Felicity s02e21 Episode Script

The Aretha Theory

Previously on Felicity We have some new guests.
Let me take the bags.
- Hey.
Did you hear about Calvin? Yeah.
The pipes broke? I've got to say something, so please.
Just let me say it.
I made a lot of mistakes but the biggest mistake I ever made was letting you go.
It's not about me! It's about the chase! - That's not true! It's not! - It is! That's all this is.
- Why don't you get out of here? - 'Cause we're not done.
No.
You know, you are done.
Can we go, please? That was just, you know, completely just I can't believe he did that.
I mean, I've got to tell him.
I can't live my life like this, right? This isn't gonna work.
Greg, Greg Maybe you 're too polite to say it or maybe you don't even realize it, but you 're not going out with me because I'm me.
You 're going out with me because I'm not Ben.
And that's not fair to me or the next guy.
Greg, that's not true.
I am completely over Ben.
I The good news is that you can solve your problem because he clearly wants you and you clearly want him.
Benjamin, I have a big favor to ask of you.
It has to do with Samuel, but, shh, OK? Mum's the word, all right? It's a big surprise.
- What's wrong with your hair? - Nothing.
What do you mean, nothing? It's all askew.
Just don't no.
Felicity and Greg were out on a date.
I showed up, and I told her how I felt.
He stood up and punched me in the face.
They both walked out together, leaving me on the floor.
Oh, my God, that is so romantic.
Ohh.
Let me give you one big promise.
You on the floor is not the final chapter to this luscious story.
There was a favor you wanted to ask me? Oh, yes.
OK.
And please forgive to me if I start to cry now, but, um I'm thinking of asking Samuel to marry me.
And I want you to help me pick out a ring.
- A ring? Really? - Yeah.
You getting punched in the face, me buying a ring romance is really in the air, is it not? So? - Are you gonna tell us about Greg or not? - What? Meghan told me this morning in the bathroom that you guys broke up.
Are you gonna share the news with us? Yeah.
Greg dumped me.
And I should be heartbroken.
Right? But I didn't say anything because I haven't been thinking about it.
How can you get dumped and not think about it? Teach me that.
Ben showed up at dinner last night.
- Oh, God.
Here we go.
- Oh, God.
Completely disrupted my entire date with Greg and just said he just said all these great things but I've been single basically the whole semester and just when I start dating someone suddenly he's interested again? - Typical guy.
- I know! Greg said I was dating him because he wasn't Ben.
And then Ben says I'm pushing him away because I'm too afraid.
Last night, I thought they were both crazy.
Today, I have no idea.
Tracy's a virgin.
Won't have sex until he's married.
Top that.
Sean told me he's in love with me.
- What? - Oh, God.
I didn't know what to say.
I mean, how do I react to that? - Do you like him? - I don't know.
Oh, I missed the whole class? Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry.
I overslept.
Yeah, no, you didn't miss much.
Just my breathtaking summary on Camus' theory of the absurd.
Maybe later you can explain the summary of the summary.
Sure.
So, things went well with Wade? You were out pretty late.
Yeah, it went OK.
We spent the whole night at Empire Diner sort of catching up.
If you want to invite him over to the loft tonight you should feel totally comfortable doing that.
Thanks, but I told him I was busy tonight.
I just wanted to relax tonight.
Rent a movie or something.
You want to join? Yeah, definitely.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- Good.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Wait a minute.
Wait.
This doesn't look good.
Oh, no, no.
Everything everything's all good.
It's all good now.
- All right.
- Oh, no.
Wait.
Hey.
Look, if, you know, you want to get something outta there I could go in there and get it for you.
- I can get it.
Thank you, Tracy.
- Just don't get mad, all right? - Tracy.
- Just don't get mad.
It's almost done.
I promise.
- OK? - All right.
OK, OK.
OK? Hold on.
Let me get to the elevator.
OK.
Oh, my God! I'm OK.
It's all good.
Tracy is a dead man! I am going to kill him! Everything's gonna be OK.
Seriously.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Ben, wait.
Can can I talk to you for a second? Yeah, sure.
Last night, I shouldn't have left.
I should Even if I was upset, I should Listen to me.
Don't worry about it.
