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Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
Bonus Episode - Interview with Mandy Foreman part 2
For this very special bonus podcast, we welcome Mandy Foreman back to the conversation! That’s right, THE Meghan Rotundi joined Melissa (Fish was unfortunately under the weather) to talk all about those last five episodes as well as questions from throughout the series. You definitely don’t want to miss this fun discussion with Mandy to close out our podcast! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felicitypodcast/ Find everywhere you can listen: https://linktr.ee/themelissafish Share your feedback or Felicity fan art: themelissafish@gmail.com
2023-12-21
57 min
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 Season Recap
We did it again! Season 4 is coming to a close. All that's left is our recap podcast...and then one more surprise from us! Melissa and Fish tackle the following questions at the end of a full season 4 of Felicity: Ben vs. Noel? Felicity’s greatest achievement? Felicity's biggest fail? Most shocking moment or reveal? Funniest thing that happened? Favorite minor character? Don't miss our superlatives - the “5” Best and "5" Worst of the season. Plus, Fish, as our official fashion correspondent, gives her quick takes on fashion for the season. Then, find our...
2023-12-07
1h 56
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E22 - Back to the Future
We are your intrepid podcasters, podcasting about a clip show. That's right. The series finale of Felicity is a clip show! Felicity and Ben pick up Noel's personal effects, and Meghan encourages Felicity to contact Paul Korsakoff to do his pre-published time travel spell. Felicity convinces him to help her and familiarizes him with the highlights of what happened in college. Ben asks Felicity to forgive him if she wakes up in the future...which she does. They are reunited after she wakes up from her fever dream (?) / her time travel (?) / her time travel fever dream (?)! All the friends - inc...
2023-11-30
2h 14
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E21 - Felicity Interrupted
Felicity puts in one more attempt to get back together with Noel, including the Hail Mary of telling him she traveled back in time to be with him. After this attempt fails as well, Felicity begs Meghan to find a spell to send her back to the future. Julie is planning a road trip, and Ben is keen to join her and drop out of school for a little while. Noel is worried about Felicity's mental health. He and Ben - thinking Felicity might have psychosis - do an intervention with Felicity and persuade her to talk to a professional at...
2023-11-23
3h 13
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E20 - Spin the Bottle
New tactic from Ben to get Felicity back: Challenge Felicity in her choices. Frustrated Felicity is flustered. It seems that there is still a force drawing them together. Noel is searching for a new apartment, and he and Felicity decide to move in together. Sean is excited, because Julie is about to come to visit him. Except, she's coming for an audition. When she finds out that Sean might have other intentions, she friend zones him. And then goes on a date with Ben. Sean reconnects with Meghan. Somehow, Julie and Ben and Noel and Felicity go on a double da...
2023-11-16
2h 24
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E19 - The Power of the Ex
This episode is brought to you by Melissa and Fish getting spun around by time travel and the personality inconsistencies of our favorite Felicity characters. Felicity and Noel are flirting and romantic, but they are trying to be discreet with their friends. As they go to more out-of-the-way date destinations, they run into Hanna at a street fair. Hanna is struggling to get clients for her piano lessons, and she is keen to get Noel to be her web developer plus benefits. Felicity's jealousy is activated as Noel debates whether he wants to be with Felicity (who is freaking him o...
2023-11-09
2h 20
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E18 - Time Will Tell
We start 6 months from the end of The Graduate. Elena has died in a car accident. Felicity, in her grief, pulls away from Ben, who cheats on Felicity. Meghan convinces Felicity to come back to NY for Noel and Zoe's wedding. After comments from both Noel and Felicity that they each have thought about what it would have been like if they were together (instead of Noel and Zoe), Felicity makes a wish and Meghan does a spell (with a book that was recently published) that sends Felicity back in time to the night Felicity and Noel slept together. When Fe...
2023-11-02
2h 15
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E17 - The Graduate
Despite the paper shenanigans, Felicity and Ben are both graduating! In other exciting news, Ben and Felicity get engaged right before Ben is called to meet Lauren (who is labor) in Philadelphia. Felicity's parents come to town for her graduation. Unsurprisingly, Edward Porter discourages her from moving back to NY next year, continuing architecture, or, presumably, getting married to Ben. Noel, at least, is supportive. Ben returns home feeling sad that he left his son Andrew. Felicity and Ben moving to Arizona to be with Ben's newborn is put back on the table. Economic times are hard, and Sean and Noe...
2023-10-26
3h 34
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E16 - Ben Don’t Leave
Lauren is suddenly a villain, and Felicity's and Lauren's claws both come out. She is leaving for Arizona tomorrow, she's stressed, and she needs Ben's help to pack. Lauren drinks and drives...and crashes with Ben in the car, sending them both to the hospital and him to surgery. After initially lashing out at Lauren, Felicity eventually responds with generosity, and Lauren makes peace with her before leaving town. Felicity wants to come clean to her art history professor about plagiarizing her paper, but isn't able to do so until the last minute - when she is about to stand in...
2023-10-19
2h 26
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E15 - The Paper Chase
Ben gets an image from Lauren's recent ultrasound, and it stresses Felicity out - so much so, that she can't concentrate on her 30-page paper for her art history class. She takes Meghan's advice, copies a dissertation, and submits it as her own. When her professor loves it so much that she submits it for publication, it raises the eyebrows of the editorial board. Felicity is in trouble! Sean's overbearing style of pitching isn't working well with the clients, and Webb asks Noel to get Sean to tone it down. Javier thinks Rita's new boyfriend is gay and confronts him. ...
2023-10-12
1h 37
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E14 - Raising in Arizona
Ben decides to participate in his child's life, but a new wrinkle is added when Lauren informs him she is moving to Arizona. Ben pushes back to no avail. Stressed, Ben self-sabotages in his relationship with Felicity and becomes angry over Felicity's continued connection to Noel. Adam and Felicity's model wins the architecture contest, and Adam offers her a job in NY after she graduates to keep working on the project. Zoe becomes hesitant at the idea of announcing the relationship with Noel to anyone in the office and would rather call it off. When she reveals the nature of her...
