Felicity s01e04 Episode Script

Previously on "Felicity" Julie doesn't have a boyfriend.
Is Ben invisible to you? I invited Ben to the party on Friday, and he said you had already asked him.
Ben and I are just friends.
So you like Ben, too? It's complicated, though, because I think Ben really likes me.
God.
Wow.
Really? Oh, yeah.
So we'll, uh, take a rain check on that dance, which is okay.
Dear Sally, I've never, ever been more confused in my life.
Something has happened.
Something I can't believe.
Something I don't I don't even know how to talk about.
Noel and I were hanging out one night.
And I've told you, like, a million times, he was pretty much the most comforting part of being in New York.
- Don't look at my page.
- Hey! I felt that I could go to him anytime with anything and that he could come to me.
We had an understanding.
- Okay, okay, now you're cheating.
- No, I'm not.
I'm finished writing now.
All right, you go first.
Okay, these are the words from the non-cheater.
Street.
Got it.
Take.
Yep.
Taker.
Excellent.
Clue.
Stake.
Crete which, I know, is a proper noun.
I just Hick.
And hickey.
Okay, wait.
Hold on.
I- I gotta back up here.
Um, I think that Ben and I have been getting closer.
Which granted, isn't saying much.
How's it going? Hey.
I hate these things.
What? You get one of these These pre-approved credit cards? Yeah.
I got the same thing.
It's crazy.
They charge, like, 50% interest.
Yeah, I know.
I think they target college students.
Yeah.
I'm tempted to just take it and just use it.
What would you buy? I don't know.
I don't know.
So, um, are you going to dinner now? Cafeteria? No.
I'm not eating.
I gotta go train.
I got tryouts on Friday, uh, for the track team.
When you won the regionals last year the 800-meter wow, that was that was really great.
Oh.
Ha ha.
Thank you.
Thanks.
I was there.
Um so anyway, good luck.
Like you need it.
No, I do.
I need it.
I need it.
But, um I'll see you in class.
Oh.
Yeah, I know what I'd buy.
Uh running shoes.
Yeah, I'd buy a couple of really good pairs.
Julie and I are sort of at an impasse, which, um, I'm sure we'll be fine.
I just don't know how exactly.
Hey.
Hi.
Hey, do you want to borrow a dryer sheet? No, thanks.
I used softener.
Oh, okay.
You know, you really can't beat dryer sheets for static cling.
God, I was such a jerk.
Obviously.
I mean, I accused you of lying to me when all you were doing was really being the best kind of friend I could hope for.
I'm I'm sorry.
I really am.
Okay? You kept reminding me that I could do whatever I wanted with Ben, you know? But I was so busy making sure that you weren't gonna get hurt that I-I sort of lost what I wanted.
Which was what? I had a good time with Ben.
I really did.
And that's the absolute, really honest truth.
If you want to date Ben, then Then I should.
Yeah, I'm just, um I'm gonna listen to what you've been saying to me from the very beginning.
And instead of you prodding me to do something and me not doing it and just feeling crappy, I'm just gonna do what I want to do.
Man: Damn it! Some jerk put, like, food coloring in the washing machine or or dye or something.
Oh.
That is so God.
Have you ever washed this before? I've never washed anything before.
Um, as a general rule, you might not want to wash whites with colors.
Oh.
They should tell you that on the box.
They actually do.
Oh.
Thanks.
- I feel much better.
- Me too.
Everything's pink.
Today's lab will demonstrate quantitative relations in chemical reactions How many molecules of substance "A" react with how many molecules of substance "B" to get how many molecules of product "C.
" First you have to select a lab partner.
Make it someone you don't despise too much, okay? Trust me.
Let's pair up, get started.
So, you went to private school, right? What? No.
Why? But you're good at this stuff? Properties of matter, gaseous states, atomic theory, determination of molecular weight.
You're asking if I'm going to drag down your - grade now that we're working together? - Yeah.
You'll be relieved to know I got A's in A.
P.
Chemistry.
Hey, you can't get mad because I asked you that question.
I'm not mad.
You're a little pissed.
You're just I'm straightforward.
I have questions, I ask them.
Apparently.
Are you sleeping with our resident advisor? What?! Noel, the R.
A.
