Queer as Folk Marathon - Season 1 - Episode 1

luvesmesomegmh,

Yes Michael did put up with a lot from Brian, even with the hope of romance in the mix. But never thought of conditioning over time being one of the reasons.

Never did understand why Melanie allowed Justin to pick the name either. Maybe since it was biologically Lindsay and Brian's baby, she didn't really feel that she had much of a say in things.

"Gus" is horrible isn't it. Did Cowen and Lipman actually like this name?

Not to be crude here, but what did men get caught doing while herding sheep.... And that sheep may not be attractive at all.






"I'm not antisocial, I just can't stand people." Justin Taylor

You misunderstand. It's not diminishing because the relationship started out purely sexual before it was more romantic and intimate. If I thought that, I wouldn't be a B/J fan. What's diminishing to me is saying that Brian loved him immediately, before he even knew him. After all, he barely could remember Justin's name (of course, ymmv on how much Brian was faking not remembering). I'm just not a love at first sight fan. It feels...cheap. How can you love without knowing? Lust, yes. Desire, yes? Love? no.

I believe Brian when he says in episode 2 that Justin was nothing more than a *beep* for him that night. A good one, but a fck nonetheless. "You wanted me, and I wanted you, that's all it was." Brian says it and I believe him. After he gets rid of Justin that night he would have been fine if he never saw him again. That cannot be said of Brian starting from about episode 8 and beyond.

Having sex with Justin did not make Brian fall in love with him. At least not the sex they had on the first night. As for Justin, same applies. It's a crush at that point. He doesn't know anything about Brian in episode 1 that is substantial enough to be declared love. He's in an infatuated state. As he finds out in season 2, the idea of Brian Kinney being your boyfriend is quite different from the reality.

I also maintain that Brian treats him nicely because he is a kid, and a virgin and Brian wanted to make it good for him. After that first night when Justin starts to get irritating and keeps coming back for more, Brian is not so nice.

Michael's voice over about Justin coming along is just to let the audience know that Justin is different for Brian, Brian himself of course is not privy to this knowledge.

Well, I am not a believer in love at fist sight in general. But I believe the sort of attraction Brian felt for Justin the first time he saw him was somewhat different from other tricks. Considering that Brian had just had a blowjob in Babylon, I don't think he was necessarily horny at that very moment. So, in my opinion the instant attraction he felt was aesthetic. I think he was attracted to Justin's beauty, youth and innocence.

In later seasons we see Brian taking tricks home, they start kissing and making out in the elevator, and they are almost undressing when they enter the door. With Justin it was different. I may be wrong but I don't think Brian touched Justin in the car on their way to his loft. They came in, Brian took his time, poured water over himself, talked to Justin for some time before making his move. He could have jumped into Justin right away, but he didn't. I guess he noticed that Justin was a little scared.

I agree with the producers that if Justin had never looked for Brian after this first night, Brian would have never thought about him again. This became a love story only because Justin wouldn't give up despite Brian's rejection.



"I'm not antisocial, I just can't stand people." Justin Taylor

Hi Briebo1, reply to Fri Jun 14 2013 11:24:06 post

but was there a love at first sight with Brian and Justin, obviously

I only think Justin fell in love that night. Brian fell into lust (although it was gentle and loving). The way Brian seems (from only seeing this one episode) makes me wonder if he even knows what love feels like. Has he even fallen in love with a man before? We don't know. He sure seems like a crude and heartless man to his friends. I don't think Brian had anything on his mind than he got the grand prize and was going to have so much fun with this pretty young thing. Brian's M.O. would be only slightly be put off track that night because of all the interruptions. From what we see at the club "ten minutes tops" makes me think his encounters are quick and dirty. 'In and out'. The encounter with Justin seemed more special because it lasted the whole night and into the next morning. Brian had no intention of being with the boy again. Brian did have a beautiful night (by the look on his face when he dropped him off at school - a little sad that he would never see him again). That was the plan so he did not fall in love at first sight.

Hal Sparks jokes in the commentary about the moment Brian sees Justin as being a little overdone dramatically like a soda commercial, but explains it was done that way to get across what Justin was to Brian when he saw him, which was this amazingly beautiful object of desire

I remember that. The image worked and drew Brian straight over to Justin. Justin was nothing like what Brian ever experienced before (that we know of). How many beautiful, young, blond virgins do you see on Liberty Avenue? With that smooth skin and red plump lips, it was like finding a treasure.

Brian's initial attraction to Justin and his desire for him was unlike anything that had come before him. That is what love at first sight is

I still am not sure Brian knows what love would feel like, even being as old as he is, he just seems like he has no love in his heart (meaning he seems cold).

and the sex that Brian couldn't stop having with Justin (at least from what Justin said went on all night and Brian said he wore him out) only to continue the moment they wake up in the shower, only to continue to the hot makeout session they were having in putting each others clothes on when Michael walked in (so hot!) - these are not events that occur unless there is some serious sexual chemistry, they couldn't keep their hands of each other, and sexual chemistry like that is most often a sign that there is more going on than just lust

Hot is the word for all the action they had. Beautifully choreographed and lit made it all so magical. For Justin it was love because he was 'feeling' gentle love-making from Brian but that doesn't mean Brian was in love with Justin. He just knew that he had to take things in a softer direction to complete the deflowering of this boy. It also helped that this boy seemed eager to go and a quick learner to be more than a one trick pony.

A jacket tossed on the couch, a shirt pulled off and dropped on the floor, a shoe here, a sock there, a jock-strap flung to the side so water on the floor was all part of his drugged up mind not caring what he was doing. He was not being tight and orderly at the moment.

Oh, I wish we could see Brian mopping the floor the following day!




"I'm not antisocial, I just can't stand people." Justin Taylor

Sorry dergil for tacking onto your post, just didn't want to get lost in almost 100 posts for Episode 101.

Review 101 1 of 5

Hello to the new Marathon! Just got back (ok, one-two-three weeks ago) from the LA Convention and I am raring to go on our new adventure. So I am going Straight to Number One….. Ok, scratch all that because RL got in the way and I am slow as sh!t. Even though I had good intentions of being on top of my game this go around, it looks like I am the worst student in the class and need to go to detention for not turning in my homework on time. *hangs head in utter shame*

Straight to . . . Number One of Season One that is. I purposely don’t watch the Episodes until it is time for a review, so it has been a he11 of a long time since I have seen Episode 101 of this show. Probably sometime in mid 2010! After I watched the series multiple times thru, I discovered the Marathon the first time around late in Season 3. So here I am, just put in the disc and am listening to Straight to . . . Number One by Touch & Go for at least 20 minutes as I dance in my chair with my arms up moving to the sultry beat. I love this song. Ok, now it is going on 30 minutes. For those of you that met me at the con, knock that visual right out of your head and here we go.