2023-10-05
2h 07
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E13 - Kiss and Tell
Ben's dad heard about Lauren's pregnancy and judges the unknown father for deciding not to be in the child's life. When Ben admits he is the father, Ben's dad urges him to reconsider. Felicity continues to feel the overwhelm and tension around Ben's denial of Lauren being pregnant. Noel gets Felicity an opportunity to work on an architecture project to explore a possible career path. She assists a grad student named Adam Davis who is heartbroken and obsessed over his ex. Noel and Zoe continue to try to navigate their personal relationship in a professional office setting. Meghan and Sean reviv...
2023-09-28
2h 48
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E12 - Future Shock
Lauren breaks some big news to Ben. She's pregnant. It's his. She's keeping the baby. Ben reels and, by the end of the episode, shares the news with Felicity. Owen and Felicity are going to galleries trying to sell their work, and they are getting rejected at every turn. Felicity, worried about her future, meets with her mom and ends up arguing over whether she should take a safer opportunity in real estate or go for her passion. She decides to stay the course. Hodges asks Trevor and Ben to be his research assistants on a publication for study. Ben...
2023-09-21
2h 41
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E11 - A Perfect Match
As the semester comes to a close, Ben is initiating more contact with Felicity, and she lets him know that she wants to get back together. Ben's dad gives him a pep talk about relationships, and Ben runs to catch Felicity at the airport before she flies back to Palo Alto for winter break. They get back together! A donor liver is identified for Ben's dad, but it is delayed due to a snowstorm, so he is back in dire straits. Despite his dad's misgivings, Ben authorizes his mom to donate part of her liver. His mom's condition becomes critical po...
2023-09-14
2h 32
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E10 - Fire
Ben and Felicity are seeing less and less of each other, but that doesn't mean they're not on each other's minds. Noel is taking his meds and getting his life back on track. He's even starting his own graphic design business! With his therapist, he comes to the conclusion that he needs to start spending less time with Felicity. Unfortunately, he is having a very hard time setting limits with Felicity every time he sees her. Meghan's high school-age sister, Lila, comes for a visit - except, SURPRISE!, she's pregnant. Meghan calls in her mom for reinforcement. Ben has studied his...
2023-09-07
2h 49
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E9 - Moving On / Lonelyhearts
~This is a spoiler heavy podcast for the next three episodes of Felicity and for A Streetcar Named Desire.~ Felicity is still hopeful to get back together with Ben, but Ben wants to move on. Javier is going to try to put them back together with an elaborate scheme to get them to see a showing of A Streetcar Named Desire together. Unfortunately, Ben brings Lauren - who is staying in NY indefinitely - as his date. Noel assures Sean and Meghan that he is going to move out soon to cut the tension in the loft. Noel starts going to...
2023-08-31
2h 43
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E8 - The Last Thanksgiving
It's time for the last Thanksgiving of college! Felicity continues sad/angry painting. Meghan does a spell to get Felicity and Ben back together, and then endeavors to make the conditions right for the reunion - she arranges for Felicity to host Thanksgiving and invites Ben. Unfortunately, Ben is feeling angry about Felicity cheating on him, and he brings Lauren to Thanksgiving dinner to get back at her. For a moment, it looks like Ben and Felicity might reconcile, but in the end he decides he can't forgive her. Noel's brother Ryan comes for a visit and asks Noel some har...
2023-08-24
2h 42
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E7 - The Storm
Felicity tries to talk to Ben about her affair with Noel, but Ben wants to call it quits. Noel, with the help of Richard's nudging, comes clean to Sean and Meghan about the affair with Felicity and offers to move out. Sean and Trevor rally around Ben. Meghan, Elena, and Javier rally around Felicity. Noel stands on an island alone. Noel starts his new job at Webb Group Graphics and meets Zoe! They hook up at work and get caught by her dad, the boss. Noel gets fired! He goes back to the purgatory of his guidance counselor job. Ben's mom...
2023-08-17
2h 47
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E6 - Oops, Noel Did It Again
It's Felicity's 21st birthday, and Ben has been planning a getaway to Vermont. Unfortunately, it will never come to pass, because Ben's dad is in a NY hospital with liver failure, and Lauren, one of Ben's dad's contacts from AA, encourages Ben to meet with his dad to say goodbye. His father asks him to assume power of attorney and carry out his wishes: No pain meds, no machines, and a DNR order. Felicity leads a critique for Art 10 that doesn't go well, Professor Cavallo invites her to lunch to discuss. At lunch, Cavallo crosses the line into sketchy flirting. F...
2023-08-10
2h 49
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E5 - Boooz
It's a Halloween episode! Felicity interviews for the Art 10 TA position under Professor May and gets the job + scarf! But that's not as important as the fun fact that we unearthed about the actress who plays her professor... Unfortunately, Professor May gets arrested for shoplifting, forcing Felicity to take over until the position is refilled. Her students recognize her from the beauty pageant, and she loses their respect instantly. Melissa and Fish rage against the students raging against the machine. In the end, Professor Cavallo becomes the new Art 10 professor. The ladies are having a Halloween party in their apartment. Ri...
2023-08-03
2h 58
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E4 - Miss Conception
Felicity is getting ready for the Miss Sunrise Surprise Beauty Pageant, which she is already reluctant to do, but is even moreso when she discovers she might be pregnant. She shares the information with Noel and Elena, but Ben finds out on his own. By the end of the episode, Felicity confirms that she is not pregnant, to the relief of both her and Ben...and - still secretly - Noel. We get behind the scenes as Felicity participates in the pageant, along with a new cast of fun characters like Monica! The singer Monica! Mo-ni-ca Monica. Felicity doesn't win th...
2023-07-27
2h 00
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E3 - Your Money or Your Wife
Meghan's parents, frustrated that she got married on the spur of the moment, decide to host a dinner with Meghan, Sean, and Sean's parents. Sean panics, expecting his dad to be an embarrassment as he haggles and pitches ideas to Meghan's parents. In multiple attempts to have this dinner, the tension between Sean and Sean's dad - who are basically the same person - is palpable. Meghan's dad threatens to disown her if she doesn't get a divorce. Felicity and Ben get back together, but Felicity is still riddled with guilt over indiscretion. She confides her secret in Javier. Felicity ge...