You are unbelievable! Look, say it's none of my business.
It's pretty obviously none of your business.
Fine.
And of course I'm not sleeping with him.
He's cute.
Who? The guy you're not sleeping with Noel.
Really? What do you mean? White guys don't usually do it for me.
But Noel does? He does it for you? I didn't see it at first either, but that day I signed up for the lottery, Noel took my sign-up sheet.
And all of a sudden, I found myself wondering if this guy's got a girlfriend.
Okay, I know that I'm, um, jumping around, but this is important.
The university has this used dorm room refrigerator program Whoever wants one signs up.
It's like a lottery system, and Noel was in charge.
I guess he looked cute that day.
I don't really remember.
Elena might have thought there was something going on with me and Noel.
But I swear to God, there was nothing! And you know why there was nothing? Because Noel and I are friends New, really good friends.
Which brings me back to where I started.
I mean, all we were doing was sitting there Playing Boggle.
Hick.
And hickey.
- Wait a minute.
- What? - Uh, I'm just - Oh, no, we were - I'm just - No, this isn't, um yeah.
- Oh, God, I'm leaving.
- Okay.
- I should uh - Yeah.
I don't care what you do.
- Well, I'm I'm leaving.
- Okay, I'll call you later.
- There are letters - No, no, no, I'll get the letters.
Oh, okay.
I think it's premium.
What? You having a forbidden affair.
I'm not having a forbidden affair.
Man, I had you pegged for this uptight, no-fun, like, follow-the-rules, kiss-ass bore.
Well, that's actually much closer to my personality.
You and the R.
A.
! You just went up, like, a notch.
Sally, you know me.
I don't get confused easily.
Well, that's not true, but nothing compares to this.
Nothing! I'm I'm so screwed up.
I don't even know what I'm feeling.
I'm just on edge.
Who is it? Man: Refrigerator.
You Feticiry Porter? Felicity? Yeah.
Is that fridge for me? That's why I'm here.
Where do you want it? Over there, I guess.
I've never had one before, you know my own fridge.
Yeah.
It's sort of a symbol of independence.
Owning a 'frigerator, being able to make the call What gets cold, what doesn't.
Hey.
You got a fridge? Yeah.
Did you? No.
Well, you might still get picked.
I'm sure there are others.
Nope.
That's the last 'frigerator.
Congratulations.
I'll see you in class.
Yeah.
So, anyway, I've thought this whole Noel thing through extensively And I truly believe that the most mature way to handle it, for the moment, is to avoid Noel at all costs for as long as possible Excuse me.
which is actually a really sad feeling Avoiding someone who might be your best friend.
The third point on there actually is, uh, is what I wanted to talk to you about.
How's it going? - Have you tried bleach? - Yeah.
- Yeah, twice.
- I mean, not I mean pink's It's fine.
It was my whole wardrobe, too.
People are referring to me as the "pink guy" now.
Ooh, no.
Yeah.
Even my jeans, you know? - My favorite pair of jeans.
- Really? Yeah.
Yeah.
They've got this, like, pink glow.
At least, now you know.
For the future.
Yeah, well.
I'll never forget you if only because of that.
Where are you sitting? Hi.
Hello.
We gotta talk.
Exactly.
I know.
I'm a big believer in, uh, dealing with issues.
Okay, when? Oh, uh, usually immediately after the issue occurs.
I mean, when can we talk? Oh.
Shortly, for sure.
Okay.
Uh, tonight? Tonight? Uh, I-I have this, uh, chemis-chemistry lab.
So maybe after? After the lab? - Right.
- Interesting.
- Is that - What's tomorrow? - Wednesday.
- Right.
Because today's Tuesday.
Right.
Is Wednesday better? Um I'll check and and then I'll know.
- And then you'll come and tell me.
- Right.
That's the process.
I will, uh, I will check, and then come tell you.
And, uh, then we can talk.
All right, just for the record You've never been weirder.
I know.
It's really competitive, you know the film school, but I-I get to use the 16mm equipment, and, uh, hang around some really pretentious people, which apparently builds character.
So, you showing it to people? My movie? Uh, no, no.
It's, um, it's a work in progress.
And you've already seen my underwear, so - It's pink.
- Right.
