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Episode 308

Episode Number: 50    Season Num: 3    First Aired: Sunday April 27, 2003    Prod Code: 308
Police Chief Stockwell's cleanup of Liberty Avenue forces young street hustlers to find a new hangout, and they congregate in Ben and Michael's neighborhood. When the rowdy teens keep Ben and Michael awake at night, Ben asks them to disperse. One of them offers to have unsafe sex with Ben for a price. The next morning, Ben and Michael find the same boy asleep in their hallway and take him to breakfast at the diner. Later, the teenager is beaten up in front of Ben and Michael's apartment building, and Ben brings the youth inside to stay overnight, much to Michael's dismay. When the kid leaves the next day, Ben gives him $100, but wants to do more to help him.

Justin becomes Daphne's roommate. Daphne attributes Justin's depression to his recent breakup with Ethan and is surprised when Justin tells her he made a horrible mistake leaving Brian. At Daphne's suggestion, Justin schemes to get back into Brian's life by showing up wherever Brian is. Justin applies for an internship at Vanguard, the advertising agency where Brian works. Reluctant at first, Brian finally approves Justin's internship, but later fires him when he interferes during a presentation to a client. Justin asks for a second chance, and he and Brian make love in Brian's office.

Lindsay takes a job at an art gallery and hires Emmett as a party planner for the opening of an exhibition of Impressionist paintings. The event is a success, but mother-to-be Melanie and the unemployed Ted, previously the successful careerists in their respective relationships, experience a strange role reversal as they watch their mates triumph in their new occupations.

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Star: Makyla Smith (Daphne Chanders),  Dean Armstrong (Blake Wyzecki (Season 1, Season 4-)),  Gale Harold (Brian Kinney),  Hal Sparks (Michael Charles Novotny-Bruckner),  Randy Harrison (Justin Taylor),  Thea Gill (Lindsay 'Linz' Peterson),  Harris Allan (James "Hunter" Montgomery (Season 3-)),  Scott Lowell (Theodore 'Ted' Schmidt),  Jack Wetherall (Vic Grassi (2000-2004)),  Sherry Miller (Jennifer Taylor),  Sharon Gless (Deborah 'Debbie' Jane Grassi Novotny),  Robert Gant (Professor Benjamin 'Ben' Novotny-Bruckner (Season 2-5)),  Michelle Clunie (Melanie 'Mel' Marcus),  Peter Paige (Emmett "Em" Honeycutt)
Recurring Role: Carlo Rota (Gardner Vance),  Makyla Smith (Daphne Chanders)
Guest Star: Christopher Sawchyn (Murph),  Damir Andrei (Sidney Bloom),  Jason Beharriell (Jane Avril),  Barbara Radecki (Kellie McQuaid),  Goldie Semple (Florinda Zeckendorff),  Stephanie Moore (Cynthia),  Matt Austin (Hustler #1),  Francois Klanfer (Alfred Benning),  Jeanie Calleja (Barb)

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Music in the Episode
"Lover's Spit" by Broken Social Scene
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Quotes

