FELICITY HELP!!!!
Monstergrr
closing credits for malcom in the middle when i realized that felicity was new.
can anyone send me a detailed summary of what happened in that episode? thanks
a lot
Billie
http://www.wbscoop.com/episodes/article.asp?article_id=99
Great Expectations: The Return
by Laurie Kalb
1/18/00
"We have read it, as we have read all Mr. Dickens's previous works, as it
appeared in installments, and can testify to the felicity with which
expectation was excited and prolonged, and to the series of surprises which
accompanied the unfolding of the plot of the story." -- The Atlantic Monthly,
September 1861.
On a Sunday evening in the middle of December, a cold wind was blowing. I stood
on the sidewalk, huddled in my winter coat, burrowing my ears and nose down
into a fleece scarf which was doing little to prevent the chilled sting on both
sides of my face. I stared solemnly downwards, letting my eyes trace the chalk
outline of Felicity. Finding it so unbelievably hard to let reality sink in, I
continued to stare in silence...thinking perhaps if I stood there long enough
it would come back. Hours went by, and before long, hours had turned into
weeks. Slowly but surely, I started to lose hope. Felicity was really gone. All
that remained was the echo of car horns reverberating in alleyways, the
stillness of a winter landscape, and the memory of what once was. Then I woke
up.
It is my sincere hope that there are at least a few people remaining in the
Felicity viewing audience. The show has not, contrary to popular belief, been
cancelled. We've just endured what has been perhaps the longest stint of reruns
I've ever experienced with a popular television show. The only bonus was
perhaps that it coincided directly with my own holiday college break and I
would imagine, the winter breaks of other college students as well. But it
seems we are back to regularly scheduled programming, and thank goodness for
that! In agreement with several of my own personal Felicity viewing cohorts,
the break was well worth it. Tonight's episode introduced a whole new set of
dilemmas, and hopefully with those plot twists the implication that there will
be forthcoming episodes in which those issues will be explored.
Although I have to admit really missing Sally's soulful voiceovers at the end
of the episodes, I'm really glad that the "Dear Sally" openings have returned.
Strangely, the show seemed to take a turn for the worst right around the time
that aspect of the show disappeared. Unfortunately for Felicity, increased time
spent turning to solace with the dictaphone also means there's trouble brewing
in paradise. Felicity's father was never really comfortable with her decision
to become an art major. We were introduced to his wariness when she first broke
the news, and since the initial earth-shattering revelation, the issue wasn't
discussed much further. Tonight, we dive back into it headfirst.
As I mentioned a few reviews ago, I myself began college as a pre-med major. At
the time, it seemed like everyone in the world was pre-something. Pre-med,
pre-vet, pre-law...afterall, if you weren't pre-something, what on earth were
you going to college for, right? I started freshman year with blinders on, had
no idea that any other majors might be more "me," or that any others even
really existed. I was constantly plagued by the horrible fear that should I
ever switch majors, and opt for something more "artsy" or geared more towards
indulging my creative side, that I would be a failure. Not only would I be
letting myself down by indirectly admitting I couldn't handle what everyone
around me seemed so able to handle, but I would be letting down my
parents...for whom my college education was an enormous investment. Well, it's
now three years later and I am happy to say that I am up to my ears in the
humanities. I have heard it said, however, that "when you're in it up to your
ears, don't open your mouth." Good advice. Truth of the matter is, while I have
enjoyed the process tremendously, my future is more uncertain than it was
before. Before I had a clear-cut goal, knew what it was all heading towards,
and felt secure that when the whole college-thing was finished I would be able
to make a bee-line into the career world. I open my mouth now about what I've
learned, what I've done, and all that comes out is a bunch of really
interesting things I can only hope someone out there is going to be willing to
pay me, to hear. If I could go back and do it all over again, would I do
anything differently? Yes, I believe I would. I would have started out as a
humanities major, instead of finding it after enduring perhaps the worst
semester of my entire college education.
The tension between Felicity and her father over her art major, is totally
understandable. I understand where he's coming from, his wishes for her, and
his fear that when she finally graduates she will come face-to-face with the
reality that art is nowhere near as appreciated or lucrative as one might hope.
I won't get started on my diatribe about why this angers me personally, but
let's just say that his fears are unfortunately justifiable. I can't tell you
how much I admire her though, for sticking to her guns and refusing to budge.
Heck, if I were more courageous myself, I might enroll in every drawing,
painting, and sculpting class I could fit into my schedule. It's hard being a
college student by itself, but the pressure can feel a lot worse when you don't
feel as if you have the support of the people who sent you there to begin with.
I, for one, am proud of Felicity. Deep down, I think Felicity's father is proud
of her too.
