Queer as Folk (US)
Season 2

s02e01 / Home Is Where the Ass Is

7th Jan '02 - 3:00am
Home Is Where the Ass Is Summary

After a month of rehab in the hospital Justin is given to his mother to take home. Brian visits Justin every night in the hospital but will not let the nurse tell Justin he was there. Lindsay, Melanie, Ted and Emmett go to Lindsay's sister's wedding and while giving the toast Lindsay ask Melanie to marry her. Justin goes in search of Brian and finds him at Woody's with Michael. Justin and Brian go back to his place where Brian talks about what happened to Justin on that night. Justin tells Brian it was not his fault and the two embrace. Justin then returns to home to a angry mother. The next day Daphne, Brian, and Justin are outside throwing a ball to help Justin get use of his hand when Justin's mom shows up and tells Justin she wants to talk to Brian alone. She then tells Brian to return her son back to him and to never see Justin again. Brian hands her the tennis ball and gets in his jeep and pulls away.

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s02e02 / All Better Now

14th Jan '02 - 3:00am
All Better Now Summary

The boys are stuck. Ted's stuck in a career he no longer wants. Michael's stuck with the prospect of returning to his dead-end career at the Big Q. Emmett's decided he's stuck with an ass that needs surgical enhancement. Justin's stuck in the worst situation of all. Since the attack, he has nightmares about Chris Hobbs, and he recoils from physical contact.

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s02e03 / Hypocrisy: Don't Do It

21st Jan '02 - 3:00am
Hypocrisy: Don't Do It Summary

Ted's favorite author is in town, while Michael tries to reconnect with Brian.

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s02e04 / Pride

28th Jan '02 - 3:00am
Pride Summary

Brian, Michael, Justin, Emmett, Ted, Lindsay, Melanie, and Debbie overcome obstacles to show their PRIDE.

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s02e05 / ... Wherever That Dream May Lead You

4th Feb '02 - 3:00am
... Wherever That Dream May Lead You Summary

Still afflicted with tremors in his right hand as a result of his assault, Justin struggles in his art classes and soon drops out of college. Despite Brian's attempt to rekindle Justin's interest in drawing, a depressed, angry Justin turns to alcohol and sex to soothe his pain. Finally, Lindsay takes Justin to an art gallery where the paintings on exhibition have been created by a wheelchair-bound woman with limited use of her hands.

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s02e06 / Mixed Blessings

11th Feb '02 - 3:00am
Mixed Blessings Summary

Ben Bruckner, a customer at Michael's comic book store, teaches a gay studies course at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University. Invited by Ben to give a lecture on homoeroticism in superhero comics, Michael doubts his own intellectual abilities and fails to appear. Later, Ben reassures Michael, who, speaking from his heart, charms the students. Attracted to each other, Ben and Michael kiss as a prelude to sex, but Ben stops to warn Michael that he is HIV positive.

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s02e07 / The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)

18th Feb '02 - 3:00am
The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?) Summary

Debbie abandons her usual liberal rhetoric when she learns that Michael's new boyfriend, Ben, has HIV. She tells Michael to stop dating Ben, and her harsh attitude causes a rift between Debbie and Uncle Vic (recurring guest star JACK WETHERALL). Michael continues his relationship with Ben despite the pleas of his mother and friends. But when the moment arrives for Ben and Michael to consummate their relationship, Michael has a change of heart after seeing the multitude of prescription bottles in Ben's medicine cabinet.

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s02e08 / Love for Sale

4th Mar '02 - 3:00am
Love for Sale Summary

Justin's Mother tries to talk to Justin into going to a party, with people his own age. He brushes her off at first, but decides to go to the party. He gets bored, and cruises people. But when a girl cruises him, he hides. He finds a guy who he know is gay and they later go upstairs, and start to have sex. The guy then starts to develop a crush on Justin (sound familiar?) and with his evil Brian Kinney ways, Justin gives the guy an intimate kiss.