And that is, um, already pretty personal.
The track was on my way home.
I just dropped by.
I didn't know if he'd be there practicing for his tryouts.
I remember in high school watching Ben run and wondering how he ever learned to run like that.
Come in.
Hey.
Have you seen Felicity? She's probably in Noel's room, getting some.
Getting some what? A little R.
A.
Ass or whatever.
What? She's she's doing the R.
A.
Felicity? I know.
I didn't think she had it in her either.
So, how's that fridge? What? Your new fridge.
Are you enjoying your new fridge? Yeah, it's fine.
Good.
Is it cold? Inside, deep down? Your new fridge you just happen to get? What's your obsession with my fridge? I couldn't care less about your damn fridge.
Well, we really seem to be talking about it a lot.
- It's how you got the thing.
- What? I signed up for the refrigerator ethically, by the book.
I filled out an application, and I handed it in.
So did I.
Are you really this upset that they picked my name and not yours? It's just another example, that's all.
Of what, a refrigerator lottery? And you didn't even think he's attractive.
The guy who delivered the fridge? I know about you and the resident advisor.
Don't try to deny it.
You just went whiter than usual.
- Who told you that? - That Halloween costume you live with.
And if you want to know why I'm so upset, it's because if a procedure as benign as a fridge lottery is susceptible to sexual conspiracy, what does that say about the whole system? You think I'm dating Noel to get an appliance? I think you're dating Noel and getting an appliance.
We need to talk.
I know.
I came to you today and said the same thing, and you were a cyborg.
Could we? Yeah.
People are saying things about us.
People are like what? Well, that we're dating.
And how do you feel about that? I just I think we need to figure out what's going on here, that's all.
I agree.
That's why I made dinner reservations for tomorrow night.
What? You and me.
We're going out, and we're gonna talk.
Like you you mean, like, a date? Let's just call it what it is a dinner reservation.
And we'll have a discussion once we get to the restaurant, and determine why we're there and what it is.
Tomorrow night at 8:00.
No options.
No options? Well, u-unless you can't make it.
No.
Okay.
You made the reservations, so let's do it.
Okay.
Tomorrow night.
Okay.
And so tomorrow night at 8:00, Noel and I have a maybe date.
Man: Right where Louie had said it would be.
It's amazing what 5 bucks will buy you in this town.
We waited until they left and used the key we'd found on the body.
I had Sal check out the back.
He said she was there.
I could only think one thing If she was dead, she'd never speak of the horror I committed.
And if she were alive, she wouldn't be for long.
That was great.
Come on.
Seriously.
I loved the writing and the angles.
So, do you have any ideas, any thoughts, to, you know, make it better? Not really.
Come on.
- Please.
- I really do not know anything about movies at all.
But you're a moviegoer.
You know more than you think.
Really.
Go ahead.
What was that little squiggly line at the end? Oh.
That's, um that marks where I'm gonna have an optical effect.
Like a like a fade-out.
That's gonna be a fade-out.
I feel so stupid.
Oh, no, no, no.
No, that's great.
What else? Okay.
I didn't really understand how Donnie died.
Really? Yeah, because you saw that he had a gun, and they were fighting.
But then the next shot, um, Frederick's driving the car, and I never saw him die.
It's confusing.
And it was also disorienting when those guys were at the table talking.
- W- What do you mean? - Well, they they both were looking in the same direction or something and not at each other.
Oh, that's that's just a technique.
It's, um you can either cross the line or not.
I thought it was really confusing because it kind of looked like they were looking at the wall or something.
Oh! And what was that thing? That black thing in the the dinner scene? That was a microphone.
You know, I only have this room for three hours, so I should really get back to work.
Zack, I thought it was really good.
Thanks.
Zack, I'm sorry.
I d Thanks for the popcorn.
Hey.
Um Are are these yours? Yeah.
They were in my refrigerator.
Oh, I know.
I haven't done that since I was a kid.
It feels so good Cold underwear in the morning.
Hey, could you do me a favor and, uh, not put your underwear in my fridge? Well, they're not dirty.
And also, where's my apple? I ate it.
I thought we had an agreement Give and take.
You thought we had an agreement? We don't have an agreement on anything.
We've never even had a real conversation before.
I replaced your stupid apple.
