Episode 210
Michael is at his store, engrossed in the newest Captain Astro
comic. He�s really getting into the story until he gets to the
end and is stunned to read that Captain Astro was killed by
his enemy who infected him with a virus that has no known
cure,(i.e. the gay hero was killed by a virus that is a metaphor
for AIDS).
At the diner with the guys, Michael still can�t believe that his
hero since childhood is dead. Emmett is sorry for him. Brian
says it�s just a marketing ploy to hype up the next edition--
�Captain Astro Returns From The Dead�. Michael says it
isn�t that. He called the publisher and asked. They�re
discontinuing the Captain Astro comics for good. Debbie
comes over and is worried when she sees how upset Mikey is,
asking him what�s wrong. Michael tells her and gets a smack
up side the head for scaring his mother that way. Brian finds
it amusing.
Ted tries to make Michael feel better, reminding him of the long
and productive life that Captain Astro had and all the lives and
worlds he saved. Em adds that he looked good in spandex at his
age. Michael is still mad about it, saying that the rumors on the
Internet are that Captain Astro was canceled because people
thought he was gay. Brian puts in that, after living with Galaxy
Lad for over 30 years, people were bound to talk. Justin says
that if Captain Astro was killed because he was gay then that
makes it a hate crime. Ted tells them to check back into reality
already. It�s a comic book character, not the end of the world.
Michael argues that it�s more than that. Captain Astro was a
hero for a lot of kids who didn�t have anyone to look up to in
their own lives.
Mel and Lindz are trying to decide on food choices for their
wedding. Mel thinks what Lindz wants is too expensive. Cut
to a lesbian bar where Mel is still being negative, which ticks
Lindz off. Leda is there, too. Mel and Lindz argue and they
leave. Leda goes cruising a cute girl she sees.
At George�s mansion, George is giving Emmett a blowjob. And
judging by the sound of it, it�s one of the best Emmett has ever
received. Em can�t get over how great it is and George reminds
that he has experience on his side. They snuggle together and
George is surprised that Emmett wants to spend the evening with
him instead of being out at a club with his friends. Emmett states
that most of the guys he meets at clubs are shallow and vain.
None of them are special or make a lasting impression. George
is different from them. Emmett says then that his friends are
expecting him to meet them at Babylon, though. Em�s surprised
that George has never been to a dance club. Em wants George to
come with him tonight.
At Babylon, Brian, Justin, Michael, and Ted are at the bar. Michael
is still seriously depressed over Captain Astro. Brian and Justin are
sharing bumps. The guys try to cheer Mikey up. Ted suggests he
have a drink. Justin suggest a bump. Brian suggests he have a boy.
Michael reminds that he is involved with someone and Justin asks
what that has to do with anything. Michael drawls about how well
Brian has trained Justin.
Brian and Justin search the crowd looking for a third to join them
that night in a three-way. Brian doesn�t like Justin�s suggestion, he�s
too tall. Justin doesn�t like Brian�s suggestion, he�s too hairy. Ted
thinks they sound like Goldilocks, but Justin explains that they both
have to agree completely before inviting someone home with them.
Justin spies Emmett and George in the crowd then and Brian asks
who the old man with Emmett is. Michael drawls that he figured
Brian and Justin would like George--He�s not too hairy, he�s not too
tall, he�s �juussssttt right�.
Em and George join the guys and Emmett starts introductions, but
George already knows who is who based on the things Emmett has
told him about Em�s friends. Michael�s the devoted friend. Ted is
the businessman and the reason that Em and George met. Justin is
the courageous one and George admires him for that, wishing he had
been more like Justin when he was younger. And Brian is the love
child of James Dean and Ayn Rand. Brian is flattered and likes
George, offering to buy him a drink. But Emmett would rather
George join him on the dance floor. They go off to dance together
and are having a fabulous time.
The guys watch them dance and Justin wonders if Emmett and George
are sleeping together. Brian teases Justin, calling Justin a kid and asking
him if he has a problem with �older men�. Justin sees a hottie then and
suggests the guy to join them. Brian approves and asks how is it that
Justin always knows what he likes. Justin teases him back, declaring
that �older men� are so predictable. Justin leaves to approach the guy
and Brian watches as Justin easily picks up the trick. The expression
on his face is hard to read, but it seems to me that he isn�t that pleased,
either unhappy with the �older man� comment or with how other guys
are so interested in Justin. Or that Justin is as good as he is now at
picking up anyone he wants.
At the loft, Blonde Trick is giving Brian a blowjob while Justin fucks
Blonde Trick. Brian praises, �You have great taste�. Blonde Trick
thanks Brian for the compliment, but Brian corrects that he was talking
to Justin, not the trick.