The spontaneous appearance of Felicity's father was shocking. After several
times of him popping up randomly, even I started feeling smothered. I can't
even begin to imagine how awful it would be if any member of my family told me
they had been hired with the University staff of the college I was attending. I
might have to assume a new name or tell my roommate if anyone called to let
them know I'd run off to join a convent or something. I will admit to grinding
my teeth a little when Felicity had more than one opportunity to let her father
know how his unexpected visits were bothering her and didn't, but I figured she
was just being overly nice (as usual). The news of the divorce was a perfect
jaw-dropping moment, and Keri played it perfectly. I honestly didn't see it
coming. While it was definitely one of those "I definitely did not need this
right now" situations, I'm not sure any other time would have been the right
time to drop this kind of bomb on her anyhow. If anything, this whole situation
brought about the first moment of actual closeness I think I've ever seen
between Megan and Felicity. Clearly, either Megan's parents are divorced, or
she had a similar traumatic experience as a child. I hope this topic gets a
little more attention than her brief introduction as a member of the
underground Mole society did. It's doubtful that Megan and Felicity will share
sob stories, start warmly embracing one another as they break down in tears, or
create a whole new meaningful chapter in their relationship over what may be
revealed as a common bond between the two of them. Misery loves company, but it
was also a movie with a psychopath holding an injured novelist hostage in her
house. Don't expect a sap story to develop out of this one, folks. For now,
let's just hope we get to see another side of Megan.
Speaking of "other sides"...apparently that's exactly where Ben was, in bed
with Felicity over their summer escapade. I absolutely loved the whole swim
scene. The writers could have ruined it with the two of them embracing and
kissing, or breaking out into a stupid Ester Williams and Ginger Rogers
synchronized swim routine, but they didn't. Instead it was a great chance to
break away from the tension of the rest of the episode and see the two of them
acting in the way it must have been over the summer. There is definitely
something unresolved between the two of them. I'm glad Ben has come to his
senses, even if he is heaping blame on Sean, and is still probably far too
immature for Felicity. I like seeing Felicity happy, I like seeing her have
fun, and I like seeing her so spontaneous. Although the episode was somewhat
based on the premise that disaster strikes when plans begin to crumble,
spontanaeity is still considered the spice of life! It will certainly be
interesting to see how Ben and Felicity deal with the impending crisis with the
police over their watery tryst. First of all, I doubt they will be expelled for
it. Second of all, I see this episode as another along the line of the
experience the two had when Sean's loft was burgularized and they were held at
gunpoint. For all those who don't remember, this was the episode in which
Felicity and Ben were likened to soldiers who had endured a great battle
together, and had war stories to share about their memories of it. The whole
experience really brought them a lot closer. It would be nice to see their
relationship as friends deepen, or perhaps begin anew after this.
Noel and Ruby are just sickening at this point, and my hopes that their little
classroom passive-aggression would lead to a breakup were dashed to pieces when
Noel went crawling back to her with Elena's three-legged frog.
Drats. Similarly, Sean's pathetic attempt to let Julie know his feelings for
her, unsurprisingly never materialized. Does anyone feel that Julie would
actually go for Sean if he finally did let her know how he felt? Why bother? is
the thought that comes to mind when I think what I would do, if I were him.
Frankly, I like Sean when he's not going after girls...Chloe, Cleo, Julie, or
otherwise. I like him best when he's trying to pawn his goofy inventions off on
Ben, or bumbling around the apartment with a cereal bowl in his robe and
slippers. As much as I hate peripheral characters, I honestly feel that might
be where he works best for the show.
Finally, we come to the situation with Julie and the sleazy record executive.
David Blaine, the "street magician," has always given me the creeps for one
reason or another. This record executive looks quite a bit like him, and
unfortunately, is having a similar effect. I agreed with Sean's initial
prediction that he was only interested in Julie to try and get into her pants
as opposed to her music...perhaps I was just having a problem believing that
Sean actually had any worthwhile advice to dispense. The dilemma is an
interesting one. If you were offered a record contract, something you've wanted
your entire life, would you pass it up because your producer was throwing you
funny looks? I think with Julie's history of sexual abuse, old fears may start
creeping in if she attempts to stand up for herself and is met with resistance
of any kind. But at the same time...it's a record deal. Unfortunately, unlike
Ruby's unbelievable casting with Tom Cruise, record deals are not easy to come
by. It will be interesting to see what choice she's going to make. Any
predictions??
As far as predictions from my camp go, I predict that we finally are back in
business. Finally Sundays might be worth looking forward to again. Next week's
episode looks fascinating, to say the least, although I'm not quite sure how
it's going to be a continuation of this week's "to be continued..." My fear is
that we may face a disjointed two weeks and won't revisit tonight's issues
until after next week's Twilight Zone interlude. Hang in there folks!
I have great expectations that we're in for some new episodes, which will
hopefully start coming on a more consistent basis than week's past.
'But I am not a fortune-teller,' he said, letting his head drop into a festoon
of towel, and towelling away at his two ears.
'You know what I am, don't you? Good-night, Pip.'
'Good-night, sir.'
(Charles Dickens, Great Expectations)
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