看到一篇特別搞笑的神評(píng)論。

【警告】這是一篇花癡Ben的文~~~

Team Ben VS Team Noel




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Last week, Jenny reviewed a book about a girl who follows a guy to New York City, and most of us immediately thought, "OMG FELICITY!" Which then led me to the shocking realization that there are absolutely zero posts about Felicity on this blog, and that is an effing tragedy, you guys. Hello, it's one of the best YA TV shows ever, not to mention the fact that years later, I still feel like the characters are my real friends. And if you think that's sad, then I probably shouldn't tell you about how I have to go into every Dean & Deluca when I'm in NYC just to see if Javier is working that day. Y'all, I have SUCH a crunch on him.

Speaking of crunches, I had a tough time deciding which facet of the show I wanted to write about today. I could analyze how insanely pretty Keri Russell is (SO PRETTY), or I could talk about the amazing evolution of Meghan as a character. Or perhaps I could tackle the bullshizz of Elena always getting the crappy storylines (I mean, sex with Professor Humperdinck? COME ON). But throughout all of the conversations that have ever occurred about Felicity, there's one question that always arises.

And that question, my friends, is this: Are you Team Ben or Team Noel?

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That's right, before there was Edward vs Jacob, or Peeta vs Gale, there was Ben vs Noel. And it was a debate that raged fiercely through four years of Felicity's mothercussing indecision.

Today, I'd like to settle that debate once and for all. And yes, I do realize the immensity of my task, which is why I'm employing our usual highly scientific methods of analysis. I'll be comparing Noel and Ben and awarding them points (out of 10) in several pivotal categories, and their total score will provide the definitive answer to this debate.

So grab your lab coats and LET'S DO SOME SCIENCE.
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【PERSONALITY】
Noel: 7

Noel exemplifies the finer virtues of sensitivity, and like our other fave sweetheart, Peeta, he even goes through a crazycakes period just so he can become more manly and badass. Deep down, though, he'll always be the nice guy, and while I find that adorable, it's the main reason why Noel will always be stuck in the Friend Zone. He's goofy and compassionate, but neither of those words spell SEXY.

Ben: 8

Ben can be a little aloof, and his impulsive behavior is frustrating as hell. But when you realize that he's overcoming some major family drama (more on that later), his grumpy demeanor becomes insanely charming. Speaking of charm, all the boy has to do is crinkle his eyes and smile, and I swear, a rainbow will shoot out of your chest and end in a pot of swoon. He's also surprisingly thoughtful and caring, and his loyalty knows no bounds. (I mean, have you MET Sean?)


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【LOOKS】
Noel: 7

Just look at those puppy dog eyes! That excellent bone structure! Noel is definitely a handsome dude, and if that's how all of the "nerdy" RAs at NYU look, I totally went to the wrong college.

Ben: 10

The first time I saw Ben on screen, I was like, "Oh yeah, Felicity should DEFINITELY move to New York." And that was before I even knew what he wrote in her yearbook! The boy is FOINE, from his adorable grin to his totes toned swimmer's body. I still can't forgive the University of New York for canceling their swimming program, thereby robbing of us of more scenes featuring Ben in a Speedo. Damn you, fictional college!

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【TRAGIC PAST】

Noel: 2

As far as I can remember (and I've seen this series many, many times in its entirety, because I believe in extensive research), the only tragic thing in Noel's past is his misfortune in dating a girl named Hannah who likes to pout her lips and play fugues. Of course, in real life, that turned into an even greater tragedy (Jennifer Garner, how could you?), but let's try to keep fiction and reality separated, ok people? We have an important debate to settle about our two potential boyfriends here!

Ben: 7

Ben's dad (RIP John Ritter) is an alcoholic, and Ben grew up supporting his mother and fighting against the possibility of turning into his father. It's the reason he doesn't always know how to handle his emotions, which not only makes us sympathize with him, it also gives me a great excuse to still be in love with him even when he's an asshole.

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【TREATMENT OF FELICITY】
Noel: 8

Aside from the time he drank beet juice and went batshizz insane at the library, Noel treats Felicity with respect and adoration, the latter of which can be a little much at times but still, he's super considerate towards her. He clearly wants the best for her, and he's insanely supportive of her dreams, whether it's helping her study to be a doctor or collaborating with her on Loser Pet Store. Sure, he drops her for Hannah, but that's a typical freshman mistake*, and even after Felicity leaves him hanging at the airport and chooses Ben, Noel eventually forgives her and takes her back as a bestie. Definitely a good guy.

