PREVIOUSLY ON FELICITY...
I WAS JUST, UH, THINKING ABOUT
THANKSGIVING LAST YEAR.
IT FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY.
REALLY?
YEAH.
Ms. Sherman: I THINK I LEFT MY MATCHES
IN MY COAT POC...
THAT WAS PROFESSOR SHERMAN?
UH-HUH.
OK. LET'S OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION.
FELICITY.
I'M NOT SURE. MAYBE THE PERSPECTIVE IS OFF?
I CAN'T QUITE PUT MY FINGER ON IT, BUT SOMETHING FEELS WRONG.
Ms. Sherman: OH, THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG HERE,
BUT IT ISN'T THE PERSPECTIVE.
IS IT THE SHADING?
PERHAPS.
OR COULD IT BE THE FACT
THAT YOU ARE A MANIPULATOR AND A LIAR?
WHAT?
NOT TO MENTION A BIT OF A SLUT.
[CLASS LAUGHS]
WOW.
HARSH. BRUCE.
YOU DIDN'T DESERVE THAT.
I KNOW. CAN YOU BELIEVE HER?
W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHY'D YOU PUSH ME AWAY?
I... I'M SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO PUSH YOU AWAY.
I WAS JUST...
DRUNK. CONFUSED.
BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL IN LOVE WITH ME.
[ALARM BEEPS]
[BEEP BEEP]
Felicity: DEAR SALLY,
SO THE DREAMS STARTED THANKSGIVING NIGHT.
NOEL'S KISS,
IT'S JUST STIRRING UP FEELINGS I GUESS I'VE BEEN TRYING TO AVOID.
THE MONDAY AFTER BREAK, I COULD BARELY EVEN LOOK AT HIM
HI.
HI. HOW'S IT GOING?
OH, I'M STILL RECOVERING FROM MY 200-PROOF HANGOVER.
TOTALLY.
LOOK. I JUST WANTED TO SAY ABOUT, UH, WHAT HAPPENED...
THE KISS.
YEAH. UH...
IT WAS A REALLY STUPID DRUNKEN MISTAKE
THAT I TOTALLY REGRET.
I FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT.
ME, TOO.
YEAH?
OK.
I MEAN, NOT TO MENTION THE TROUBLE WE'RE IN NOW WITH SHERMAN.
Noel: YEAH, I KNOW, BUT...
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, AND SHE'S A PROFESSIONAL.
SHE'S NOT GONNA HOLD THIS AGAINST US.
OF COURSE SHE WILL.
NO, SHE WON'T.
SHE'S NOT GONNA GIVE US A BAD GRADE
BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED OVER THANKSGIVING.
OK. WE'RE DEAD.
DEAD.
Felicity: THE 3 WEEKS SINCE THANKSGIVING
HAVE BEEN UNBELIEVABLY FRUSTRATING...
AND NOT JUST BECAUSE OF FINALS.
EVEN THOUGH I HAD DECIDED AGAINST BEING IN A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP,
MY UNCONSCIOUS MIND JUST WOULDN'T COOPERATE.
IT WOULDN'T LET GO OF NOEL.
NOEL...
THAT KISS... THAT KISS HAS NOT ONLY SCREWED UP MY SLEEP PATTERNS,
IT'S PUT A GIANT CURSE ON OUR ART CLASS.
Ms. Sherman: FELICITY?
SORRY.
PAY ATTENTION, PLEASE.
SO WE SHOULD ALL BE GETTING OUR FINAL PROJECTS READY.
I WANT YOU TO DO TWO PORTRAITS OF YOURSELF.
ONE AS YOU SEE YOURSELF,
AND ONE AS YOU THINK THE OUTSIDE WORLD PERCEIVES YOU.
THEN PAIR OFF WITH A PARTNER,
AND YOU'LL BE DOING EACH OTHER'S PORTRAITS.
I EXPECT TO SEE AT LEAST 5 OF THE TECHNIQUES
THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH THIS PAST SEMESTER.
CHOOSE A FACE THAT YOU LIKE.
YOU'RE GONNA BE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT IT.
IF YOU WANT TO USE COLOR, THAT'S FINE,
JUST DON'T GET FANCY, KEEP IT SIMPLE.
YOU MAY WANT TO USE A MIRROR FOR THE SELF-PORTRAITS.
SO LET'S GET YOUR MATERIALS TOGETHER, GO FOR IT...
I REALLY WANT TO DO THIS WITH YOU.
YEAH?
WELL, I MEAN, UNLESS...
NO. I WANT TO. OF COURSE.
GOOD. OK.
Felicity: HI. Noel: HI.
NOEL AND I ARE GOING TO BE PARTNERS. THAT'S OK, RIGHT?
YES, OF COURSE.
GOOD, UM...
AND WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT WHAT HAPPENED AT THANKSGIVING, UM...
WHAT YOU SAW HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH DAVID.
THAT'S TRUE.
IT WAS YOUR PUNCH THAT DID IT.
I'M JUST LEAVING.