2023-07-20
2h 46
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E2 - My Best Friend’s Wedding
The episode with the most implausible last-minute event planning crises! Elena and Tracy ask Felicity to officiate their wedding. Sean is deciding on what favors to order. Javier is working on nailing down the rehearsal venue. Felicity and Noel just slept together, but Felicity wants to be with Ben, so she is going to spend an entire episode hiding her indiscretion. Ben makes overtures to apologize to Felicity for his intensity at the start of the semester, but Felicity breaks up with him out of guilt. Is Noel "in the drawer?" Sean and Meghan's fight about Meghan revealing she wanted to...
2023-07-13
2h 25
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S4 E1 - The Declaration
Senior year is starting for Felicity, and she feels lost and anxious about the future. She and Noel - who is struggling with his job search - became close over the summer and lean on each other for emotional support. She is resting her hopes on getting into an honors art program, which, unfortunately, she doesn't. Felicity's dad has been needling her about her future, and he shows up in NY to pressure her into switching back to pre-med. He pushes too far, and Felicity decides to declare financial independence from her parents and pay for school herself. Ben returns fr...
2023-07-06
3h 12
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 Season Recap
We did it again! Season 3 is coming to a close. All that's left is our recap podcast! Melissa and Fish tackle the following questions at the end of a full season 3 of Felicity: Ben vs. Noel? Felicity’s greatest achievement? Felicity's biggest fail? Most shocking moment or reveal ? Funniest thing that happened? Favorite minor character? Don't miss our superlatives - the “5” Best and "5" Worst of the season. Plus, Fish, as our official fashion correspondent, gives her quick takes on fashion for the season. Then, find our average ratings for the season across all episodes...
2023-06-15
1h 48
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E17 - The Last Summer Ever
Noel is prepping for graduation and can’t seem to decide whether to cut Felicity out of his life or stay friends. Felicity is mourning the loss of her friend Noel while denying the loss of her friend Noel. Ben gets accepted to an intensive summer EMT program. After trying to decline it the whole episode, he eventually decides to accept it, spending the summer apart from Felicity, who will be in New York. When Noel’s Seattle job falls through, he arrives back at the loft for the summer…where Felicity will be living, too. Ruby...
2023-06-08
2h 54
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E16 - It’s Raining Men
The episode with the biggest valve. Noel and Felicity have a confrontation about his feelings for her. Felicity wants to be friends, but Noel doesn’t know how to do that. Richard has caught Noel toilet papering the library on the security camera, and he/the administration dole out a punishment: Noel has to restock toilet paper in all bathrooms on campus. Ben and Felicity make up, although Felicity hasn’t told him what is going on with Noel. Javier has chest pains and is brought to the hospital, requiring Felicity to manage Dean...
2023-06-01
3h 23
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E15 - Senioritis
Noel gets the Seattle job, and he offers Felicity a job for the summer. Richard is on the hunt to prevent senior pranks and inadvertently gives Noel the bright idea to toilet paper the library with Felicity. All is fun and games until Richard sees Noel on the security footage. Avery tells Noel that something happened with Ben in Southampton, fueling Noel’s frustration. Avery overdoses on pills to get Ben's attention. Ben is called to her bedside, and she does what she can to try to suck him back him. When Ben finds the break-up kit, it...
2023-05-25
3h 02
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E14 - The Break-Up Kit
It's the Rorschach test of Felicity episodes! Felicity and Ben are on the rocks, and Felicity is angry-painting up a storm. Noel spends the entire episode trying to cheer her up between fits of Felicity dropping everything to meet Ben. Felicity suggests that she and Ben take a break (not realizing that sounded like a break up), and Ben goes to Southampton with Avery to think. Felicity follows him to declare her love for him - and fails. Noel makes Felicity a homemade “break-up kit” and Eunice Crane’s beef stew to cheer her up. He is just a...
2023-05-18
3h 57
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E13 - Blackout
Meghan’s old more-than-a-friend Kris is coming to town for a visit before her wedding. Since Kris is a filmmaker, Sean is solely focused on showing her the Docuventary despite a storm knocking out the power. Kris, however, is looking to rekindle her love for Meghan, making Sean feel threatened. Noel is being courted by a Seattle internet company. He is dating Avery, but Avery can’t seem to stop focusing on Ben, and he breaks up with her. Ben is secretly on academic probation, and he is struggling as he studies for an im...
2023-05-11
2h 51
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E12 - Girlfight
We open on the chaos of the holiday party after the gunshot. We find out that Elena was shot in the arm, and we see Ben attending to Avery, who was shot in the abdomen. Ben follows Avery into the ambulance and holds her hand as she dies and is shocked back to life by the EMT. The show picks up again three months later. Elena is taking a self-defense class and trying to get Felicity to join her. When Elena sees that Tracy returned to school from his Africa trip a month early – with a w...
2023-05-04
2h 59
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E11 - And to All a Good Night
It's the holiday episode, and the ladies are planning a holiday party in their apartment! Felicity’s mom – who is trying to find herself post-divorce – comes to town for a visit and becomes worried about Ben’s bad boy nature and lack of direction and James’ presence in Felicity’s orbit. She tries to push Felicity to be with Noel, who is feeling particularly lonely and pining for Felicity at this time of year. Ben is upset that Felicity’s own doubts about him are getting triggered by her mom’s questions, and in the end he sits down with he...
2023-04-27
2h 44
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E10 - Let’s Get It On
Felicity gets a letter from the registrar that she didn’t drop an Intro to Western Thought class she thought she did drop. She now has to get an A on the final to pass the class. Meanwhile, the Loser Pet Store pitch with Noel has to be made to Ice Box for the first 21 episodes. And all of this has to be done in three days! Felicity is overloaded, but Noel is pleased to come to the rescue to help her get it all done. Sean and Meghan haven’t had sex since Sean’s surgery, and bot...
