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The art show — Justin meets an art critic who is very impressed with his work. But Justin's not impressed with the critic — of course not, because how could he keep the diva thing going otherwise?

Mel and Corinne show up. Corinne and Lindsay are nice to each other, but it's kind of awkward anyway, even if I do enjoy the way Mel and Corinne walk off together.

Brian is there, looking a bit disheveled, but still being nice to Justin. They banter a bit, and manage to reveal that they still like and respect each other. And always will, if you're asking me.

Justin chats with his mom's boyfriend. Well, the boyfriend tries to chat, but Justin's just there to pass judgment.

The boyfriend: "She's an adult. So am I. She's free to love whoever she pleases, without her child's approval."
Justin: "I'm her son. And I'm an adult."
The boyfriend: "Okay, then act like one."

Oooh, cool boyfriend!

Brian drags Michael off for a chat. "If it makes you happy being a Stepford fag, then I say go for it." Michael is not nice about it — he's too busy being defensive and wounded to make up. He says they don't have to stay friends, since they no longer have anything in common.

Dammit, Michael, you've just hurt my boy. Fuck you.

Deb's house — Emmett and Drew are drinking — it seems Emmett has been fired. They talk and gaze at each other and it's kinda sweet. I think Em might be a little bit in love.

Emmett: "So now that you're finally out, how do you feel?"
Drew: "Horny."

Drew slings Emmett over his shoulder and carries him up the stairs. All Em can do is slap Drew's ass and yell "I love football!"

Mel and Linds's house — Mel is home. She tries to be quiet, thinking Lindsay is sleeping, but Lindsay is sitting on the couch in the dark — much to Mel's surprise. And Linds isn't feeling very friendly.

They chat in the kitchen; Linds says the in-house separation isn't working for her, and it's time they sell the house. Mel doesn't wanna do that, and next thing you know they're both breaking things.

What happens next will look awfully familiar to you if you're an L Word fan. The writers on that show, and on this one, seem to think that when someone in a lesbian couple cheats, the only thing they can do to get past it is fuck out the pain in a ragey way. So that's what Mel and Linds do. It's certainly raw, and not the kind of thing one wants to do very often, but it might have its purpose. If they can hurt each other just a little, maybe they can get back to the love. Maybe it doesn't mean all of that: maybe it means that they just weren't quite done with each other yet or that Mel wanted to show just how butch she can be or that they've been watching too much L Word themselves.

Let's make one thing clear: that was consensual. It was a lot of need and anger and lust, collapsed into one anguished moment of dangerous passion, but it wasn't against anyone's will.

The diner — Jennifer reminds Justin that she did her best to understand when he hooked up with Brian, and now it's his turn to keep an open mind. Yeah. Grow up, twink. If anyone should be upset, it's me, because Jennifer was supposed to call me when she was ready to date again.

Sadie, Sadie, unmarried lady — Ted's nice Jewish guy starts to go down, but discovers right away that Ted isn't Jewish — and for him, that won't do. Oh, Ted. Always lookin' for love in all the wrong places.

Deb's house — Drew fights his way through the reporters. Once inside, he announces that he's been suspended. Deb is indignant; Carl is not surprised; Emmett is pensive. And Drew feels trapped and desperate.

Staking their claim — At Ben and Michael's house, the No on Prop 14 sign is back on the lawn.

Babylon — What is that music? Is it Sheila Chandra? If not, it's someone just as amazing. Brian surveys his realm and smiles. Michael saunters in and tells Brian he still loves him — or at least that's what Brian thinks he's seeing. But who's really there? It's Ted, chatting about friends and boyfriends and whatever. They engage in their usual oddly respectful banter, because they're real friends despite it all.

NEXT WEEK ON QUEER AS FOLK: Cyndi Lauper! Yeah! But something bad happens too: there's an ambulance and some ashen faces. "One moment, nine lives: everything changes from here." Well, yeah, duh, because the season is almost over.

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