DO YOU HAVE A CLASS-RELATED QUESTION?
I REALLY ADMIRE YOU AS A TEACHER.
OBVIOUSLY, UM, I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU THIS SEMESTER,
AND...
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT HAPPENED
ISN'T GOING TO AFFECT OUR TEACHER/STUDENT RELATIONSHIP.
I'M GOING TO PRETEND YOU DIDN'T JUST ASK ME THAT.
OK.
I'LL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY.
Sean: OH, MY GOD. THAT'S JUST FANTASTIC!
I... NO. YES. I CAN BRING SAMPLES OVER TOMORROW AFTERNOON
UH... ABSOLUTELY.
YES, SIR.
AS MUCH AS YOU'D LIKE. WHAT...
OK.
YES!
WHAT?
Sean: I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
WHAT... WHAT... WHAT HAPPENED?
OK, UM, YOU KNOW HOW...
HOW I WAS GIVING AWAY SMOOTHAISE SAMPLES ON THANKSGIVING?
YES.
WELL, APPARENTLY, THERE'S THIS INVESTOR GUY,
AND HE, UH, TOTALLY FLIPPED OUT.
TOTAL SMOOTHAISE FANATIC,
AND HE WANTS TO DISTRIBUTE IT TO RESTAURANT CHAINS.
OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S AMAZING! ISN'T THAT GREAT?
CONGRATULATIONS! THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA BUY YOU A DRINK TONIGHT AT EPSTEIN BAR.
OH, YOU'RE PLAYING?
YES, I'M PLAYING.
WOW! THAT'S GREAT.
YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO COME
BECAUSE I SENT OUT, LIKE, A MILLION FLYERS,
AND THERE MIGHT BE MUSIC PEOPLE THERE.
OH, MUSIC PEOPLE.
[DOOR OPENS]
Julie: HEY. HEY.
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOTHING!
MY AMERICAN LIT FINAL'S DUE IN 48 HOURS,
AND I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED YET.
THAT'S WHY I SLAMMED THE DOOR.
OH.
THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA GO SLAM IT AGAIN.
OK.
I THOUGHT WITH TIME THE DREAMS WOULD STOP,
BUT THEY HAVEN'T.
IN FACT, THEY'VE JUST GOTTEN MORE INTENSE.
I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
I HAD HER FIRST.
YOU CAN NEVER TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HER.
David: I'M THE ONE WHO REALLY TAUGHT HER HOW TO MAKE LOVE.
Ben: I'M HER SOUL MATE.
Noel: NO. I AM.
Felicity: LUCKY?
Lucky: JE M'APPELLE CHANCE.
Felicity: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
[SPEAKING FRENCH]
[ARF]
YOU OK?
YEAH. YEAH. I WAS, UM...
I WAS JUST... THINKING ABOUT THIS DREAM I HAD.
IT'S NOTHING.
NO. TELL ME. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU WERE DREAMING.
[NERVOUS CHUCKLE]
NO. IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE AT ALL.
I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER THE DETAILS.
IT'S JUST STUPID.
I'M DREADING DOING THIS SELF-PORTRAIT,
SITTING IN FRONT OF A MIRROR, STUDYING EVERY PORE OF MY FACE.
YUCK.
OH, I'M GONNA HAVE TO DISAGREE ON THAT ONE.
I MEAN, DRAWING YOU IS...
WELL, "YUCK" IS NOT THE WORD I'D USE TO DESCRIBE YOU.
HOW'S, UH, HOW'S RUBY?
STILL IN L.A.
SHE'LL BE BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. BUT SHE'S, UH,
TOTALLY UNIMPRESSED WITH THE WHOLE HOLLYWOOD SCENE.
YOU MUST MISS HER.
YEAH.
Felicity: I WAS PRETTY SURE
I WAS MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING...
THAT NOEL REALLY WASN'T SENDING OUT SIGNALS.
I WAS JUST IMAGINING THEM.
BUT THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED.
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... MID-FINAL SKETCH...
WE TOOK A TV BREAK.
I GUESS WE WERE BOTH EXHAUSTED
BECAUSE WE PASSED OUT.
WHEN I WOKE UP,
I COULD FEEL HIS BREATH AGAINST MY NECK,
AND NOEL HAD HIS ARM AROUND ME.
Elena: SO WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU WOKE UP?
NOTHING. I GOT UP FIRST, AND...
HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE DID IT ON PURPOSE.
WE JUST WENT BACK TO DRAWING.
WHAT HAPPENED TO "I DON'T WANT TO DATE ANYONE RIGHT NOW"?
I KNOW, BUT...
WHEN I SAID IT TO DAVID, I MEANT IT.
LAST YEAR,
I HAD A CHANCE TO BE WITH NOEL,
AND IF I HAVE THE CHANCE AGAIN,
I JUST...
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE AGAIN.
I MEAN, UNLESS THIS IS ALL WISHFUL THINKING ANYWAY.
ARE... ARE RUBY AND NOEL,
YOU KNOW, ARE THEY SERIOUS?
