Felicity: Optimist vs. Cynic

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 boyfrien...

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 som...

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 episo...

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 & D...

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 Elen...

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 a...

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 Rich...

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 w...

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 survivo...

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 i...

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 assignmen...

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 J...

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 al...

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 hav...

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 l...

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://linkt...

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...