2023-04-20
2h 20
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E9 - James and the Giant Piece
Noel is working on a graphic design animation project that needs a little artistic love, so Felicity volunteers to lend her drawing skills. Then Felicity comes up with a better idea: Loser Pet Store! Elena agonizes over whether to testify against McGrath. Tracy, who has been keeping a distance, reassures Elena that she earned her academic achievements and encourages her not to be afraid. Molly’s addiction and relationship with James is spiraling, which activates Ben’s hero complex. We finally meet James, who is a controlling and menacing presence, and Molly has invited him to li...
2023-04-13
3h 18
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E8 - A Good Egg
Javier and Samuel want to have a child, and they want Felicity to donate an egg so it can be implanted in a surrogate. She’s Felicity, so even though it is out of the blue, she says yes. After chatting with Ben, she reconsiders. Javier pursues conversations with another possible donor, but when it is revealed that she is expecting to donate to a heterosexual couple, Javier asks Felicity to pretend to be his partner. Noel continues to read Jane’s personal emails so he can pretend to have common interests. His conscience gets the best of hi...
2023-04-06
2h 32
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E7 - Kissing Mr. Covington
Ben is on the mend from being beaten up by Randy’s brothers. His father, who is his emergency contact, comes into town to check on Ben…and drop in on Felicity to ask for her help with Ben. But Mr. Covington asking for help of Felicity turns into a creepy sexual advance. Felicity finally encourages Ben to go to Al-Anon for support. Noel realizes that he doesn’t have much in common with Jane. He uses her password to start reading her private emails so he can learn how to seduce her. Really, Noel? Sean is...
2023-03-30
2h 40
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E6 - One Ball, Two Strikes
Noel suspects that Richard is gay. As the circle of people who have heard the theory expands to include Javier, Meghan, and Molly, Richard reluctantly reveals what his secret really is: He’s a virgin, and he’s never been kissed. The doctor advises Sean to have surgery for what he has diagnosed as a malignant mass in his testicle. Panicked Sean lies to Meghan and his friends and says he is fine. When Meghan finds out that Sean lied, she convinces him to have the surgery. Sean, through his fear, has a conversation with Tracy about God.
2023-03-23
2h 27
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E5 - Surprise
Felicity’s 20th birthday is coming up, and Ben is pulling out all the stops. He plans a surprise party and works with Noel to try to order her favorite ribs for her birthday dinner. Meanwhile, Felicity is trying to figure out if she had sex with Randy at the party, and the guilt is weighing on her. It turns out there is a naked photo of Felicity’s wild night circulating by email to everyone in school. When Ben sees it at the surprise party, angry Ben returns. Sean is feeling an ache in one o...
2023-03-16
2h 31
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E4 - Greeks and Geeks
Noel is trying to get a computer repair job, which involves studying and passing The Challenge – a final test of skill administered by the cocky IT guy manager. Tracy helps Noel practice by breaking laptops for Noel to fix, which is great until he threatens the life of the computer that Elena was using for her big political science paper. Will Noel or his possible future boss save the day? Meghan has a new job as a phone sex worker, which Sean hates. Our main characters are dealing with the aftermath of Julie’s departure. Feli...
2023-03-09
2h 27
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E3 - Hello, I Must Be Going
This one is brought to you by Bubbles and Squeak! Ben gets a call from his mom asking to file a missing persons report for his dad, who has been gone for four days. Ben becomes highly agitated, taking out his aggression on everyone including Sean’s nose, and doesn’t share the news with Felicity. He does, however, tell Julie, who becomes obsessed with helping Ben find his dad even though he doesn’t want to. She goes behind his back to find Mr. Covington, who turns out to be in the hospital with alcohol poisoning. J...
2023-03-02
2h 35
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E2 - The Anti-Natalie Intervention
The ladies are ogling the hot next door neighbors, including Finn who seems to have taken a liking to Elena. Elena and Tracy’s frustration with not having sex is increasing, and Elena starts to give into temptation with Finn. Julie becomes a buffer on dates with Elena and Finn until Elena gets what she considers a sign from God. Noel announces to the group that he and Natalie are married, which sends everyone into panic. After a failed attempt at an intervention, Felicity apologizes to Noel and – on behalf of all the friends – invites Natalie and Noel to...
2023-02-23
3h 05
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S3 E1 - The Christening
Love them or hate them, the new opening credits have been revealed. Felicity sees an apartment for rent and impulsively decides she wants to live with Ben, even though she was supposed to live with Elena and Julie in the dorm. Unfortunately, the apartment ends up being a hell hole, as Ben says. Felicity thinks it is romantic and wants to make it work. After bugs, a rat, activity in the water, a giant TV, banging pipes, an attractive neighbor using their living room bathtub, and an electrical fire, the two ultimately decide to go back to wh...
2023-02-16
2h 45
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 Season Recap
We did it again! Season 2 is almost done and dusted. Except, of course, for our recap podcast! Melissa and Fish tackle the following questions at the end of a full season 2 of Felicity: Ben vs. Noel? Felicity’s greatest achievement? Felicity's biggest fail? Most shocking moment or reveal ? Funniest thing that happened? Favorite minor character? Don't miss our superlatives - the “5” Best and "5" Worst of the season. Plus, Fish, as our official fashion correspondent, gives a summary of the fashion of the season. Then, find our average ratings for the season across all episodes...
2023-02-02
2h 00
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E23 - The Biggest Deal There Is
Will Felicity take the internship or won’t she? After an initial declination, Felicity revisits her choice, throwing herself and Ben into the chaos of insecurity and poor communication. It comes to a head at the rehearsal dinner for Javier's wedding when Felicity’s best man speech becomes competitive foreplay with Ben. In the end, Felicity takes the internship, and the two say a loving good-bye for the summer. Meghan and Sean had a wonderful night together, and Meghan is freaked out and pulling away. Sean calls her out for mistreating him in public while being drawn to him...
2023-01-26
3h 10
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E22 - Final Answer
At last, we get to see what it looks like for Felicity and Ben to be in a relationship. So. Much. Kissing! They're making plans to spend the summer in California together until Felicity’s art history professor offers her an internship in NY, as long as she does well on her final. They kiss so much she misses her final, but Ben makes a grand gesture and convinces her professor to let Felicity make up the exam. So...will she take the internship? Javier asks Ben to be an usher and Felicity to be his Best Man a...
