Felicity Was Here

S01E22

Felicity sits in a classroom alone. Julie walks in and sits down, announcing that she knows whom Ben likes. Felicity looks horrified, and asks whether Ben talked to her. Julie says that Lynn did, and told her about Nicole. Felicity acts surprised. Julie says it seems obvious now, in retrospect. Julie explains that Nicole was making moves on Ben, and that that's why Lynn broke up with her. Felicity looks freaked out. Julie realizes that something is up, and asks Felicity whether she knew about Nicole. Felicity stammers that Ben might have mentioned something at work one day. Julie can't believe that Felicity knew and didn't tell her. Felicity apologizes. Julie bitchily heaves a sigh and Felicity adds that she doesn't think Ben likes Nicole. Julie admits that Lynn said the same thing, and Julie wonders who it is.

Felicity tells Sally that she should've just said that she thinks Ben likes her. The problem with that, as Felicity sees it, is that then Julie would have asked how Felicity feels about Ben, and she doesn't know how she would have answered that.

Dean & Deluca. Felicity stares at Ben, and he stares back and smiles. FVO says that she's starting to think that Elena was right, and that she should at least consider going with Ben, because considering doesn't hurt anyone. Felicity looks up and sees Noel standing there. She talks to him as Ben watches, but we don't hear what's being said. Noel hands her some paper, which must be her plane ticket. Ben watches, and looks upset. Felicity smiles widely at Noel, who leaves. Ben swallows hard. Felicity looks over and sees Ben watching. He looks amused. And hot. Felicity puts her ticket away. Cut to Felicity, sitting on the subway, lost in thought -- another shot that ended up in the credits later on.

Commentary Trivia: Many of the New York exterior scenes (like the subway shot above) were shot over a period of two days on location. As a result, Keri would have to walk down the street looking sad, and then walk down the street looking happy, and then exit the building angrily, etc. These shots were then interspersed throughout the whole season, and they had to match clothes and hair too. However, they didn't always do a great job with continuity, so you might see mismatched scenes where Felicity appears to change outfits from one scene to the for no reason.

Felicity sits on the steps outside the loft at night. Ben walks up. Felicity asks what would happen if they did go on the trip, and Ben grins.

Ben and Felicity walk up to the loft. Felicity says she shouldn't even be there, and Ben disagrees. Felicity explains that she was lying in bed trying to figure out what it would mean if they went together. Ben, amused, asks why everything has to mean something, and adds that he's never met someone so desperate for meaning. Felicity looks upset. Ben says that he's leaving tonight, and asks whether she's coming with him. Felicity blurts, "I can't be having this conversation because then I am the devil." Ben assures her that she is not the devil. Felicity asks what if she was. Ben says he'd still want her to go. Felicity insists that he would not want her to go if she were the devil. Ben shakes his head, laughing. Felicity adds that this decision affects other people. Ben lists all of the reasons why he wants her to go: "You're crazy and you analyze everything, and that kind of scared me at first but, I don't know, you're really smart about things. And you've been a good friend to me. And I really like you." Felicity stares at him. Ben says that they have this chance, and that he really wants to take it. Felicity admits that she wants to go too. They grin at each other and move in for a kiss. Before they can, they hear an ungodly clomping sound. Oh shit! Julie is there. She was upstairs. What was she doing up there? I knew that key decision would come back to haunt Ben. I don't know how many times I've seen this episode and I still got so caught up in the Ben/Felicity moment that I totally forgot Julie was going to show up. Anyway, Julie clomps over to them and whispers that she found her disk. Ben and Felicity have nothing to say. Julie walks out. Felicity stares after her, stunned.