21. First Date

Jess and Nick, who are caught between friendship and something more, try to break out of relationship-limbo by going on a "first" date. Once Schmidt and Winston realize a full-on Jess/Nick romance might be happening, they swoop in to try to sabotage the date.

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Nick musters up the courage to go on a first date with Jess, but the actual date causes confusing feelings for the both of them. While at the restaurant for their date, they accidentally run into Jess' ex -boyfriend Russell ( Dermot Mulroney ) and his date. Feeling that the roommate dynamic will be ruined if Jess and Nick become a couple, Schmidt and Winston plot to stop it from happening.

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