Episode 206
We begin with Ted and his new internet porn business. Em,
Michael, Brian, and Ted are watching a twink jerk off on web-
cam as it�s being seen on �[email protected]�. For guys who don�t
just work at work, Ted explains. It even has a �boss screen�. If
the boss walks in, all you have to do it hit a button and the screen
changes to look like account information. Ted gives the guy a
break and the twink uses a jizzball to simulate cumming. Brian
laughs--Leave it to Ted to fake an orgasm!
Michael at his comic book store where Em, Vic, and Debbie are
helping him get everything set up. Enter one drop dead gorgeous
hunk. Tight jeans, leather jacket and cute glasses that make him
look very intelligent. No one can take their eyes off him, especially
Michael. Em, Mikey, and Vic discuss whether he�s gay or not.
DreamBoat asks Debbie for �Wonderwoman� and she jokes that
she is her, but then calls Michael over to wait on the stud, explaining
that it�s Michael�s store and he knows more than she does. Dreamboat
asks Michael to recommend any comics that might seem . . . �Gay?�
Michael asks and the stud nods. Mikey starts to recommend a few.
Justin has done several drawings using the new computer from
the previous episode and College Dean is looking at them. Justin
wants to return to P.I.F.A. Dean comments on how much anger
he senses in Justin�s work now. It�s different than the drawings
originally submitted. Justin explains that it�s because he has
changed. The bashing has changed the way he views the world,
but it�s also taught him how to be a different type of artist. He
can�t use his hand like before. He will have to rely on the
computer to aid his work. Dean is uncertain but Justin presses on,
insisting that he�s still an artist, even if he isn�t using �traditional�
means.
Dinner at Debbie�s, Justin is relaying his meeting with the Dean
and is asked what the Dean said. Justin happily states that the
Dean said he could stay in the art program using the computer.
Everyone is thrilled for him and Lindz, Mel, and Debbie take
turns kissing and congratulating him. Brian complains that they�re
going to �turn him straight� and then proceeds to demonstrate
what a real kiss looks like with Justin. The gang teases them,
everything from telling them to get a room to saying they�re going
to �do it� at the kitchen table to suggesting they record themselves
for Ted�s website. Justin jokes that it would be a good way to
pay for college but Brian warns not to put any ideas in Ted�s head.
Mel suggests that she and Lindsay perform on Ted�s site. That
way they can afford to pay for their wedding. Ted says sure . . .
if Mel can grow a cock between now and then. Lindsay doesn�t
like all the sex talk and asks if they can talk about something else?
The table gets really quiet, no one can think of anything else to say,
so Emmett starts back talking about Ted�s porn site.
Justin starts to clean the dishes off the table but Debbie scolds
him and tells him he�s not going to buss tables at her house.
Justin doesn�t mind helping and asks Brian to �grab that�. Brian
responds by grabbing Justin�s crotch and asking, �That?� Justin
says he meant the dishes. �Yes, dear,� Brian jokes as he helps
clear a few dishes off the table. Brian and Justin sneak off
together then and Debbie laughs that they�re acting like a couple
of newlyweds. Ted says it won�t last and they start taking bets on
how long it will take them to split up. Michael�s the romantic, he
gives them four weeks. Mel gives them 72 hours. Debbie scolds
everyone, saying that, considering all the hell Brian and Justin have
been through, she�d think their friends would be rooting for them, not
against them. Lindz seems to agree, but no one else does. Lindsay
abruptly declares that she and Mel have to leave.
Outside Debbie�s, Mel asks what is up with Lindsay and Lindz
says she didn�t like listening to all the talk about sex and the
porn site. She�s being a prude and Mel seems a little bothered
by it.
Dreamboat is back in Michael�s store. We learn that his name
is Ben Bruckner and he�s a college professor at Carnegie
Mellon, where he teaches Gay Studies. Mikey is thrilled,
realizing that Ben is gay. Ben is looking for works outside of
traditional literature with a gay theme to them--something like a
comic book. And Mikey obviously knows his comics. Ben asks
if Michael would consider speaking to his class on the subject.
Mikey asks if Ben is serious. He is. He can clearly see that
Michael has a passion for the subject. Will Michael come
speak to his class or not? Michael will.
At the grocery store, some ugly-ass, greasy-haired guy is
cruising Brian. Justin comes up and puts some things in the
buggy, explaining that he has some coupons for them. Brian
doesn�t give a damn about saving 50 cents. He tells Justin to
go get some other brand instead. As Justin walks off, Brian
over-hears Greasy Hair telling his friend that Brian �use to be�
the hottest stud in town, but now he�s in a �relationship�. Brian
doesn�t like hearing that or the assumption that he�s now a
part of a handholding, coupon-clipping couple.
