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Felicity Aired From September 29, 1998 - May 22, 2002 On The WB.

Plot:
This coming-of-age drama tracked the experiences of the naive Felicity Porter, who moves across the country to New York to attend college and pursue her high school crush, Ben Covington. The story of the series begins at Felicity's high school graduation where she asks Ben to sign her yearbook. Moved by his comment that he wished he had gotten to know her, she changes her education plans completely, deciding to follow Ben to New York rather than attend Stanford University for pre-med. Felicity's overbearing parents, concerned about Felicity's seemingly rash decision, come to New York to try to convince her to return home and 'get back on track.' Felicity has second thoughts about her decision, but soon realizes that she came, not only to follow Ben, but to find herself.

While Felicity works to sort out her emotions, she continues the basic motions of student life and moves into her dorm. There, she meets the resident advisor Noel Crane. Eventually, romance ensues, and the relationships between Felicity, Ben, and Noel form the basic dramatic conflicts in the show throughout the series.

A number of other characters appear and play large roles in Felicity's life. Her roommate for the first two years is Meghan Rotundi, a goth Wiccan who occasionally casts spells on Felicity and others. Julie Emrick is one of Felicity's best friends, as is Elena Tyler, who often takes classes with Felicity. Felicity also has male friends, including Sean Blumberg, who is always trying to produce new off-kilter inventions, and Javier Quintata, who manages the coffee house Dean & DeLuca where Felicity works for most of her college career.

Cast:

Keri Russell	Felicity Porter
Scott Foley	Noel Crane
Scott Speedman	Ben Covington
Tangi Miller	Elena Tyler
Greg Grunberg	Sean Blumberg
Amanda Foreman	Meghan Rotundi
Amy Jo Johnson	Julie Emrick
Ian Gomez	Javier Clemente Quintata

information from: IMDb, wikipedia, felicitypage.com & TV.com

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Season One

1. Pilot
We meet Felicity Porter, a young girl that just finished high school, and who finally works up the nerve to ask Ben Covington, her longtime crush, to sign her yearbook. She makes an impulsive decision to attend college in New York City, to follow Ben, and she leaves her parents crushed, after abandoning her long-established plans to study medicine at Stanford. In NY, Felicity moves into the dorm and meets new friends, a standoffish girl Meghan, her resident advisor Noel, and aspiring guitar player Julie, as she's trying to find out more about Ben and get closer to him.

2. The Last Stand
Felicity is worried when she learns that her parents are still in NY, trying to convince her to move to Stanford, so with some help from Noel, she decides to convince them how this is a good change for her, she's becoming independent. Julie tries to avoid Ben out of loyalty to Felicity. Noel tries to calm a student, whose roommate has been talking in his sleep about killing him.

3. Hot Objects
The dorm plans a party. Meghan informs Felicity that something is obviously going on between Julie & Ben. Felicity sees the two together at the party, and confronts Julie. Felicity meets floormate Elena Tyler. A disc jockey accidentally plays one of Felicity's tapes to her friend Sally. Everyone hears a passage in which she talks about sex. A computer error forces Ben to take a drama class.

4. Boggled
Felicity is mad when everyone thinks she's sleeping with Noel, and when she actually does come closer to him, he reveals that he has a girlfriend. Ben tries out for the track team. Julie is still avoiding Ben, so she wouldn't hurt Felicity, and she spends time with Zack, a freshman film student.

5. Spooked
Ben and Felicity are robbed at gunpoint in his loft, after what they begin hanging out, and Ben finally confides in Felicity. The two make arrangements for Halloween, but when Ben completely ignores Felicity during the party, she accuses him of pushing her away because he has trouble talking to people after sharing personal recollections with them. Julie and Zach continue hanging out, and after a kiss, Julie decides to begin seeing him.

6. Cheating
Hoping to get closer with Ben, and helping him get a better grade, Felicity rewrites Ben's English paper and hands it to the professor, who accuses Ben of cheating, and Ben furiously confronts Felicity about her move. Elena turns down Blair, because she believes the night they spent together was just a one-night stand. And Julie does her best to come closer to Zach.

7. Drawing the Line (1)
Noel seeks for advice from his fellow resident advisors, so he would know what to say to Felicity, who whines to him about Ben, and after he shares the decision with Felicity, she ends up hurt and angry, so Noel tries to rectify the situation. Blair asks Felicity to help him help Elena stay in school, because she's facing a financial crisis, and she won't open up to Blair. Noel advises Elena what to do. Julie is afraid of moving too fast in her relationship with Zach, when they end up kissing during their work session. Their evening out may finish badly.

8. Drawing the Line (2)
Felicity and Noel are trying to help Julie, who is convinced that Zach raped her, but she won't file a report to the police. Zach approaches Julie about another date, and has no idea that Julie is upset. Ben confronts Zach, and talks to Julie about his abusive childhood, in order to help her. And Elena has to look after a visiting high school junior, whom Felicity can't take care off, because she's too busy with Julie. When the girl turns out to be a pain in the ass, Meghan helps Elena out.

9. Thanksgiving
Felicity decides to stay on campus for Thanksgiving, although she planned to fly home, because she doesn't want to leave a hurt Julie alone, who isn't ready to face her parents. Ben finds out that his parents don't want him to come home for the holiday, and Elena returns to the dorm when her father wants to have Thanksgiving dinner with his new girlfriend. Noel's girlfriend Hanna arrives at the campus, and announces that she may be moving to New York. Felicity is mad when Noel refers to her as a "kid" from his floor, and she confronts him about it. Ben catches them kissing.

10. Finally
After their unexpected kiss, Felicity and Noel are constantly interrupted, and can't find time to talk. While studying for the finals, Noel realizes he picked up the wrong bag on the airport, so now he doesn't have any notes to study from, so Felicity decides to help him, but they spent more time kissing, rather than studying. Richard, an annoying guy that Noel reported for having barbecue in his room, is blackmailing Noel. He wants Noel to do whatever he wants, or else he'll report him for fraternizing with an advisee. Ben and Noel fight for Felicity, but she has no time, because she has to study for her finals. Sean decides to sell fruit to students in the library. He is unsuccessful, until Julie gives it a try.

11. Gimme an O!
Felicity returns from Christmas break and promptly announces that she wants to lose her virginity to Noel, A.S.A.P., but a series of unfortunate events stops them, and they don't do it, mostly because she realizes she's still not over Ben, who is now dating Julie. Blair gives Elena an article of clothing as a gift. She tries desperately to find out exactly what it is.

12. Friends
Felicity spies Blair kissing another girl in the library. She plans to tell Elena, but keeps quiet when the girl turns out to be Elena's best friend, Tara. Elena refuses to believe that Tara would betray her, and essentially orders Felicity to stay out of her business. Julie learns the identity of her birth mother, Carol Anderson. Ben comes along for moral support as Julie prepares to meet the woman. However, she cannot bring herself to go to the door. Julie becomes annoyed at Ben's well-meaning advice.

13. Todd Mulcahy (1)
Todd Mulcahy, a young man who attended summer school with Felicity when she was twelve, arrives unexpectedly. He declares that he and Felicity are soulmates, and announces that he has come to New York to kiss her. Felicity seeks Ben's advice on how to deal with a stalker. She is annoyed when Todd manages to win everyone over with his charms. Blair approaches Elena for a date, unaware that she knows that he is cheating on her. She punches his lights out. Julie discovers that she and Carol have common interests. Ben faces financial problems after his father cuts him off without explanation.

14. Todd Mulcahy (2)
Todd gives Felicity an old note in which she speaks of her dreams of becoming an artist. Felicity experiences doubts about her future and blows her interview for the seminar by telling Dr. McGrath that she doesn't really want to be a doctor. Noel and Felicity stage a break-up to put a stop to Richard's blackmail schemes. Julie sends Carol a tape revealing that she is her daughter. And Todd' surgery may inspire Felicity.

15. Love and Marriage
Javier faces deportation. Horrified by the prospect of being separated from his true love, Samuel, he asks Felicity to help him get a green card by marrying him. Noel's visiting brother Ryan announces that he is gay. Before Noel can come to grips with this news, Ryan introduces him to his boyfriend, whom he plans to marry. The swim coach observes Ben's workout and asks him to try out for the team. He is reluctant; until one of the swimmers, Lynn, angers him by bringing up his failed track tryout in front of Julie.