I THINK HE LIKES HER.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN...
YOU GUYS HAVE A HISTORY.
IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.
PLUS, SHE'S BEEN OUT OF TOWN FOR WEEKS.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
I MEAN, HOW SERIOUS CAN IT BE?
DO YOU THINK I SHOULD TELL HIM ABOUT THE DREAMS?
YOU TWO HAVE BEEN DANCING AROUND THIS LONG ENOUGH.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL.
Felicity: I COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
MY DREAMS, OUR NAP...
ALL THESE THINGS WERE ADDING UP
TO SOME PRETTY UNMISTAKABLE CONCLUSIONS.
I HAD TO CONFRONT NOEL,
AND I JUST HAD TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES.
HI.
RUBY.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
UH, YEAH.
THEY REARRANGED MY SHOOTING SCHEDULE
SO I COULD COME BACK FOR MY ECON FINAL.
COME ON IN. NOEL'S IN THE SHOWER.
I...I'M THIRSTY. AREN'T YOU?
NO.
OK. I'M JUST, UH... PORTRAIT BREAK.
GOOD. I'M GETTING CARPAL TUNNEL.
Felicity: CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY CHRISTMAS?
I MEAN, I SWEAR THAT TIME'S GOING FASTER THAN IT USED TO.
Noel: I KNOW. WHAT HAPPENED TO FALL?
IT'S LIKE IT SKIPPED AND WENT DIRECTLY FROM SUMMER TO WINTER.
WHAT'S THIS, CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?
HOW NON-PROCRASTINATING OF YOU.
Felicity: OR IS THIS ELENA'S?
NO. IT'S MINE.
WOW. WHICH TEACHER ARE YOU TRYING TO BUTTER UP?
ACTUALLY, THAT'S MAYBE FOR RUBY.
OH.
MAYBE.
WOW.
YEAH. I'M NOT SURE.
I CAN'T DECIDE WHAT THE HELL TO DO.
NO. I'M SURE SHE'LL LOVE IT.
I DON'T KNOW.
HEY. UH...
IS THIS BETTER?
UH... THAT'S REALLY PRETTY.
OR... THIS.
TOO MUCH?
NO.
IT'S TOO MUCH, ISN'T IT?
BUT IS THE PALM PILOT TOO IMPERSONAL?
BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS COMPLAINING
ABOUT BEING DISORGANIZED,
AND MY BROTHER GOT ONE AND SAID IT COMPLETELY CHANGED HIS LIFE,
AND THAT MADE ME WANT ONE.
SO I JUST... WHAT DO YOU THINK?
NOEL, I...
YOU CAN SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT.
THEY'RE ALL RETURNABLE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT TO GIVE RUBY.
NO. I JUST WANT YOUR OPINION.
I THINK THEY'RE ALL REALLY GOOD.
OK. WELL, JUST TELL ME WHICH ONE YOU WOULD WANT.
WHAT? WHAT'S GOING ON?
I COULD PROBABLY TELL YOU WHAT TO GIVE RUBY...
IF I DIDN'T HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST AT STAKE.
I WANT TO GO OUT WITH YOU AGAIN.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW SERIOUS YOU AND RUBY ARE
OR EVEN IF YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN DATING ME
IF YOU WEREN'T DATING ANYONE ELSE.
OH, MY GOD.
Noel: I'M REELING.
I'M PHYSICALLY REELING.
I KNOW. THIS WAS, LIKE, A BOMBSHELL.
I DON'T...
I CAN'T REALLY FEEL MY LEGS.
[SIGH]
THIS IS BAD TIMING... WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
MM-HMM.
Noel: YEAH.
I SAW THIS GUY ON THE NEWS WHEN I WAS A KID.
A STUNT GUY.
AND HE WAS, UH... HE WAS ON A MOTORCYCLE,
AND HE WAS DOING THIS INSANE JUMP
OVER, LIKE, 60 SCHOOL BUSES
OR SOMETHING RIDICULOUS, YOU KNOW?
AND HE TRIED IT, AND HE MISSED.
HE BROKE, LIKE, 80% OF THE BONES IN HIS BODY
ON THE ROOF OF BUS 59.
AND I REMEMBER THEY INTERVIEWED HIM FROM THE HOSPITAL.
HE HAD BANDAGES AND GAUZE ALL OVER HIM.
HE LOOKED UP, AND YOU COULD ONLY SEE HIS EYES.
AND THEY ASKED HIM IF HE WAS GONNA TRY IT AGAIN,
AND HE SAID, "NO."
AND THEY SAID, "WHY NOT?"
AND HE SAID, "BECAUSE I REALLY MISSED THE FIRST TIME."
YOU JUST SAID THE PERFECT THING,
AND... THANK YOU FOR BEING HONEST BACK.
NOW I FEEL WEIRD.
IT'S LIKE REVERSE REELING.
NO. DON'T.
WE SHOULD BOTH FEEL REALLY GOOD.
WE JUST... GOT IT OUT THERE.
WE CERTAINLY DID.