*After publishing this analysis, I was corrected by fellow scholar Kate. Noel was a sophomore when he dumped Felicity, and therefore, he can't use freshman ignorance as an excuse. Consequently, he loses one point.

Ben: 4

We have now reached the Ben Handicap. Dude is TERRIBLE at being a boyfriend, or even a friend to Felicity. He's flaky and scared of his feelings, and he has major commitment issues. He'd sooner have an affair with a scary married catering lady (major cougs) or run off to the Hamptons with a spoiled rich girl (HATECHOO AVERY) than stay in a relationship with Felicity for more than a few months. The only reason he doesn't have a zero in this category is because, well, what goes around comes around. I mean, if some girl stalked you all the way to New York and then, like, looked at yr confidential college file and then re-wrote yr paper for a class and almost got you expelled, you'd be rushing to give her a restraining order, not a hug. Just sayin'.

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【ROMANTIC GESTURES】

Noel: 4

It's almost unfair to judge Noel in this category because being a clueless, awkward guy is part of his charm. And awkward guys are usually too busy being self-conscious to pull off anything romantic, although occasionally, they get lucky (hey-o!). Such is the case with Noel and his use of Boggle as foreplay. I gotta give the man some points for that.

Ben: 10

The silver lining to Ben being such a dick to Felicity is that he gets to make it up to her in super swoony, dramatic fashion. I mean, buying her the necklace was nice, but asking her to go on the road trip with him, out of nowhere? MEGA SIGH. And then there's the pice de résistance: presenting her with the film reels of the movie he missed in Bryant Park while earnestly begging her to give him another chance. Watching this scene always results in the strange physical phenomenon of my eyes filling up with tears while my lady parts fill up with lust. Ben, WHAT MAGIC YOU WEAVE.

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【JE NE SAIS QUOI】
Noel: 6

In order to account for every remaining variable, I felt it necessary to include this final category. Noel definitely has something special glimmering behind those amber eyes, and I would have ZERO problem breaking the "no RA/student relationships" rule with him.

Ben: A MILLION

I realize that number may seem ridiculous to you, but trust me, I'm a scientist. And Ben has earned every single one of those points. He just has that something... that swagger, that smile, the magnetism of thousands of high school crush objects rolled into one devastatingly hot, charismatic package. Without careful study of the show, it's easy to miss. Just ask my boyfriend, who thinks it's lame that I like "that dude from Underworld." Haters gonna hate, but I always understood why Felicity never got over Ben. It'd be like giving up Chimay for O'Doul's. It's just plain wrong.

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【【【【【CONCLUSION】】】】

Let us total up the points, shall we?

Noel: 34

Ben: 1,000,039

You can't argue with those numbers, folks, because numbers DON'T LIE. Noel put up a good fight, but we have a clear victor in this debate, and that champion is Ben Covington.

BOOM! CHECK THAT SCIENCE!

Now that I've solved a mystery that's been baffling scholars for years, how about we celebrate with one of my favorite Ben scenes ever?

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然后底下是視頻放送。。。Ben&Felicity --first kiss

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Felicity’s Ben or Noel Conundrum: How The Side You Took Predicted Your Entire Love Life

By Meghan Lewit

There’s a rather famous deleted scene from the film Pulp Fiction in which Mia Wallace quizzes hit-man Vincent Vega on whether he’s a Beatles man or an Elvis man, whether he prefers The Brady Bunch or The Partridge Family, and other character-defining questions. “My theory is that, when it comes to important subjects, there’s only two ways a person can answer. Which way they choose tells you who that person is,” she states.

I’ve always found this to be a profoundly wise observation. My own cultural litmus test revolves around the love triangle at the heart of the late ’90s college drama Felicity. Or, more specifically, Ben or Noel?