16. The Fugue
Hanna, Noel's ex-girlfriend, shows up at Dean & DeLuca to use the phone. She reveals that she has been attending school in New York for several months. Noel admits that he still has feelings for Hanna, and they kiss at the end of the evening. Felicity continues to frequent the art studio; and agrees to pose for a sketch with Eli, her art student friend. She ends up having sex with him. Julie becomes lonely as Ben spends more time with his swimmer friends.

17. Assassins
Noel apologizes to Felicity for jeopardizing their relationship. He tells her that he ended things with Hanna, and that he did not sleep with her. Eli sends flowers to Felicity, which she mistakenly believes are from Noel. And Noel is furious when Felicity tells him about spending the night with Eli. The dorm residents play a war game that is designed to force them to learn everyone's name. Elena becomes obsessed with victory. Julie reluctantly aids Sean as he tries to get a date with a student librarian. Ben goes out partying with Lynn every night, leaving Julie angry and worried.

18. Happy Birthday
The dorm plans a party for Julie's birthday. Carol stops by reveals that she is actually Julie's mother. She refuses to allow Julie to meet her family because she hasn't told her husband that she has another child. Meghan asks Felicity to watch over her mysterious box while her parents are in town. Felicity is amazed as Meghan undergoes a complete personality transformation, trying to pass herself off as a sweet, innocent preppy. Noel considers moving out of the dorm because he feels uncomfortable around Felicity. Lynn convinces Ben to place a bet in an attempt to solve his financial problems.

19. Docuventary
Sean puts together a documentary about college life. He soon narrows the focus to a discussion of Felicity and Noel and their failed relationship. Noel, at Sean's recommendation, visits a hypnotist to deal with his unresolved anger about Felicity's fling with Eli. Ben tells Sean that his mother has finally left his father, so he falls deeper into debt. Felicity skips McGrath's seminar to talk with Noel, and has to work off her punishment.

20. Connections
Abby, Dean & DeLuca's officious new manager, leaves Felicity in charge while she is away. If she does a good job, she will be promoted to assistant manager. Abby orders Felicity to fire Danny, an irresponsible employee. Ben is unable to pay off his debt to the campus bookie, who asks him to collect from others. Sean agrees to co-sign a loan, but the bank refuses to approve it because Sean owes money to one of his suppliers. When Julie learns of his problems, Ben angrily refuses her suggestion that he call his parents for help. Noel lets Richard stay with him while a heating problem in Richard's room is repaired. Noel receives a summer internship in Berlin.

21. The Force
Meghan uses Felicity as her guinea pig as she practices her spells. Felicity doubts Meghan's powers, until she suddenly becomes very clumsy and forgetful, seeming as the result of the spells. Noel's friend Guy forces him to work on their group project outside a movie theater as he tries to secure tickets to "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace." Ben has to find a new way home to Palo Alto because he must use the money his mom sent for a plane ticket to pay off his gambling debts. Felicity finds him a man who is willing to pay him to drive his car to San Francisco. Felicity, Ben, Noel and Julie plan to drive across the country together. Lynn's girlfriend continually makes passes at Ben. He turns her down, but breaks up with Julie because he feels stifled by the relationship.

22. Felicity Was Here
Felicity concludes that it would be wrong to join Ben on the road trip, as she does not want to betray Julie. Noel offers her a ticket to Berlin, but she needs time to think it over. After Ben kisses her, she runs out in a panic and immediately accepts Noel's offer. Julie witnesses Felicity and Ben's flirtation. Elena sleeps with Dr. McGrath. She sneaks a peek at her exam and discovers that she didn't do very well, but after the night, the professor gives her an A.

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Season Two

1. Sophomoric
Felicity returns to school to discover that one of the dorms has been shut down. Due to the lack of rooms, she must share resident advisor duties. Much to her horror, her roommate and co-resident advisor turns out to be Meghan. Elena and Noel decide to share an apartment. Felicity deals with the consequences of her decision to drive across the country with Ben. Although Ben spent much of the summer away in Mexico, he and Felicity are now a couple. Still extremely bitter, Noel and Julie lash out at them. Julie, also a victim of the housing shortage, moves into the loft with Sean and Ben. Ben assures Felicity that he is completely over Julie. Sean insists that Ben isn't ready for a relationship with Felicity, and continually pressures him to break up with her. Ben listens to one of Felicity's tapes to Sally. He is disconcerted to hear Felicity say that she might be in love with him.

2. The List
Felicity counsels an advisee, who is using tips from a magazine article to win the affections of her aloof boyfriend. Ben worries Felicity with his peculiar behavior. He finally reveals that he listened to her tape and cannot deal with the idea that she might love him. Felicity consults the magazine article and tries to get him back. She agrees to be less intense, but suddenly breaks up with Ben because she feels that he expects her to be someone else. She deals with her pain by getting a very short hair cut. Julie throws a big party (with cover charge) at the loft. Elena tries to help Noel get a girl's phone number.

3. Ancient History
Felicity rearranges her work schedule to avoid Ben. While looking over the course catalog with freshman advisee Ruby, Felicity laments the fact that she is no longer able to pursue her interest in art. She impulsively drops her pre-med courses and signs up for drawing. Felicity winds up in the same class as Noel, who continues to hate her guts. He accuses her of ruining his chances of hooking up with a classmate, unaware that the woman's lack of interest stems from the fact that she is gay. Ruby turns to Noel for advice about a computer problem. He snaps at her because of her association with Felicity, but they later find that they have a lot in common. Noel defends Felicity when the professor and other students harshly criticize her work. Although discouraged by the experience, Felicity decides not to leave the class. Ben and Sean interview new roommates as Julie prepares to move out. When her new place falls through, they ask her to stay.

4. The Depths
Felicity hears a rumor that Julie has written and performed a vicious song about her. They end up stuck in the same car for several hours after the subway breaks down. The other passengers overhear their sniping and get involved in their argument. An older man forces them to realize that they were never really as good friends as they believed. Noel and Ruby begin dating. Sean invents a condiment called "smoothaise" that he believes will make him rich. Ben meets a pushy caterer.

5. Crash
Professor Sherman tries to set up Felicity with her son, who is several years older. Julie suggests that it might be a good idea to date a guy without worrying about the prospect of a long-term relationship. David turns out to be a petulant jerk, and Felicity storms out in the middle of dinner. He apologizes and asks for another chance, so she decides to date him. Ben and Maggie start sleeping together. Noel and Elena obsess over a video game.

6. The Love Bug
A mono epidemic hits the campus. After Meghan gets sick, Felicity tries to avoid the bug by staying with Elena and Noel. Felicity frets about the fact that David has yet to kiss her. Noel accidentally says Felicity's name while kissing Ruby. Ruby is furious to discover that Noel and Felicity hadn't told her the truth about their past relationship. A stranger offers Ruby a business card, claiming to be a movie producer. She follows up on the lead and ends up getting a major role in a Tom Cruise movie. Ruby sleeps with Noel before departing for several weeks. Ben finds out that Maggie is married.

7. Getting Lucky
Felicity takes in a stray dog, but has trouble finding a place for it to stay. Elena believes that Felicity is using the dog as an excuse to not have sex with David. Lucky is diagnosed with distemper and has to be put to sleep. Felicity sleeps with David. Ben meets Maggie's husband when he comes to Dean & DeLuca to buy food for their anniversary party. Sean continues to fawn over Julie.

8. Family Affairs
Felicity's parents arrive unexpectedly for Thanksgiving. She is afraid to tell them about all of the recent changes she has made in her life. The Porters, David and Professor Sherman all end up getting invited to dinner at Noel and Elena's apartment. Meghan shows up in the hopes of seeing everyone get into a fight. Felicity fears that David is becoming too serious about their relationship. Felicity and Noel get drunk from Professor Sherman's punch. They go to his room and reminisce about their kiss the previous Thanksgiving. Professor Sherman walks in on them kissing. An ugly scene develops, leaving Meghan delighted. Felicity breaks up with David. Javier recruits Ben, Julie and Sean to help him cater the Sherwoods' anniversary party. Maggie introduces her husband to Ben, "the guy I've been sleeping with." Ben realizes that Maggie was just using him to get back at her cheating husband. Sean and Julie console him as they dine on "tofurkey." Meghan forgets a promise to serve dinner to some of the advisees, and leaves them to starve.