NOW WE CAN JUST MOVE ON.
GIVE HER THE BRACELET.
YOU THINK?
IT'S WHAT I'D WANT.
Julie: ♪ I KNOW BY NOW
♪ BETTER BE THIS TIME
♪ GIVE ME LOVE
♪ GIVE ME LIFE
♪ I'VE BEEN TRAVELING FOR SO LONG ♪
♪ OVERDRIVE, HUNDRED MILES ♪
♪ I DESERVE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS LIFE ♪
♪ A LITTLE SMILE
♪ I DESERVE A LITTLE BIT OF YOU ♪
♪ YEAH
Sean: WHOO-HOO-HOO!
YEAH!
WHOO-HOO!
Sean: WHOO!
Man: GREAT!
GOOD JOB, JULIE. THANKS.
HEY.
HI.
I FOUND YOUR FLYER IN MY IN-BOX,
AND I DECIDED ON A WHIM
TO COME CHECK OUT YOUR SHOW,
AND I'M REALLY GLAD I DID.
THAT WAS A GREAT SET.
THANK YOU. THANKS.
I'M ERIC KIDD.
JULIE EMRICK.
OH, YOU KNOW THAT. YOU GOT THE FLYER.
YES. UM, I'M HEAD OF A&R AT POP ROCKS RECORDS.
I DON'T...
YEAH. WELL, WE'RE GROWING.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT ACTS,
AND WE'RE REALLY INTO DEVELOPING NEW TALENT.
SO I WAS WONDERING, HAVE YOU MADE ANY RECORDINGS?
ME?
YEAH. NO.
WELL, I'VE MADE A COUPLE OF REALLY CHEESY TAPES FOR MYSELF.
I BORROWED A 4-TRACK FROM MY FRIEND.
THERE WAS, LIKE, A DOG BARKING IN THE BACKGROUND.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT, CANINE BACKUP AND ALL.
MAYBE I COULD PASS IT ALONG TO MY PARTNERS.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
NO. I'M DEAD SERIOUS. REALLY.
LOOK. CAN I BUY YOU A DRINK OR SOMETHING?
OH, GOD. I WOULD LOVE TO,
BUT I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF FINALS RIGHT NOW,
AND I SHOULD NOT EVEN BE HERE, SO...
Sean: HEY!
YOU WERE AMAZING.
THANK YOU.
AMAZING.
SEAN, THIS IS ERIC. ERIC, THIS IS SEAN.
BE REALLY NICE BECAUSE HE'S FROM A RECORD COMPANY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YES. YOU, TOO.
WELL, LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME A CALL?
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THOSE TAPES. REALLY.
HERE'S MY CARD.
OK. THANKS.
NO PROBLEM. NICE MEETING YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YEAH.
OH, MY GOD. POP ROCKS.
Elena: WHAT'S UP?
NOEL'S THE GREATEST.
UM, GWEN, THIS IS FELICITY, MY OLD LAB PARTNER.
FELICITY, THIS IS GWEN, YOUR REPLACEMENT.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
GWEN, WHY DON'T YOU CONTINUE WITH THE ASSIGNMENT,
AND I'LL BE JUST A SEC.
I'LL GO GET...
THE BEAKER.
SHE'S THE, UH, SLOW TALKER?
SHE'S NOT THE FAST TALKER.
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOEL JUST DUMPED ME.
SINCE WHEN WERE YOU DATING?
I, UH...
TOLD HIM I WANTED TO SEE HIM AGAIN,
AND HE SAID "NO."
HE LIKES RUBY.
OH, HONEY, I'M SORRY.
OH, NO, DON'T BE.
I TOLD HIM HOW I FELT, AND HE MADE A CHOICE.
IT'S WEIRD. I, UH,
I GUESS I SHOULD BE MISERABLE OR SOMETHING,
BUT... I REALLY RESPECT HIS DECISION.
THAT ONLY MAKES YOU WANT HIM MORE.
DAMN RIGHT.
IT SUCKS HOW THAT HAPPENS.
YEAH.
[JINGLE BELLS PLAYING]
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
OH, MY GOD. WHAT IS THIS?
OPEN IT.
I DIDN'T GET YOU ANYTHING YET.
THAT'S OK. OK.
A PALM PILOT.
I TOTALLY NEED ONE OF THESE.
YEAH?
I'M SO DISORGANIZED.
OR UNORGANIZED?
WHICHEVER ONE'S RIGHT.
YOU SURE YOU LIKE IT? BECAUSE I HAVE THE RECEIPT.
WE CAN RETURN IT.
NO. I LOVE IT.
YEAH, HERE, LET'S RETURN IT.
NOEL, STOP. THIS IS PERFECT.
REALLY?
REALLY.
YOU'RE THE SWEETEST.
GOOD. I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT. WOW.
OK. PLEASE, NOW HOOK IT UP.
HOOK IT UP? OH, THAT WAS NICE.
[SEAN HUMMING]
HEY.
HELLO.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
THANKS.
