Episode Report Card Kim: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Fugue
By Kim | Season 1 | Episode 16 | Aired on 03.01.1999
At Dean & Deluca, Ben walks out while Felicity works behind the counter, looking distracted. He says that he'll see her tonight, then notices her face and asks what's wrong. Felicity tells him to get going, because he has practice. Ben tells her not to worry about it, and asks what's going on. Felicity says that Noel is confused. Ben smiles and says, "Well, he's a guy. Guys are confused. That's it. Things are gonna work out. I'm sure of it." Felicity asks why he's sure. Ben says that Noel would never choose to be with somebody else when he could be with Felicity. Oh, why don't they just make out already? Stupid Julie and stupid Noel. Felicity thanks Ben, and he leaves.
Lynn is the emcee at Open Mike Night at Epstein Bar. He introduces some spoken-word dude, and I'm not a big spoken-word kind of gal, so it all seems kind of pointless to me. Julie sits in the audience, tuning her guitar. Lynn walks up and asks if she's ready to lay some "Lilith Fair lullabies" or "McLachlan melodies" on the crowd. Julie tells him to lay off, like, why is she so snappish? Julie asks if he's seen Ben, but he hasn't. Julie says she's really nervous, and her guitar is out of tune. Lynn offers to try tuning it, and she hands it over. I guess she's not using one of her fancy open tunings tonight. Lynn tunes the guitar quickly and returns it. Julie strums the guitar, which is still out of tune. Or maybe my tape is just bad. Julie thanks him. Lynn says he can't play, but he has perfect pitch, which is the fourth thing he does better than anyone else. Lynn tells Julie not to be scared, and tells her to look at the spoken-word guy. She laughs. Spoken-word guy sucks.
Felicity gets out of the elevator on her floor. Elena intercepts her in the lobby and clearly tries to prevent Felicity from going to her room with suggestions of ice cream. That would totally work on me. Felicity isn't falling for it. Felicity reminds Elena they are supposed to go see Julie, and Elena wants to leave right away, but Felicity has to change first. Felicity looks up and sees Noel and Hannah leaving Noel's room. She walks by them and asks Noel if she can talk to him for a minute.
Felicity and Noel enter Felicity's room. Felicity says she doesn't want to assume anything, so she's going to ask what's going on. Noel says that Hannah came to see him, because she needs help. Felicity can't believe that Noel is just going to "help" her. Noel says that Hannah is desperate. She must be, if she's going after Noel. Felicity tells Noel that this isn't about Hannah's music or her writer's block -- it's about Noel and Hannah. Noel says that if Felicity doesn't want him to go, she just needs to say the word and he won't go. Felicity says that she's not going to tell him what to do. Noel says that Felicity is acting like this is so easy, and adds that you don't just stop feeling things for someone when you start dating someone else. Felicity says that his relationship with Hannah was obviously deep. Noel agrees. Felicity sarcastically says that she couldn't possibly understand that depth, since she and Noel never slept together. Noel says that has nothing to do with it. Felicity is glad she didn't sleep with Noel and give that much of herself to someone who is so uncertain about her. Noel says that he thought it was over with Hannah, and it might be, but he doesn't know. Felicity drops the sarcasm and bitter anger, and asks if Noel's breaking up with her. Noel says that he knows he can't ask Felicity to wait while he figures out what's up with Hannah. Felicity says that he's already made up his mind, and if she hadn't walked in, he'd be with Hannah now. Felicity asks Noel to leave her room. He stares at her for a while, apologizes, and walks out. Felicity peeks out her door to watch Noel and Hannah walk out together.