Episode Report Card Kim: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Docuventary
By Kim | Season 1 | Episode 19 | Aired on 05.03.1999
DocuCam. Noel is at the hypnotist. The hypnotist clarifies that Noel doesn't really have an addiction to anything. Noel asks Sean if he said Noel had an addiction. Sean said Noel was addicted to Felicity. The hypnotist has never handled that before. Noel wants to leave. Sean encourages him to talk about the image. Noel says that his ex went off with another guy, and now he has an image in his head of them together that is haunting him. The hypnotist says he might be able to help. Cut to the hypnotist putting Noel under and saying that the next time he thinks of Felicity and Eli together, he'll feel calm. The hypnotist turns to the camera while Noel is still out and says that Noel is "so full of anger that he can only see a symptom" and "can't see the problem." Sean asks if the hypnotist can make Noel think that water is lemon juice. The hypnotist grins and says that's easy. Cut to Noel drinking water and then spitting it out.
More DocuCam. Sean knocks on Felicity's door and begs her to talk. She asks what the movie is about, and Sean says it's about relationships in college. Felicity rolls her eyes. Sean asks her to talk a bit about her experience. Felicity doesn't think she has anything valuable to say. He asks what the biggest lesson is that she's learned. Felicity considers that, but they are interrupted by Meghan entering and asking what is going on. Sean asks if she wants to talk. Meghan turns him down and walks out, slamming the door. Sean asks Felicity what they were talking about. Felicity says it was lessons. Felicity says, "'Relationships are hard,' I think, is the biggest lesson. You're dating someone and you're just doing the best you can, um, and then all of a sudden, you know, this thing happens. Like, this tornado that just comes out of nowhere and it might not even be anyone's fault, you know? Or maybe...it had even been brewing for a while and neither of you knew it. Anyway, all of a sudden everything is just...ripped apart." Felicity concludes, "I guess sometimes the person you thought you'd be with for a long time, I don't know, sometimes you're wrong. Relationships are hard. They just are."
At Epstein Bar, Ben and Julie sit in a booth. Ben listens to the game on a transistor radio. Julie tries to talk to him, but he asks her to wait a second. Ben suddenly hits the table and says, "Dammit!" Julie asks how much he lost, and Ben says it wasn't much. She asks again, and he lies again. Sean shows up with the camera and Ben says he can't do it now, and he'll be back. He takes off. Sean sits down opposite Julie with the camera and asks what she thinks about Felicity and Noel. She ignores him, trying to see what Ben is up to. Ben is at the bar, telling Lynn that his team lost and asking if Barry would lend him some cash for another bet. Lynn tells Ben not to do that, and suggests that he go to the ATM. Ben says he really needs this bet. Lynn sarcastically asks if Ben is wiped clean, and Ben admits that he is. Lynn realizes that Ben isn't kidding. Sean is still trying to get Julie to talk about Felicity and Noel. Ben says he owes money for school, and that he has no money for food, and that he refuses to borrow money from Julie. Lynn tells Ben he shouldn't bet money unless he has some to spare, like, thanks for the personal finance lesson, Suze Orman. Ben says he just needs one more win and he'll be set. Lynn says it's not going to happen, and that he won't call Barry. Ben asks for the number so that he can call himself. Lynn won't give it up. Ben says he needs to get out of the hole, and Lynn says that's when you just get deeper. Lynn refuses to give Ben the number, so Ben says he'll find someone else to take his money. He walks back over to to the table and tells Julie he'll see her back at the loft. Julie tells him he's acting crazy. Lynn walks over and begs Ben not to do this. Ben angrily tells Lynn not to worry, because he'll be fine. Lynn says he does worry. Ben pushes Lynn away and the two guys get into a fistfight. Who wins? Don't know. That's the last we see of them this week.