9. Portraits
In the aftermath of their kiss, Felicity gets all hot and bothered about Noel. She continually dreams about him. They team up for the group portion of their final project in art class, and fear that Professor Sherman will not be able to give them an unbiased critique because she hates them. Felicity and Noel discuss about getting back together. Julie is approached by a record executive. Sean believes that the man has ulterior motives. Ben has difficulty with his English essay because he read the wrong book.

10. Great Expectations (1)
Felicity's father accompanies her back to New York, where he is scheduled to work with the university. She grows tired of his constant intrusions, and panics when he announces that he may take a full-time job as a professor of surgery. Dr. Porter sends Felicity reeling with the news that he and her mother are separated. Ben and Felicity begin working the same shifts at Dean & DeLuca. Ben tells Sean that he was wrong to take his advice about not getting into a relationship with Felicity. Depressed after the university cuts the swim program, Ben convinces her to join him in blowing off some steam. They buy beer with his fake I.D. and break into the campus pool. They get caught by campus security and face expulsion. Julie rejects Erik's advances. However, he assures her that he truly cares about her music. She begins recording her demo, but learns from a technician that Erik has a reputation for preying on young singers. Ben advises Sean to tell Julie how he feels about her. Sean cannot work up the nerve to do this, but vows that he will get to it eventually. Ruby tries to help Noel improve his poor public speaking skills after he becomes a teaching assistant. However, she takes offense when he singles her out in class.

11. Help for the Lovelorn
In a special black and white episode patterned after The Twilight Zone, a mysterious customer offers Felicity advice on how to ease her constant heartache. Felicity visits a clinic, where she soon learns that the doctors use horrific methods to mend a broken heart. Felicity and her friends end up trapped in a small, bare room from which there is no escape. The contents of Meghan's box are revealed (for the purpose of this episode only).

12. The Slump (2)
Felicity and Ben are ordered to attend sessions with a counselor, who will help determine their punishment. Ben doesn't show up because he thinks the whole thing is stupid. Felicity gets caught in the middle of her parents' bickering when her mother comes for a visit. She learns that her mother married so young because she was pregnant with Felicity. Felicity blames herself for forcing her mother to give up all her dreams. She seriously considers Ben's suggestion that they chuck everything and take a trip to Vienna. Noel struggles to make up with Ruby after an argument. She reveals the real reason that she is upset: she may be pregnant. Elena gets a "sexy new lab partner." She fears that he will distract her from her studies.

13. Truth or Consequences
Felicity and Ben begin a community service assignment at the student health center. Felicity chooses that assignment because she wants to help others, while Ben just wants to be around Felicity. The head of the clinic, Greg, acts very rude and condescending toward them. Erik stands up for Julie when the head of the record company plans to pass on her demo. Julie and Erik go out to celebrate and get drunk, and when things get little closer, Julie pushes him away, still hurt by the rape.

14. True Colors
A panicked Noel distances himself from Ruby. Ben enrolls in Noel's philosophy section, at Dr. Pavone's urging. Ben tells Noel that he got a girl pregnant in high school, but didn't come through when she needed him. He urges Noel not to do anything that he will regret. Noel decides to take an active role in his child's life. The ultrasound reveals that Ruby is eight weeks pregnant; Noel realizes that he could not have been the father. Ruby confesses that she slept with a producer while she was away in Los Angeles working on the movie. She reminds Noel that they were not really a couple at the time, and pleads with him to give her another chance. Elena holds a party to re-paint the apartment. Everyone loudly discusses Noel's situation while he is trying to rest in his bedroom. Julie confides in Sean about the date rape, and admits that she never fully recovered. He advises her to seek counseling. Felicity tries to get Greg to be as understanding around the staff as he is with his patients. Ben becomes jealous as Felicity and Greg spend more time together. Meghan, surprisingly, develops a crush on Greg.

15. Things Change
Greg is in a bind when a doctor leaves the clinic just before it is to undergo an inspection. Felicity volunteers her father for the assignment. She discovers that Dr. Porter is taking anxiety pills, and that he quit his job at the hospital weeks earlier. Dr. Porter explains that he never wanted to take the job in the first place; he misses his wife desperately, and hoped that she would ask him to come home. Noel tells Ruby that he cannot get over the fact that she is carrying someone else's child. He offers his friendship. Tracy annoys Elena with his cockiness as they prepare for an exam. After they both receive outstanding scores, Elena agrees to go out with him. Ben continues to mope about Felicity's close working relationship with Greg. He reluctantly goes on a date, but cannot stop thinking about Felicity. He goes to the clinic to share his feelings. He finds Felicity and Greg talking and laughing as they celebrate the clinic's high marks on the inspection. Dejected, Ben walks away before they can notice him.

16. Revolutions
Julie has difficulty sleeping because of nightmares about Zach. Felicity recommends that she talk to someone, but Julie doesn't feel she is ready. A student visits the clinic to obtain the morning-after pill, only to discover that the university will no longer distribute it. An outraged Felicity turns to Greg, who cannot take any action because he fears losing the little support the clinic has. Felicity organizes a sit-in, which freshman advisee Burkey helps turn into a major protest. Felicity wants to call the whole thing off after Greg gets in trouble, but the others refuse to leave. Dr. Porter is brought in to convince Felicity to give up. She refuses, and Greg decides to join the demonstration. When Felicity chokes during a television interview, Julie steps up and delivers an impassioned speech about the pill's importance to rape victims. The university is touched by her words and reverses its position. Felicity kisses Greg during the celebration. Noel helps Ben study for an upcoming test. They get drunk and play a lot of video games. Ben accidentally nails Noel in the head with a can of beer, then provokes a fistfight.

17. Docuventary II
Sean, with help from Richard, resumes his documentary film project. The duo annoys Felicity and Ben by hounding them as they complete their community service. Felicity takes a paid job as Greg's assistant. She is furious to discover that Greg helped her get the job because he is attracted to her; a more deserving colleague was passed over, and must now leave the clinic. Felicity quits, but Greg persuades her to return. She takes a volunteer position. While working in the records office, Ben snoops in Greg's file and discovers that he was busted for cocaine possession. Noel convinces him to keep the information under wraps for the time being. After Sean and Richard show him footage of Felicity and Greg on a date, Ben goes to the clinic and threatens Greg. Greg shares the truth with Felicity and assures her that he has been clean for years. Felicity angrily confronts Ben, who points out that she read his file a year earlier. She attributes her behavior to the fact that she was in love with him. Felicity fails to realize that Ben has similar reasons for his actions. Rather than confessing his feelings, he storms out. Noel panics after he loses his students' exams before he had a chance to grade them. Tracy embarrasses Elena during their interview, but later has nice things to say about her.

18. Party Lines
Sean follows Ben and Felicity with his camera and pesters them to admit their attraction. Greg asks Felicity to manage his campaign for student council president. Felicity is alarmed to discover that she disagrees with Greg's position on virtually every issue. She finds that her views are more in line with her friend Leila's campaign. After Leila's fear of public speaking leaves her ill, Felicity reads her speech to the students. Leila drops out of the race, but urges Felicity to run in her place. Hoping to show Felicity that he has some direction, Ben takes an internship on Wall Street. He spends all of his time babysitting a broker's visiting son. They bond while playing basketball, but the boy hurts his finger. Ben comforts the child as Greg tends to the injury, and Felicity is very impressed. Felicity, with encouragement from Ben, decides to run for student council president. Greg throws a fit and breaks their date to the Sadie Hawkins dance. He later shows up and apologizes. Felicity and Ben exchange longing glances while dancing with their dates. Richard also runs for president, using the platform "Free Pizza on Fridays." Tracy accepts another girl's invitation to the dance because he believes Elena took too long to ask him.

19. Running Mates
Ben catches Andre, a jerk who hangs around with Greg, defacing Felicity's campaign posters. Greg denies that his friend would do such a thing. All of the candidates start acting very immature and sabotaging each other's campaigns. After all of Felicity's posters are stolen from her room, she and Ben break into Andre's room. They discover that he has pilfered materials from all of Greg's competitors. Greg rubs his relationship with Felicity in Ben's face. An angry Ben tells Richard about Greg's drug arrest. Richard plasters fliers around the campus, and Greg is placed under scrutiny during a Q&A with students. Ben agonizes over whether to tell Felicity what he has done. Richard and a female student are elected co-presidents. Richard tells Felicity that he owes his victory to Ben. Felicity suddenly reverses her position and decides to join Greg on a weekend getaway. Ben learns their destination from Meghan and tries desperately to catch up to them. Ruby returns from Colorado after revealing her pregnancy to her parents. Inspired by a conversation with Julie, Noel encourages Ruby to contact the baby's father. Tracy shocks Elena by declaring that he doesn't plan to have sex before marriage. She thinks things over and decides that she just wants to be friends, but then makes out with him.