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Oh, the intro is cheesy with the dancing men and psychedelic effects across multiple screens and I much prefer the opening sequence in the later seasons. I feel that it took at least three episodes to get the kinks (the other kind – filthy minds) out and for the cast to run on a more natural vibe. After all, they were just getting to know each other as people and actors and we were just being introduced to our Folks. Give it time; it gets better. It also feels strange to be writing these reviews as if I don’t know what is coming next. I want to keep it that way, but forgive me if I have a lapse here and there and give away something coming down the road.

I really love the club music and this show introduced me to so many new artists and fantastic songs. The energy in the club makes me want to go to one because it looks so fun. I am not a clubby so I don’t know if this is an accurate portrayal of clubs in 2000 or is it just a portrayal of a gay club in general? Of course, there won’t be half naked go-go boys at the straight clubs, but for those of you out there that have actually gone to a Babylon type club, is this how it is? The guys in costume (did ya see the guy with two glowing red hearts on his pecs and a few with those same hearts on their very special places ) from mini police uniforms, pretty sailor outfits to girly type sequined skirts to those luscious, tight fitting barely there briefs and thongs! Hot, hot, hot. And, those bodies , some firm, muscular and tight to the almost feminine build with long, lean limbs. I love the way the male body moves when they dance like this but I can’t imagine females dancing in this animalistic and sexy way. They are giving it all up and screaming ‘give it to me baby’ so it is no wonder with this type of body language that the back room is hopping (or humping).

At only a minute and 20 seconds in, we get the voice-over of Michael, who introduces us to the world of gay nightlife with some little facts (it’s all about sex, 28 seconds versus every nine seconds, etc.) and I thought this was a great way to start the show before we actually see any of the main characters. According to the fans that this show generated (mostly older women), this was a whole new world for me to experience, so this little intro was fun. Hal was perfect in his delivery with his comedic timing and facial gestures. His voice was pleasant to listen to and I wondered what the face looked like behind it. The story he is telling draws you in and his tone stays steady or lowers just a touch as he describes finding the most beautiful man that ever lived . . . until tomorrow night.

The song switch to Let’s Hear it for the Boys seems to be a cool way of introducing our first three of the Folks. It sends us into a more light-hearted moment as our three fun guys at the bar are described briefly by their personalities. Michael is the semi-cute boy next-door type. His mouth is full and kissable and his eyes are dreamy. That little smirk and eyebrow lift he gives is so playful and shows his personality right away. The Emmett and Ted characters could not be more different from each other. Em is a free spirit and out and proud in his hot pink sheer top with tangerine leather pants. Ted on the other hand looks nerd like with his drab brown polo shirt and high-neck Hanes white undershirt showing way too much above his opened collar. It is nice to hear in this very first episode that Ted has the biggest heart and you can see it in his large, soulful brown eyes. He is the type of guy that gives his heart freely and gets it broken many times over and Michael knows how great a friend Ted is. He loves him and shows it as he lays his head on Ted’s shoulder affectionately and then gives the shoulder a sweet nose nudge.

Now we get introduced to the stud of the crowd. The music changes to the throbbing beat of a new song and the camera zooms in to Brian. The color in the room is no longer bright, but shadowy blue. We are moving into the night world of a man who can get any guy he wants, anytime he wants. Brian Kinney. His face is confident without looking arrogant as his steely gaze bores into his next conquest. The deal is sealed as they exchange looks and Brian grabs his prize by the waistband of his pants and drags him into the backroom.

The backroom is bathed in a reddish orange glow of the heat being generated there and deep shadows that show us just enough of the action going on there. Michael runs into a friend, Todd, who is doing well. Michael finally finds Brian and we are purposely given a clear view of his beautiful, sweaty face as he is about to get blown. Brian has to give the man his number. What number is that Brian? B L 0 – W J 0 B ?

The three friends are waiting out side as two ‘ladies’ sashay by and Emmett gives Bruno (the most un-ladylike name for that glorious figure) a complement that Ted does a double-take with: “Not everyone can wear tangerine”. Well, Bruno and Em can sure pull it off with confidence. Ted knows how the Mikey and Brian show works; Brian gets to party while Mikey stands by to chauffer his friend home.

Mikey has an admirer but Mikey is not interested in anyone else except a special someone. Ted knows what Mikey is all about and stands up for his friend because he knows that Mikey needs to move beyond waiting in the wings for a ‘certain someone’ and get his own needs met. Needs that a ‘certain someone’ is never willing to give Michael. You can see how Ted feels about this injustice in the sarcastic tone of his voice and encourages Michael to go for it. Michael re-thinks the Big Bad Wolf as an option for the night.

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The music and scene changes to show a beautiful young man in profile with the perfect seashell ears, nice small nose, and lips that are asking to be nibbled and sucked. His mouth is hanging open because he can’t believe the sights that he sees. He is terrified as he looks around at a world he is clearly experiencing for the first time and trying not to look too out of place. He is blond, cute as a button, and wearing the wrong outfit for a night out in this town. He is wearing an outfit straight from a Sears catalogue or LL Bean. Plain, vanilla, bland. The camera pans around him in a slightly jerky motion that suggest how his mind must be racing as he absorbs the sights. Men dressed like women, men touching men in intimate ways, and hot guys everywhere and he doesn’t know what to do so he lights up a cigarette to maybe draw in some courage and perhaps look a little older as he ventures off the curb and makes a splash into the world that awaits him. Stepping off the curb and into that large puddle seems deliberate. He is leaving his ‘clean’ world with careless abandon and steps right into that dirty puddle of water with his clean Nikes. Blondie doesn’t seem the type to be this careless because of his dress to be messing up his shoes in a dirty puddle. He would have jumped over it to cleaner ground. But, his cares this night are out the window just by making the decision to venture into new territory, his usual (just going by his appearance) caution and rules are gone. He decides to just go for it and heads for maybe the most ‘regular’ guy around to ask some questions. The lyrics in the background are playing “I’ve got a deeper love” suggesting Blondie is clearly here on a mission and all his senses are heightened by what is swarming all around him. As he crosses the street, passers by bump him and the music gives a sharp hiss with each contact. He is electrified and terrified at the same time.

The man is clearly pleased to see this beautiful young thing approaching him and looks him up and down. He gives him a rundown on the types of people in this world; twinks, leather, snotty conceited a$$holes, but stops as he tries to seize the opportunity to have him for his own. With that first touch to the neck, Blondie knows he is way over his head and leaves.

Brian exits Babylon, a members only club, so it must be a cut above the rest I assume by the sign by the entrance. Darude’s Sandstorm starts to play, a sandstorm that perhaps will change their lives. Brian drapes his arm around Michael, his wingman, and Michael stands up to the cuts that Emmett and Ted throw at Brian. Brian doesn’t do the same for Michael by saying that anyone would look hot to Michael. Michael takes it in stride, like this is how their relationship works and on they go with their night.

And, that’s when it happened, when HE came along. At what point did Blondie unbutton his shirt to look slightly hotter? Brian spots him right away, like an angel coming thru the yellow steam cloud rising up from the street. This is a different kind of plaything for Brian. He is captivated by what he sees as Blondie leans casually against the pole. Even though the night should be over, Brian has other things in mind and Michael is not too happy to see his friend deviating from their perhaps regular the plan.

