Star:	Sharon Gless (Deborah 'Debbie' Jane Grassi Novotny),  Michelle Clunie (Melanie 'Mel' Marcus),  Peter Paige (Emmett "Em" Honeycutt),  Chris Potter (Dr. David Cameron),  Scott Lowell (Theodore 'Ted' Schmidt),  Gale Harold (Brian Kinney),  Hal Sparks (Michael Charles Novotny),  Randy Harrison (Justin Taylor),  Thea Gill (Lindsay 'Linz' Peterson)
Recurring Role:	Makyla Smith (Daphne Chanders),  Sherry Miller (Jennifer Taylor),  Dean Armstrong (Blake Wyzecki)
Guest Star:	Emily Hurson (Jan),  Chris Von Heyman (Hot Waiter),  Haylee Wanstall (Molly Taylor),  B.J. McQueen (Big Bear),  Glen Gaston (Moderator),  Andrew Stelmach (Bruce),  Roderick Brown (Rich),  Darrin Baker (Roger),  Brian McQuinn (Blake's Boyfriend)

Music: "Life Is Like A Circle" by Derrick Carter; "The Struggle For Survival" by DJ Matt C; "You" by Judy Albanese; "Do You Love Me" by Speedbump; "Sesto's Aria" by Dagmar Peckova; "I Love" by Soundblast; "Summerfire" by B*U; "Dancing Queen" by Abbacadabra; "Give Me Tonight" by Shannon; "Ladybird" by Baby Fox (edit) This episode was also titled "The Art Of Desperation". (edit)

(Brian and Daphne are at the Gay and Lesbian center. Girl hanging artwork starts talking to them)
Brian: You can tell I'm gay?
Girl: Well, you're here, aren't you? To Daphne I'm headin' on down to the diner to get a soda. You wanna come?
Daphne: looks at Justin Sure.
Justin: W-w-what are you doing? She thinks you're a lesbian.
Daphne: Well, can't I be one of the cool people too? (edit) (The guys are talking about Michael's new boyfriend)
Ted: Like the guy I met.
Brian: You met someone?
Ted: He's very nice, very intelligent, very interesting.
Brian: Is he a top or a bottom?
Ted: You know, not everybody judges by your criteria, okay? Roger and I...
Brian: Roger?! starts laughing
Ted: Roger and I have to decided to know each other before we have sex.
Brian: What do you think you are, lesbians? (edit) Emmett: (to Ted) Let's get you a cock-tail! (edit) Jennifer: Tell me about him. This... person. I have to know.
Debbie: Brian Kinney - God's gift to gay PA. They all want Brian, but the good news is, no one can have him. He screws them, breaks their heart, and they wise up. Most of them anyway. (edit) Jennifer: So I thought, 'Okay, he's having... experiences.' But with boys his own age! This... man, he must be in his 30's!
Debbie: Well, not yet, but I'll be happy to tell him you thought so. (edit)

Blake claims to have looked for notice of Ted's condition in the newspaper. But if Blake has been having trouble remembering Ted's name, how would he have known who to look for?

Maybe Blake only pretended not to know Ted's name when his boyfriend showed up. (edit)

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