Queer As Folk

Hunt(er) For Love

Season 3, Episode 8, Aired 4/27/03

Episode Summary

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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Sharon Gless

Deborah 'Debbie' Jane Grassi Novotny
Robert Gant

Professor Benjamin 'Ben' Novotny-Bruckner (Season 2-5)
Michelle Clunie

Melanie 'Mel' Marcus

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Totally the best episode of the season, probably of the whole show.

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By DorianaDimitrov, Sep 23, 2011 Report Abuse

The way Justin got Brian back was amazing. What I can't understand no matter how many times I watch the season is whether Brian has it all planned or is clueless about it. What I mean is, did he engineer his renewed relationship with Justin, or did he leave it to his partner to make the decision and do all the work?

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Ted throws his back out. Ben pleads with Michael to help a young hustler. Linze prepares to throw a party to sell some paintings. Justin tries to win Brian back.

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By breezy2281, Nov 15, 2008 Report Abuse

So Emmett talks Ted into going back to the gym after he's been laying low for a couple weeks. While there, he throws his back out. Emmett gets him to take pain medication for it. In the meantime Linze asks Emmett to help plan a party for her job, because he needs the cash. This makes Mel and Ted feel like just the wives on the side, though i think Mel doesn't mind it as much as Ted does. I wonder if Ted is going to become addicted to the pain medication now, that would be cliche. On the other hand Ben and Mike are having trouble sleeping at night because since Stockwell has been trying to clean up the city and Liberty Ave., all the hustlers have been forced to go elsewhere. Ben goes out to talk to them and one kid propositions him to sleep with him without a condom for two hundred dollars. Ben wants to help this kid. He later sees the boy being beat up and he intervenes and takes the boy in to sleep, eat and shower. Mike pleads with Ben to come to his senses, but before the young boy leaves Ben gives him their telephone number and a hundred dollars. Since i've seen a later episode i was led to believe that this was Ben's son, but he's never mentioned a son and the kid said his father was dead and his mother was in prison. Perhaps i was mistaken. They had tried to talk him into going to the youth center and getting back into school, but that didn't seem like something the boy was interested in. Also, we see Justin who has been living at Daphne's place is depressed and bored. I thought he was thinking about Ethen because he said he was having dreams about "him", but we find out he's been dreaming about Brian and misses him! Justin regrets leaving and thinks he made a huge mistake. Daphne tells him to show up everywhere that Brian is, and he does. Justin applies for an internship at Brian's job. He also shows up at Babylon and buys Brian a drink, then pretty much asks him to dance. Brian says no. He does however give in and let Justin work there, but when Justin undercuts him in front of a client in an innocent way, Brian fires him. Justin tells Brian off about how he never should have let Justin leave and everything. Brian then tells Justin how it is, and that he was stupid for even falling for Ethen in the first place. Brian tells Justin that he should learn to stand up for himself. Justin kisses him. Later Justin comes back and says that Brian should give him a second chance because now he knows what to expect, and everything else. It looked like he was talking about his job, but he was also talking about their relationship. Brian gives in and the two share an intimate scene! Are Brian and Justin back together? YAY! I can't wait to see the next episode!moreless

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AMAZING episode! Reminds me why this is my favorite show.

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By luv4brian, Jul 08, 2007 Report Abuse

Ethan's outta the picture, and Justin can't seem to get someone off his mind... Brian. He asks Daphne for advice on how to try to win him back. So the next day, he signs up for internship at Van Gard so he can be around Brian. Justin confronts Brian that he should've told him not to leave and that he loved him. Brian responds by saying that he shouldn't leave just because he doesn't hear what he wants. At the end of the episode, Justin tells Brian that he should give him another chance now that he knows what to expect of him. They get back together and the scene at the end is so beautiful, I could watch it over and over. This episode is amazing and has to be one of my favorite of the whole series. It just reminds me why I love the show so much.moreless

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Probably the best episode of the series.