20. Ben Was Here
Ben waits outside the cabin for several hours until he can talk to Felicity alone. She refuses to hear him out and slams the door in his face, declaring that she no longer wants him in her life. Felicity becomes distracted, so she and Greg have to cut their weekend short. Tracy and a friend volunteer to remove the wallpaper from Elena's apartment and finish painting so that she won't lose the security deposit. They inadvertently use toxic chemicals, so Noel and Elena have to stay at the loft until the damage can be repaired. A pipe bursts in Felicity and Meghan's room, forcing the students to sleep in the cafeteria. Felicity, Meghan and Ruby end up moving into the loft. At Javier's urging, Felicity decides to forgive Ben. Meghan convinces Ben that Felicity still has feelings for him. He crashes her date with Greg and pleads for another chance. Felicity insists that Ben doesn't sincerely want to be in a relationship with her. Greg punches out Ben. Felicity races to Ben's aid, but then leaves with Greg. Wade, the father of Ruby's baby, comes to town to meet with her. Sean learns that the Independent Film Channel wants to buy his documentary. After he receives the news, he grabs Julie and kisses her, leaving the entire room in shock. When Julie confronts Sean, he admits that he is in love with her. Javier announces that he plans to enroll in college.

21. The Aretha Theory
Greg dumps Felicity because she is still hung up on Ben. Felicity convinces Meghan to take Julie, Elena and her out to a club to distract them from their problems with men. They all have a great time. Javier plans to propose to Samuel, and enlists Ben's help in picking out an engagement ring. Javier brings Ben to the club and forces Felicity and him to talk things over. Meghan interrupts the conversation and takes Felicity to a friend's market.

22. Final Answer
Felicity and Ben try to avoid one another until the end of finals, but cannot keep their hands off each other. They plan to spend the summer together in Palo Alto, where Ben has taken a construction job to pay for his tuition. Felicity's art history professor mentions the possibility of an internship at a museum, provided that she performs well on the final. Ben rents a hotel room to unwind after completing his finals. Felicity joins him, although she has yet to take her art history exam. They lose track of time while making out naked, and Felicity misses her final. Ben secretly tracks down the professor and takes responsibility for Felicity's absence. Professor Morton agrees to give Felicity one day to complete a take-home essay. Ben helps her complete the paper overnight; she gets an A and is offered the internship. Julie agrees to a date with Sean, who begins obsessing over every detail. Ruby reveals that Wade has asked her to marry him, and plans to accept for the good of her child. Noel asks her to stay, expressing a willingness to commit to her. Sean, Richard and Ruby catch Julie and Noel making out. Sean is heartbroken, but winds up sharing a kiss with Meghan. Noel tries to explain that he was under the influence of Meghan's "smart cookies." Ruby is not angry with Noel, but feels that she is placing unreasonable demands on him. She decides to move back into her parents' house. Tracy announces that he wants to sleep with Elena after all. Meghan warns Elena of the dangers of coming between Tracy and his spirituality. Elena pushes Tracy away, although he initially has trouble understanding her decision.

23. The Biggest Deal There Is
Felicity turns down the internship so that she can spend the summer with Ben. Dr. Pavone warns that she may be passing up a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Felicity reveals that her parents may get back together. Felicity and Ben have a misunderstanding as she reconsiders her decision. Ben doesn't think Felicity wants to spend time with him, while she feels that he is pushing her away. Felicity tells Professor Morton that she wants the internship, but she has already offered it to a grad student. Javier and Samuel prepare for their wedding. "Best man" Felicity makes thinly veiled references to Ben in her rehearsal dinner toast, leading to an argument. They go into Ben's room and have sex. Before the wedding, Felicity learns that the internship is available after all. She takes the position, and she and Ben vow to make their relationship work. They declare their love before he leaves for Palo Alto. Javier's cousin Natalie, an attractive girl with a major attitude, comes to town for the wedding. She spends a lot of time with Noel, who declares that he is "tired of doing the right thing." Noel and Natalie run away together. Meghan sleeps with Sean, then ignores him because she doesn't want to admit her true feelings. She drops out of Wicca camp and invites Sean to join her at her parents' Tuscany villa for the summer. Julie's biological mother visits and announces that her husband needs a kidney transplant. Julie punishes Carol by refusing to submit to testing to see if she could be a donor for her father.

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Season Three

1. The Christening
Javier tells Felicity that a friend is giving away his furniture before moving out of state. She goes to the man's apartment and falls in love with the place. She decides that it would be romantic to live there with Ben. Felicity rents the apartment before Ben has even returned to New York. He agrees to live with her, but discovers that the apartment is a "hell hole" with major plumbing and electrical problems and a roach infestation. Felicity is so excited that he cannot bear to tell her how he feels. Felicity grows wary of their downstairs neighbor, a beautiful dancer. She is furious when Ben reluctantly allows the woman to use their living room tub. Ben later apologizes and promises to try harder to make the arrangement work. Felicity reveals that she has given up the apartment, but they discuss plans to live together after graduation. Meghan takes Felicity's place in a student apartment with Elena, Julie and a new student. ("She's British. That's all we know.") Sean is asked to turn "Docuventary" into a weekly series. He focuses on the disappearance of Noel, who hasn't been seen since Javier's wedding and has had minimal contact with family. Richard investigates and manages to track him down. The gang discovers a bearded, greasy-haired Noel sharing an apartment with Natalie and going by the name Leon. He has decided to drop out of school and spend all his time partying. Noel and Natalie elope during a weekend getaway. Julie reveals that she wasn't a match for her father. She spent some time with him during the summer before he died. Tracy stands behind his decision to remain a virgin. He notes Elena's obvious attraction to her new neighbor. Felicity tells Sean that her parents are divorcing.

2. The Anti-Natalie Intervention
After learning of Noel's marriage, Richard organizes an intervention in the hopes of convincing him to leave Natalie. Noel is offended, and orders his friends to stay away from him. Felicity visits his apartment to apologize. She says that it is difficult to deal with how much he has changed, and recalls all his goals for the future. However, she gives her blessing and organizes a party for the couple. Natalie finds one of Richard's fliers about the intervention and storms out. Noel realizes that he must divorce Natalie and resume his life. When Natalie comes home and learns his plans, she punches him in the eye. Sean offers to let Noel move into the loft. Natalie apologizes and agrees to the annulment, but she and Noel end up having sex. Ben's father comes to town, seeking to make amends as part of a twelve-step program. He invites Ben and Felicity to a Yankees game, but never shows up. Julie refuses to answer questions about her father. Elena tells Finn that she doesn't have a boyfriend, and brings a reluctant Julie along on their dates as a buffer. Just as Elena is about to kiss Finn, Tracy's picture falls to the floor. She sees this as a sign and dumps Finn. Julie sleeps with him and snarls at Elena in the bathroom.

3. Hello, I Must Be Going
Ben's mother calls and tells him that his father has been missing for several days. She asks him to file a missing persons report. Ben refuses to open up to Felicity, who hears about the situation from Julie. An angry Ben insists that he will not help look for his father; this is not the first time he has disappeared, and Ben is tired of dealing with him. Julie goes behind his back to file a police report, and learns that Mr. Covington is being hospitalized with alcohol poisoning. Julie explains that she feared Ben would not be able to live with the consequences if something happened to his father. Ben is furious with Julie, while Felicity tries to comfort her about her birth father. Julie finally blows up and reveals that she was a match for her father, but lied about it and did nothing to help him. Ben visits his dad in the hospital; he recovers and prepares to go home. Ben and Felicity return to her apartment to find that Julie has moved out. She left behind a videotape in which she says goodbye to everyone. Noel claims impotence, as grounds for annulment, but Natalie won't back him up. He discovers that she had to get married to receive a $250,000 inheritance. If Noel stays married to her for a year, he would receive $100,000. Noel eventually decides to end the marriage. Natalie thwarts him again by announcing that she has given up the money to prove that it wasn't her reason for marrying him. Noel agrees to continue seeing her if she grants the divorce. While dealing with his father's disappearance, Ben flies into a rage and hits Sean in the nose during a basketball game. When Meghan mentions plastic surgery, Sean concludes that she doesn't like his nose. She confesses that she got a nose job when she was fourteen. Molly, an eccentric young woman from London (with a psychic mother), moves in with the girls.