Brian and Blondie lock eyes and the connection is instantaneous for both. Brian knows what he is doing as he moves into Blondie’s personal space. So close, yet not touching. I can imaging Blondie’s pulse picking up at seeing this gorgeous man. Those full lips, which are perfectly defined and ready to kiss, suck, devour. His hazel eyes confident yet still soft that you can’t help but be drawn in to their depths. His physique is like a fine Roman statue, long flowing lean lines, an elegant neck, firm jaw and a perfectly etched masculine nose. He knows his power over men and uses it on this nymph of a boy.

Blondie tries to remain cool, like he knows his way around by naming off the names of the joints that were just rattled off to him. He is a quick learner. Brian knows better and captures his new toy with ease. Funny how they both lick their lips within the next few sentences. Game on, they are both interested in taking things farther. Blondie has the most perfectly shaped bow shaped pink lips. He is beautiful and pure looking. Blondie hops in Brian’s Jeep with no hesitation and only has eyes for Brian as the others stand by looking in disbelief as they all get ditched. Michael looks the least pleased of the bunch.

Michael brushes off the Big Bad Wolf as he gets into the front seat of Ted’s car and slouches into a sulk because of what Brian did. He is in no phuqing mood.

End of part 1

Review 101 2 of 5

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Up at Brian’s place, Brian enters and tosses his expensive leather jacket carelessly aside (I hear it hit the floor, but later we see it hanging on the corner of the couch). Blondie is in a daze and needs to be told to shut the door. He turns and slides the door shut and at the same time is looking scared and not sure if he is doing the right thing going home with this stranger (they haven’t even exchanged names yet) and about to do who knows what in that loft, but he is determined to go thru with it anyway. The music stops so we have nothing to distract us from their conversation. Brian pours his bottle of water over his head and the water trickles down his body as Blondie follows every delicious drop as it slides down that body. For the love of God, have you no thought to your hard wood floors or are you only thinking of your hard wood? Brian is high and offers Blondie some Special-K. Blondie’s nerves cause him to make small talk as Brian continues to remove his clothes slowly, putting on a delicious show for the . Brian has no inhibitions about showing off his body in all its glory. He is also coming to find that this young man has very little or no knowledge of his world as they continue their conversation and the answers coming back are comical. This boy is very green.

With the last piece of clothes being pulled off of Brian’s body (the 2xist jock strap), new music comes in and punctuates what must be Blondie’s increasing pulse rate at seeing a naked, beautiful man in front of him. You Think You’re a Man by Full Frontal; how appropriate as Brian spreads his arms in a Jesus Christ pose to see if the boy likes this God like figure standing in front of him. So, are you coming or going? Or, coming, and then going? Or, coming and staying? Yes, the boy definitely likes as he robotically removes his jacket and tosses it in the same careless fashion as Brian did but he probably doesn’t give a rats @ss where it lands at this point. The camera focuses on Blondie’s full red mouth that is slightly open and then Blondie walks across to Brian because he cannot resist this man in front of him.

Blondie gets to Brian and it looks as though Brian cups his package because he makes a very small opened mouth gasp. Brian starts to nibble at Blondie’s neck and Blondie is in a dream state as Brian kisses him passionately and undoes his pants. You think your man, but you’re only a boy. You think you’re a man, you are only a toy. Brian’s tongue darts out ever so slightly to brush at Blondie’s lower lip and then the passion continues between hot kisses and one very sweet soft kiss. Brian starts to remove Blondie’s shirt. The lyrics suggest that Blondie is only a toy to Brian on this night. He will have fun with this untouched young thing to his hearts desire. Blondie believes he will become a man on this night. There is no turning back and he is burning with desire for this tall handsome man as he gives in completely to the moment, running his fingers thru Brian’s hair and taking whatever Brian gives.

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Is Ted driving a Volvo convertible? Kind of fancy and better than Brian’s Jeep I would say. He must have a good job or knows how to manage his money well. The Big Bad Wolf has followed them in his tiny cute convertible. Michael has a change of heart (or something a little lower) and smiles an invitation to the Wolf after Emmett’s encouragement.

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Back at the loft, Blondie’s clothes are scattered about the bedroom area and we see Brian astride the boys body. Blondie’s toes are flexing and curling in reaction to what Brian is doing to him. I wonder what happened between the previous scene by the kitchen to having them both naked on the bed. There was some meandering about because the clothes are tossed from end to end of the bedroom. I can’t imagine Brian going from the kitchen to getting on the bed and straddling the boy. I can imagine more fondling and kissing to take full advantage of this piece of cherry pie. He knows the boy is inexperienced by the answers he has given early on. I believe Gale said behind the scenes that he (Brian) was going to imagine all the fun things he would do to him (Blondie) or something like that. The rascal.

Brian is stroking him slowly, wanting the night to last. This is not something he gets on a regular basis I would guess, someone this inexperienced. Not jaded at all and Brian is loving playing with the boy. His strokes are bringing Blondie closer and closer to coming and Blondie is panting and groaning from the lovely feeling of Brian’s hand stroking his k0ck. It is a delicious feeling and he wants to have his release, but Brian wants to draw it out and tells him to wait. “I’ll try”, he says sweetly. Brian has a naughty grin, as he knows he is pushing him to the brink. Blondie has to tell him to stop because he will do whatever this beautiful man asks of him, including holding back something that he has been waiting for. Something that sent him out on this night to fulfill an urge that he couldn’t put off any longer. Blondie looks a little well endowed by the length at which Brian is stroking him. And, is Brian a lefty or is just using his left hand and arm to cover the naughty bits?

Brian begins to question him on what he likes to do in bed in a hot soft voice. Tell me people of the board, does a boy of his age have no clue as to what goes on in a gay sexual encounter? Did he not look at filthy (just a term folks) magazines and read any books on the subject? Wouldn’t you think he would have some idea of what could kum of this night? “This is fine” he smiles sweetly up at Brian. Young straight boys look at Playboy and smut magazines and have some clue as to what they hope is in their near future. Young girls read “romance” books to get some idea of what’s ahead for them.

“Oh, I like to watch TV, play Tomb Raider.” Brian is having a good time toying with Blondie. The camera switches between Brian’s shadowy blue tinged face with his sultry voice asking specific sexual questions to viewing this glowing angel on the bed under him, cast in warm light answering with the exuberance of a kid.

Saved by the bell. Brian automatically goes back to stroking the boy as he has his conversation on the phone. It is really important by the tone of his voice and I assume that with his agitation his stroking picks up speed as the news from the caller gets more intense. Blondie’s toes are curling, his eyes are squeezing shut, and he is gritting his teeth to stop himself from coming. No matter how much Blondie taps at Brian to stop, remembering his instructions, Brian does not notice and Blondie goes over the edge with an opened mouth shout, and to the side, and onto Brian’s shoulder, and onto his precious duvet. Thank you very much.