With a tub of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!"? It tastes so much like butter.
That's not the point.
Fake butter doesn't equal an apple.
And on a bigger note, how the Hell could you tell Elena about me and Noel? Damn! I was proud of you! Sorry! You should know, we are not dating.
All you are doing is spreading false rumors.
Fine.
I'll tell you what.
From now on, I'll keep my mouth shut, and my underwear out of your fridge! Thank you.
Are you okay? I went to go see this guy Zack's movie.
Remember the guy from the laundry room? The pink guy? Yeah, the pink guy.
What? Do you have a thing for the pink guy? By the way, I haven't seen Ben since I saw you.
- Oh, you don't have to explain that.
- I know.
I just You were wondering.
Yeah I was.
Thanks.
Zack showed me his movie, and I criticized it, and he got mad.
I don't know.
I-I guess I shouldn't have done that? What? Give him your opinion? I might have been a little harsh.
Are you okay? Noel kissed me.
Yeah, I heard.
- You heard? - Meghan told me.
I can't believe her! I'm glad you told me, though.
So what does this mean? Well, tonight, Noel and I have a maybe date.
So, do you like him? I really like him, but, like, in that best-guy-friend way, you know? I can't believe he kissed you.
I know.
Which means, tonight, I'm gonna have to let him down and just hope that we can still be friends afterwards.
Yeah.
I've always managed to avoid giving that speech.
Really? How? Usually, I-I just date them all until they break up with me, which sounds harder, but it's actually a pretty efficient system.
Hey.
So, you get my message? Which one? After tryouts tomorrow, the track team's going to the White Horse Tavern.
I thought you might be interested.
But are you? I mean, do you not like me? Just tell me 'cause I'm running up a phone bill.
It's not because I don't like you or because I didn't have a really great time with you that night.
Well, what? You're afraid of having just too good a time, you couldn't handle it? I mean, we both know where this would go.
We would go out for a few weeks We might like each other.
For a while.
And then it would get ugly or boring, and we'd break up.
And then for the next four years, every time we'd see each other, it would be awkward and uncomfortable.
Let's just feel awkward with the other people that we're gonna date and break up with.
Don't you think? Are you at all doing this because of Felicity or? I think that you're a really special guy, and I-I just want to keep on thinking that.
And that you're not just pursuing me because I don't return your phone calls.
You know that's not true.
Now I always will.
What? Nothing.
Would you excuse me for a minute? Sure.
Hello? Hi, it's me.
I'm at the restaurant with Noel.
Are you okay? It's a little weird.
What? He just He looks really cute tonight.
What? Am I crazy? Are you drinking? Not that I don't think he's handsome.
I'm just No, we haven't had anything.
I'm just a little, um I just I had to call you.
Take a deep breath.
And just remember you can do whatever you want.
I can? And Noel's a great guy.
He is, isn't he? And just have fun tonight.
Okay.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
So, uh, when does the actual talking start? Um it can start right now.
Okay.
Who first? Me.
Okay.
I kissed you the other night.
You know that.
No, you were there.
It was something that I've wanted to do for a long time.
I mean, since I met you.
And I can't believe that I did it, not just because I've I've wanted to do it for so long or because I was so nervous Then why? I can't believe I did it because I have a girlfriend.
What? She doesn't live here.
She's in Chicago.
You what? I'm just in a in a really confused state of mind right now.
You have a girlfriend and you kissed me? Well, it wasn't like a a planned attack.
That's, um um Are you kidding?! I'm I'm telling you this 'cause 'cause I want to be honest.
Honest?! Do you know what you are? Yeah.
A a phi philanderer.
A fake! You're a manipulative phony! God, you were I thought I could trust you.
- Felicity - But you're just I'm You're just every long-distance girlfriend's worst nightmare, is what you are.
What is her name? Um, it's Hannah.
Hannah? Her name is Hannah? You you're disgusting! He's disgusting! C- Could you sit down, please? I feel sorry for you, and I feel sorry for Hannah, and that isn't the worst part.
This poor girl is in Chicago, oblivious, that the man she loves is out right no on a maybe date with another woman.
Hold on a second.
I've been a really good friend to you, okay? Listen listening to all your problems, giving you advice.