The show, which first aired on the now-defunct WB network in 1998, starred Keri Russell (currently kicking ass on The Americans) as a good girl who thwarts her parents’ expectations by following her high school crush to college in New York City. (Also worth noting, Felicity was the first foray into television for a then-unfamous J.J. Abrams.) The show became a watershed cultural moment for me — partly because I was, at the time, at home in Illinois plotting my own escape to an East Coast university, but mainly because Felicity cemented my attitude toward romance for my entire adult life.

As heroines go, Felicity wasn’t particularly cool. She studied a lot, clothed herself in an unending parade of giant fuzzy sweaters, and recorded long, embarrassingly earnest messages to her absent friend Sally on a voice recorder. For a smart girl, she made the dubious choice to follow an 18-year-old boy across the country. But viewers who saw themselves in Felicity understood that the move to New York was about much more than a guy — it was about making a brash stab at independence, about carving out a place in the world where her uncoolness and her romanticism and penchant for oversized wool could flourish. In her insane, ill-considered moment of bravery, Felicity became the patron saint of nice girls who got good grades, followed the rules and more or less listened to their parents, and sometimes wondered what the hell it was all for.

And in the halls of the fictional University of New York, she found love in the form of two appealingly floppy-haired choices: Ben Covington (Scott Speedman), the mumbly, emotionally inscrutable crush she followed to college; and Noel Crane (Scott Foley), the charmingly geeky, nice-guy resident advisor. Although the Felicity love triangle came along before fans identifying themselves as “Team X” or “Team Y” had entered the vernacular, the Ben vs. Noel question became the basis of a four-season love triangle, the outcome of which can still spark heated debate among those who came of age at the turn of the millennium.

As Felicity Porter felt like my fictional spirit sister back in 1998, so her love life has provided the framework of a theory that has guided my beliefs about romance for the past 16 years: that every straight woman in the world is either a Ben-girl or Noel-girl.

Noel established his good-guy cred early in the show when he became Felicity’s confidante and Boggle partner. In the pilot, when Felicity is close to throwing in the towel on her New York adventure, he makes an endearing plea for her to stay:

Photo: FanPop
Photo: FanPop
“You’ll be the fancy doctor, with the fancy practice. You’ll be married and you’ll have like four phone lines in your home. And then, boom, it’ll grip you like a blast of freezing cold air. You know, ‘what the hell is my life?’ And you’ll be able to trace it back to this instant…when that geek RA gave you [these] words of advice: stay in New York or perish.”

From that moment we knew that Noel understood her particular brand of romantic idealism, and that he would have her back. And throughout their first season courtship and over the course of the show (with the exception of an out-of-character quickie marriage and divorce to the Doritos Girl in season 3), he remained a steadfast presence in her life.

The Noel/Ben choice reached its most dramatic climax fairly early in the show’s run, at the end of the first season when Felicity has to choose between spending her summer break in Germany with Noel, or on a cross-country road trip with Ben. The season ends on a cliffhanger with Felicity — in slow motion of course — getting into a cab en route to an undisclosed destination.

“I didn’t have to make a decision between Ben and Noel,” she tells Sally in voiceover. “But I did.”

A decade and a half later, it’s not a spoiler to report that she chose Ben, and that in season 2, just a couple of episodes into their nascent romance, he broke her heart. This event launched the infamous hair chop, and a series of forgettable romances with randoms until Ben eventually wins her back by tracking down a copy of the movie that had been playing when he stood her up (Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush). In his most swoon-worthy moment, he describes the film canister as a time machine that would allow them to rewrite their history.

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Photo: Tumblr
And that was the trick with Ben. He wasn’t a bad guy. He wasn’t cruel or dismissive, although he could often be thoughtless. He was a little too good looking; a person for whom things had always come a little too easily. He was someone we have all known, and probably dated at some point. Even in the midst of their on-and-off coupledom, he remained, on some level, tantalizingly unavailable.

“You want something with me, but you’re not strong enough to have it,” Felicity tells him at the beginning of their relationship.

She had a point because in the fourth season — after Felicity and Ben have graduated and moved to Palo Alto together for grad school — Ben cheats. This earnest and heartfelt drama then takes a bizarre turn into the supernatural when Felicity’s former roommate, Meghan, casts a spell that allows a devastated Felicity to travel back in time and live out an alternate reality where she chooses Noel instead. The storyline, which is just about as absurd as it sounds, sets off a sequence of events that results in Noel’s tragic death in a fire on campus, but Felicity is ultimately able to make things right by reversing the spell and returning to her life with Ben.