4. Greeks and Geeks
Felicity lies to Mrs. Emrick about Julie's whereabouts. After finding drugs in Julie's closet, she decides to tell the Emricks the truth. Mrs. Emrick blames Felicity for not looking after her daughter. Overcome with guilt and anxiety, Felicity bombs her midterms. Meghan tries to cheer her up by taking her to a frat party. Meghan and Molly convince Felicity to play strip ping-pong, but then leave her alone. She has too many Jell-O shots and wakes up naked in a frat guy's bed. She cannot remember what happened. Julie calls and says that she is okay. Ben helps Javier study for his citizenship test. Ben does not plan on voting, but changes his mind after Javier lectures him about the privilege of being a citizen. Noel applies for a job with the campus computer center. Tracy tries to help him practice for his tryout by sabotaging his old laptop, unaware that Elena had used it to write her political science paper. Noel must save the day when the arrogant head tech cannot fix the problem. Meghan angers Sean by taking a phone sex job.

5. Surprise
Felicity tries desperately to track down Randy and find out what happened between them. During a service call, Noel stumbles across a mass E-mail from the fraternity that includes a naked photo of Felicity and Randy. Noel warns Felicity and advises her to keep the matter quiet until after the surprise birthday party that Ben has organized for her. Richard and Molly inadvertently expose Felicity's secret during the party. Ben storms over the the fraternity house, and Randy's buddies tell him that Randy and Felicity slept together. Randy assures Felicity that they did not have sex; she passed out, so he put her to bed. Ben feels betrayed and refuses to accept Felicity's denial. Sean consults a doctor about swelling in one of his testicles. He insists that it is just an infection, and is reluctant to tell Meghan about his problem. She finally convinces Sean to return to the doctor. He learns that he must undergo surgery to determine if the mass is malignant. Everyone is surprised when Richard and Molly hit it off. He rejects her advances, claiming that he finds her too aggressive. A young man with a crush on Noel fakes a computer problem to get him to his apartment. As he departs, Noel sees a photograph of the guy and Richard with their arms around each other at the beach.

6. One Ball, Two Strikes
Felicity asks Randy to talk to Ben and confirm that she didn't have sex with him. A drunken Ben repeatedly punches Randy, sending him to the hospital. Sean confronts Ben about his self-destructive behavior. He tries to convince Ben to attend an art show where Felicity has a work on display. Ben surprises Felicity by purchasing her painting. He tells her that he wants to resume their relationship, as she is the only person he can trust. As Ben leaves the loft, Randy has his frat buddies ambush him and give him a beating. Sean's blood work suggests that he has cancer; doctors must remove the affected testicle and check some lymph nodes to see if the disease has spread. He ignores the doctors and pretends that he is okay. Meghan learns the truth and persuades him to face his problem. Richard tells Noel that he is not gay. He discloses that he is a virgin, and has never kissed anyone. Molly kisses him, but tells him they are only friends. Elena agrees to help Tracy with a group project while he is away with Habitat for Humanity. She is unaware that Finn is his partner. Elena rejects Finn after a kiss, but later sleeps with him. Noel repairs the computer of an attractive coed. He steals her E-mail password.

7. Kissing Mr. Covington
After learning of Ben's injuries, Mr. Covington returns to town with the hopes of reconciling with his son. He seeks Felicity's help after Ben refuses to see him. Mr. Covington breaks down in tears as he describes the way his life has crumbled. When Felicity tries to comfort him, he kisses her. Ben begins to warm to his father, until he notes Felicity's discomfort and realizes that something happened. Mr. Covington confesses, and Ben orders him to leave. Felicity encourages Ben to attend Al-Anon meetings to deal with his feelings about his father. He is surprised to see Molly at a meeting. Sean devotes himself to the Jewish faith to fulfill a promise he made to God before his surgery. He breaks up with Meghan for refusing to convert to Judaism. His hospital roommate, a rabbi, convinces him that he has made a mistake. After Dr. McGrath is accused of sexual harassment, a list circulates with the names of students he dated--including Elena. Tracy confronts her, but quickly gets over it. When Tracy tells Finn that Elena confessed her "affair," a confused Finn accidentally reveals that he slept with her. Noel reads Jane's E-mail and gathers information about her interests to aid his pursuit of her.

8. A Good Egg
Javier and Samuel decide to become parents. Javier asks Felicity to donate an egg, which would be implanted into his aunt. Felicity agrees, but changes her mind after Ben adamantly states his opposition. Felicity poses as Javier's wife during an interview with a potential donor. The woman backs out after discovering that the child would actually have two fathers. Felicity tells Ben that she has come to appreciate his viewpoint; she cannot deal with the idea of watching someone else raise her biological child. During an Al-Anon meeting, Molly speaks of her struggle to break free from an addict boyfriend. Ben confronts her and asks if the drugs discovered in Julie's closet were hers. She denies this, but later comes clean during a meeting. However, Ben cannot share any of her revelations with Felicity because of the confidential nature of the group. Jane angrily rejects Noel after he confesses to stalking her. Overcome with despair, she sleeps with an old friend--Richard. Elena tries desperately to win back Tracy.

9. James and the Giant Piece
Ben encourages Molly to break up with James. She instead invites him to move into the girls' apartment for a while. Molly insists that James has agreed to join her in seeking treatment. James persuades Molly to skip her meeting to get high with him and cuts off her hair. Ben accidentally stumbles upon a gun with James' belongings. He tells Felicity about Molly's problems. Ben and Felicity confront Molly and proclaim that James cannot stay. Ben (without Felicity's consent) also declares that Molly must either stop using drugs or leave. She angrily moves out. A student files harassment charges against Dr. McGrath, and asks Elena to testify. Elena learns that McGrath invented a story about a sick ex-wife to get girls to sleep with him. Elena realizes that the undeserved grade in McGrath's seminar cleared the way for her to take certain advanced classes. She concludes that she is a complete fraud. Tracy, at Felicity's urging, gives Elena a pep talk and stresses that she is one of the smartest people he knows. Elena testifies against McGrath, who is fired. Although the dean assures her that she is not in any trouble with the administration, Elena decides to re-take the class. Meghan's old friends accuse her of selling out. She questions her life and breaks up with Sean when he refuses to go out to a fetish club on the Sabbath. Meghan storms out after her friends insult Sean. She returns home to discover that he had actually gone to the club in a leather outfit with pants that exposed his rear end. Felicity helps Noel with a computerized cartoon.

10. Final Touches
Molly apologizes to Felicity and Ben, but James forbids them from speaking to her. Molly moves back to the apartment after a dazed James pulls a gun on her. James shows up and demands that she leave with him. Ben manages to calm him and convince him to leave. Molly plans to break up with James, and meets him on the street. He talks her into staying with him. Felicity learns that she is still registered for a philosophy class that she thought she had dropped. Meghan never sent in the card to the registrar's office. Felicity must get an A on the final to pass the class. Noel calls on her to help him with an extensive presentation for a web site that is interested in their cartoon. He lashes out at her for her lack of enthusiasm, until Ben explains her plight. In order to help Felicity focus on her final, Noel pretends that he got an extension on the presentation. He helps her cram for the test, as he had worked as a teaching assistant in that class the previous year. Despite her exhaustion, Felicity does very well on the exam. Noel breaks the news that they must pull an all-nighter on the presentation, but Felicity falls asleep. Richard tries to raise money for the student body by producing calendars (one with scantily clad men, and one with women). Meghan and Sean annoy him by bickering constantly because they haven't had sex since Sean's operation. Elena and Tracy decide to be friends. When he agrees to pose for the calendar, she accuses him of hypocrisy and withdraws her friendship. Tracy shows up at the apartment to tell her that he wants to get back together. He sleeps with her, and immediately feels guilty.

