that…she’s married!
 
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S2 E5 - Crash

Awkwardness, muffins, and coffee. That pretty much sums up this episode!
We open on an awkward candlelit dinner between Noel and Felicity where we learn that they are both concerned about each other’s dating lives.
Noel gets a PlayStation and becomes obsessed with the game Crash – and takes Elena down with him. What pulls them out? Rock bottom. Also known as yelling at a 7 year old.
Professor Sherman awkwardly fixes up Felicity with her grad student son for a blind date. Julie and Felicity bond over muffins while talking about the awkwardness of dating.
Ben and Felicity finally have a shift together again at Dean and Deluca, and Maggie awkwardly interrupts to get a coffee and invite Ben to try her homemade muffins. She seduces Ben with muffins she doesn’t actually have.
Saboteur David and Felicity have an awkward first date at a French restaurant that goes so badly that Felicity walks out! But David comes back to apologize and ask to try again. After some groveling, gifts, and a couple conversations, he succeeds!
Ben and Maggie try again – he invites her up to the loft for coffee he doesn’t have, but at least she will get a taste of Smoothaise before they sleep together. Is this a one night stand…or more?
 
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S2 E4 - The Depths

We open on an eye.  Like another J.J. Abrams show we know.
Felicity finds out that Julie has been singing mean songs about her at Epstein Bar, and Fish waxes poetic about the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
“The Modern” (AKA The MOMA) and the subway are featured prominently in this episode, with multiple characters planning a trip to “The Modern” on this same day. Felicity gets on the subway to meet Noel and Ruby at The Modern and is surprised when Julie enters the same subway car – also on her way to same place.
Felicity confronts Julie about the song, then the subway car comes to a grinding halt for hours, allowing all the fellow riders of their subway car to become deeply invested in the debate around Felicity and Julie’s relationship.
Ruby and Noel’s relationship progresses with a day at the museum.
Smoothaise makes its first appearance, as does Maggie, who shows up in this episode as a hurried, rude caterer who is turned on when Ben pushes back on her at Dean & Deluca.
By the end of this episode, Julie and Felicity seem to be ready to move forward tentatively, slowly, and delicately to restore their friendship.
 
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S2 E3 - Ancient History

It has officially happened. Felicity’s short hair is revealed, sparking conversation both within and outside of the show.
Felicity finally has to choose art or medicine and drops pre-med so she can take art courses. The catalyst for this decision, Ruby (one of Felicity's new advisees) makes her first appearance.
Even though Noel got rejected by Bridgid the first time around, fortune has it that he will be in an art class with her soon!  Except Felicity shows up in the same class and is partnered with Bridgid. Then Felicity accidentally sends Ruby to Noel for computer advice.  That Felicity is everywhere! 
As tensions rise with Noel and Felicity, he tries to set boundaries with her. Fish and Melissa have completely different interpretations of a powerful scene between Felicity and Noel (and we are dying to hear what YOU think about it), on the way of their journey to healing.
In other news, Julie announces she is moving out. Sean crumbles on the inside, but it is time for the new roommate interviews to begin!  The ice is thawing with Julie and Ben, which is good, because Julie’s new apartment eventually falls through (we’re looking at you, Susan), and she is going to end up staying at the loft, anyway.  Yay for Sean!
Noel and Ruby have their meet cute. But you know what isn’t cute? Felicity’s first critique on her art.
 
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S2 E2 - The List

It all starts when advisee Gretchen, filled with angst, introduces Felicity to the teen magazine list that sets off the whole episode.
Felicity is excited about the start of her relationship with Ben.  But Sean, the heavy-handed voice of reason, is telling Ben that Felicity is more serious about the relationship than he is. Ben is panicking, and Felicity tries to hold his interest by trying some of the list!  Fish and Melissa cheer Felicity on as she realizes that she doesn't want to compromise herself anymore to be with Ben. 
In other news, Elena becomes Noel’s wingwoman for getting back into the dating pool.  Julie and Sean are getting closer, but Julie appears to be completely oblivious to Sean's crush on her.
Finally, we brace ourselves for the haircut heard 'round the world!
 
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S2 E1 - Sophmoric

We’re back for season 2! And we, like the show Felicity, have a lighter, more summery aesthetic.
Meghan and Felicity are somehow roommates again as co-RAs, beginning a sequence of many convenient plot devices.
The cliffhanger is resolved. Felicity went on the road trip with Ben! Noel is seething about Felicity’s choice and never wants to see her again. But that seems unlikely since Noel and Elena are living together now.
Sally continues to leave us twisting in the wind. Dang it, Sally.
Julie refuses to room with cheerleading twins and moves in with Sean and Ben.  Awkwardness and passive aggression ensues, until the group erupts in conflict at Epstein Bar.
Some good news: Elena and McGrath’s relationship ended off screen. HURRAH!
Felicity and Ben are kissing and figuring out what they are. (Three cheers from all the Benicity fans.) But Sean is having none of it. (Cue ominous music.)
 
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S1 Season Recap

We did it!  Season 1 is in the books...almost.  All that's left is a recap episode!
Melissa and Fish tackle the following questions at the end of a full season 1 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, find out how we did the average ratings for the season across all episodes AND listen to some of the amazing audience feedback we got along the way!
And if you love Felicity, you'll want to hear Fish’s predictions for season 2.
Finally...we have a challenge for YOU!
 
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S1 E22 - Felicity Was Here

Melissa and Fish shatter their previous podcast length record with a meandering examination of the season 1 finale. 
The Ben and Noel cliff hanger is firmly in place! Felicity and Ben go from an almost-kiss to talking about almost kissing to actually kissing.  But which version of Ben is Ben? Noel invites Felicity to join her for two weeks in Berlin instead of road tripping with Ben.  It's decision time...next season!
Julie is busy this episode, awkwardly moving her stuff out of Ben’s place, overhearing Ben and Felicity conspire for a romantic road trip, and striking back in anger however she can.
Meghan reveals her prediction about Felicity from earlier in the year in a tender-for-Meghan good-bye scene.
McGrath and Elena have consummated their relationship. ICK!  And he gives her a better grade as a result. ICK!
Fun game to play during the podcast: Spot how many times Fish and Melissa disagree.  (We disagree on nearly everything, from Bolero to Julie.)
 
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S1 E21 - The Force

Did you ever laugh so hard that no sound came out, but then you remembered that you were hosting an audio-only podcast and had to make sound come out?  No? Only Melissa? It happened here in episode 21 of season 1.
Fish isn't loving how the magic drives the plot in this 8-act episode, but we do like the levity of Meghan’s clumsiness and forgetfulness spells.
Nicole is back, she’s coming in hot, and Ben wants none of it.
Ben’s mom came to the rescue, and now – with the help of a job to drive a stranger’s car across the country to get home – his money troubles are over.  And the couples road trip planning begins!
But then, after weeks of rough waters, Ben and Julie break up.
And - magic-induced or not? - Ben and Felicity have an almost-kiss moment while doing inventory at Dean & Deluca on a Friday night.
Noel and Guy wait in line for Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace while Guy gives Noel superlative career / relationship advice, leading to Felicity and Noel friendzoning themselves.
Meghan and Felicity bond over Meghan’s love spell.  There was a lot happening in episode 21, and we are feeling ready for next week's season finale!
 
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