You were right.
- About which part? - About everything.
The whole thing.
That, you know, that I've done this before that this is a pattern.
You know, going after you when you're with somebody else.
That it's more about the chase than anything.
You were right.
Yeah, that's yeah.
I'll see you.
OK.
I' m depressed.
I'm I' m confused and I need I need to forget about Ben.
I need you to take me out.
No.
Look, I don't know what it is you do every night or where you go, but you obviously live in this world this whole other different world where weird, potentially exciting things happen.
Distracting things.
And tonight, I really need to go to that world.
That weird place.
Please.
I'm begging you.
Fine.
- No way.
- No! Come on, you guys.
This is exactly what we need.
I mean, you were in trouble and you don't know what to do with Sean.
You 're going nuts about Tracy.
Come on, let's just follow Meghan.
We just need to get out there.
Please.
We'll get dressed up.
It'll be so much fun.
All right.
Good.
* When you turn on * * You can move me * * Now you head towards the door * * What would you like? You can tell me * * Lady.
You just feel so good here on the floor * * What would it take? You might find me * * Climbing hills very steep * Coming! - Javier, what are you doing here? - Oh, hi there oh! Look at you, my little hot tamale.
My goodness.
What, are you painting the town all different colors tonight? - Oh.
- Yeah.
Jesus, Mary, and San Jose.
This is living.
You know, I work so hard all my life to live in a hovel - and you kids are living like the queens of England.
- It's Sean's, and it's rent control.
What are you doing here? Oh, hello.
My, look at you.
Wow, you look taller.
That's great.
Actually, I'm waiting for Benjamin.
He's gonna help me with a wee task.
Oh, he went out for a run.
He'll be back soon.
Oh.
OK, well, then, I guess I'll wait.
OK, so where are you ladies off to, huh? Um, the T-bone Club? The T-bone? Really? What? What does that mean? It's it's OK.
It's OK.
Well, have fun and, uh um, hope you 're packing some heat.
Some what? Yeah, you.
Uh-uh, I don't think so.
I don't think so.
Hey, you two, come on in.
No, no, you wait here, honey.
Come on, Andre.
Come over here.
How you doing? Uh, one, two, three, four.
How you doing? Hey, who let you out? - Good to see you.
- How are you? - Hey, hey.
Wait, wait.
- I don't think so.
- Meghan! - Meghan! These three.
OK.
- Thanks.
Thanks.
- We got in.
Hey, what's up? Good to see you.
Is that a new color? I like that.
Hey! Stay right here.
And don't eat anything anyone gives you.
All right? So, this isn't so bad, right? I mean OK, I got a rule for tonight no thinking about Ben, no thinking about Sean and no thinking about Tracy.
- Deal! - Deal! Right.
- Hey, Michael! - What's up, Michael? - Uh, we're gonna have seven - Banzais.
- Banzais on him.
- Yeah, fine.
Put it on my tab.
All right.
Drink lots of these.
- What are they? - Banzai demons but if you have to ask, don't don't even drink it.
- OK.
Let's go.
- OK.
- Aah! - Here we go! - That's so romantic.
- What? The movie.
After everything they've been through her accident he still wants to be with her.
Yeah, it's because he's in love with her.
But look what happened to her.
I mean, he could walk away and it would be completely understandable.
No, it would be a huge mistake.
Why? Because he'd regret it.
What are we talking about here? Oh.
Good.
- I thought everyone was gone.
- So did we.
Oh.
I love this movie! Oh, can you guys scoot over a smidge? Can I get a little blanket? Just a corner.
No, we already had some.
- You all right? - Mm-hmm.
Is there any dip? You don't think this ring's too much? It's Tahitian diamonds.
I just don't know if it's exactly my Samuel.
Let me see it.
- Yeah, that might be a little bit - What? Brazen? Garish? - Chintzy? - Might be a little chintzy.
Yeah, that's what I think, too.
You know, you should look through some of these, too.
Felicity would look pretty OK in something like No, no, no.
I've given up on that.
Oh, no, Benjamin, you can't give up on diamonds.
No, no, not on diamonds, on Felicity.
Look, I'm just I'm sick of it.
I'm sick of making a fool of myself and I'm sick of having her turn me down.