Sean: ANY SPECIAL OCCASION?
NO. I WAS JUST DROPPING OFF MY TAPE
TO THAT RECORD GUY.
WHO, ERIC? MM-HMM.
HOW'D THAT GO?
HE SEEMS REALLY INTERESTED.
WELL, THAT'S GREAT. YOU WANT A SANDWICH OR SOMETHING?
NO. ACTUALLY, I JUST HAD LUNCH WITH HIM IN HIS OFFICE.
HE ORDERED A PIZZA.
REALLY?
I AM SO EXCITED.
OK. HE'S THINKING ABOUT DOING THIS THING CALLED A DEMO DEAL
WHERE THEY PAY TO HAVE, LIKE, 3 OR 4 SONGS RECORDED,
AND THEN IF THEY LIKE WHAT THEY HEAR,
THEY MAY ACTUALLY SIGN ME.
BUT YOU DIDN'T SIGN ANYTHING WITH HIM YET, DID YOU?
NO. WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST KIND OF GOT A BAD FEELING FROM HIM.
WHAT?
TO BE HONEST, HE JUST SEEMED LIKE HE WAS A LITTLE MORE INTERESTED
IN HITTING ON YOU THAN HELPING YOUR CAREER.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT I SAW.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
I'M STANDING HERE TELLING YOU SOMETHING
THAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME,
AND ALL YOU CAN TALK ABOUT
IS HOW YOU THINK THAT HE WAS HITTING ON ME?
OK. I'M SORRY. MAYBE I'M WRONG.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TOLD ME
ABOUT YOUR STUPID SMOOTHAISE INVESTOR,
I WAS JUST HAPPY FOR YOU.
WAIT A MINUTE. STUPID SMOOTHAISE INVESTOR?
HE'S GOT TWO PARTNERS. THEY OWN A RECORD COMPANY.
THE GUY IS LEGIT.
THE GUY IS A LITTLE SLIMY, OK?
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM.
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW HIM. I MET HIM.
YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE I AM A GIRL
THAT HE'S TRYING TO SCAM ON ME
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY BUSINESS SENSE WHATSOEVER.
Ben: OK, OK. OK.
I'M STARING AT A BLANK COMPUTER SCREEN,
PANICKED, TRYING TO WRITE A PAPER
ON A TOPIC I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
SO, PLEASE, SHUT UP.
THAT'S FINE BECAUSE I'M LEAVING.
NO. JULIE.
COME ON.
Man: ♪ I'M GONNA HAVE TO SPECULATE... ♪
I HOPE WHAT I SAID EARLIER DIDN'T FREAK YOU OUT.
NO. NO, NO, NO.
IT'S, UH...
IT WAS THE NICEST THING YOU'VE EVER SAID TO ME.
OK.
SO DID YOU END UP GIVING RUBY THE BRACELET?
ACTUALLY, I GAVE HER THE PALM PILOT.
REALLY?
HOW DID SHE TAKE IT?
SEEMED TO LIKE IT.
GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE TOO HARD.
LET ME SEE IT.
NO. I MADE YOU LOOK LIKE A REALLY CUTE TOMATO.
I THINK I FINALLY GOT YOUR EYES RIGHT.
HEY, CAN I TRY SOMETHING?
WHAT?
BRUCE, THAT GUY FROM CLASS...
YEAH. YOU KNOW, HE WAS IN A DREAM I HAD RECENTLY.
DISTURBING.
WOW.
UH, ANYWAY, HE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT THIS TECHNIQUE
WHERE, BEFORE YOU DRAW, YOU GET CLOSE
AND STARE DEEPLY INTO THE OTHER PERSON'S EYES, LIKE, NONSTOP.
THE EYES BEING THE WINDOW TO THE SOUL, THAT KIND OF THING?
YEAH. SORT OF LIKE LOOKING FOR THE INNER ESSENCE OF YOUR SUBJECT.
HE SAYS HE DOES IT WHEN HE GETS BLOCKED,
AND I THOUGHT HE WAS HITTING ON ME AT FIRST.
BUT THEN I MET HIS GIRLFRIEND AND REALIZED
THAT IT'S A NATURAL ARTISTIC EXERCISE.
DO YOU MIND?
NO.
OK. UH, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER HERE,
AND WE'LL STARE?
ALL RIGHT.
Man: ♪ IT MUST BE TRUE
♪ IT MUST BE TRUE
♪ WE BELONG TO US
♪ AND I BELONG TO YOU
♪ OH, WE BELONG TO...
[DOOR OPENS]
WHAT?
YOU TWO WERE ABOUT TO KISS, THAT'S WHAT.
ELENA.
IT'S OK.
GO AHEAD AND GET IT OVER WITH.
WE WERE NOT ABOUT TO KISS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THANKSGIVING.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Felicity: LAST NIGHT'S DREAM
WAS THE MOST UNSETTLING SO FAR.
OH, NO.
I REALLY WANTED THAT BRACELET.
ME, TOO.
YOU, TOO?
INTERESTING.