Blondie is apologetic and tries to explain that this type of fluid does come out in the wash. The person on the phone wants to know what that noise was. “Just some kid. What’s your name again?” “Justin.” Ok, now at least we have a name for this young man and evidently, they exchanged names earlier, but it is not important for Brian to remember names. Justin looks crestfallen that Brian doesn’t remember his name. Or maybe he is embarrassed after he just shot his load all over the place and Brian seems so disappointed in his lack of restraint. Justin looks away and his face is covered in darkness suggesting the total nosedive in mood and Brian shakes his head perhaps thinking; what has he gotten himself into. Could it be that he is disappointed that he will not get a chance to finish with the boy???

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Back at Michaels place, things are heating up, but his chattiness seems to come from a man who is not completely interested in getting it on with the Big Bad Wolf. Maybe he is nervous. He is sort of into it as he kisses the guys neck with soft, open mouth kisses and I like when his eyes close to show that he is getting turned on after all. Michael is a nice looking man - the clean-cut boy next-door type. The dark hair, big doe eyes, and pert nose are very nice. BBW doesn’t give a flying phuq what Emmett’s back-story is and just wants to get down to business. I don’t think that Michael is that type of guy. The kind that hits and runs just by what was said earlier, that it has been way too long since he has gotten laid. Casual sex is not the same for him as it is for Brian.

I can’t believe the BBW is wearing that rubber butt. I guess it could lure a man to you because of the appearance, but what does a man think when he finds out he is actually fondling a piece of synthetic @ss? BBW doesn’t seem to be ashamed of it at all and is actually sounding kind of happy that he found this wonderful piece of fake enhancement to his I guess flat behind. On top of that, he is also wearing a false basket. This is false advertisement and I would be bothered if I found out that the man I was fondling came with accessories and was not the real deal. How do you remain in the mood after finding those things? Well, I guess Michael has lost his mood because he jumps at the chance to join Brian when he calls.

Why is it so surprising to Brian that Mikey has someone with him in his apartment at night? Does Brian know all about Mikey's love life or lack thereof that he is pleased as punch and encourages him to phuq the sh!t out of the guy. Is this implying that Mikey is a top? I think he knows that Mikey is not a rampant sex fiend like he seems to be and knows it has been a long time for Michael since he had sex so as his best friend, he wants him to have his fun on this night instead of getting picked up for this all important errand. The spell is totally broken in the ‘parts department’ at Mikey’s and he is totally ready to take a pass on this false @ss to got with Brian.

Back at the loft, Brian is in a hurry to get dressed, flying clothes at Justin to get him out of his place so he can rush off. I don’t know why the image of Brian carrying tall boots looks strange in my mind. For some reason, he doesn’t seem like a ‘boot’ kind of man. More like Vans or something more casual on a night out on the town. But, on going back to the beginning scene in the loft, he does have to pull off his footwear and as he tosses them to the side they do sound substantial and not just a lightweight sneaker hitting the floor. You know what, scratch all of the above, I guess boots are practical in colder climates. I just live in a ‘Vans’ type of climate.

Brian’s closet looks strangely empty, like he just moved in. Does he only hang shirts in there? I see a few items, probably shoes to the far right highlighted behind the closet doors and that’s it. Also, what is that unfinished lit up space beyond the closet? And the flimsy looking folding screen panels off to the left looks out of place. Maybe in this first episode they didn’t have time to finish all the details of sprucing up an expensive loft to its full potential.

Justin is sliding on his underwear and lets it slip that he still lives at home with his parents. Uh-oh. How old are you? Brian is not that alarmed and continues to get dressed as he moves about the room. Do you notice as he buttons his shirt that he is one button off making the shirt hang in a lopsided fashion? As Brian asks Justin how old he is, with each answer be passes to the next panel of the wall of his bedroom area, and they exchange glances. A definite step by step to Justin’s real age. Justin’s answers become less and less sure sounding and Brian is smirking more and more with each of Justin’s answers. A side note, suddenly Brian’s sleeves are both rolled above the elbow, nice and tight. That was quick. I love the way Gales mouth moves when he says ‘bull-sh!t”. Not quite balanced with a little tug toward the right side as he smirks saying it. The countdown ends at seventeen and it doesn’t seem to bother Brian too much.

I like how Brian sits down right beside Justin on the bed, like he feels comfortable with him already that they can share the same space in a non-sexual setting. I doubt that Brian would do this with other men. He seems the type to use them and dump them and have no further thought of them after the sex is over. Yes, it gets soooo tedious getting your d!ck sucked. He is rolling his eyes and inwardly laughing at the stories this boy is trying to pass off so he doesn’t seem so young and inexperienced. When Justin admits that this is sort of his first time, Brian’s voice softens and he gets a far-away look in his eyes. Randy looks so young here with that cute haircut, angelic face, and rosy red lips. Justin looks offended when Brian tells him he is kind of young for this. Justin does not want to be thought of as ‘young’ in front of Brian. He really tried from the first moment that they made contact on the street to seem older than he really is. Brian is blunt but not unkind though when he says this to Justin, so the moment passes quickly.

This next part is also a surprise for me when Brian starts telling Justin the intimate details of his first time. I can’t imagine him sharing this kind of personal information with his casual phuqs. Watching his ambivalence in the back room getting sucked off was all that he cared about and then he was off to meet his friends. Ho hum, yum yum. He even treats his ‘friends’ bad as he blows them off to find their own way home. Not the most caring person in the world and that’s why his softened tone is special as he shares his story. Plus, shouldn’t he be in a hurry to run his errand? To think that at 14 he did it with ‘an old perv’. Ha ha. Another admission is that he tells Justin that we are probably all scared our first time. He knows that Justin is trepidacious about being with him on this night and he says it with sincerity. Then he gets up and says but, I don’t remember it anymore with a tightening of his jaw muscle. Like he is shaking off something a little ‘off’ about that memory or maybe is not sure why he has just told his story to this boy.

End of part 2

Review 101 3 of 5

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Michael is waiting at the curb in another ‘boy next door’ outfit. He is a cutie. You brought him?! Michael is not please at all to see Blondie again and this brings back what he said at the beginning… And that’s when it happened, when he came along… Michael has certainly taken a hearty dislike of the boy. Worse yet is that he has to hop in the back seat when Blondie has replaced his place in the front. He rolls his eyes as they drive away and you can tell he is p!ssed.

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The music starts in the previous scene at a fast pace and continues as all three of them run down the hospital corridor. Brian and Michael take turns at being in the lead as they rush around obstacles in the hallway. Michael and Brian are having a good time chasing each other, like old friends do when they are horsing around, grabbing at each other periodically. At one point, Brian grabs on to Michael, perhaps to slow him down as he looks over his shoulder to make sure (eh, who knows for realz) Justin is following because they both make eye contact with each other.

Ok, I guess by now we are pretty sure what this is all about seeing that Michael was holding a camera at the curb, keeping a firm grip on it as he runs thru the halls, and as he finally burst into the hospital room, that this is one of those camera worthy events; yes, the birth of a baby!