No, Benjamin open up your squinty little eyes that are so cute, no.
She turned you down because she It's out of fear, you know? It's she loves you.
Oh, yeah? Well, then tell that to Greg.
Oh, you don't know? They're not dating.
- Greg dumped her.
- What? Like a sweet hot potato.
A yam.
OK, come on.
Wh-what are we doing? - Oh.
My God! - Go.
Meghan! What is she doing? How come all of a sudden I, like, worship her? To Meghan dancing.
Cheers to Earl.
Here's to girls' night out.
Hey.
Earl wants to dance with you.
I told him you're too much of a wuss to do it.
Seriously, ladies, time to get loose! - Come on! - All right! You know what? Watch and learn.
That's what I'm talking about.
Easy.
Only two at a time.
A man and a woman together, all right? Excuse me.
Hello, hi.
Two, please.
Excuse me, sweetheart, hello, hi.
Look, I know it's your job to be very cool and aloof but you don't have to play Mr.
Unyielding with me.
We just want to go inside, please.
OK, look, I don't have time for this.
- I got something very - Hey, Javier.
Come on, let's just get out of here.
I am not giving up just by virtue of him.
If you're a guy, you have to have a date to get in.
Tuesday is our fifth month anniversary.
Thank you.
Hey, what is this? What are we doing here? Just keep your shoes on, OK? I'll tell you in a minute.
Oh! OK, look over there.
Excuse me.
Pardon me.
OK, now who loves you both more than than me? No one, that's who.
Now I know there are a lot of disagreements and bad timings and issues galore between you guys but do me a favor and talk.
Just for a few minutes.
I'm gonna go back inside, get one of those banzai demons.
They're fantastic.
Excuse me.
Pardon me.
Pardon me.
I never told you, but I'm I'm glad that you apologized to Greg.
Yeah, just in time for him to smack me in the face.
Well, I mean before that.
It's all right.
I mean, I deserved that.
Telling Richard what I told him was a screwed-up thing to do.
So I did.
I deserved it.
So, Javier said that you and Greg aren't Yeah, no.
That's yeah.
Now, you see, now, if I knew that was gonna happen I would have hit him back.
And you know, so business is good, you know.
I certainly don't miss working with Alfonso.
So, how's marketing? You know how it is, the daily grind.
Oh, tell me about it.
Hey, Javier.
- Hi, Bijou.
- Hey, Meghan.
Um, hey, where's Felicity? Oh, she's outside talking with Benjamin.
All right.
Gotta go break that up.
- I don't know what her problem is.
- She scares me.
What what I said before, outside the loft that's that's not true.
I mean, this thing with you, it's it's not about the chase.
It's not about any pattern.
Hey! Hey! We gotta go.
- What? - We're going to Earl's.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Come on.
- Whoa.
- Bye, Ben.
- Bye! Let's want to meet up later at the loft? - Let's meet up later.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
OK, bye! OK.
What I' m saying is a prototypical example of this complacency that is the advancement of science is nanotechnology.
It's the self-replicating capability of nanobots.
This is stuff that Heinlein and Asimov have talked about for forty years.
No, Lulu, look, you just can't handle the fact that unless international communities come together and restrict everything, including miniaturization Go tell her.
Go tell her, Earl, go.
Lulu! Earl and Lulu used to go out.
- I need candy.
- Yeah.
Hey, I want to thank you for before.
Taking me away from Ben.
Kind of started to forget what this whole night was about.
No problem.
And I know you think our relationship is ridiculous my relationship with him but unless you've felt that way about someone for forever, then you just Hey, I have a Ben, OK? So Earl? No, not Earl.
Greg.
Oh, holy crap.
This is a sign from God.
- Wait.
What are you gonna do? - I'm gonna go talk to him.
- We just broke up.
- Yeah, I know.
He's vulnerable.
Hi.
Hey, Meghan.
- We're married.
- What? You and I, we we got married.
In a sandbox.
You were in first grade, Ashburton Elementary.
I was fat very fat.
Oh, my God.
Yeah.
Right.
So it's been a few years.
You're Meghan.
Yeah.