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Emmett: I feel like the town slut on prom night! Again! (edit)
Justin: I don't do boyfriends.
Brian: Since when?
Justin: Since we broke up.
Brian: What happened to the love that was going to last for an eternity?
Justin: Eternities aren't as long as they used to be. (edit)
Brian: Orange is the new blue? What the f*** was that?
Justin: She asked me.
Brian: Well, who told you to answer?
Justin: I was just trying to be helpful.
Brian: By undercutting me in front of the client? Your job was to put up the boards, which you could barely do, and keep your mouth shut.
Justin: I’m sorry, it won’t happen again.
Brian: You're right it won’t. You’re through.
Justin: Are you firing me?
Brian: You wanted to learn the job experience right? Lesson one: You f*** up, you’re gone.
Justin: But you got the account.
Brian: And she got my balls, thanks to you.
Justin: Brian. pauses Mr. Kinney, I would appreciate it if you’d give a second chance.
Brian: I never should have given you the first one. Now, pack up your sh*t and go home.
Justin: I guess I should have expected this. After all, you never wanted me here to begin with. Didn’t wanna have to see my face everyday when you came into work. Although a part of me was kinda hoping that eventually you wouldn’t mind it. Maybe you’d even get used to it. I guess I was wrong to think that…hmm… f*** it. Never mind.
Brian: What? When your little romance with Paganini junior was over you could come running back?
Justin: Yeah, something like that.
Brian: laughs Sorry.
Justin: I know. It’s stupid.
Brian: Almost as stupid as falling for his bullsh*t to begin with. But, you’re young, inexperienced.
Justin: What and you’re so smart? If you had any f***ing brains at all you never would have let me leave. You would have told me I was making the biggest mistake of my life; That I would live to regret it; That what you gave me was worth a thousand, a million times more than anything he had to offer. You would have told me that you loved me. That you would go on loving me even after I was gone.
Brian: Is that what you were waiting to hear?
Justin: Yes, but as usual, you never said it. So, it’s just as well that I go. Justin starts to leave but Brian grabs Justin's arm
Brian: That’s so like you! You don’t hear what you want so you leave. Try standing up for yourself, for a change. Have some balls!
Justin: kisses Brian (edit)
Brian: So, how’s it going, Taylor?
Justin: Good. Everyone’s incredibly nice. And I’ve already learned more than I would in an entire semester of school.
Brian: That’s great.
Justin: Which says a lot about you, actually.
Brian: About me?
Justin: Yeah, they say the tone of the work place is established from the top. So it’s a great compliment to you that you have such a dedicated and hard working staff.
Brian: Maybe I was a little hard on you. Now, get back to work.
Justin: Yes, Mr. Kinney.
(edit)
Justin: I was going to tell you.
Brian: When?
Justin: After I got the job.
Brian: Ah..you don’t have the job until I sign off and I don’t sign off until I ask the potential candidate a few questions such as: what the f*** are you doing here?
Justin: As part of our degree candidacy we’re required to get 3 credits of practical experience in our chosen field. So, I wrote a letter to the head of your art department saying I wanted to intern, submitted my transcripts, samples of my work and here I am.
Brian: Here you aren’t. There are other agencies where I don’t work.
Justin: That has nothing to do with it. Vengard is the best. Working here would look great on my resume. I’ll make important contacts. I’ll learn things that I wouldn’t learn in classroom.
Brian: Learn them someplace else.
Justin: That’s not fair. I was accepted here solely on my merit. It had nothing to do with you. I thought you’d be pleased.
Brian: To see your face everyday?
Justin: I had no idea that our former relationship was still a problem for you .
Brian: Who said it was a problem? And who said that we were ever in a relationship?
Justin: Well, then, I can see no reason that you would object to my completing my education. That you’re paying for.
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Trivia

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The original scene where Justin will kiss Brian: Justin is supposed to push Brian to the wall near the door and kiss him. But they changed it because when Randy(Justin) pushed Gale(Brian) to the wall, the wall cracked. (edit)
Brian (in the gym) and Michael (on the tape) both were called/said (respectivly) they were 29, even though BOTH had their supposedly DeathDay when they turned 30 prior. (edit)

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Episode 308
"Exactly why I watch this series"
AMAZING episode! Reminds me why this is my favorite show.
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"Series classic"
Probably the best episode of the series.
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twins1729
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Episode 308
"Series classic"
Brian and Justin are back together!
Continue » Posted Feb 12, 2007 8:49 pm PST
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Episode 308
"Pivotal"
They\'re Back!!! (Part 1)
Continue » Posted Dec 25, 2006 10:21 pm PST

JKinney
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"Series classic"
An amazing Brian/Justin episode. Its beautiful, exactly why I watch the show.
Continue » Posted May 30, 2006 1:54 pm PST
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