11. And to All a Good Night
James persistently tries to call Molly, who has broken up with him and returned to rehab. When he finally gets a hold of her, she tells him they are through and hangs up. James waits for her outside her apartment and gets into an argument with Ben. Felicity's mother (now using her maiden name, Barbara Hunter) arrives for a visit. She takes an instant dislike to Ben when she overhears him ranting about James. Sean and Richard buy a bunch of Christmas trees, hoping to sell them for a major profit. They recruit Ben to help them pick up the trees. He then shows up late for a play he was to attend with Felicity and her mom, and has forgotten the tickets. Noel joins Ben, Felicity and Barbara for dinner. He impresses Barbara by prattling on about his goals, while Ben has nothing to say when she grills him about his future. Barbara dismisses Ben as a loser with violent tendencies and questionable friends (i.e. Molly). She advises Felicity to dump Ben for Noel, whom she considers to be just about perfect. Tracy continues to suffer from tremendous guilt after losing his virginity. He and Elena go to see his pastor, who recommends that they think carefully about what they want from the relationship.

12. Girlfight
Elena is wounded in the shoulder; but the only person to sustain serious injuries in the shooting is some girl that no one had ever seen before. Ben accompanies Avery in the ambulance and urges her to fight for her life. She flatlines for a moment, but the paramedics are able to revive her. Avery eventually recovers from her injuries. She showers Ben with expensive gifts and fully admits to a romantic interest in him, much to Felicity's dismay. Noel becomes extremely depressed after the shooting. He cheers up a little after sleeping with Avery. Elena signs up for a self-defense class in the hopes of regaining her self-confidence, and frightens Felicity with her aggressive behavior. Felicity refuses to accompany Elena to the class, but changes her mind when Avery decides to attend. Felicity enjoys the tremendous satisfaction of getting to flip Avery in the air and slam her to the ground. Tracy returns from Africa a month early. Elena learns that he is dating someone he met on the trip. She assumes that they are together because the girl is religious and will not pressure Tracy to have sex. However, she finds a condom in Tracy's wallet. Elena tearfully tells Felicity that Tracy never loved her. Meghan works as a teaching assistant at an elementary school for her work study. She is ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after teaching witchcraft to a bullied little girl. After the shooting and James' arrest, a guilt-ridden Molly decides to go back to England for a while.

13. Blackout
The gang gathers at the apartment to watch "Docuventary," but a storm knocks out the power. Sean uses an alternate power source to screen the film, much to everyone's dismay. Felicity worries after learning that Ben failed to tell her about his academic problems, choosing instead to confide in Avery. An angry Ben goes home. Noel shows Felicity a clip from Sean's film in which Ben talked about his love for her. She heads to the loft to apologize, but is furious to find him with Avery. Although he insists that nothing was going on, she refuses to talk to him. Avery asks Ben to join her for a weekend at her family's cabin. Meghan's old friend Chris, who plans to marry soon, comes to visit. They once had a lesbian encounter, and Chris attempts to gauge Meghan's feelings for her. Sean catches them in a near-kiss, and fumes about the fact that Meghan never told him the truth about their relationship. Meghan realizes that she really loves Sean, and tells Chris that she is heterosexual. She suggests that Chris reconsider her engagement. Elena fears that Tracy broke up with her because her breasts are too small. She considers breast-enhancement surgery, but Richard manages to talk her out of it. However, she messes him up after he fondles her.

14. The Break-Up Kit
Felicity agrees to give Ben some space to sort out his feelings. Avery convinces him to come to her cabin and hang out with her friends. Avery kisses Ben. Meghan shares his whereabouts with Felicity. She later warns Ben not to hurt Felicity because she loves her "like she was my weird, spastic little baby sister." Noel tries to console Felicity, but she fears that she gave up on Ben too easily. She determines that she must go to Southampton to talk with him. Felicity makes it clear that she loves Ben and wants to work through their problems together, but he remains confused. Ben realizes that Avery doesn't really understand him after she offers sympathy over a hard-earned B-minus, when he had actually been proud of the grade. He seeks out Felicity and apologizes, just as Noel was trying to make a move on her. Sean belittles Meghan for holding a seance. She pretends to contact his dead grandmother. He finds this insulting and tries to get revenge, but Meghan stays one step ahead of him. Molly returns from England. She accidentally injures Elena's eyes during a facial, leaving her temporarily blinded. A young man named DeForrest sympathizes with Elena and offers to take notes for her. She agrees to a date with him, then regains her sight and discovers that he is quite large. Although Elena is hesitant to go out with him, they end up having a good time.

15. Senioritis
Avery leads Noel to believe that she slept with Ben. Noel gets the Seattle job, and asks Felicity to work as his assistant for the summer. Noel and Felicity trash the library as an idiotic prank, much to Richard's dismay. Avery is hospitalized after taking too many pills. Her roommate suggests that Ben is to blame because he didn't return her phone calls. Avery continues to rely on Ben. Ben confronts Noel about his attitude. Felicity overhears Noel accuse Ben of cheating on her. Ben denies this; he says that Avery kissed him, but it was meaningless. He points out that Noel is obviously trying to break them up. Ben asks Avery to confide in her friends and seek professional help, as he can no longer support her. Noel tells Felicity how much they will miss each other after he leaves. He kisses her. Meghan supports Sean's decision to have a bar mitzvah, until she meets the attractive female rabbi. She concludes that they should break up because they have nothing in common. Sean insists that they are great together, and asks Meghan to attend counseling with him. Elena pushes DeForrest away when he tries to kiss her during a study session. She is furious at herself for rejecting a great guy because of looks, and later goes to his apartment to kiss him. He asks her to leave, as he is not interested in pity.

16. It's Raining Men
Noel apologizes to Felicity and suggests that they forget about the kiss. Felicity believes that their friendship is a lie, as he has actually been pining for her the entire time. Ben and Felicity reaffirm their relationship. Javier is hospitalized after suffering chest pains. He must undergo observation for a few days as a precautionary measure, and asks Felicity to run Dean & DeLuca. Ben is the only employee willing to take on extra shifts, so she turns to a reluctant Noel for help. A broken steamer creates chaos in the shop. Sean and Meghan engage in their usual bickering during their counseling sessions. Meghan unwittingly touches a nerve as she accuses Sean of wasting his time chasing his dreams. Elena has a great time attending a karaoke night with DeForrest, but he again pushes her away.

17. The Last Summer Ever
Felicity and Ben plan to spend the summer camping. She and Noel argue after he refuses to accept a graduation gift from her. Dr. Pavone tries to get Felicity to admit that her friendship with Noel is over. Ruby comes for a visit with her daughter, Eva. She hopes to rekindle her relationship with Noel, but soon deduces that he is hung up on Felicity. Ben learns that he has been accepted to an intensive EMT training program in Kansas City. Sean objects to Meghan's plans to spend another summer at her parents' villa, as he feels emasculated when her family pays for everything. He suggests using Felicity and Ben's discarded equipment to go camping. Elena is thrown for a loop when Tracy suddenly reappears and tries to win her back. She learns that he never slept with Rose, and regretfully breaks up with DeForrest.

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Season Four

1. The Declaration
As the summer comes to an end, Felicity's father begins nagging her about her future. She hopes to prove that she has a future in her major by gaining admission to the honors art program. Ben returns from the EMT training session and announces that he wants to become a doctor. He signs up for a heavy course-load, and realizes that he will have to stay in school a fifth year to finish his pre-med requirements. Felicity's father comes to town and accuses her of wasting her college years. She becomes furious at his interference and decides to pay for her final year of college herself. Javier serves as a go-between for Elena and his cousin, who is designing her wedding dress. Elena is extremely demanding, and Javier eventually becomes fed up with her attitude. He apologizes after realizing that she was trying to duplicate her late mother's dress. Sean and Meghan quarrel after she names Tracy to a hypothetical list of men with whom she wants to have sex.

2. My Best Friend's Wedding
Felicity feels extremely guilty after having sex with Noel. She seeks Dr. Pavone's advice on whether she should tell Ben. Felicity hears an answering machine message for Ben in which a girl talks about "their" motel room. Richard discovers the truth about Felicity and Noel. Elena and Tracy ask Felicity to perform their wedding ceremony. Elena is perplexed when Tracy suddenly seems interested in sleeping together before the wedding. Sean, still fuming over Meghan's inclusion of Tracy on her "list," bets that she could not even get a kiss for him. She tries and fails, leading to a confrontation with Elena.