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s02e09 / Accentuate the Positive

11th Mar '02 - 3:00am
Accentuate the Positive Summary

Michael fights to get Ben back into his life - he has to prove he can handle the HIV-positive situation. Brian is introduced to his mother's minister - but they've already met (not in church). Ted has a really hard time dealing with some performance enhancing drugs.

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s02e10 / Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)

18th Mar '02 - 3:00am
Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time) Summary

Michael is distraught over the comic book passing of his hero (Captain Astro) and sets out on a holy quest (petition) to bring him back to life. Debbie is shocked to discover the body of a boy Justin's age in a dumpster behind the diner. She is even more shocked however when she sees how little regard the others are all paying the situation. Michael soon begins to realize how shallow they are all being and begins to mourn the passing of the nameless boy.

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s02e11 / The Wedding

1st Apr '02 - 3:00am
The Wedding Summary

It's days before Lindsay and Melanie's wedding. At a pre-wedding celebration, their friend Leda offers them a tarot reading from Marilyn. Marilyn warns them that they cannot get married on their wedding day because astrological reasons will cause certain disasters to occur. Unwilling to listen to Marilyn, Lindsay and Melanie continue with their wedding plans. However, everything goes wrong: wedding cake is delayed, Lindsay's wedding dress is ruined by the drycleaners, the wedding rings are missing, and the hall that they rented has shut down for salmonella poisoning. Lindsay also has a few panic attacks, and later concludes that these disasters were happening because the world was trying to tell them that they should not get married because they are gay.

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s02e12 / One Degree of Brian Kinney

8th Apr '02 - 2:00am
One Degree of Brian Kinney Summary

Still upset about finding the body in the dumpster, and outraged by the aparent lack of progress Debbie sets out to do some detective work on her own. Her quest eventually pays off and she is able to notify the police of her findings. Meanwhile, Michael is distraught to learn that Ben has slept with Brian two years back.

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s02e13 / It's Because I'm Gay, Right?

15th Apr '02 - 2:00am
It's Because I'm Gay, Right? Summary

Michael wonders what his connection is to a celebrated Drag Queen who shares a past with Debbie; Justin decides to become a go-go dancer to pay his tuition.

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s02e14 / The Dangers of Sex and Drugs

29th Apr '02 - 2:00am
The Dangers of Sex and Drugs Summary

Justin is rolling in money, but his schoolwork suffers; Carl asks Debbie out; George asks Emmett to accompany him on a world tour.

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s02e15 / Rage Against This Machine

6th May '02 - 2:00am
Rage Against This Machine Summary

Brian is jealous when Michael and Justin decide to start a comic book; Leda offers to renovate Mel and Lindsay's attic; Emmett is barred from George's funeral.

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s02e16 / You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!

13th May '02 - 2:00am
You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less! Summary

For his birthday, Melanie and Lindsay take Justin to a violin recital, where he meets a sexy new guy.

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s02e17 / You Can Leda Girl to Pussy

27th May '02 - 2:00am
You Can Leda Girl to Pussy Summary

Brian tries to impress his new boss; Emmett inherits a large gift from George.

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s02e18 / Sick, Sick, Sick

3rd Jun '02 - 2:00am
Sick, Sick, Sick Summary

Michael faces a nightmare after Ben is taken to hospital; Justin thinks Brian isn't as romantic as Ethan; Emmett receives a tempting offer to not reveal his relationship with George.

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s02e19 / Bowling for Equality

10th Jun '02 - 2:00am
Bowling for Equality Summary

Michael debates whether to tell Brian about Justin's unfaithfulness; Melanie and Lindsay decide that they've had enough of Leda.

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s02e20 / Out With a Whimper

17th Jun '02 - 2:00am
Out With a Whimper Summary

Justin must decide who he should be with, Brian or Ethan; Ben tells Michael he is going away for six months; Ted reveals his true feelings to Emmett.

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