So, I was wondering I mean I don't want to be too aggressive about this or anything, but I was wondering do you want to go find a sandbox? That's cute.
No, I'm serious.
You want to go find a sandbox? I- I'm sorry.
I'm just not interested, but thank you.
Oh, well, yeah.
It's fine.
I mean, I gotta ask.
Um, anyway, you are gonna be hearing from my lawyer about alimony.
So, uh, now it's your turn to take me out.
I do know of of one party.
Take me there.
Hey, gals.
Yeah, good to see you come out for another Richard is president night.
Yeah.
Hey, which one of you lovely ladies wants to do a little dirty dancing with the new president, huh? Oh, we're OK, thanks.
Beneath the aura of power, it's still just me, Richard.
OK.
You know what? We don't need men.
We can go out and have a kick-ass time without guys.
Yeah, and you know what else? We have accomplished a lot this year.
I mean, first of all, we're R.
A.
s.
Yeah.
Damn good ones.
Completely, and also hello I ran for student council.
And lost.
True.
True.
But, I mean, the point is win or lose, we get through it.
We survive.
- I know.
We're women.
- Yeah.
- We're strong.
- Completely.
We're sisters doing it for ourselves.
- Like Aretha Franklin.
- Like Aretha Franklin.
Oh, thanks.
You're the greatest.
Yeah, I am.
Obviously the greatest.
That was fun.
What, the movie? Yeah, it was like, you know.
Yeah, I know.
What are you doing tomorrow? You have, uh you have plans with Wade? I really don't want to talk about Wade right now.
What do you want to talk about? I've been thinking about what we've talked about and I think we should spend the rest of our lives together.
Samuel, will you marry me? Hi.
Yes, of course I will.
Yes.
You make me so happy.
So, you and Samuel, you guys are really happy, huh? Oh, yeah.
Like two lovebirds in a tree.
But, you know, it wasn't always like that, though.
- No? - No.
I mean, we've had our difficult times, our Dynasty moments.
I played Alexis.
I even cheated on him once, though.
- You cheated on him? - Yeah, I know.
It was with the water delivery guy.
Otis.
So, tell me what happened.
Did he forgive you right away? Oh, no, I wish.
I had to prove myself all over again.
So, what did you do? Now, that's personal.
I can't tell you that.
Every man has to find his own way.
His own way of showing his true love.
So, what, do you think Samuel will marry me? Oh, if he's smart, he will, yeah.
Benjamin, that's the sweetest thing you've ever said to me.
- Come here.
- Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
This is the best time.
Does anyone else want to go dance? Aren't you supposed to go meet up with Ben later and hang out with him? No! You don't need Ben.
No Ben, no.
- No! - No.
I don't.
I don't need Ben.
Oh, my God.
I don't need Ben.
You know what? I got to go do something right now.
I'm gonna take care of this, take control of it.
Excuse me.
You are your own woman.
I am.
Excuse me.
Where are you going? I'm just gonna go take care of this.
- All right.
- I'm hungry.
- Excuse me.
- I'm hungry.
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It's Ben.
Leave a message.
Ben, it's me.
Um l l I just wanted to call and because I'm not gonna meet up with you tonight.
Um, the thing is I don't need you.
I mean, we cannot hang out tonight or or ever.
I mean, we can't be together, because because I don't trust you and we'll never be able to change that, to go back and God, change all that stuff that's happened.
And I'm not gonna let you screw up my life again.
So I think that I just think that you and I we just I think that we need to not see each other at all like, you know, even as friends until we're way past all this stuff.
And, um, I mean, even though, you know we're living in the same place right now, um so I'm gonna move out tomorrow.
But, um, yeah.
That's basically why I'm calling.
Because, um, you and I just we can never really be.
- Hey.
- Morning.
- Headache.
- Ohh.
Same.
- Fun, though.
- Kind of.
Aretha.
You know what I was thinking, though? What? That when we don't need men is exactly when we should get together with them.
You know what I mean? Yeah.
I think I do.
I've been pushing Ben away all this time saying that I couldn't trust him but the truth is I'm the one I couldn't trust.
I mean I just I didn't think that I could handle it.
But I can, and there's proof.
Ben broke my heart at the beginning of this year but I got over it.
I mean.