2023-01-19
2h 38
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E21- The Aretha Theory
Greg dumps Felicity right after the altercation with Ben, because he realizes that they both clearly love each other. Felicity, Elena, and Julie need a girls’ night out after all their respective guy troubles, and Felicity enlists Meghan to take them out on the town. First stop, the “T-Bone Club” – where go-go dancing stations, Bonzai demons, and Meghan worship exists. Meghan tries to tell Greg she has loved him since she was a kid and gets her heart broken. So, Felicity takes Meghan and the ladies out to a “Richard is President” party at Epstein Bar. Javier asks...
2023-01-12
3h 40
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
Bonus Episode: Our Interview with Amanda Foreman
For this very special one-day-early bonus podcast, we welcome Amanda Foreman to the conversation! That’s right, THE Meghan Rotundi joined Fish and Melissa to talk all about S2 E21 (The Aretha Theory) as well as questions from throughout the series. You definitely don’t want to miss this fun discussion with Mandy! We will cover S2 E21 ourselves next week! Please consider this a companion interview to some of the other great interviews that are already out there, including: The ATX Festival 20th reunion show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG_0-CrVOC8&t=651s The...
2023-01-04
52 min
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E20 - Ben Was Here
Felicity and Greg arrive at a cabin in Rhinebeck for a relaxing, no pressure weekend away. Except Ben has followed them. Ben tries to talk to Felicity, but she – infuriated – makes him leave without letting him get a word in. With the news of Ben's intrusion - and Felicity obviously preoccupied but in denial - Greg makes the call to end the weekend excursion and go back to school. The pipes burst in Meghan and Felicity’s dorm, and they are both supposed to relocate to stay with their advisees in the cafeteria. Except they both end up stay...
2022-12-29
3h 27
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E19 - Running Mates
Felicity is running for President. Yay! All the candidates are fighting dirty. Boo! Ben and Noel are helping Felicity with her campaign. Ben discovers that Greg’s campaign manager is vandalizing Felicity’s and the other candidates' campaign materials, but Felicity doesn’t believe that Greg would do anything to hurt her. Ben leaks the information about Greg’s drug arrest to Richard – who then leaks the information to the whole school. Both Felicity and Greg are sure that their respective helpers are adhering to a stricter moral code than they actually are. In the end, they both lose t...
2022-12-22
2h 48
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E18 - Party Lines
Sean, our favorite documentarian, is heavy-handed with his interviews in his attempt to bring Ben and Felicity together for a happy ending for Docuventary. Ben continues to be defensive. Felicity continues to deny feelings for Ben – until the final moments? Maybe? It’s time for a Sadie Hawkins dance fundraiser for the student government elections. Julie asks Noel to go as friends (?), Felicity asks Greg, Pam asks Ben, and Elena asks Tracy. The Elena and Tracy cat and mouse game resumes, because Tracy already agreed to go to the dance with B-minus Laurie. Greg asks Feli...
2022-12-15
3h 22
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E17 - Docuventary II
Fish has a bone to pick with Greg in this episode. Felicity wants to take the newly-vacated role of Greg’s assistant at the health center. Jim, a guy who does work-study at the health center, wants the position, too. Greg has to hire someone and wants it to be Felicity. Greg and Felicity also decide to go on a date. Greg: Egregious perpetrator of the #metoo movement, or just a badly-written scenario? Let the Melissa and Fish debate begin! Richard is now assisting Sean in the making of the Docuventary, because the Independent Film Channel needs mor...
2022-12-08
3h 42
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E16 - Revolutions
Leila Foster shows up at the health center and asks Felicity for an appointment to get the morning after pill. Greg lets Felicity know that – due to a trustee decision in the last year – the health center no longer administers the morning after pill. Felicity gets riled up, does some research on protests, and sets the wheels in motion to start a sit-in at the health center. Burkey helps with promotion to get a bunch of people in the door, and media interest develops from the NY Times and a TV crew. Julie confides in Felicity that she...
2022-12-01
3h 02
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E15 - Things Change
Ben tries to go on a date with the perfect, wonderful Pam, but isn’t into it. His heart is with Felicity. Sean tells Ben to go talk with Felicity about it, and Ben makes a beeline for the health center to declare his love...just in time to see Felicity and Greg celebrating a passed health center review. Felicity hangs out with her dad after a couple of weeks of not meeting up with him. When she drops by his apartment, she finds all of his belongings still boxed up, and she discovers that he is ta...
2022-11-24
3h 44
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E14 - True Colors
This is a historic podcast. Why? Well, you'll just have to listen to find out! No one wants to look at the terrible wallpaper in Elena and Noel’s apartment anymore (including Fish), so Elena decides to host a painting party for the whole crew. All of our main characters converge on Noel and Elena’s apartment for a wild scene of dancing, love triangles, Meghan drooling over Greg, and tactless pregnancy speculation. Noel panics over Ruby's pregnancy. Then, at the ultrasound, the couple finds out that Ruby got pregnant while she was in LA! B...
2022-11-17
2h 29
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E13 - Truth and Consequences
Be blue! Fish and Melissa want to discuss this episode, but are so distracted by the darn piano music underpinning the Noel and Ruby scenes. Ruby's pregnancy test is positive, and the couple grapples with this new reality. Noel and Ruby go to health center make an appointment for an abortion, but in the end Ruby decides to have the baby. Felicity and Ben get their punishments from Dr. Pavone: community service plus continued counseling sessions. Ben chooses the same community service job as Felicity - working at the health center - and then promptly quits the...
2022-11-10
2h 58
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E12 - The Slump
We meet Dr. Pavone, and Melissa can’t contain her excitement. Felicity and Ben are assigned to start counseling with Dr. Pavone, which is just in time as Felicity starts to sink into the depression and uncertainty she faces as her parents split up. Barbara Porter comes to town so Felicity can hear the news of the split from both her parents together…except Felicity already knows! Commence an episode full of posturing and bickering from Felicity’s parents and then the big reveal that Felicity’s mom and dad got married young because they were pregnant with her...