Ted�s Jerker is unhappy to learn that he�s not making more
money. Ted promised him more. Ted tries to explain that he�s
just getting his site up and running. It will take a little time.
Jerker is unhappy and quits.
Justin and Daphne are walking back to Brian�s together, smoking
a joint and getting high. Daphne is talking about her roommates
and Justin is talking about how much he loves living with Brian.
Daphne warns him not to get too cozy. He knows how Brian is.
Justin disagrees, insisting that Brian really is changing. In fact,
at the Supermarket, some guy was checking Brian out and Brian
barely noticed him. They go upstairs and into the loft then. Poor
Justin. He walks in on Brian fucking the greasy haired guy from
the Supermarket on the couch. Brian sees Justin, but doesn�t
stop. Justin is hurt.
At the diner, Michael is worrying over the speech he has to give
to Ben�s class and wondering why he agreed to do this. Ted is
upset over his site. He�s going to start losing money now that
his Jerker has quit. Em is talking but no one is paying him any
attention. Debbie comes over with coffee and Brian arrives,
greeting everyone but Ted. He orders his food and Debbie
remarks that he must have gotten lucky based on his good mood.
Brian�s impressed that Mikey is giving a lecture to a college class.
Ted is still worrying over his business. Emmett, realizing that he�s
being completely ignored, gives up and leaves. Brian calls out,
asking for his food and Justin covers over then with his plate.
Brian calls him �Sunshine� and tries to kiss him, but Justin pulls
away and says he has to get to class. He leaves and, judging by
the look on Brian�s face, Brian knows he�s in the doghouse.
Michael follows Justin outside and stops Justin as he tries to
cross the street through heavy traffic, joking that no one ever
taught him not to cross when something was coming. Justin is
obviously troubled and Mikey asks what Brian has done and
there�s no need for Justin to deny that Brian did something.
Mikey�s knows �that look�. That�s the Brian Kinney just �fucked
me� and not in a good way look. Justin replies that it wasn�t
him that Brian was fucking, but some guy on the couch. Mikey
can�t believe that Justin is surprised by that. Doesn�t he know
by now who Brian is and that Brian is never going to change?
Justin asks why he is there then? Why did Brian ask him to
move in? Michael, stupidly and very immaturely, declares that
Brian only did it out of guilt because of the bashing. Justin
is devastated and walks away while dumb ass Mikey tries to
babble an apology. Too late, asshole.
At the gym, Ted is still worried over losing everything now
that he has no jerkers for his website. Emmett suggests he
find a �bigger attraction�. They look over and Em�s
favorite porn star Zack O�Toole is working out. Em and
Ted follow him into the steam room and make him an offer
he can�t refuse to appear on Ted�s site.
Brian is driving Michael to Carnegie Mellon. Mikey is nervously
practicing his speech and worried that he will mess up. Brian
asks him why he agreed to do it to begin with if he didn�t really
want to. Mikey says it�s because the professor is really cute and
Brian acts interested, to which Michael tells him not to even think
about going after the professor. Besides, isn�t Brian living with
someone? Brian argues that he isn�t living with Justin, Justin is
living with him. (And the difference would be . . . ?) Michael
acts all concerned about Justin then--yeah, where was that
concern a few scenes ago when you were proverbially kicking
Justin in the teeth with �Brian just feels sorry for you?--and
Mikey goes on to comment on Brian�s tricking. Brian says that
it is no one�s business--Michael�s or Justin�s--who he sleeps
with. He drops a very nervous Mikey off in front of the
college and leaves
Michael is walking down the halls, looking for Ben�s class-
room, when he over hears a few students mocking the idea of
a comic book geek lecturing them. They doubt the guy is very
bright or will teach them anything. Michael chickens out of the
lecture then and leaves.
Mel comes home to find Lindsay looking at wedding dresses in
a magazine. Mel brings up Ted�s website. She then brings out a
few magazines she�s had in hiding. She reveals that she once posed
nude for them. When she came out to her parents, they cut her off
for a while. She posed nude to make enough money to pay for her
law school. Her parents eventually came around and they worked
everything out. Lindsay doesn�t know what to say to that revelation.
Ted has over 500 subscribers at his site to see Zack O�Toole. The
problem--Zack calls to say he can�t make it. He�s on the set of his
new movie and is running late. Ted is freaking, knowing that this
is the end for him unless he thinks of something quick. That
something is Emmett. He pushes Emmett in front of the web cam
and demands that Emmett take Zack�s place.
