queer as folk recap post, season one, episode thirteen.

[amelialourdes]

ATTENTION!

Your Qaf recappers are not dead yet! I say again that your recappers are alive and well. amelialourdes and sakesushimaki are not gone and giving up on this project. That said!

sakesushimaki's last recap for Episode 112.
Go and comment, please! Thank you, wonderful ones.

I am using my very own screencaps and will be using them until the end of this. You can find screencaptures for Complete S1 and S2 at www.qafcaps.com. Kid tested, mother approved. (Kix commercial reference).

I call Episode 113 a transitional episode. It's an episode where things happen to forward the plot, create stories, but nothing is resolved in it and everything is open ended. So, there may be some questions splattered throughout but I'm pretty sure that I'm going to keep these comments brief.

See here? We meet Kip! We meet Marianne! Emmett's friends are a bad influence on new straight lifestyle.

Oops. Brian's dick slipped and fell into Kip's ass. It's Kip and everything but I found this scene really hot. It's Brian's back. It's all long and lengthy and sweaty and they make fucking on a table look pretty good. There is the case of the disappearing/reappearing letter opener. Even after it falls off the desk, a shot later, it's back on the desk. Continuity, crew! Continuity.

Emmett's giving away anything that's going to make him feel good including porn and double-headed dildos. Can you imagine Emmett being with another bottom? I guess that's what they would do together. I always laugh when Ted blows the feather off and says that it'll make one bag lady very happy. Yes, who donates sex toys and porn to charity? Not I.

My best friend always makes a joke in this brief, brief scene between Brian and Justin. Brian says, "How long have you known me?" My best friend always shouts out with much enthusiasm and sarcasm, "UM. ABOUT FIVE SECONDS?" Because ... how well can Justin know Brian really? At this point in the show, this is the first time that we've seen him just hanging out over there. This will become more frequent later (his presence) but as of that moment, it's the first time that he's seen just hanging out at the loft without an open (in series) invitation from Brian.

The picture's so cute that I put it in twice! No. I accidentally put it in there when I was shrinking the graphics. Oops. Well, it fits with the theme of group of pictures. So, we learn from Justin that dancing releases endorphins that help him think and dances cutely to the intercom where we get to hear him say, "Kip?" I'm gonna go ahead and say he was damn adorable in this scene. Like a cute puppy you can't stop playing with -- which is what Brian probably thought of him in the beginning.

Kip comes up (Justin sees him) and decides to get naked instead of doing business. Now, Brian's one fuck only policy? Clearly he's had him but I'm just guessing he was horny when he saw the naked man again and decided one more go wouldn't really matter. Kip didn't really matter to him. Brian can separate business from pleasure. Therefore, Kip gets laid twice by Brian Kinney. Lucky him.

We discover that Zack O'Toole has a giant tool. Melanie cheats on Lindsay because there was *tension* (or you know, give the lesbians something to do). Emmett blows Zack ... or does he? Kip cannot separate business from pleasure and decides that Brian should promote him 'cause they're both gay and they fucked. O rly, Kip?

Lindsay and Marianne are in the same room! Awkward! One look from Melanie and Lindsay knows the truth. She leaves. Justin knows who the Manrammer is. I absolutely love the look on Justin's face after Brian follows a trick to the backroom. He gives one glance, his lip curls up a little as if he's shrugging it off, and continues to bounce his head to the beat. This Justin is so relaxed!

Kip says that they should "get down" in a way that makes me want to punch him in the face. He's wasted, he's bitter, and Brian is annoyed. No, sorry, you're not going to get a promotion because you both fucked and because you fuck guys. Sry, Kip. (I have to use internet speak on him because he is just that ridiculous).

Emmett did not see the light. Ted and Michael pay a porn star to see their friend and their friend does not blow the porn star. I hate to see what this does to Ted. His heart is breaking because he's losing his best friend and Michael's just along for the ride.

Melanie leaves right away even though the expression on Lindsay's face in this scene is telling her not to leave. Instead, she just says goodbye to Gus and she goes.

One minute Brian's happy as a clam and yelling at the subordinate ones in his office and the next minute? Served a sexual harassment lawsuit. Brian Kinney ... you got served!

That's it from me! Remember:

1. We're still alive and kicking.
2. sakesushimaki's last recap is here.
3. I have a website and I'm working on S3 but I have complete S1 and S2 screencaps at www.qafcaps.com.
4. ... I don't have a 4. I just wanted it to be even.

Until next time!

Comments

[brainofjb.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this recap. That was fun! :)

...I always loved Brian in that simple black sweater when Kip comes to the loft. HOT!*drools*...