It’s a deeply unsatisfying conclusion to a show that had dealt so thoughtfully with the college experience. At the end, we’re supposed to accept that she made her choice not necessarily because it was the right one, but because choosing Noel would directly lead to his untimely demise.

But the fact that the Ben/Noel question still lingers is a testament to the viability of both characters. Unlike some other notable pop culture love triangles involving young people, Felicity’s choice never felt like a foregone conclusion. (By the end of their runs, was there anyone left who was still hoping that Joey would choose mopey Dawson over Pacey; that Katniss would pick volatile Gale over gentle Peeta; or thought there was a chance that Bella would end up with the werewolf instead of her creepily possessive vampire beau?) Felicity, for all its ’90s trappings, holds up as a contemplative and authentic portrayal of the coming-of-age experience and the choices that it presents. The power of the Ben/Noel divide was that neither felt like a plot device, but rather a choice between two valid real-life archetypes: the nice (albeit somewhat predictable) guy who adores you, or the soulful sort-of bad boy you’ll never be quite sure of.

It’s also important to note that the choice between Ben and Noel has less to do with the guys themselves than it does with the girl doing the choosing. Each type has its own distinct appeal, perhaps depending on where a woman is in her life. A Ben who seems irresistible at age 20 may feel like more trouble than he’s worth at 30. A friend of mine recently noted that, if she were going to write a memoir of her dating life, she’d title it: Too Many Bens, Not Enough Noels.

Although a staunch Noel devotee, when I rewatched the entire show recently, it was easier for me to understand the Ben appeal — possibly because I’m less self-serious about love now than when I was 17. Still, when I reached the end of the series, I had to conclude that my fundamental preference hadn’t changed. While Ben-girls will always crave the challenge and unpredictability, Noel-girls just don’t need that noise.

It may seem like an over-simplification of the vagaries of love and attraction, but some things really are that straightforward. Just like with the Beatles and Elvis, at some point you have to make a choice. You can like both characters — think they’re both cute, admire their overlapping taste in flannels — but no one likes them both equally. And the one you choose says everything about you.

十年前的青春篇佳作，可惜看的人太少，字幕組只翻譯到第二季，遺憾。女主角費(fèi)利西蒂是那種乖乖牌，在高中很不起眼的女生，卻因?yàn)樵诋厴I(yè)典禮上遇到一直暗戀的很受歡迎的男生本，兩人只是隨便閑聊了兩句，費(fèi)利西蒂驚訝于對(duì)方竟然知道自己的名字，便毅然決然放棄了斯坦福醫(yī)學(xué)院（名校啊），而追隨BEN來到紐約大學(xué)的故事。本片以三俗的感情線索開頭，但卻很細(xì)致的描述了紐約大學(xué)生的生活，打工、選課、奇怪的舍友、女主掙扎于選擇自己很喜歡的繪畫或者是醫(yī)科，總之里面有年輕人在人生關(guān)鍵處的各種努力、迷茫，而不只是感情的糾葛，不像是現(xiàn)在很火的緋聞少女，就是主角們穿得光鮮亮麗的排列組合的配對(duì)故事。很喜歡女主，在同時(shí)選修了醫(yī)科和繪畫時(shí)說的一句話：我知道總有一天我必須做出抉擇，是繪畫還是醫(yī)科，但我很高興那一天并不是今天。

  我大三了。卻現(xiàn)在才開始看《大學(xué)生費(fèi)莉絲蒂》。
  I'm no longer a freshman.
  如果我從大一開始看這部劇，不知道我的大學(xué)生活會(huì)有什么不同呢？這是個(gè)很笨的問題，我其實(shí)并不打算問的。

  因?yàn)槲也缓蠡谖业臎Q定。所有的。

  我想我上大學(xué)，學(xué)會(huì)的最重要的兩點(diǎn)就是：做人開心最重要，以及，要相信自己的決定。

  Felicity其實(shí)是個(gè)很“笨”的人（就目前來說），也許有人會(huì)問一個(gè)考上斯坦福的人怎么會(huì)是個(gè)很笨的人呢。且不去探究她考上斯坦福是不是僅因?yàn)樗职值年P(guān)系，單單由她在對(duì)很多事情的處理上，都讓我覺得她很傻，最起碼不是我一直崇拜喜愛的那類精明且內(nèi)心強(qiáng)大的人。