SO, WAS THIS YOUR IDEA?
Felicity: SALLY, YOU KNOW THAT FEELING
WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING SOMEWHERE,
AND YOU CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW YOU GOT THERE?
WELL, I JUST TOOK MY FRENCH LIT FINAL,
AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE QUESTION WAS.
HEY, ROGER CLEMENS, WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
NOTHING.
Sean: YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE,
WHEN YOU JUST WANT TO THROW A HI-LITE ACROSS THE ROOM.
THAT MAKES SENSE.
AMERICAN LITERATURE.
THINGS YOU LEARN IN COLLEGE.
NO. IT'S MY FINAL PAPER. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
NO, NO. FINAL PAPERS ARE A HASSLE, OK?
PAYING FOR LIFE IS IMPOSSIBLE.
I SWEAR TO GOD, IF I COULD SWITCH PLACES WITH YOU, I ALMOST WOULD.
NO, THANKS. WHAT, YOU GOT MONEY TROUBLE?
NAH.
NO, NOTHING. IT'S JUST R&D's VERY EXPENSIVE, OK?
BUT WHEN SMOOTHAISE HITS, WHICH I KNOW IT WILL...
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT...
I'M GONNA LOOK BACK ON THIS PERIOD OF MY LIFE,
AND I'M GONNA LAUGH ABOUT IT.
I'M ALREADY LOOKING AT THIS PERIOD OF LIFE AND LAUGHING.
WHAT'S YOUR PAPER?
IT'S THE INVISIBLE MAN.
WHAT? "EXAMINE THE THEME THAT AMERICAN SOCIETY
WILLFULLY IGNORES AND OPPRESSES AFRICAN-AMERICANS."
YEAH. IN 5,000 WORDS.
HUH.
ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS THAT WHEN THIS GUY MAKES HIMSELF INVISIBLE,
IT'S LIKE SOME SORT OF A METAPHOR.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
METAPHOR. YEAH.
THIS GUY COMES IN TO SIDDERBRIDGE,
AND HE'S ALL DRESSED UP IN BANDAGES
AND EVERYBODY'S, LIKE, "HEY, WHAT A FREAK."
H.G. WELLS.
YEAH. SO I'M THINKING
THAT THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR SOME PEOPLE,
BUT I HAVE NO IDEA.
I FEEL LIKE A TOTAL IDIOT.
I THINK YOU ARE AN IDIOT... THANKS.
BUT NOT FOR THE REASON THAT YOU'RE THINKING.
SEAN, COME ON, THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
OH, NO, IT'S NOT FUNNY.
SEE, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE READING
INVISIBLE MAN BY RALPH ELLISON.
THERE'S ANOTHER INVISIBLE MAN?
TWO BOOKS WITH THE SAME NAME, SEAN?
THAT IS SO STUPID.
NO. THAT'S A METAPHOR, BEN.
SHUT UP!
YOU KNOW WHAT? I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD YOU.
I CANNOT BELIEVE I READ THE WRONG FREAKING BOOK.
[DOOR OPENS]
JUST SO YOU KNOW,
ERIC KIDD GAVE MY TAPE TO HIS PARTNERS,
AND THEY LOVED IT.
WHO'S ERIC KIDD?
Julie: OH, JUST THE GUY WHO WANTS TO GET IN MY PANTS.
WHAT, SO THEY'RE SIGNING YOU? THAT'S GREAT.
I KNOW. ERIC STILL HAS TO HEAR FROM ONE GUY,
BUT ONCE HE DOES, HE'S GONNA DRAW UP A CONTRACT.
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
BOOKSTORE. BOOKSTORE.
I'M SORRY. I, UM...
I WAS JUST BEING A LITTLE OVERPROTECTIVE.
I GET TO RECORD MY SONGS.
HOW MUCH FUN IS THAT GONNA BE?
HEY, IF YOU NEED ANYBODY TO PLAY THE OBOE...
HIGH SCHOOL BAND.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE SO...
NO. HEY, FORGET IT. COME ON.
THE SMOOTHAISE INVESTOR, OK, WASN'T ACTUALLY THE INVESTOR.
HE WAS A LIAISON,
OR A SECRETARY, IT TURNS OUT, SO...
OH.
YEAH. IT TOTALLY FELL APART,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, A GOOD THING
BECAUSE THE GUY WAS TALKING TO ME
ABOUT SIGNING OVER ALL THE RIGHTS,
AND I NEVER WOULD HAVE DONE THAT.
YEAH, OF COURSE YOU WOULDN'T.
I'M SORRY.
YEAH, WELL, WHATEVER.
CONGRATULATIONS, THOUGH. SERIOUSLY.
THANK YOU.
I'M GONNA GO CALL MY PARENTS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
SORRY.
NO. THAT'S, UH... HI.
I WASN'T JUST STARING AT MYSELF.
I'M ACTUALLY DOING A SELF-PORTRAIT FOR CLASS.
OH, I KNOW. NOEL TOLD ME ABOUT THE ASSIGNMENT.
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND?