I see Michael being more excited at the event being the first one thru the door with a slightly petrified Brian in second and a breathless and clueless Justin bringing up the rear. Ok, I don’t think the writers had anything in mind when they selected the wardrobe for our three guys (maybe, maybe not), but I find it interesting that Michael is in the exact same color of blue as Justin’s jacket, Brian is in all white – with his shirt buttoned correctly now, and Justin is in a combination of blue and white. Is Justin’s outfit, as seen here pointing out his coming into Brian and Michaels world? Does the ‘3’ above the door mean anything about the three men entering the room and their future? Do aliens exist? What came first, the chicken or the egg? All of these are staggeringly important questions my friends.

We still don’t know what exactly awaits the three guys as they enter the room because they are blocked off from whatever is happening in the hospital bed by a wall of lesbians who all turn around at the same time to give our guys a ‘what are you doing here’ kind of glare. But, as the sea of lesbians part, the music is no longer there and we have sound of whooshing wind, the winds of change. The camera zooms to Brian’s stunned face with a radiant, hero worship looking Justin behind him in the doorway. We now know what this is all about as we see the new baby and its two mothers at the hospital bed.

OMG, did you see the number of the room right behind Brian as he walks into the hospital room??? Number 7! What does that mean? The he11 if I know, but that was the address of Michaels place as posted on one of the columns outside his building! Ok, OMG, getting back on track, Brian now looks happy to be seeing the baby, his son, and walks toward him in awe. Obviously, the ‘mother’ is happy to see Brian, but the other mother is not so friendly. Hum, we have some tension going on here. As he walks toward the bed, he gets some unfriendly looks from the other lesbians (do lesbians not like gay men?) but he only has eyes for his son. OMG!!!!! The contractions started around 7!!!!! What is going on? Never mind, lets get back on track. . . Blond mother is subtly trying to get her chosen baby name of Gus to get picked over the other mothers (Mel) choice of Abraham with a little finger point and look on her face. You know she does NOT want the baby to be called Abraham. Michael is silently happy to see Brian’s reaction to the baby but gets a slight jolt when Brian overlooks Michael to Justin to get his opinion on what the baby should be named. Again, he is bypassed this night in favor of this new kid. Obviously, there were introductions at some point because Michael now knows the boys name even though Brian is still having a hard time remembering it. Michael says it with a little sadness in his voice. Of course Brian has to be crude and explain that Justin is the one at his place when they were on the phone and he had just shot his load all over him at the moment. Ewwwww, from the lesbians in the room. Snarky Mel makes the remark that both Lindsey (now we know Blond mommy’s name) and Brian each had an infant that night. Brian is getting sassy with that comment about Justin sucking on his t!ts. This is just for shock value but I think Justin is getting the impression that there might be more in store for him tonight with Brian. Good ol’ Mikey takes a sweet picture of Brian as a new dad. Gale looks so beautiful in that picture. Such perfect lips.

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I guess all that new daddy stuff was too much for Brian because he ends up on the roof of the hospital for a much-needed smoke break. The only one to follow him is of course his best friend. He sees Brian’s mood and tries to make light of the situation and at the same time try to take a dig at Justin. All the lesbians making goo-goo talk about the new baby (Justin). Michael tries to get inside Brian’s head by talking about the baby and being a new dad trying to reconnect with his friend on this most important day. Brian has a different frame of mind now, the overwhelming thought of fatherhood, of time ticking away, of him getting older. The birth of his son is some sort of marker for him, he is no longer a ‘free’ man, but actually has an obligation to another living being. Mikey is not making it any better by reminding him that this didn’t have to happen if Brian had only listened to his advice instead of being swayed by Lindsey’s flattery. Now he is stuck with a kid – for life! It must be scaring the sh!t out of him because he goes all drama queen on Mikey and jumps up on the ledge of the roof.

I have a scary feeling that Brian may be just a little bit (really little) ready to jump at that moment, his panic looks so real. He turns to the only man he can truly count on, Michael, and reaches out his hand to him. Michael is concerned for his friend, takes his hand, and joins him on that ledge. I guess he would risk being up there with his friend to help him out in this moment of crisis. He can’t NOT help him. My big question is why does Brian put Michael in front of him, closest to the edge? Good friend or not, don’t put him in the front of you just because you want to end your life. To the side would be fine. His friend is up there with him now and Michael has to grab onto Brian’s thigh for support. He closes his eyes and hopes this crazy moment passes and he knows he is the one most likely that can bring Brian down off that ledge. Michael wants’ to know why he always has to be Lois Lane. Ok, that did it and the tension is broken.

As Hal turns around to grab Gale, he takes a stumbling step. Yikes! I see no wires and really believed that they had no safety system in place when I first saw this scene. I heard one version that they were up there without a wire and then later I read that they were wearing a cable for safety after all. Whew! Michael hugs Brian and Brian returns with a tighter hug. The song playing in the background what have you done today to make you feel proud? I guess it would be that Brian became a dad. They affectionately kiss and the moment of panic for Brian is over. There are still so many answers I don’t know the song continues, but for Brian and Michael, their friendship is still strong and Brian is now a dad. He will have to come to terms with what to do next. Michael is happy for him in all sincerity.

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Well, some things never change. “Phuqed him” as they pass an orderly or nurse on their way back to the room. Brian is still Brian and Mikey still gets to hear all about his sexual exploits. And, after all that rooftop shenanigans, Brian is still taking drugs. What time is it? Past two in the morning, because that was the last time I heard from the Big Bad Wolf. Let’s just guess that it is around 4 A.M. for sh!ts and giggles; what a life!

Mikey tries to talk some sense into Brian about going home because he does have some responsibilities now that he is a dad. Or, that is the way Michael would approach fatherhood. Brian just purses his lips and walks on like he never heard a word that Michael just said.

On his way to Lindsey’s room, Brian passes Justin having his palm read. She says he is very creative. Well, he makes friends really fast. “That’s true, I want to be a cartoonist or a computer animator” when I grow up. Brian walks by and pulls him by the ear like he is a naughty school boy and looking at how wide Justin’s mouth stretches open at the pain, that may be just what Brian wants. Hey, that is just the way it looked when I put it on pause for heaven sakes. He tells Mikey that he will meet him out front. Michael gives him the thumbs up signal. Everything is A-OK, running just the way things should be between the two friends again. Can it get any better than that?

This next scene just makes me cringe because of the bad acting by Gale and Thea. This is one example of the actors just needing time to find their groove in this show. I don’t know, it just seemed super sappy with the dialogue and all and Brian is just all over the place with his moods. Joyous at being a father. Up on the roof because time is ticking away and he wants to jump. Walking down the hall like he doesn’t have a care in the world. Now he is in the room being tender/sweet/supportive/suggestive/emotional/silly. It was just a bad scene and the dialogue was stupid. IMHO.