2022-11-03
3h 24
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E11 - Help for the Lovelorn
Melissa and Fish are switching optimist and cynic roles for this Twilight Zone tribute episode. With the most mixed feelings we have ever had on an episode, we tackle the purpose, value, and timing of this themed episode within the context of the early second half of season 2. "Help for the Lovelorn" examines the idea of whether it is better to heal a broken heart by forgetting your heartache altogether – and with it, the experience of love. Where will Felicity come down on the debate? And what is in Meghan's box? You will find out at least one o...
2022-10-27
2h 21
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E10 - Great Expectations
After the holiday break, Felicity’s dad flies back to NY with her for “professional reasons,” then proceeds to spend every waking minute with or looking for his daughter, then throws her into disarray when he reveals that he is thinking about sticking around NY because Felicity’s mom is splitting up with him. (Note: We talk a lot about emotional manipulation and techniques for dealing with it in this episode). Ben and Felicity are on shifts together again, and Ben is in a great mood – and even getting interested in winning her back – until the swim program at t...
2022-10-20
3h 49
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E9 - Portraits
Felicity is having confusing dreams about the men in her life and realizes that she has feelings for Noel. Noel and Felicity pair up on a final art project to draw each other’s portraits which gives Felicity an opening to declare her feelings for Noel. Noel declines, but then immediately begins to reevaluate and withdraw from Ruby, who approaches Felicity to plead for mercy. What a triangle these three are! Meanwhile, Sean has some interest from a potential investor for Smoothaise! Yay! And then he doesn’t anymore. Boo! Julie invites record label scouts to her o...
2022-10-13
2h 47
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E8 - Family Affairs
Felicity is staying in NY for Thanksgiving and loosely plans to hang out with David – until Felicity’s parents drop in for a surprise visit and invite themselves and David (and eventually his mother and Meghan) to new Thanksgiving plans. Elena and Noel decide to host the big event, and the game is on! Felicity’s parents start off judging the many changes in Felicity’s life and then change their tune to supportive once Felicity pushes back. David is getting much more serious than Felicity, is happy – not freaked out – to meet her parents, and even drop...
2022-10-06
2h 54
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E7 - Getting Lucky
Felicity finds a stray dog on the street and proceeds to try to get everyone she knows to take him in. Mami – Javier’s fan favorite cat – makes an appearance, rejecting having Lucky stay at her home. Felicity and David’s relationship has progressed. They are kissing and spending the night, but is Felicity secretly avoiding sex? Lucky the dog is used as a welcome disruption anytime it seems to be getting hot and heavy with David. Maggie propositions Ben to officially have an affair with her – after some consideration, Ben agrees! Meanwhile, Sean continues to not be a...
2022-09-29
2h 55
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E6 - The Love Bug
This episode is brought to you by mono. Carl is ground zero, of course. Felicity is wondering why David hasn’t made the first move yet. But, thanks to Meghan now having mono, Felicity is going to stay with him at his apartment! Until he cancels and tells her his apartment is being fumigated, much to the suspicion of Felicity, Javier, and Elena. Noel asks Felicity not to tell Ruby about their past relationship, because he wants to tell Ruby about it himself. But boy is it awkward when Ruby comes to Felicity for birth cont...
2022-09-22
2h 22
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E5 - Crash
Awkwardness, muffins, and coffee. That pretty much sums up this episode! We open on an awkward candlelit dinner between Noel and Felicity where we learn that they are both concerned about each other’s dating lives. Noel gets a PlayStation and becomes obsessed with the game Crash – and takes Elena down with him. What pulls them out? Rock bottom. Also known as yelling at a 7 year old. Professor Sherman awkwardly fixes up Felicity with her grad student son for a blind date. Julie and Felicity bond over muffins while talking about the awkwardness of d...
2022-09-15
2h 25
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E4 - The Depths
We open on an eye. Like another J.J. Abrams show we know. Felicity finds out that Julie has been singing mean songs about her at Epstein Bar, and Fish waxes poetic about the Rocky Horror Picture Show. “The Modern” (AKA The MOMA) and the subway are featured prominently in this episode, with multiple characters planning a trip to “The Modern” on this same day. Felicity gets on the subway to meet Noel and Ruby at The Modern and is surprised when Julie enters the same subway car – also on her way to same place. Felic...
2022-09-08
3h 11
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E3 - Ancient History
It has officially happened. Felicity’s short hair is revealed, sparking conversation both within and outside of the show. Felicity finally has to choose art or medicine and drops pre-med so she can take art courses. The catalyst for this decision, Ruby (one of Felicity's new advisees) makes her first appearance. Even though Noel got rejected by Bridgid the first time around, fortune has it that he will be in an art class with her soon! Except Felicity shows up in the same class and is partnered with Bridgid. Then Felicity accidentally sends Ruby to Noe...
2022-09-01
3h 03
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E2 - The List
It all starts when advisee Gretchen, filled with angst, introduces Felicity to the teen magazine list that sets off the whole episode. Felicity is excited about the start of her relationship with Ben. But Sean, the heavy-handed voice of reason, is telling Ben that Felicity is more serious about the relationship than he is. Ben is panicking, and Felicity tries to hold his interest by trying some of the list! Fish and Melissa cheer Felicity on as she realizes that she doesn't want to compromise herself anymore to be with Ben. In other news, Elena bec...
2022-08-25
3h 16
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S2 E1 - Sophmoric
We’re back for season 2! And we, like the show Felicity, have a lighter, more summery aesthetic. Meghan and Felicity are somehow roommates again as co-RAs, beginning a sequence of many convenient plot devices. The cliffhanger is resolved. Felicity went on the road trip with Ben! Noel is seething about Felicity’s choice and never wants to see her again. But that seems unlikely since Noel and Elena are living together now. Sally continues to leave us twisting in the wind. Dang it, Sally. Julie refuses to room with cheerleading twins and...
2022-08-18
2h 38
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 Season Recap
We did it! Season 1 is in the books...almost. All that's left is a recap episode! Melissa and Fish tackle the following questions at the end of a full season 1 of Felicity: Ben vs. Noel? Felicity’s greatest achievement? Felicity's biggest fail? Most shocking moment or reveal ? Funniest thing that happened? Favorite minor character? Don't miss our superlatives - the “5” Best and 5 Worst of the season. Plus, find out how we did the average ratings for the season across all episodes AND listen to some of the amazing audience feedback we got along the way...