YEAH. YEAH, OF COURSE. COME IN.
I'M SORT OF HAVING A STUPID CRISIS.
IS IT ABOUT FINALS?
NO. IT'S ABOUT NOEL.
OH.
I WASN'T EVEN GONNA ASK YOU
BECAUSE YOU DATED HIM,
BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT'S WHY I SHOULD ASK YOU.
ALL THIS DOES IS SHOW HOW LAME I AM WITH GUYS.
YOU KNOW I'M DOING THAT MOVIE, RIGHT?
RIGHT, WHICH IS GREAT.
I GUESS IT IS.
IT JUST SEEMS SORT OF LIKE IT'S NOT ME, BUT...
SO THEY'RE GIVING ME THIS THING CALLED PER DIEM,
WHICH IS MONEY.
IT'S, LIKE, FREE MONEY ON TOP OF WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY PAYING ME,
SO I'M THINKING OF GETTING NOEL A TICKET.
WHAT KIND? A PLANE TICKET?
YEAH. TO COME BACK WITH ME TO LOS ANGELES.
THE MOVIE SAID THEY NEEDED ME FOR TWO MORE WEEKS,
WHICH IS INSANE SINCE ALL I DO IS SIT AROUND.
WHY I'M ASKING YOU
IS BECAUSE IT SEEMS A LITTLE EXTRAVAGANT.
WOULD IT FREAK HIM OUT?
UM...
I DON'T KNOW. I...
I DON'T THINK IT WOULD.
Ruby: SO IF YOU WERE ME,
YOU'D GIVE IT TO HIM.
IF I WERE YOU?
YEAH. I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
BUT DON'T REALLY TAKE MY ADVICE.
I MEAN, I DON'T...
OH, NO, I'M GONNA.
OH.
WERE YOU GOING TO KISS ME OR NOT?
UM...
BECAUSE IT CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE YOU WERE.
LAST NIGHT?
NOEL.
YES. I ALMOST KISSED YOU, ALL RIGHT?
WELL, WHAT ABOUT RUBY?
I KNOW. GOD!
YOU THROW THIS INSANE CURVE BALL AT ME, YOU KNOW?
YOU WANT TO START DATING AGAIN.
COULD YOU HAVE CHOSEN A WORST TIME?
I DIDN'T CHOOSE THIS TIME,
AND I ONLY TOLD YOU BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE SENDING ME SIGNALS.
WELL, MAYBE I WAS.
OK. WAIT A SECOND. TWO THINGS. FIRST OF ALL,
THAT IS NOT FAIR TO RUBY, AND SECONDLY,
THEN WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I'M SAYING I'M A MESS RIGHT NOW.
RUBY AND I ARE JUST STARTING OUT.
SHE'S BEEN GONE LONGER THAN WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER.
OBVIOUSLY, SHE DOESN'T MEAN MORE TO ME NOW THAN YOU DO, SHE CAN'T.
ON THE OTHER HAND,
I DIDN'T JUST THROW OUT THAT MOTORCYCLE STORY CAVALIERLY.
YOU KNOW, I'D ACTUALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT,
AND ON THE OTHER HAND, I THINK I'M...
I THINK I'M WILLING TO RISK IT AGAIN AND TRUST US.
YOU. AGAIN.
REALLY?
SO IF ELENA HADN'T WALKED IN?
YES. YES.
I WOULD'VE PLANTED A GIANT, UNDRUNK, GUILTY KISS ON YOUR LIPS.
GOD! I'M RUBY'S R.A.
I'M HER BOYFRIEND.
YOU SAID "I THINK."
THAT YOU "THINK" YOU'RE WILLING TO RISK IT.
YEAH. IT DOESN'T SOUND VERY DECISIVE, DOES IT?
SO MAYBE WE JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT.
Felicity: I DIDN'T DREAM AT ALL LAST NIGHT...
NOT ABOUT NOEL, NOT ABOUT ANYTHING.
TODAY WAS OUR DRAWING FINAL.
I WOKE UP SORT OF ENERGIZED
WITH A WEIRD BUTTERFLIES FEELING I HAVEN'T HAD
SINCE SOMETIME LAST YEAR...
THIS EXCITING, HOPEFUL FEELING
THAT MAYBE NOEL AND I WERE GETTING BACK TOGETHER.
ARE YOU AND NOEL GETTING BACK TOGETHER?
WHAT?
SEE, THE POINT IS, IS THAT I FINALLY MET A GUY
THAT I REALLY LIKE,
SOMEONE I CAN TRUST.
SO, I GET THIS RIDICULOUS MOVIE THING...
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M DOING...
AND I'M STAYING IN THIS WAY-TOO-MODERN HOTEL
WITH THESE GQ CREEPY GUYS IN THE LOBBY ALL THE TIME,
AND THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY GETS ME THROUGH IT...
[SIGH]
ARE THE PACKAGES NOEL SENDS ME.
NOEL SENT YOU PACKAGES?