  她僅僅為了一份癡戀，放棄了在斯坦福的就學(xué)機(jī)會(huì)。那個(gè)男的甚至不認(rèn)識(shí)她。Felicity隨后的一連串花癡行為也讓我很無語，雖然我能理解，理解她只是在Ben身邊就能感到滿足，理解在這份滿足上她依然無法放棄那么點(diǎn)希望──Ben說不定有一天也會(huì)喜歡上她。但怎么解釋她擅自幫Ben改定paper這件事呢？是的，你很喜歡他，你希望為他好，你希望看到他成績高，這種心情讓你禁不住主動(dòng)為他做一些事，但你怎么能笨到隨便修改別人的論文呢，且不說你很清楚學(xué)校非常反對(duì)cheating，單單就這個(gè)問題想一下：you rewote his paper without his permission,你不覺得這是一種很不尊重人的行為么?你覺得如果他知道了他會(huì)覺得感激不盡么？我想更多的是一種被侵犯的感覺吧。

  但我還是繼續(xù)看這部電視劇。而且這些一點(diǎn)都不妨礙我覺得它是一部好劇。為什么？Because that's freshman!That's all about university!That's what people are!We all confused,and we all did stupid things.
  雖然美國的大學(xué)和中國的大學(xué)差別還是很大，而且她的困惑跟我們的的困惑也未必搭旮的，更重要的是，你未必贊同她的決定，未必覺得她做的事情就是對(duì)的（我就覺得她在面試時(shí)的回答真是傻到不得了，困惑歸困惑，你應(yīng)該私下自己解決掉，如果想找人述說，大把人等著，你為什么非得挑面試這個(gè)時(shí)機(jī)非得挑老師這個(gè)人來說你那番成長宣言呢老大……別管那么多，先把面試拿下來吧＝ ＝，或者你干脆拒絕他：“把機(jī)會(huì)留給更需要的人吧！”），但相同的是，我們都在成長?？粗睿粗伎?，會(huì)促使我們也跟著思考，去反思。我們坐在電腦前并不是要看一個(gè)成功人士的回憶錄，也并不是要看一個(gè)幻想出來的完美人物，我們?cè)诳匆粋€(gè)跟我們有著許多相似地方的雖然虛構(gòu)卻依然真實(shí)的普通大學(xué)生。

   暫時(shí)寫到這吧。差不多要睡覺了。目前看到第一季第18集。＝ ＝

    要怎么說呢，整個(gè)劇一開篇，誰能想到呢？一個(gè)普普通通的畢業(yè)場面，只不過點(diǎn)綴了一撇文藝氣息和陽光的色調(diào)就整個(gè)美膩的讓人沉醉。尤其是凱麗的那種感覺，金色卷發(fā)就像貓咪那種暖洋洋的感覺。凱麗給人一種特自然，舒緩的感覺，再加上她略微有點(diǎn)散漫的嗓音，整個(gè)劇簡直只用了幾秒鐘就抓住了我~

       所以特別喜歡JJ，一直以為他科幻作品最棒，其實(shí)這種言情小文更細(xì)膩，更抒情。。。。

     隨著她的視角，我們看到了Ben，是啊ben，他的樣子，再加上那一點(diǎn)隆重而隨意坐在草地上寫東西的感覺，再聽到他寫的那些文字，我想愛上ben的那一刻并不只有felicity 了，觀眾瞬間都了解了她為了ben報(bào)考一個(gè)大學(xué)的沖動(dòng)了。。。

    felicity的感覺，凱麗演的太真了。。自然就好像是她本來一樣的。怯懦，不安，對(duì)生活感覺細(xì)膩，內(nèi)心溫暖善良，喜歡詩意的傳達(dá)感情，偶爾魯莽，卻又那么勇敢明媚，渾身散發(fā)著青春的晨霧。那么美的一個(gè)女孩，那種仿佛一伸手就能觸摸到的真實(shí)感，只能嘆服這個(gè)人物從編寫到演繹到實(shí)在太好了！

留著慢慢寫~