3. Your Money or Your Wife
Ben and Felicity get back together. She confesses her fling with Noel to Javier, who promises, "My lips are like glue sticks." Felicity learns that she cannot get financial aid because all of the available funds have been distributed. She tries to apply for a scholarship, only to find that it no longer exists. Noel receives $50,000 for staying married to Natalie for a year. Sean experiences financial problems and faces eviction. Meghan goes against his wishes by arranging to have dinner with their parents. Sean upsets his father by suggesting that he will do something embarrassing. Ben and his lab partner, Trevor, struggle in organic chemistry; and run afoul of their demanding and arrogant professor, who brags about how many students he fails. Elena learns that Tracy has gone away on another church mission to take his mind off their broken engagement. Javier reveals his dream of appearing in a musical. He gets a part in the chorus of Man of La Mancha.

4. Miss Conception
Javier helps Felicity prepare for the beauty pageant. She befriends an aspiring singer, but has several run-ins with a bitchy contestant named Denise. Noel lands a job as UNY's counselor, where he helps Ben with a registration problem. Felicity takes a pregnancy test, which turns out positive. She doesn't tell anyone but Elena, who recommends she go to the clinic for a blood test. Meghan's father tries to get her to leave Sean, arguing that he won't be able to provide for her.

5. Boooz
Ben and Trevor fail their organic chemistry midterm. They are upset because the test included an entire section on a topic that Professor Hodges had specifically said would not be included. They ask for a chance to re-take the test. T.A. Felicity takes over some classes after the professor is arrested for shoplifting. Felicity's students constantly mock her and accuse her of selling out after one boy reveals that she was in the beauty pageant. Javier refuses to speak to Samuel after an argument. He convinces Noel to go to Atlantic City with him to see a Lionel Richie concert. The show is sold out, and a scalper demands 400 dollars per ticket. A woman known for identifying trends congratulates Meghan on her "look." Sean decides to market shirts with tube socks as sleeves, but Meghan doesn't want people copying her. She soon discovers that she isn't as original as she had thought. Richard meets a fellow Star Wars fanatic at the Halloween party, but his plans for romance go awry when his homemade Darth Vader helmet gets stuck.

6. Oops...Noel Did It Again
Ben learns that his father is being hospitalized with liver failure. He reluctantly goes to the hospital and meets Lauren, a friend of Mr. Covington's from A.A. She tells Ben that his father does not have long to live. Ben postpones a ski trip that he and Felicity had planned for her birthday after his father's condition worsens. Felicity suspects that Professor Cavallo is coming on to her. He denies this, but she grows uneasy over his relationship with a student. Noel refuses to post job listings for the students, and interviews for several of the positions himself. He must deal with two loud and obnoxious freshman girls, who have come to dislike living on an all-guys floor. They end up being assigned to Felicity and Elena's apartment, where they work Elena's last nerve. The girls feign an interest in Richard in the hopes of getting closer to Noel. Richard loudly complains about Noel's alleged success with women as Elena leaves Noel an angry phone message. The speaker phone picks up Richard saying that Noel slept with Felicity, so he and Elena have to hurry to the loft to erase the message before Ben can hear it. Meghan and Sean decide to start a shirt company.

7. The Storm
Ben refuses to talk to Felicity, and will only go near her to retrieve his belongings. Felicity drops by the loft in the middle of the night to leave him a note. Ben's mother flies in to visit his dad. She announces that Mr. Covington has shown enough improvement to be placed on the transplant list again. Richard worries that Ben will beat up Noel. Noel searches for a new apartment. He begins a new job while still working as a counselor. He is quickly fired after the boss catches him making out with a co-worker--the boss's daughter. Elena continues to help Trevor with organic chemistry, while a focused Ben excels as he tries to distract himself from his problems with Felicity. Elena and Trevor argue about whether men are more predisposed toward cheating than women.

8. The Last Thanksgiving
Meghan tells Felicity that she has concocted a spell to reunite her with Ben. Sean wins a free turkey, but the gang must hold Thanksgiving dinner at Felicity's apartment because Sean has broken the oven. Meghan tries to coax Ben into coming to dinner, but he backs out after Sean explains the circumstances. Ben and Lauren visit Mr. Covington, who has shown tremendous improvement. Elena worries that Trevor may not be very smart after she learns that he flunked freshman English. Meghan suggests that she covertly give him an intelligence test. Sean realizes what they are doing, and Trevor is offended. After Samuel fails to show concern for Javier's ailing cat, Javier decides to leave him. Noel's brother Ryan comes to town for the holiday. He is confused when Noel takes him to a restaurant instead of going to the gang's gathering.

9. Moving On
Ben defends Felicity against a rude customer at Dean & DeLuca. Felicity invites Ben to come over to the apartment to talk. He agrees, but quickly changes his mind and says that he wants to move on. Lauren moves to New York to get away from her ex-boyfriend and make a fresh start and Ben asks her on a date. Javier tries to play matchmaker by separately asking Felicity and Ben to meet him at a play. Elena tries to convince Felicity to date Owen, a graduate teaching assistant in the art department, but Felicity asks her friends to stop meddling in her life. Javier tries to fight off the advances of a widow in his acting class. He finally reveals that he is gay. Noel sees a therapist, who diagnoses him with depression, but he is reluctant to take medication.

10. Fire
Ben focuses all of his attention on studying as he prepares for his organic chemistry final. Felicity decides to follow his example and devote more time to her artwork. She seeks advice from Professor Cavallo on how to improve her work, and spends more time at the studio. Noel grudgingly takes his medication and continues to see a therapist. He considers starting his own graphics company. Ben grows angry with Trevor for inviting Elena to their study sessions, as they goof off all of the time. Felicity is working in the studio when the building catches on fire. She is unaware of this because the alarms do not sound, and becomes trapped. Meghan's teenage sister Lila, who attends boarding school, comes for a visit. Meghan is stunned to discover that Lila is pregnant, and tries to convince her to share the news with their parents.

11. A Perfect Match
Felicity is confused when Ben begins dropping by her apartment frequently. However, he is not ready to get back together. Mrs. Covington is a match for her husband, but he refuses to let her donate part of her liver. Mr. Covington urges Ben to consider forgiving Felicity, as he feels that love is the only thing that really matters. Felicity plans to fly home for Christmas vacation. Sean finds a client for Noel's graphics firm, and suggests that they form a partnership. Sean throws a fit and blows the deal when the client rejects one small aspect of their presentation. Javier and Rita join a video dating service. They try to pick each other's dates, with disastrous results.

12. Future Shock
As the spring semester begins, Lauren tells Ben that she is pregnant, and that he is the father. She is prepared to raise the child alone. Professor Hodges asks Ben and Trevor to act as research assistants for him. Trevor convinces Ben to take a paternity test. Ben becomes distracted while awaiting the test results, and forgets to check Hodges' experiment. Hodges decides to replace him. Ben learns that he is the father. He confronts Lauren about keeping the news from him for so long. Although he is torn, he feels that he cannot take part in the child's life. He gets a second chance from Hodges by assuring him that he has eliminated all distractions. Ben finally shares the truth about the pregnancy with a shocked Felicity. Sean and Noel compete with Webb Graphics, the company that employed Noel for two days, for an account. Noel runs into Zoe after the presentation, and later has a date with her. Sean and Noel get the account, and Webb offers to hire them as consultants. Noel fears it would be awkward, but agrees after Zoe reveals that she has a boyfriend. Meghan is forced to take an acting class to fulfill graduation requirements. Javier asks her to be his scene partner for "All About Eve." He angers her by comparing her to Margo, the film's bitchy character. Elena is accepted to medical school.

13. Kiss and Tell
Mr. Covington learns of Lauren's pregnancy and criticizes the absentee father, unaware that it is Ben. When Ben tells him the truth, Mr. Covington tries to convince him to change his mind and be a part of the child's life. He even claims that his despair over Ben's choice has made him want to drink. Ben is furious at his father for manipulating him. Felicity has trouble dealing with the situation and avoids Ben. Ben and Trevor sign up for the Big Brother program in the hopes of improving their credentials for med school applications. After Felicity expresses an interest in architecture, Noel recommends that she help his friend Adam with a project. Adam spends most of the time whining about his ex-girlfriend. He tries to kiss Felicity at a party at the girls' dorm room. Meghan grows bored with life with Sean, while he becomes fed up with her insistence on criticizing his ideas. After a girl from the coffee stand compliments one of his potential inventions, Sean invites her to the party. Meghan makes a date with a musician from her acting class. Sean and Meghan argue, but later apologize. Noel is confused when Zoe criticizes his and Sean's ideas before she has even heard them. She admits that she was jealous because Noel sat next to a female co-worker at a meeting.

