Felicity
The Storm
TV Flash files “The Storm” as hour 69 of 84 in the TV Flash guide — Felicity (1998–2002) on The WB, season 4, episode 7, aired 2001-11-21, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E07: listed hour 69 of 84 in the Felicity guide, hour 7 of 22 in season 4. It aired 2001-11-21 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Oops...Noel Did It Again” (S04E06). Next is “The Last Thanksgiving” (S04E08).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Noel begins a new graphics job, Ben's mother comes to town, and Felicity tries to make it up to Ben.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Storm sit in the Felicity guide?
S04E07 is listed hour 69 of 84 — hour 7 of 22 in season 4, season 4 episode 7.
When did Felicity S04E07 air?
The Storm aired 2001-11-21 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Why is the haircut famous?
Russell's season-two cut sparked intense fan and media backlash — still cited whenever a network learns fans treat hair like a spoiler.
In the series
Why this series still plays
She followed a boy to college and a nation followed her haircut. WB teen prestige as emotional mystery-box: Keri Russell, New York dorms, J.J. Abrams learning that feeling can be plot. Late-nineties yearning with actual craft — slow, sincere, still cited whenever a network learns fans treat a haircut like a spoiler.
Visual first: a haircut that became national news, New York dorms in soft focus, Keri Russell following a boy to college while a nation followed the silhouette. J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves created the WB drama (1998–2002) as college-set teen prestige. *Yearning as a look, voiceover as the fitting, feeling as plot.* **This was not a soft launch of a mystery box; this was a hard launch in dorm light** — and season two taught networks that fans treat hair like a spoiler.
Filed against
- Keri Russell as Felicity Porter
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- Scott Speedman as Ben Covington
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- Scott Foley as Noel Crane
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- Amy Jo Johnson as Julie Emrick
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- Tangi Miller as Elena Tyler
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- Greg Grunberg as Sean Blumberg
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