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By rewindyourtime, Apr 10, 2007 Report Abuse

Justin's quest to get Brian back was supremely entertaining. Though it has to be said that Justin didn't have to work too hard to get Brian to take him back because that's what Brian wanted from the very beginning. They're a perfect match for each other, as demonstrated by their witty repartee on several occasions in this episode. Justin finally realizes that Brian is what he needs and desires. Though Brian makes futile attempts at trying to dissuade Justin, you can tell he wants him around for the long haul. I absolutely love the end scene: they make up using obvious sexual innuendoes that are nonetheless charming and undeniably sexy. And then Brian says, "And you're never to play violin music in my presence again?" By saying this, Brian exposes his true feelings (a very rare occurrence!). He shows Justin his vulnerability--that he was hurt and devastated by Justin's relationship with Ethan, and he doesn't want to be reminded of it. More importantly, he proves his love for Justin. The only way that the pain and void felt by Brian, caused by Justin's absence, would go away was to reunite once again. Brian knew it. You could see in his face just how happy he was to have Justin be his again. Ah, l'amour!

This is the best moment in Queer as Folk.moreless

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Brian and Justin are back together!

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By twins1729, Feb 13, 2007 Report Abuse

This episode is my favorite episode of Queer as Folk".

When Ethan appeared in season 2 episode 16, I thought to myself "Bring him on!". I was sick and tired of Brian's BS with Justin. Not telling Justin how much he cared and not showing any bit of romance. Then suddenly there was Ethan showing Justin what he wanted from Brian and he fell hard.

At the end of season one I was sad for Brian, but happy for Justin. Justin finally had what he wanted a man who loved him and admitted, a man he showed him love and compassion, too bad Ethan was a fake.

When season 3 rolled around I began to realize how much I missed Brian and how much Justin must have missed him as well. Then in episode 306 when you saw Ethan walk off with the guy from Harrisburg and then have him show up in episode 307 with flowers, you knew that it was over.

"It was just one stupid mistake, look how many times you forgave Brian!"

"I never forgave Brian! I never had to. Because he never promised me anything. You did."

That was so true and you knew at that moment that Justin remembered Brian as good and not bad, which was mirrored with Ethan before that.

"What and you're so smart, if you had any **** brains at all you never would have let me leave. You would have told me I was making the biggest mistake in 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."

"Is that what you were waiting to here."

"Yes, but as usual you never said it, so it's just as well that I go."

"That is sooo like you. You don't here what you want, so you leave. Try standing up for yourself for a change. Have some balls."

And Justin did. That kissed proved it all. It proved that Justin still loved Brian and he still was willing to do anything and it proved that Brian absolutely loved Justin. You could see it in his face.

The ending was perfect. Sex in Brian's office. The way they were so hungry for each other was perfect. It proved the attraction was still there and they would still go on strong.

I will remember this episode as the most pivotal of season 3 as well as one of the most pivotal of the series.moreless

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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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- Music in the Episode "Lover's Spit" by Broken Social Scene "Loretta Young Silks" by Sneaker Pimps "Mr. Lonely" by Deborah Cox "Never (Tiesto Mix)" by Roc Project Featuring Tina Arena Edit
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- Justin: Oh, I love this song. Do you like this song? Brian: It fills the void. Justin: I haven't danced in forever. Brian: Knock yourself out. (Justin looks at Brian, then looks away.) Justin: No rush. I've got all night. Brian: Don't you have to be at work in the morning? Justin: So do you. Brian: Yeah, the only difference is, I don't have to impress my boss so he doesn't fire my ass. (walking away from Justin and the bar.) Thanks for the drink. Edit
- Justin: Brian. Brian: The ubiquitous Justin Taylor. Justin: Fancy meeting you here. Brian: Fancy that. Edit
- Emmett: I feel like the town slut on prom night! Again! Edit
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