Ok, lets take another look, shall we? It is sweet though as Brian looks down softly at his son, gently stroking his sons cheek. “Sweet dreams Sonny-Boy, first night on earth.” Clearly, Lindsey maneuvers Mel out of the room so she can have some alone time with Brian. She should have just come out and said that she needed to have a few moments with Brian because now it just makes her look sneaky. There is clearly no love loss between Brian and Mel. He is glad she has left the room. As Mel walks out, the clear view of her butt looks terrible. Those are some ill fitted jeans and I suspect are actually men’s pants to emphasize her more masculine role in the partnership with Lindsey.

I know she just had a baby and all, but at least she could have brushed her hair a little. I guess it adds to the impression that she had a rough time with the delivery so it has its purpose in telling a story. Foolish Brian jumps on the bed next to her and she has to caution him to be careful. He is like an unruly teenager that does whatever he wants (like wheeling into the room in a hi-jacked wheelchair). The scene seems like an exercise from a theater training class with those odd lines that they are feeding each other. “Well, here we are, Ma and Pa.” . . . “It’s pretty scary, boys and girls.” . . . “You think it’s too late to return it?” . . . “I guess it means we’re finally grown-ups.” . . . “Don’t say that Wendy, we’ll never grow up.” Ugh, this should have been written better or at least without those lines. The tenderness they show for each other is evident, Brian really does care for her, and she is very close to him emotionally. Evidently, they did have a physical relationship in the past (which wasn’t half-bad). Why bring this up now? Were they both bi at one time or just experimenting in their youth? Lindsey seems to have enjoyed herself more than Brian did though. Or it seemed like she may have been the instigator of more of these events and Brian only ‘took advantage’ of a few if he recalls.

It seems as though they each came from not so good homes or consider themselves a mess. “Hell, if our parents could phuq up, so can we.” I guess this just takes the tension out of the air a little because they both laugh at that. Clearly, Lindsey is afraid at being a new mom and Brian tries to alleviate her fears by showing his support by saying he will help them out financially, that they don’t have to worry. I believe at this moment he is sincere and wants to be a good father to his son. That kiss that he gives her seems to come as a reflection of those past sexual events between them. It doesn’t quite look like a tender, caring kiss to a new mommy but has a little sexual undertone to it. Mel walks in and sees this and is p!ssed. She shakes a rather large pitcher of ice to break the moment and announces “ICE” as if to cool off the scene before her. Brian and Lindsey both break away, looking a little guilty.

End of part 3

Review 101 4 of 5

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Tick, tick, tick. I really don’t think this is a noise that the baby made but a continuation of Brian’s thoughts about him getting older. Of course a baby can’t talk straight out of the womb and what Brian probably heard was the baby making sucking noises and in his drugged state he translated it to the words of ‘tick, tick, tick’. More for me meaning that he may have taken more than one dose of E before they left the hospital. The guy is flying high.

Brian is loopy in the back seat and as usual, Michael is driving his friend home, but this time he is not alone. Michael adjusts the mirror to get a clear view of Brian as he nuzzles and plays with Justin. I’m just teaching my kid the alphabet. What kid is he talking about? He is talking bubbles. Brian could be talking about Justin in his drugged out state of mind, but it is clear that Justin doesn’t really care that the man next to him is not making sense. I’m going to phuq you. I’m going to phuq you all night. The sound of a zipper being yanked down, Justin starts to pant and Brian dives into his crotch. Justin’s eyes are closed and he is in ecstasy by whatever Brian is doing to him. Michael obviously doesn’t like this and violently makes the car swerve to get Brian to back off the boy. “Oops, I didn’t want to hit the doggy.” What’s the doggies name; Jealousy? Michael still is trying to get rid of Justin and asks ‘Boy Wonder’ where to turn. No such luck because Brian springs a pop quiz on the boy and the boy answers correctly to Brian’s delight and Michaels exasperation. Justin’s response is so confident and sure compared to how he behaved with Brian earlier in the loft as a trepidacious young man .I don’t like the way Brian tells Justin; “Good Boy”. It makes him sound like a dog. Brian starts kissing Justin passionately. I tell ya, Gale is the best kisser.

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We are back at the loft and at the amount of sweat on both their bodies; they must have been up to some extreme physical activity. We don’t even know what has made Justin break out in such a sweat, we have to leave that to our imaginations.

They are both in shadow with the glow of the blue lights behind them to highlight the action going on. Justin has his mouth open, panting with desire as Brian kisses him from his shoulder blade down toward the center of his back. Brian licks at the beaded sweat down his spine and stops (that we see) at the top of his luscious @ss. Justin rears his head up and lets out an open mouthed ragged gasp. He is so stunned by what just happened (that we don’t see, shucks) that his eyes can hardly focus. “Now you know what ‘rimming’ is. Oh, well then, lets have another helping of that. Pleeeezzzzzzeeeee. Justin continues to pant and tries (oh, the poor dear) to overcum his ordeal as we hear tiny kissy sounds in the background as Brian continues his magic.

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Oh boy, Michael is pi$$ed. The camera is shooting in an upward angle, focusing on Michaels angry face with that larger than life cutout of a superhero behind him. Like Brian’s spirit is hovering above him, always. Not even a superhero can calm him down. Poor Emmett, it seems that he is used to listening to Michaels problems and is a compassionate soul for his friend.

Michael is more mad at Brian than Justin at this point. But, Michael doesn’t exactly tell the truth here. I think he just needs some sympathy and understanding from someone at the moment. Brian didn’t beg him to go with him to the hospital, Michael was more than willing to ditch the BBW because it wasn’t turning out as he expected with all those false parts, killing the moment. Brian in fact encouraged him to phuq the sh!t out of the guy. Emmett has a keen memory on his friends love life and knows exactly how long it has been since Michael has had sex. Michael is upset because he just wants to be wanted. And not just by anyone, but specifically Brian, though a stand-in will do in a pinch. I can see the hero worship that he has for Brian, they have a tight bond, and to be dumped on the side and disregarded on this very important night by his best friend hurts and he is furious.

With all the emotions that Michael has been thru tonight, he is restless, angry, and horny. Good ol’ Em comes to the rescue with his new video; Schindlers Fist. It all takes place in a prisoner of war camp, kind of like Michael being held prisoner by his feelings for Brian. There is no escape, just punishment. Michael starts the video and it seems like his mood has greatly improved just by the thought of getting off watching the movie. But, then it the dialogue is so silly, Michael just rolls his eyes at it and turns it off.

Funny how well decorated their apartment is compared to Brian’s, which looked half finished by the set designers. I think that is because what was happening in the loft was not about the surroundings, but the two people having their intimate moment viewed by us. At Michaels and Emmett’s place, it is a home that is lived in and the surroundings tell part of the story of their lives. Lives that are established and comfortable and homey.