14. Raising Arizona
Ben decides that he wants to play an active role in his child's life. Lauren is pleased; but has already made arrangements to move to Arizona to be near her parents. Ben talks to Professor Hodges about the possibility of transferring to the University of Arizona. Adam's design wins the contest, and Felicity accepts an offer to stay in New York and help with his project. Hodges tells Ben that the deadline for admission has passed, but his friend can pull some strings and get him accepted. He must make his final decision in the next day. Felicity is upset that Ben failed to tell her about his possible move.

15. The Paper Chase
Felicity worries that Ben is drifting away after she observes his reaction to a sonogram of his son. She has trouble concentrating as she works on a term paper for art history. The thirty-page paper is due the following day, but she has not even picked a topic. Meghan suggests that she just copy a dissertation from the library, and assures her that she could never get caught. Ben agrees to attend Lamaze classes with Lauren in the hopes of convincing her to stay in New York. Felicity becomes very depressed and decides to copy a paper. She fears that she is busted after the professor asks to speak with her. However, Professor Carnes instead tells Felicity that she loves the paper and has submitted it for publication. Meghan advises Felicity to destroy the dissertation and tell the professor that she doesn't want to be published. A library worker catches Felicity trying to throw out the book, but Meghan later cuts a deal with him and steals it. Professor Carnes informs Felicity that some members of the university journal's review board have questions about whether Felicity wrote the paper. Felicity confesses the truth to Ben.

16. Ben Don't Leave
Lauren comes by Dean & DeLuca to announce that she is leaving the next day and expects Ben to help her move. She snaps at Felicity and accuses Ben and her of selfishness. Felicity tries to confess her plagiarism, but Professor Carnes interrupts. She is so certain of Felicity's innocence that she has her hearing moved to the next day to get it out of the way. Felicity learns that Ben has been injured in a car accident. Lauren suffered minor injuries, and the baby was unharmed. Felicity overhears the doctor say that Lauren was driving while drunk. Sean shows way too much interest in Noel's love life. Noel begins to fear that Zoe isn't attracted to him because they have yet to sleep together. She later assures him that this is not the case; she had been depressed the past few weeks because she had stopped taking her medication. Richard asks Elena to go to a dance with him to make another girl jealous. She punches him after learning that he only asked her because she is black.

17. The Graduate
Felicity is able to graduate because Professor Carnes fails her on the paper, but lets her pass the class. Ben asks Felicity to marry him, and she accepts. Ben receives a call in the middle of the night and learns that Lauren has gone into labor in Philadelphia. He catches a train and is present at the birth of his son, Andrew. Felicity's parents come to town for graduation. Her father rags on her for deciding to live with Ben in New York, and accuses her of always following Ben. Felicity angrily announces her engagement. Ben returns and admits that it was very difficult to leave his son. Richard inadvertently blabs about Ben's child and the Arizona move to Felicity's father. Dr. Porter confronts Ben and expresses disapproval about the engagement (among other things).

18. Time Will Tell
Felicity becomes distant and withdrawn after Elena dies in a car accident. She pulls away from Ben. On the day that she receives an invitation to Noel and Zoe's wedding, she catches Ben kissing a Claire, the couple's friend and study partner. She breaks up with him and calls Meghan, who urges her to come to New York immediately. Ben later arrives for the wedding and apologizes, but admits that he was seeing Claire for a month. Felicity tells Meghan that she wishes she had gotten together with Noel. Meghan casts a spell that sends Felicity back in time to the night that she slept with Noel. This time, she quickly confesses to Ben. He wants to forgive her and move on, but she turns him down because she is hurt by what he did to her in the future. Felicity approaches Noel and says that she wants a relationship. He initially becomes confused and pushes her away, much to her surprise. However, he later says that he wants to be with her, and is just afraid that she will reject him again. Felicity becomes unnerved by all of the events that change because of her decision to change the past (or present, or whatever it is). Ben falls into a state of despair and doubts his decision to take pre-med courses. Elena and Tracy argue about Felicity's indiscretion and call off their wedding a few days early. Because they don't make it to the altar, Sean and Meghan cannot get married in their place. Felicity asks Meghan to undo the spell, but Meghan proclaims that Felicity has lost her mind.

19. The Power of the Ex
Felicity and Noel decide to stay away from their usual date locations so that they can avoid Ben. They go to a street fair and run into Noel's ex-girlfriend Hanna. She asks him to help put together a web site for her. Felicity is apprehensive, as she fears that Noel's old feelings will re-surface. However, she claims that she is not jealous and advises Noel to get some work experience by helping Hanna. Felicity enrolls in pre-med courses and gets her father to resume financial help. Ben is unhappy when she shows up in his organic chemistry class, but she cannot transfer to another section. Ben decides to give up on becoming a doctor after failing an exam. Felicity, who aced the test, offers to help him with the material. Noel is puzzled by Felicity's frantic behavior and strange comments. After learning that Hanna expressed a romantic interest in Noel, Felicity confronts her. Noel can no longer put up with Felicity's behavior, and suggests that it was wrong for them to get together. Felicity and Ben go to the lab to study. They end up kissing, but she cuts things off and reminds herself that she is supposed to be with Noel. Noel and Hanna also make out. He stops himself and decides to give his relationship with Felicity a chance. Inspired by Noel's reunion with Felicity, Sean gives Julie a call. Sean's furniture gets repossessed after he falls over $50,000 into debt. After harshly criticizing Sean for being so irresponsible, Meghan tries to make it up to him by paying off his debts. He instead takes a loan from Noel and tells Meghan that he wants to break up with her and pursue Julie. Elena agrees to help Javier prepare for an audition for Man of La Mancha. She acts very rude and bossy and tells him that he shouldn't bother to try out. She later apologizes, attributing her behavior to her bitterness about the broken engagement.

20. Spin the Bottle
Ben questions Felicity's relationship with Noel and confidently predicts that she will soon try to win back Ben. Felicity and Noel decide to get an apartment together. Sean gets very excited about Julie's impending visit, and makes a lot of plans. He gives Ben the impression that Julie came to town specifically to see Sean. Ben learns that Julie is actually in town for an audition, and warns her of Sean's intentions. Sean is crushed to realize that Julie still doesn't have feelings for him. Julie makes a move on Ben. Felicity insists that she has no problem with this, while Sean is outraged. Felicity accuses Ben of using Julie to make her jealous. She tries to "protect" Julie by agreeing to a double date. Ben upsets Felicity at the restaurant by mentioning the brief time they lived together and the girl who used their bathtub. He laughs about the fact that Felicity was always worried that he would cheat, and ended up cheating on him. Sean runs into a devastated Meghan at a bar. He convinces her to join him at a concert. They return to the loft to find their friends drinking while listening to Julie sing. Meghan convinces everyone to play "spin the bottle." Felicity seethes when Ben and Julie share a long kiss. Noel runs out. Sean apologizes to Meghan and asks for forgiveness, but she doesn't want to give him another chance. Noel tells Felicity that she will never get over Ben. He dumps her and prepares to move into the new apartment alone.

21. Felicity Interrupted
Felicity tries to convince Noel that she wants to be with him. She finally tells him that she travelled through time for him. He becomes very worried about her mental health. Felicity again asks Meghan to undo the time travel spell. Meghan is still skeptical, but gives her a book. Ben decides to leave school and travel across the country with Julie. Noel shares his concerns about Felicity with Ben. Ben finds Felicity working on a spell. She confirms that she is a time traveller, and tries to prove it by telling him about his father's illness and Lauren. Ben and Noel determine that Felicity may be experiencing psychosis.

22. Back to the Future [SERIES FINALE]
After realizing that Noel wasn't meant to die, Felicity blames herself for his death, and takes Meghan's advice to visit Korsikoff and undo the spell. After convincing the doctor, Felicity is ready to go back in time, although she believes it won't work. Before she goes to sleep, Ben wants her to forgive him in the past. Will she? And what will happen?

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