At the loft, Justin is drawing on the computer when Brian comes
up behind him. Brian starts touching and caressing him, kissing
his neck. Justin is reluctant and asks Brian to stop, saying he has
homework. Brian doesn�t think he�s serious and tries to kiss him
again, but Justin isn�t into it. Brian stops then and asks if Justin
is still upset over Greasy Haired Trick. Justin has to know that the
guy meant nothing. Justin does understand. He knows who Brian is
by now and he�s not asking him to change. Brian wants to know
what the problem is then and Justin asks �Why am I here?�. Brian
tries to make some smart-ass remark about how one night Justin�s
Mommy and Daddy decided to make a baby but Justin isn�t letting
Brian off the hook this time. He�s insistent. Why did Brian let him
move in? Was it just because Brian felt guilty over the bashing?
Brian doesn�t say anything and Justin demands, �Answer me�. Brian
still doesn�t reply, looking away instead. Justin assumes he has his
answer. Justin gathers his artwork from the desk and walks away from
Brian, who sadly stares at Justin�s drawing on the computer.
Ben catches up with Michael and mentions that Michael never
showed up for the lecture. He wants to reschedule. Michael
declines, making an excuse about being busy. Ben thinks it�s
just a nice brush-off, says he understands and starts to leave.
Michael stops him and explains that it isn�t for the reasons Ben
is thinking. It�s because he�s not some smart guy that could
teach anyone anything. Ben disagrees. He thinks what Michael
knows is just as important as what others know. He loves the
passion that Michael shows for his comics.
Emmett does perform for Ted�s website--without the jizzball--
and is a, uh, *huge* success.
Michael is in the lecture hall, showing a slide show to Ben�s class.
He�s reading off cue cards and is basically boring the life out of
Ben�s students. He realizes that and tosses out his plan and tries
a different approach. Instead he starts to talk about why he loves
comics and what they represent to him--which was an escape
from a sometimes unhappy childhood. But later, when he came
to realize that he was gay, he related to them. He understood
living a double life. Pretending to be one person to the world
when you were really someone else. The class has perked up
and is now interested. Ben is definitely interested in Michael.
A soaking wet Justin shows up on Debbie�s doorsteps with a
few of his things in tow. He asks if she has rented out Michael�s
old room yet. Debbie ushers him inside.
Debbie tracks down Brian, who is getting drunk at a bar. She
calls him on his actions, asking hasn�t Justin been hurt enough
without him adding to it. Brian tries to act indifferent, but Deb
isn�t buying into his B.S. and tells him so. She reminds that she
knows him too well and she knows that he cares for Justin just as
much as Justin cares for him. Justin just has the balls to admit it.
She insists that Brian admit the truth--He loves Justin, doesn�t he?
Brian sighs in defeat, knowing it�s pointless to deny it to Debbie.
Deb encourages him to admit his feelings before he loses Justin.
Ted and Emmett go to Babylon where Emmett is recognized from
the website. He signs an autograph and he and Ted come up with a
porn name for him--Fetch Dixon.
Lindsay puts down her wedding magazines and picks up the mags
where Mel has posed nude. She rather likes them. Mel joins her
and they start to make love.
A black and white scene of Babylon as Brian is checking out the
action on the dance floor. The picture goes to color as it zeros in
on Justin who is dancing with some cutie. The cutie starts to kiss
Justin, which Brian doesn�t like. He goes over and tells the guy to
�fuck off�, which he does. Justin raises his eyebrows in question
and Brian declares that Justin was right. The reason he asked Justin
to move in was because of the bashing . . . but that�s not the reason
he wants Justin to stay. He wants Justin to be the person he comes
home to. But Justin doesn�t need to get any ideas in his head that
they are some happy, married straight couple. If Brian is out late
then Justin can rightfully assume that he�s probably out tricking.
But when he comes home, it�s because he wants to come home to
Justin. Justin agrees to the open relationship, but offers some
stipulations of his own--They can both sleep with whomever they
wants. But only once, no numbers and names exchanged. And
no matter where they are or what they�re doing, they always come
home. By two in the morning. Brian smirks and says four. They
settle on three. And the last rule--Brian can�t kiss anyone on the
lips but Justin. Brian agrees and they seal the deal with a kiss.
At Ben�s place, Ben gives Michael a copy of the book he has written.
He�s signed it especially for Mikey and Mikey is touched when he
reads the inscription--Ben thinks he has the heart of a superhero. He
hugs Ben and says he doesn�t know what to say. Ben says he doesn�t
have to say anything. Michael kisses Ben. Ben kisses back, but pulls
away when Michael starts to unbutton his shirt. Michael asks what is
wrong and Ben says there is something that Michael has to know about
him . . . He�s HIV positive.
End of episode