Felicia Garcia gripped the grainy VHS tape as if it were a holy relic. In the world of The Tape , physical media was the only thing the "Erasure" couldn't touch. Memories of her ex-fiancé, Julian, were fading from her mind like a bleached photograph, but this tape held the night they met at the neon-soaked Sapphire Club.
Mark is often used by fans to represent Felicia's "lost normalcy." She eventually leaves him to protect him from the dangers of her career. The Slow Burn: Elena Rodriguez
Web commentators have noted that the Tape popularized several tropes now common in fanfiction and original web series:
Garcia's influence on the portrayal of romantic relationships on television can be seen in several areas:
, a 15-year-old high school student from Staten Island whose life and relationships became the subject of intense public scrutiny following a bullying incident involving a "tape" (video recording).
The "tape" and romantic storylines associated with Felicia Garcia are centered on a singular week in October 2012.