Michael and Ben are on Michael�s bed, snuggling and talking. Mikey
tells Ben about how he stole a comic when he was 14. It turned out to
be a Captain Astro comic. He read it and was so impressed with Astro
and his sense of honesty, justice, and what is right. Michael felt as if he
were somehow disappointing Captain Astro for having stole his comic
so he went back to the store and confessed. The shop owner gave him
the comic. Michael swore from then on to be a good guy like Captain
Astro. Ben assures him that he is a good man.
At Lindz and Mel�s, they�re still not over their argument about the
food for the wedding when the phone rings. It�s Lindsay�s mother
and she has refused to let Lindz wear her grandmother�s wedding
dress. Lindz is upset. Her grandmother Fay wanted her to have
that dress and her parents are refusing.
Debbie at the diner, taking the trash out. She opens up the dumpster
to discover a dead body.
Cut to the cops on the scene as the body is being bagged up. The
detective in charge talks to Debbie, asking her some questions
about the guy. Deb knows him from the diner, he comes in and
eats sometimes, but she doesn�t know his name. The guys join her
and Justin can�t seem to look away from the body. Debbie tells him
not to look at it and calls him �Sunshine�, which causes the cop to
smirk. Detective Hovarth refers to the kid as a �Jane Doe� and
Debbie gets furious and tells him off for making fag jokes at a time
like this. This boy has a name and a mother out there somewhere.
Hovarth sarcastically replies that he�s really sure this kid made his
mother proud. The rest of the guys walk up then and Debbie grabs
Mikey and declares that this is her gay son and she�s proud. Hovarth
asks if anyone recognizes the dead kid and Justin does. He danced
with Dumpster Boy once at Babylon, but doesn�t know who the guy
is. Brian wants to go inside and eat. He�s hungry.
Brian, Emmett, and Ted are sitting at a booth together, talking about
the dead kid. Brian thinks Dumpster Boy was killed because of his
bad wardrobe. (Funny that Brian should say that while wearing what
has to be the UGLIEST shirt known to man!) Ted has some elaborate
suspicion of a lover�s triangle and how a jealous lover killed the boy.
Emmett wonders if he had sex with his killer and Brian hopes that the
kid did. �It�s always better to cum before you go,� Brian declares and
the other others laugh. Debbie overhears and is furious at how callous
and uncaring the guys are being over this.
Michael comes up to the booth then with a petition he has made up,
collecting signatures to bring back Captain Astro. That makes
Debbie�s mood worse and she yells at them for their attitudes.
She expected more from them, especially from her son Mikey, who
apparently cares more for a fictional comic character than he does
about the living. Michael, Ted, and Emmett feel bad after her rant.
Brian could care less.
Lindz and Mel sneak into the home of Lindsay�s parents when they
are away. They go into the attic to look for Grandma Fay�s wedding
dress. Lindz is determined to wear it. They find an old truck of Fay�s
and start reading some letters that are stored inside. The letters tell of
a love affair between Fay and another woman during the 1940�s while
their husbands were away at war. Yep, Lindsay�s grandmother was a
closet lesbian.
At George�s home, Emmett wants George to go out to the clubs with
him again, but George declines. Emmett finds an invitation for opening
night of an opera performance. George loves the opera, but hasn�t
been since his divorce. Em says they should go, but George is unsure.
His ex-wife will be there and might cause a scene. Em doesn�t care
and reminds George of Em�s �fuck �em all� attitude towards people
who don�t �approve� of him.
At the comic book store, Michael has set up a mini-shrine in memory
of Captain Astro. (Ok, I think he�s taking this just a little too far!)
Brian lights a candle with his cigarette lighter and starts repeating the
words that the priest said at his father�s funeral. Michael�s not happy
with that, feeling that Brian is mocking him. And feeling that maybe
his mom is right. He does care more about his comics than about the
kid that got killed. Brian replies that they didn�t even know the dead
kid. He was nothing to them. How upset are they suppose to be over
a complete stranger? Michael and Brian recall their childhood some
more and a Captain Astro club Mikey tried to form once. Then Brian
says that Captain Astro was Michael�s hero since childhood. If he
wants to mourn that, then he has the right.
Mel and Lindz are still in the attic reading the letters. They discover
that Fay and her lover Vera ended their affair when their husbands
came home from the war. Mel and Lindz talk about what they�ve
learned.
Emmett looking gorgeous in his tux as he and George are at the
opera. It�s intermission and they�re mingling with the other
attendees and chatting about the performance tonight, Emmett
making cute jokes about the characters. They see Ted and invite
him to join them for a drink.
George�s ex-wife Virginia appears then and tries to start crap with
George. She asks him what has drawn him out of his exile and
Emmett replies that he did. She snidely asks who Emmett is--the
hairdresser, decorator, etc. Emmett gets catty back with her and
replies with the truth--He�s a porn star. Virginia replies that George
must be paying Emmett a lot for his services. Em replies that he isn�t
with George for George�s money. He cares about George. And
George gives great head, a skill Em is sure that George didn�t learn
from Virginia. George can�t believe Em has just said that. Ted is
horrified. Virginia is furious. Emmett then takes George�s hand and
they leave together. Ted tries to make small talk with Virginia.