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! Oh, you're right. That black outfit is gorgeous on him. I noticed his shoes fit well with what he was wearing ... he's just ... yeah, pretty.

[shadownyc.livejournal.com]

Nothing cuter than Justin and Brian in the loft!

Mel and Marianne were pretty hot together.

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Brian and Justin loft time is totally adorable.

Mel and Marianne were pretty hot together.

Agreed!

[on-the-ground.livejournal.com]

I'll be back to comment later.. great job! <3

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Hee, thank you! Will be scrolling down to reply to your other comment. :)

[carolruga.livejournal.com]

Awsome!

I'm new at your LJ and going to read all the recaps, are fantastic and a good way to remind the show!

113 is totally a transition episode, but gives us the opportunity for us to see great things in next episodes, as Brian's lunch with Mel about ", Kid's isue" really surrealistic moment and funny!, and Justing getting into Kip to help Brian (love that thing!)

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Who doesn't love pretty picture recaps! Thank you for the compliment.

Yep, you're right. I really, really love the next episode. But, this is was a good transitional one.

[on-the-ground.livejournal.com]

Curiously this is one of the few eps I didn't rewatch entirely recenty so I'm gonna do it this week. I love the first scene when Brian is with those guys and doesn't know the right names 'cause he doesn't care lol and thinks that Kip's idea is not bad.

I guess we've not seen much Justin at the loft but I do think that Justin knew enough about him at that point.. since he also talks to Debbie, etc so don't know, I've never thought what you explained.

That sex scene is so very S1-Brian..lol., like you say it's hot and it's just his pretty back *g*

The mistake I always remember is Justin's jacket coming back in their hottest kiss.. AND that later that red sweater becomes Hunter's many times xDD.

Great job! *sends to memories* :)

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

Oh, the comment that I made about Justin in the loft was just a little joke but this is the first time that we see him actually hanging out in the loft without Brian inviting him! Then after this we start to see him in the loft all the time.

I really missed all the sex scenes that they showed at the beginning. In S4 and S5 they just became these really dramatized and highly stylized sex scenes. Ugh, boring.

Wait, what jacket and red sweater? I missed something.

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

I just left a message in url_girl's post pimping all your hard work.

I am always amazed by the end of season 1, ep 22
Gale's so raw as Brian sitting there, his face so ugly as the tears run in tracks down his face.

I never really thought about it but season one starts in a hospital with life and ends in the hospital with potential death. (I'm watching season 1, ep 1 right now as I comment.)

Off to leave a message for sakesushimaki

Thanks for doing this!

[amelialourdes.livejournal.com]

She pimped me! Eee! I'm so excited, haha.

I totally agree and man, it totally broke me. I was just screencapping it and one minute I was really happy and capping the dance and they were just so happy and spinning and then I wanted to cry when Brian was just sitting there with tears. Oh man.

You're right! One begins with life and one ends in almost death. It's definitely cyclical.

Thank you for reading and enjoying! :)

[sakesushimaki.livejournal.com]

Oh!

There is the case of the disappearing/reappearing letter opener.
How can you concentrate on letter openers in that scene? :D Good catch, though! I love when these little things are pointed out. And panning the production for their continuity fail.

I enjoy seeing Brian interacting with colleagues at work. We don't actually get to see that too often, do we? If at all, it's usually just Cynthia, or later on also Ted.

Heee, Em's sorting through the porn is epically silly, but I love! "As Big As It Gets... it did get big."

At this point in the show, this is the first time that we've seen him just hanging out over there.
Wow, really? I think I would've missed this observation, what with being so used to Justin hanging out at the loft from later in the series (and from fic).

Now, Brian's one fuck only policy?
It hurts to realize that the one-fuck-per-customer policy isn't really as strict as we'd like it to be. :< As you hinted, it's probably a matter of convenience. When Brian's at Babylon, he can easily choose from a number of guys (and go for 'unused'), but if he doesn't have many other options right at hand, he will go for seconds, I suppose.

Melanie cheats on Lindsay because there was *tension* (or you know, give the lesbians something to do).
lol, ouch! :D It's kinda sad that now with Gus they have all they wanted and still they're having issues all over the place. Also, why does Melanie take off like that? It's obvious that Lindsay would at least be ready to discuss matters further. Is Mel and her seemingly self-imposed exodus (Aw, mean Jewish reference) solely due to guilt plaguing her and 'my fault=I leave' consequences, or does she really want to get out of there at that point?

Kip says that they should "get down" in a way that makes me want to punch him in the face.
There's so much wrong with that scene. Ew.

At the danger of sounding like a broken record, I have to say once again that your caps are awesome, bb. Really. Such nice color and overall quality is a thing of beauty (and a joy forever).

Cool recap, had fun reading it!