YEAH. REALLY... JUST REALLY GREAT PACKAGES
WITH LITTLE STUFF, LITTLE CUTE THINGS
LIKE TOYS AND HOROSCOPES AND CANDY,
AND HE... HE MADE SOME CARDS ON THE COMPUTER,
AND... IT SOUNDS REALLY STUPID TALKING ABOUT IT.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THAT MEANT TO ME,
HOW MUCH HE MEANS TO ME.
ARE YOU AND NOEL GETTING BACK TOGETHER?
RUBY...
LISTEN. MAYBE IT'S JUST ME BEING TOTALLY INSECURE,
BUT... WHEN I GAVE NOEL THAT TICKET, YOU KNOW,
TO GO BACK TO LOS ANGELES,
HE WAS REALLY TOUCHED, BUT HE SEEMED SORT OF DISTANT,
AND, UM...
AND HE WASN'T SURE IF HE COULD GO.
AND I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHY.
HE DIDN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER.
HE DIDN'T SAY THAT WAS BECAUSE OF ME?
NO. BUT WHEN HE TALKS ABOUT YOU,
OR, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK TO HIM ON THE PHONE,
HE'S DIFFERENT.
IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN HANGING OUT A LOT
AND WORKING ON YOUR ART FINAL AND...
AND THE POINT IS...
I CAN'T COMPETE WITH YOU.
I KNOW I JUST CAN'T.
OF COURSE I LIKE NOEL. I MEAN...
BUT...
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.
AS COMPLICATED AS IT IS,
NOEL AND I ARE JUST FRIENDS.
REALLY?
YEAH.
OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED YOU TO SAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS, YOU KNOW.
ACTUALLY, I LIKE TYPING, SO...
YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS A HALFWAY DECENT PAPER.
IS IT? YEAH.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON PURE ADRENALINE,
BUT, YEAH, IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
WHAT TIME IS IT DUE?
UM, IN 15 MINUTES.
PIECE OF CAKE.
OK. UH, YOU SPELLED POLARIZED WRONG.
ALL RIGHT. FIX IT?
YEAH.
LET'S GO.
WE LOST... WE LOST IT.
WHAT? JOKING.
AH, DON'T DO THAT.
HI.
SO SHERMAN'S GONNA MURDER US TODAY.
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
UH, NOT REALLY.
I MEAN IT. THIS IS THE END OF OUR EDUCATIONAL CAREERS.
RUBY CAME TO SEE ME.
OH.
SHE TELL YOU ABOUT THE TICKET?
YEAH.
I THINK YOU SHOULD GO.
GO WITH RUBY.
WHEN SHE CAME TO SEE ME,
SHE HAD THIS TONE IN HER VOICE,
AND IT WAS SWEET AND URGENT AND...
A LITTLE FAMILIAR.
AND I REALIZED WHERE I'D HEARD IT BEFORE.
FROM ME.
LAST YEAR WHEN HANNAH CAME,
I WAS THE NEW GIRLFRIEND,
AND HANNAH WAS THE OLD GIRLFRIEND.
THAT WAS A HORRIBLE FEELING.
IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT SITUATION.
REALLY?
BUT STILL, I THINK... I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M GONNA GO WITH RUBY.
YEAH, I...
ALL I CAN SAY IS I UNDERSTAND.
OF COURSE I UNDERSTAND.
Ms. Sherman: OK. LET'S FOCUS ON THE WORK.
FIRST UP IS FELICITY PORTER AND NOEL CRANE.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE.
WELL, THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS HERE, A FEW OBVIOUS ONES.
BUT CLEARLY FOR THESE THOUGHTFUL AND SKILLFULLY DRAWN PIECES,
THE POSITIVES FAR OUTWEIGH THE NEGATIVES.
THESE TWO DRAWINGS WERE OBVIOUSLY DRAWN
BY TWO PEOPLE WHO COULD REALLY SEE EACH OTHER,
WHO FELT A CERTAIN...
Felicity: SO IT TURNS OUT SHERMAN DIDN'T DESTROY US AT ALL.
SHE WAS ACTUALLY...
SHE WAS ACTUALLY INCREDIBLY KIND.
Ms. Sherman: THAT IS A VERY ELUSIVE QUALITY TO HAVE.
NOW, OVER HERE, UH...
EXCUSE ME.
UH... I...
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR, UH,
THE GRADE AND CRITIQUE.
IT WAS REALLY GENEROUS.
I WAS ONLY CRITIQUING THE ART, NOT THE ARTIST.
Felicity: RUBY LEFT A DAY EARLY TO GET BACK TO HER MOVIE.
NOEL FLIES OUT TO MEET HER TOMORROW NIGHT,
THE SAME NIGHT I FLY BACK TO PALO ALTO.
I LEAVE FROM KENNEDY AND NOEL FROM LAGUARDIA.
OH.
EH, YOU TAKE THIS ONE, OK?
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH. I'LL GET THE NEXT ONE.
GOING TO KENNEDY.
Man: OK.
THANKS.
THANK YOU, SIR.
SO...
HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS.
YOU, TOO.