Oooohhhh, here�s my favorite scene!! Shirtless Justin is in bed,
lying on his stomach and reading the newspaper. Brian is at his
closet, getting dressed. He�s wearing black pants and is putting on
a sleeveless black shirt. He�s looking so very hot. Justin is
reading about Dumpster Boy in the newspaper--they still haven�t
identified him or found any leads on his killer. Justin asks if Brian
thinks they will ever find out who killed the boy. It could be anyone.
Maybe even someone they�ve slept with. Brian thinks it would be
hot if they have. Justin is serious though and brings up the Blonde
Trick from the other night. They didn�t know that guy. He could
have done anything to them.
Brian steps onto the bed and stands over Justin, looking down at him.
He lightly kicks Justin�s leg, indicating for him to roll onto his back.
Justin does. Brian reminds that Justin didn�t know anything about him
that first night, either. He could have done anything to Justin. Justin
replies that he was pretty sure Brian was going to have sex with him
that night. Brian slowly kneels down, straddling Justin and sitting on
his upper thighs. Brian asks, �Then what?�. After the sex that first
night, what did Justin expect to happen next. Justin has no answer.
Brian grabs Justin�s arms and pins them to the mattress, leaving him
entirely at Brian�s mercy. Oh, so, hot. He slowly licks his way up
Justin�s chest and Justin moans. Brian scares Justin then by roughly
grabbing Justin by the throat and asking what if, that first night, what
if he had started to strangle Justin instead. Justin tries to laugh it off,
joking that he�d rather chock on Brian�s dick, but he�s nervous. Brian
tightens his grip on Justin�s throat, licking Justin�s open mouth as he
whispers, �You could be dead�. Justin tells him to stop, finally jerking
Brian�s hands off his throat. Brian sits back, grinning as he slides his
hand down to play with Justin�s hard on. Brian reminds that Justin
came home with him that first night not knowing what would happen
to him. That�s what turned him on. Brian points out that Justin is turned
on right now just thinking about it. �The danger, the excitement, the
sex,� Brian huskily whispers as he leans over Justin, their mouths inches
apart. Justin is horny as hell by now and surprises Brian by grabbing a
handful of Brian�s hair and roughly jerking his head back. �Fuck me,�
Justin orders. Brian�s loving the rough play. He pulls Justin�s hand out
of his hair and pins him back to the mattress as he laughs and . . . DAMN!
End of scene. I need a cold shower now.
In the back of George�s limo, Emmett is feeling bad about the way he acted
at the opera. He thinks he�s embarrassed George and that George will never
want to show his face there again. George is quick to disagree. He had a
great time. He intends on going back as often as possible. And he wants
Emmett to come with him when he does. Em�s happy that George isn�t mad
at him for the way he talked to Virginia. George thought it was hysterical.
He and Emmett hug and snuggle. George says he has lived more in the past
few days with Emmett--really *lived*--than he has in his entire life.
At Mel and Lindz�s, they have Fay�s letters. One is unopened.
It came from Vera, but Fay never read it because she died before
it arrived. Mel reads it aloud. Vera says wants Fay to know that
she still loves her and has never forgotten her. Mel and Lindz
see that their love is the most important thing, not wedding plans.
They make up.
Michael is still moping, this time outside of Babylon. Ben, looking
absolutely gorgeous, joins him. Michael is watching all the busy
activity and commenting that nothing has changed, even after
everything that has happened. Ben replies that most people don�t
want to think about the bad stuff in life. Ben flips out his cigarette
lighter and declares that he is lighting a candle in memory. Mikey
states how uncertain life is. In a minute, their worlds could be
changed forever. They could pick up the wrong guy or step off a
curb at the wrong time and get hit by a bus. Doesn�t Ben ever get
scared like this? Ben does, but when that happens, he just tries to
concentrate on something that brings him peace. And having some-
one in his life makes him happy, too. They embrace.
Brian leaves Babylon with a trick and Justin follows him outside.
He�s still bothered by the whole Dumpster Boy murder and is
desperate to find out where Brian is going and who the guy is.
Brian isn�t taking any of it serious, which doesn�t help Justin�s
worry. Brian thinks there isn�t any hotter to go home with a
stranger. Justin pleads with Brian to not do this. Come home
with him instead. Brian declines, tormenting Justin even more
as he eerily declares, �I�ll be all right�. Brian and the stranger
walk off into the swirling fog together, the lights outside Babylon
giving it a creepy red glow. Justin watches in worry. Ok, this
was cruel of Brian. He shouldn�t have done that to Justin. The
poor kid was just worried about his safety. Anyhow, Brian and
Stranger disappear into the fog as �Out Of Control� plays and
the scene fades to black.