2022-07-28
2h 44
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E22 - Felicity Was Here
Melissa and Fish shatter their previous podcast length record with a meandering examination of the season 1 finale. The Ben and Noel cliff hanger is firmly in place! Felicity and Ben go from an almost-kiss to talking about almost kissing to actually kissing. But which version of Ben is Ben? Noel invites Felicity to join her for two weeks in Berlin instead of road tripping with Ben. It's decision time...next season! Julie is busy this episode, awkwardly moving her stuff out of Ben’s place, overhearing Ben and Felicity conspire for a romantic road trip, and s...
2022-07-21
3h 43
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E21 - The Force
Did you ever laugh so hard that no sound came out, but then you remembered that you were hosting an audio-only podcast and had to make sound come out? No? Only Melissa? It happened here in episode 21 of season 1. Fish isn't loving how the magic drives the plot in this 8-act episode, but we do like the levity of Meghan’s clumsiness and forgetfulness spells. Nicole is back, she’s coming in hot, and Ben wants none of it. Ben’s mom came to the rescue, and now – with the help of a job to dr...
2022-07-14
2h 48
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E20 - Connections
It’s proving time! Felicity is applying to be an assistant manager. Unfortunately, Danny, the inept employee at Dean & Deluca, rejects being fired under her charge. Fish has a hot take about Abby and Danny’s relationship. Felicity and Noel are confused about being just friends, and Noel getting a summer internship in Berlin is about to raise the stakes. Richard is now Noel’s temporary roommate, thanks to a broken heater! Meanwhile, Ben is hitting rock bottom with his gambling and getting the quickest beat down in the history of the world. Ben and Julie's...
2022-07-07
3h 01
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E19 - Docuventary
It's the first documentary-style episode of Felicity, and it gave us a chance to witness all sorts of fun new character interactions we wouldn't have otherwise seen! We see how difficult it is to get Ben to talk, but he does reveal that his parents have split up. Noel and Felicity finally start to think about the idea of exploring - just maybe - what the future of their relationship might look like. Sean and Meghan meet! In happy news, we get to learn notable details about beloved characters like Richard, Guy, and Lynn (who s...
2022-06-30
2h 30
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E18 - Happy Birthday
Melissa and Fish are reeling over the introduction to Walter and Faye, Meggie’s parents! Melissa does her best imitation of Walter, and we revel in the comedy that comes from Meghan giving Felicity the box for safe keeping. Fish explains the classifieds and the entire plot of Escape (The Piña Colada Song). Felicity and Noel are starting to own their respective parts of the breakdown of their relationship as Noel plans to move. But Felicity makes a speech that gets him to stay! In other news, Carol comes back. It turns out, she is Juli...
2022-06-23
2h 18
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E17 - Assassins
It's the aftermath of the Noel and Felicity's break-up and Felicity's night with Eli, and tensions are running high. We are asking some big questions. Should anyone get the blame for these events? Does this change how we see Noel and Felicity? What does forgiveness really entail? We give one more ode to Eli, and we reminisce about the actual size of freshman dorm rooms. We are amused by Sean's pursuit of a librarian and Richard now going full friend-mode with Noel. What's happening to Julie and Ben's relationship now that Ben is with his s...
2022-06-16
2h 08
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E16 - The Fugue
Join us for our longest podcast yet! It's time to talk about The Fugue. Melissa and Fish try to understand the structure of this episode while ruminating on the return of Hanna. Noel is confused. Felicity uses mirroring like a champion. But, in the end, Noel and Felicity are on the rocks, sending them into the arms of Hanna and Eli. That's right, Eli - the best guy never to be Felicity's boyfriend - is back! Also, Ben spends more time with his new swim buddies, and Julie has her first open mic night!
2022-06-09
2h 29
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E15 - Love and Marriage
This was a big themed episode, complete with Javier proposing a green card marriage to Felicity and Noels brother, Ryan, revealing that he is gay...and in a serious relationship...and planning a commitment ceremony. This episode leaves so many characters reeling. Ben's hair net leaves us reeling. Plus, Ben starts swimming and makes it onto the swim team all in one episode! There may have been some urgent story lines that came out of nowhere in this one, but it did gift us Lynn, Ben's new swim buddy, and we are thankful. ...
2022-06-02
1h 40
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E14 - Todd Mulcahy (Part 2)
Poor Todd Mulcahy may be in the hospital, but he still has the power to send Felicity into a tailspin. Her existential crisis continues: Should she be an artist or a doctor? We talk through her sabotage-to-victory story of getting into Dr. McGrath's seminar and her first time entering the dreamlike world of the art studio. We have some words for Rebecca, Todd's fiance - and whoever wrote the episode description for TV Guide. We share our love for the original opening credits and the shenanigans of Ben and Javier. Plus, we celebrate the rise...
2022-05-26
1h 59
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E13 - Todd Mulcahy (Part 1)
Todd Mulcahy. Is he sweet or creepy? Melissa and Fish have thoughts. This first part of our second two-parter launches Felicity into an existential crisis. Julie has her first day at the internship at her birth mom's office. Elena tells Blair what she really thinks about him cheating on her - then gives us VIBES talking about Dr. McGrath. And Ben's financial struggles lead him to a job at Dean & Deluca and the beginning of his lovable bromance with Javier. Things we love: The face everyone makes when trying Sean's new, next generation breakfast cereal "...
2022-05-19
1h 40
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E12 - Friends
Here we are, two friends talking about "Friends." With this episode, we waded into a conversation about the nature of Julie and Ben's relationship and how much of a protector role Ben needs to be in right now. Julie thinks she has found her biological mom and decides to go deep cover as an intern at her possible birth mom's architecture firm to get to know her. Felicity sees Blair cheating on Elena - that scoundrel! - and it launches our own philosophical discussion about what to do when you know a secret like this. We confuse o...
2022-05-12
1h 55
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E11- Gimme an O!