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Put your legs up . . . on my shoulders. Brian is giving Justin a quick lesson on how to “do it”. We are back in the shadowy loft bedroom and the two men are in profile so we can see everything that is allowed to be shown. The sweat continues to glisten on their bodies as they continue with their activities. Justin is nervous, but he seems to have complete trust in Brian. Justin is making eye contact with Brian, but who knows how much Brian is actually seeing thru his drug-hazed mind. He is not sloppy by any means, but we know how loopy he was in the car. Did the drug effects wear off at this point? Brian seems calm as he talks Justin thru his first time with a low, slightly husky voice. It sounds so nice and soothing. It is working, but Justin is still nervous and brings up the topic of safe sex and Brian is nice enough to be there to give him a one on one demonstration on how it’s done. Brian has everything ready, including a towel for the messy cleanup. He is a pro at this as he rips open the package and spits out the piece of foil wrapping. Put it on me . . . Slip it on my d!(k. And indeed, we see a d!(k. Am I imagining this or do I see Gales erect pen!s jutting out and resting on Randy whatever? Sure, it is covered by the c@ck sock, but it really looks defined. Maybe I am just penusilating. At some point we also see Randy’s beautifully wrapped chestnuts.

Justin bites his lower lip as he puts it on Brian. Oh, the attention to detail is brilliant in this scene, let me tell ya! Don’t forget product endorsement (KY jelly). Randy’s face, especially his skin and his lips are so beautiful. Randy really does look like he is experiencing a ‘first time’ with a slightly worried look on his face. Justin asks Brian to go slow, and he does. Brian grabs him around the thighs and lifts him for a better angle. The camera moves from Justin’s face as he gasps in pain with the first penetration, his fist clutching the sheet, toes flexing and he is panting and alternately crying out in pain as Brian continues with his movements. Does it always hurt? . . . A little bit. But, that’s a part of it.

Despite the pain, Justin wants to continue and follows Brian’s instructions thru it all, never taking his eyes away from Brian’s gorgeous face. Brian looks like a predator with a slight sexy sneer spreading across his lips as he tells Justin that he wants him to remember this moment, always, no matter who else he is with, Brian will always be there. OMG, what a thing to plant in his head at a time like this. There is no doubt that Justin will always remember this moment, his first time. This seems more like it is Brian ego talking.

Brian continues to push in and then captures Justin’s mouth in a devouring kiss. I am sure that took away some of the pain. Justin plays with Brian’s ear (I never noticed this before, so sweet) and things continue to heat up and Justin is really starting to get into it as he grabs Brian’s back and then runs his fingers thru his hair and finally he kisses Brian back. The background music is subtle and I can’t understand the lyrics, but there is no need, it just adds to the pace at which our lovers are moving and gives a sultry feel to their rhythm. Fade to black.

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Beep, beep, beep. Did Brian have the presence of mind to set the alarm before passing out last night? They probably had only a few hours of sleep. Brian flops over onto Justin to shut the damn thing off and lays back with a heavy sigh. I am not sure Justin got much sleep because he looks like he has been up for a little while, just watching Brian with wonder in his eyes. He wants to touch him and reaches out little by little until his arm is completely across Brian’s chest. Brian unconsciously seems to want to snuggle with the warm body that is lying next to him and wraps an arm around Justin. Then reality strikes and wants to know What the phuq are you doing here? Justin is in some kind of daze because he looks so calm answering Brian’s questions. I think he is still feeling the afterglow of last nights events. Brian, what’s the problem waking up to such an angelic face with those adorable lips? Huh???

Jesus Christ! What the he11 happened? Maybe this explains some of the profuse sweating on their bodies? Or not. When did they/or just Brian do all this foolishness and wrecking his living room at the same time? I think it happened after they got back to the loft because Brian was pretty high in the Jeep ride home and had lots of energy to get rid of before turning it down a few notches to get to what Brian said he was going to do to Justin while he was in the Jeep, phuq him all night long.

It was that phuqing pig Anita. No it wasn’t Brian, it was you and your overdosing on drugs. You should know by now that you should only take drugs that are prescribed by a physician, or recommended by a reliable pharmacist.

Everything is a little foggy, but Brian insists that he remembers EVERYTHING as he has a certain look in his eye, looking at Justin. Justin’s look is like “please remember that we made love last night. Nope! Brian still can’t remember the boys name, which makes Justin feel again that the night was not as important to Brian as it was for him, which is a blow for him emotionally.

Brian really is in rough shape if he can’t even be sure where his shower is. I know it is a joke, but I believe he overindulged in a bunch of things last night and is barely holding it together as his memory comes and goes. Or comes and stays. Or came and went. Justin goes to take a shower and Brian draws the sheet back to leave the bed. Ta-da, we are presented with a full on flash of Gales splendid package, all wrapped up, nice and tight. Holy smokes! How many pauses have I made on this one snippet of film because I can’t believe I am actually seeing the whole shebang. Or, ‘he’bang. This kind of programming was all so new to me back then, so my eyes couldn’t believe what I was seeing and my jaw dropped to the floor. Oh well, this first episode was a first of many to come with jaw-dropping moments.

Gale walks completely naked across the room and you can see how skinny this man is. I believe he was a ‘starving artist’ at the time (the story goes that he had to scrounge for gas money in his car to get there), so with time and a steady paycheck, he can put a little more meat on his tall frame. From an overall view of his messed up living room the camera zooms in fast with a whooshing sound added to kind of slap him in the head back to reality. Brian listens to the answering machine and that side profile of his face is gorgeous with that just-phuqed hair and opened mouth red lips. Phuq! I have a baby. . . . Two babies. Brian turns toward the sound of Justin yelping in the shower in pain. This time we get a gorgeous front view of Gales face. Justin must be raw from all that action his virgin @ss got last night.

End of part 4

Review 101 5 of 5

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OMG, look how Michael fell asleep on the couch last night. There is a carton of milk (hope it is empty), a knocked over box of Cap’n Crunch cereal, and a big empty bowl on the table. Emmett needs his milk and Oreos and Mikey needs his cereal to fall asleep. Such boys. Can anyone say ‘tooth decay’? And, he left the lights on. It must have been one he11 of a sugar crash.

Michael awakes to the sound of a car alarm and goes stumbling to the window to see two teens vandalizing Brian’s Jeep. Kind of ballsy of them to be using a crow bar to smash up the car and spray paint who knows what on the passenger side of the car with witnesses in full view. Michael comes flying out of the apartment building in his light apricot Babylon tank and torn oversized sweats and chases the kids away. Geez, Michael is a cutie. I love his haircut on that boy-next-door face. It suits him. Plus, he has a little bit of muscle action going on in his shoulders and arms.

Did Brian really lend the Jeep to Michael? I thought Michael had to take it home being that Brian was too drugged up. Did Brian expect Michael to leave the car and then call for a cab? Either way, the news is not good as Michael squats in the road and we get one last look at the damage caused as the light falls out of its place from the front of the car. I guess the cameraman had to crawl under the car to get that shot.

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Brian must have a splitting headache by the way he is holding his head as he walks into the bathroom. As he sees this vision before him, naked and water running down his body, the headache is not so much of a concern anymore. The blood starts to flow to another area of his body as he walks into the shower and joins Justin.