It's like what you were saying last night.
You know, about how we've accomplished so much and we've had all these trials, but that can't change.
No matter what, you know, Greg or Ben or any other guy says or does it's about being able to be on our own.
You 're saying that I don 't need Ben to survive and that that is exactly why I'm ready for us to be together.
You have a little toothpaste What? Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, the message.
Hey, morning.
Stop screaming.
OK, this is my apartment.
You know that, right? I think I'm gonna throw up.
Ben.
It's me.
Um Message deleted.
Oh, my God.
Felicity, what are you doing? Nothing.
- What did the message say? - Nothing that Ben should hear.
He already heard it.
What? When? Uh, yeah, before you got back last night.
He played it, and then he took off.
I haven 't seen him since.
No! No Lover Productions.
Yes.
She is.
Hold on.
Ruby! - Yeah? - Phone's for you.
Who is it? Wade.
Uh.
Hey.
Morning.
Uh, you want me to tell him to call back? - You should take it.
- You think so? OK.
Thanks.
Hey.
No, no.
Don't worry about it.
Yeah, um I can't.
I have to meet you later.
So, did you guys No.
- Hey.
- Hi.
OK.
The other night when I, uh, kissed you which, by the way, was totally unplanned um, and l and I told you - What you told me.
- What I told you, right.
Anyway, after that, when you said, "Thank you" And I'm just trying to figure out was that thank you is that a yes or a no or something else? A maybe.
Maybe.
OK, I can I'll take a maybe.
That's really a maybe.
OK, great.
Thank you.
- I want to apologize in advance to you - I just want to see my damn apartment.
OK, that's fine, but listen, try not to get too mad because I tried my hardest, I really did.
- Are you done? - Yeah.
I'm done.
Oh, my God.
Oh.
This is so good.
Now you understand why I couldn't go out last night.
- You did all this last night? - Yeah, I wanted to finish and I knew it was taking longer than you wanted.
So, do you like it? It's incredible.
I mean now I'm mad I have to move out next month.
Sorry it took so long for me to finish up, but there are certain things you just shouldn't rush, you know? Well, that's why you have to have patience because some things are really worth waiting for.
You read my mind, baby.
Thank you for doing this.
Thank you for waiting.
Javier, is Ben here? Ah, no.
He's not coming in today.
- He canceled his shift.
- Did he say why? I don't know.
Norman took the message.
Oh, God.
He probably doesn't want to work with me anymore.
I think I really might have messed up last night.
OK, well, can we not talk about you for one minute and talk about me? I have such good news, I'm gonna burst.
Samuel said yes! Oh, my God.
Javier, that's great.
- Congratulations.
- Oh, thank you.
I know.
Oh, Martha Stewart wedding, here I come.
- Save the date, OK? - OK.
Hey.
Hi.
So, I, uh, I walked around almost all night trying to figure out how to show you that you can trust me, that I've changed instead of telling you, 'cause I don't know, I just think I've used up all of the words I got.
I just I tried to think what was the one moment this sort of turning point where I blew it where I could have done the right thing, but didn't.
It was the night we were supposed to go see that movie.
- You remember? We were - The Gold Rush, Charlie Chaplin.
Yeah, I remember.
And I didn't show up.
Yeah.
I remember that, too.
You know where I was that night? I was I was on the Staten Island ferry.
By myself, just going back and forth, just running away.
Which is something I've done all my life run.
I'm sick of running.
I'm sick of skating by.
And after I got your message last night I realized that was the moment Bryant Park.
That's that's the moment I'd take over if I could.
So, this morning, I I called around, and I finally found it.
This place in Jersey had it.
You know what that is? Yeah.
It's a film canister.
No, it's a it's a time machine.
* There is a paradise that can be found * * A better life to bring us 'round * * And all we really need to do * * Is see the world like lovers do * * I want to take it easy.
Take it slow * * To catch a frog and let it go * * I wanna give myself to you * * So we can live like lovers do * * Like lovers do * * I wanna feel that way * * Yeah.
Like lovers do * * I wanna feel that way * * Yeah.
Like lovers do * * And lose ourselves for days * * Yeah.
I need to feel * * I need to feel that way-ay-ay-ay *
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