Felicity comes back from holiday break, and she's decided to score! Fish and Melissa unpack Felicity's 11-step process for...not having sex. "Gimme an O!" was a sex education class in a Felicity episode, covering everything from getting tested for HIV to contraception to buying sexy underwear and how-to books. It also serves as a great backdrop to talk about feeling societal pressure to have sex and feeling you're ready vs. thinking you're ready. We're talking about the slow burn of Julie's relationship with Ben and Elena's mysterious gift from Blair. Plus, Fish comes for t...
2022-05-05
2h 03
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E10 - Finally
It is time for Felicity's first college finals, so of course we are covering an episode that involves as little studying as possible! "Finally" is one of Melissa's top 2 favorite episodes of the show, so we had a blast talking about the fast-paced scenes, the many vignettes, and the absolutely epic use of all caps subtitles and Santa Swings by the Swingtips. In "Finally," we are introduced to Richard by way of his indoor barbecue, Meghan's smart powder, and creative ways to cure hiccups. We reminisce about the chicken truck accident heard round UNY, the...
2022-04-28
1h 35
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E9 - Thanksgiving
It's the first Thanksgiving for Felicity and friends, and we are talking all about it! This episode is about readjusting and that first Thanksgiving with new friends, away from home. We loved every second of detailing the awkwardness of Noel and Hannah's reunion and Noel watching Felicity and Hannah meet. We also take some important issues head on, like whether Magic 8 Balls are an appropriate way to make life decisions, unfortunate words you can hear instead of “candles” or Immanuel “Kant," and if that steamy kiss in the men's bathroom was sexy or hungry. This p...
2022-04-21
1h 34
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E8 - Drawing the Line - part 2
Trigger Warning: Theme of Sexual Violence / Rape discussed. We're taking on part 2 of Drawing the Line, the first two-part episode of Felicity. This was a heavy episode - and thus, a heavy podcast - dealing with the events that immediately followed the date rape from part 1. We're talking about the reporting process, confidentiality, and what the aftermath of sexual assault may entail for survivors and those who love them. Through the characters in the show, we also have a chance to examine ways to support survivors of sexual violence. For a little light in...
2022-04-14
1h 21
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E7 - Drawing the Line - part 1
Trigger Warning: Theme of Sexual Violence / Rape discussed. Drawing the Line (part 1) is our first two-part episode of Felicity we are tackling, and it gave us some major topics to unpack. This episode introduces a date rape story line at the very end, showing a lead-up of complexity and gray area that so often happens in the real world. Through that backdrop, we explore what consent looked like in the 90s. We also have a lot to say about what it's really like to set boundaries in healthy relationships, toxic relationships, and everything in between. El...
2022-04-07
1h 27
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E6 - Cheating
This episode was a fun exploration of the serious and the not-so-serious. We talk about the crushing feeling of discovering your limits and the perils of cheating in an academic setting. "Cheating" also gave us the blessing of talking about Ben's slow motion eating of a marzipan boxer, how to properly tell someone that there is something in their teeth, and the realities of submitting an assignment in college in the late 90s. Couples are fighting and forming in Felicity world, but how hard should they be trying to impress each other? All that and more in our latest ep...
2022-03-31
1h 19
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E5 - Spooked
In this not-so-Halloweenish Halloween episode, we unpack some major topics: The meaning of being triggered, coping with trauma, and setting boundaries while coping. Fish talks about shame, guilt, and Brene Brown (see a couple of resources below!). We also have some lighthearted elements of the show that make us smile, including the introduction to Sean "Bull in a China Shop" Blumberg, Blair, and Javier. Bonus points to anyone who writes in and guesses what Melissa thought was the absolute most disgusting thing Fish has said in any episode of the podcast thus far. Recommended resources:
2022-03-24
1h 12
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E4 - Boggled
We're talking about the kiss heard 'round New York, gender roles - and dating - in the 90s, and what it meant to be a "good guy" in this decade. We reminisce about the process of becoming independent in college and drop some key laundry tips to avoid turning your clothes pink, like Zach. This episode had good behavior, bad behavior, and a whole lot of slow motion to unpack, and we are here for all of it! Sign up for our newsletter for updates: https://mailchi.mp/e73780cdd4ef/felicity-podcast Follow us on I...
2022-03-17
1h 09
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E3 - Hot Objects
In this very educational episode, Fish tells us what college parties are REALLY like and sheds light for younger listeners on the wonders of cassette tapes. We're talking about the exploration of discomfort that is Hot Objects, complete with all our many thoughts about Ben's acting class and what it reveals about his tense family life. We revel in the symbolism that buying a simple spoon can have, and we lay into ugly sweaters. And you don't want to miss this latest installment of "What Sally Said, What Sally Meant!" Sign up for our newsletter for updates: http...
2022-03-10
1h 15
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E2 - The Last Stand
There isn't an actual blaze, and we aren't taking our mail back. Melissa and Fish dive into a heavy episode of FELICITY with only the mask in Meghan's closet to protect them! New podcast episodes come out on Thursdays. Sign up for our newsletter for updates: https://mailchi.mp/e73780cdd4ef/felicity-podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felicitypodcast/ Find everywhere you can listen: https://linktr.ee/themelissafish Share your feedback or Felicity fan art: themelissafish@gmail.com
2022-03-03
59 min
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
S1 E1 - Pilot
We didn't make any colossal mistakes, and our hair isn't on backwards. Melissa and Fish talk about the pilot episode of FELICITY in all its awkward glory! New podcast episodes come out on Thursdays. Sign up for our newsletter for updates: https://mailchi.mp/e73780cdd4ef/felicity-podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felicitypodcast/ Find everywhere you can listen: https://linktr.ee/themelissafish Share your feedback or Felicity fan art: themelissafish@gmail.com
2022-02-24
1h 04
Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic
Welcome!
Hello, Felicity fans! Before we start on our Felicity rewatch journey, join us for this Welcome episode. Learn all about your hosts, Melissa and Fish, and find out what to expect from the Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic podcast. New episodes come out on Thursdays! Sign up for our newsletter for updates: https://mailchi.mp/e73780cdd4ef/felicity-podcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felicitypodcast/ Find everywhere you can listen: https://linktr.ee/themelissafish Share your feedback or Felicity fan art: themelissafish@gmail.com
2022-02-15
28 min