This is another piece where Gale is not delivering his lines so smoothly. They seem a little robotic. Gosh, sometimes he is believable with his delivery and sometimes not. That is what is so irritating to me during these first episodes of the show. The acting is not consistent. Could it be nerves? A bad day? Didn’t rehearse enough? Cheesy writing? For this one, I want to go with cheesy writing.

This image of Justin is a little in slow motion as the water runs over his head and is similar to the image of Brian at the start of the night pouring water from the water bottle over his head and shaking it in slow motion in front of ‘Blondie’. This is a reverse take, but has the same effect now on Brian. Brian’s eyes drift down Justin’s body and he decides what he wants.

For someone that said he remembered everything, his memory sure is spotty. Why is he jumping on Justin for not reminding him that he has a kid now? What’s worse is that he can’t even remember what his sons name is. He shouldn’t have made that statement that he ‘remembered everything’ because evidently that is not true.

What I find interesting in this scene is that Brian automatically begins gently washing Justin’s body. This is a kind of thing that you do with someone special in your life, not to a boy you just phuqed for the night. I can’t imagine Brian doing this with other guys just from watching his ambivalence toward the man at the club and the comments his friends make about his sexual activities (getting your d!(k sucked can be so tedious). He seems like a phuq um and leave um kind of guy. But, that is just my first impression in this first episode.

As he washes Justin, running his hands across his back and shoulders, we see the waterproof makeup that Randy has to wear to cover the tattoo on his left upper arm. There is a slight mismatch in the color, but it is close enough. Justin starts to grill Brian’s role in getting Lindsey pregnant and Brian surprisingly answers his questions with patience. He could have just said that it was none of his business to speed things up in the shower. Wasn’t there a rush to get Justin home? Justin seems a little jealous and grossed out by the whole process. The camera focuses on Brian’s hands as he gently rubs the bar of soap over Justin’s skin as they talk. The hand-held camera gives this scene a more intimate feel.

Why did Justin bring up that his mom sometimes wishes she never had him? What place does this have in the moment except as something to fill in for what Brian says next? Brian saying that it is because Justin’s mom is stuck with this annoying brat for the rest of her life. Justin looks sad and Brian’s comment doesn’t help, but he brushes it off and asks if Brian is going to raise his son. He purposely provokes Brian by saying that Melanie could do a better job at raising Gus. He gets a slap on the @ss for that. The line Don’t get smart, or I’ll have to spank you. sounds a little too proper coming from Brian’s mouth. I could imagine him saying Don’t be a smart@ss. and then just slapping his @ss.

You up for one more? Well, that was quick. Justin seems to have picked up the game pretty quick and has learned to flirt with Brian to bring on a response. Let’s try something new as Brian turns Justin around quickly and shoves him up against the glass shower wall.

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Michael rushes up to Brian’s apartment building at 6 Ross Street as we see the name above the doorway. He yells for Brian and there is no answer so he goes up to the apartment to find the place a total disaster. As I slo-mo around the place, it there a sheet of plastic on the floor next to the kitchen or is it a piece of carpet. If it is plastic, what were they doing? I know that in the British version the same sort of mess happened at that apartment but I don’t remember much of the details there.

Michael finds Brian making out with his boy toy, which he doesn’t especially like seeing. Brian is nuzzling Justin’s neck as he tries to pull up Justin’s underwear. This is another thing I can’t imaging Brian doing. It is sort of tender act. As Justin turns toward the side with his underwear fully on, it looks like Justin is packing wood. And how sweet that Brian wanted to make sure he sent the young lad off with a ‘nourishing, high protein breakfast’. Does that mean that Justin sucted him off? And, why does Brian do the “it’s great” in Mikey’s ear and make him get all silly? I guess Brian is just in a super mood this morning and is passing on the love.

Justin is finishing getting dressed and takes time to snag Brian’s 2xist jock strap and shove it in his pocket. What a memory to have of a remarkable night. His first time, the birth of Brian’s son, Justin choosing the name for the baby, and the morning is still not over. Michael tries to give Justin some heat to hurry up, but Justin doesn’t seem to be phased at all by Michaels harsh tone. He only cares about what he has done and carrying the memories with him.

As they walk out the building door, it seems like Justin asks Brian a question and he responds with She said don’t be late. What is Brian talking about and who is the ‘she’ he is talking about? He stops dead in his tracks as he sees the damage to his vehicle. Brian raises his voice to Michael and Michael raises his back to Brian in argument. Justin laughs because they both sound like his parents fighting. Well, OK then, let’s take the child to school. Brian asks Justin if he cares being seen in the vandalized car. Phuq no. You know he does because you can see it in his face but he wants to impress Brian.

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Brian come tearing around the corner of the street that leads to Justin’s school. Did you see the speed limit sign? It was 40 maximum – in a school zone! Kind of high isn’t it? Brian is making as much of a commotion as he can by swerving left and right, honking his horn, and almost taking out a few students along the way. I think that was a stunt driver as he made that sharp turn right before the stop. The drivers hairline doesn’t look like Gales. I am sure Hal and Randy are securely buckled in, but they needed a professional to do that kind of maneuver safely. You can see blips of Gale behind the wheel as they drove down the street, but for that last move it couldn’t be him so as to keep the other two safe.

Funny, Brian calls Justin Sonny Boy just like he called his son the same thing last night. What is the meaning of this people as pertaining to this first episode alone? Michael and Brian both fake being Justin’s mother and father to add to the embarrassment and it works; Justin is sinking lower and lower into the back seat.

Some wise@ss jock makes a crack at Justin and without hesitation, Brian steps out of the car and stands up for him. Again, why? He just met the boy. Justin is so stoked that Brian told the jock off and sent him running with his tail between his legs. Michael on the other hand is horrified and covers his face with his hand. That jock must be harassing Justin at school, but maybe he won’t anymore. Justin is even more in awe of Brian after that and wants to see him again. Brian has no reason to see Justin again and keeps his comments vague. Another sweet move is that Brian straightens out Justin’s shirt and jacket, like a father does to a young boy or as someone who cares for him. Justin begs again to see him. I’ll see you in your dreams. knowing that that is the only place he will meet up with this boy again. It’s over. Brian almost looks sorry that he is not going to see Justin again. His words are soft and tender. Justin is heartbroken at the answer. Michael looks away because he has probably seen this happen before and feels sorry for Justin.

Justin walks up the steps to the school to meet his friend who is in a panic as to where he has been. All Justin can say is I just saw the face of God. His name is Brian Kinney.

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Brian is still driving like a maniac thru the streets with that bright pink F A G G O T spray painted across the side of his car, drawing attention and honks. Michael is glad to finally have gotten rid of the boy. Brian doesn’t feel the same way, but his attention is on the people staring at his car. He doesn’t care and screams it out at the top of his lungs for all to hear. There is nothing wrong with him, it is THOSE PEOPLE out there that are crazy. He honks his horn repeatedly and he and Mikey have their arms in the air in a salute to not giving a rats @ss about what people think.

End of part 5

Sorry for making this so long. I will try to keep my next posts shorter to try to meet the deadlines and join in the fun as it happens and not be following the party.