- Which I can no longer trust.
- Getting you that fridge.
I've done everything I could to make you happy.
What do mean getting me that fridge? I-- I made sure you got one of those refrigerators.
And I-I never wanted a "thank you" for it.
I am feeling physically and emotionally revolted.
Goodbye.
I want you to have this.
What? Take it.
It's yours, okay? I don't want a pity fridge.
It's not a damn pity fridge.
I don't use it.
So either you take it or give it back to the university for another stupid lottery.
Yeah? Yeah.
You can, um You can use it whenever you want.
Thank you.
Oh, and, uh, yes, he does have a girlfriend Noel.
Oh, yeah? Yeah.
So I'll see you in lab.
Felicity: It was just like high school.
One time I watched Ben try out for the track team.
He had to come in first or second to make the team.
That day in high school, I just stood there quietly watching wanting to cheer him on, but just quietly watching.
Gentlemen, come forward.
He came in first that day, of course.
And here I was, in the exact same situation Set.
3, 000 miles away.
You you didn't say, "Come in.
" Which didn't seem to matter.
Right.
Right.
Do you know where Felicity is? I heard her on the phone saying she was going to some track-team thing or something.
Maybe one of the reasons Ben runs so fast is just that he loves it.
That must be an amazing feeling being so good at something you love.
* Am I breathing? * * It feels like I'm touching you for the first time * * It's not the first time * * The sweetest treason * * Lying next to you * * Before our last wave goodbye * * The moment that we closed the door * * We hung our halos * * Knowing what we came here for * * If not forever * * Until the morning after * * I watch you sleeping * * Knowing that I'll never share this bed with you * * As much as I want to * * I'm not weeping * * But I'm overwhelmed by how we sealed our fate * * Now it's too late * * The moment that we closed the door * * We hung our halos * * Knowing what we came here for * * If not forever * * Until the morning after * Who is it? Uh, it's the pink guy.
Open up please.
I didn't mean to be so reactive.
You were such a grump.
I know.
But what what I didn't tell you was that I've never shown my movie to anyone before.
No one.
So there was a lot riding on every word you were saying.
You were still a grump.
I know.
But, um, I was thinking about what you said.
You know, about Donnie, and that scene in the kitchen, and Victor, and, um, I I came up with some things, which I think really make it better.
So if if you wouldn't mind watching it again and telling me what you think I'll do that.
I- I met Hannah my senior year of high school.
She was a junior.
We've been going out for almost two years.
She's pretty.
I know.
Last year, when I was here, uh, Hannah was a senior in high school in Boston.
We saw each other on the weekends.
It was almost like I hadn't even gone away to college.
But she's at Northwestern now, so it's different.
We knew that it'd be tough.
We said that we could see other people, if we wanted.
And that's a hard adjustment.
And, um she's my first girlfriend.
Why are you telling me all this? Because you were right, what you said.
That being out with you like that wasn't fair to her.
And I wanted you to know that even though it didn't look like it, I do respect Hannah.
I love Hannah.
I kissed you for a million reasons, but one of them I'm sure is that I miss my girlfriend.
And for that, I'm just really, really sorry.
Hi.
Hey.
What's going on? I was just walking back to the dorm.
How about you? Nothing.
There was a guy playing ball with his dog.
I was watching that.
It was a little dog.
They left a little while ago.
How's the track team? I just I just decided that I didn't really have time for it right now.
Really? Yeah.
Yeah.
I gotta concentrate on class and stuff, so I'm gonna head back to the apartment, so I'll see you later.
Yeah.
* Today I feel secondhand * * I could tell you where I've been * * Where I came from * Sally: Dear Felicity it's funny, your crisis with Noel is how John and I got together.
We met at a garage.
I was getting my car smog-checked, and he was getting some part for his motorcycle.
We became friends.
And a few months later, we were at dinner at a restaurant, and to my complete shock, John leaned across the table and kissed me.
I'm just saying, you know, you can't know who that person is, the person who will become your ultimate confidante, your soul mate, or your lover.
He may be someone you've had your eye on for years, or he might be that guy standing next to you in torn jeans buying some part for his motorcycle.
Whoever it is, he starts off as a stranger, so it could be anyone.
Since John, I think about that quite a bit.