Queer as Folk: Season 2

2002 · 20 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 2 of Queer as Folk

The second season opens with the Pittsburgh group trying to move past the attack Justin suffered. The young man is left with physical and emotional scars: he has nightmares, rejects physical contact, and his relationship with Brian suffers. Meanwhile, Brian opens his own agency, and Jennifer, Justin's mother, barely manages to get close to her son. The storyline digs into the fight for civil rights and the challenges faced by serodiscordant couples, especially in the case of Michael and Ben, who is HIV-positive. Ted, Emmett, Lindsay, Melanie and Debbie round out a set of conflicts that mix with the arrival of new love interests.

20episodes

Jan 6, 2002premiered

Jun 16, 2002latest episode

16.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Home Is Where the Ass Is
Jan 6, 2002 · 51 min · ★ 8.5
Suffering post-trauma after the bashing, Justin can't remember the fateful night and Brian can't forget it. Lindsay pops the question to Melanie at her sister's wedding. Michael returns to Pittsburgh just as Chris Hobbs is sentenced.
Directing: Alex Chapple · Writing: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman · Starring: Alec McClure, Makyla Smith, Sherry Miller, Marvin Ishmael
2x02 All Better Now
Jan 13, 2002 · 51 min · ★ 8.8
Justin is unable to process Chris Hobbs' attack, or to accept physical contact, despite Brian's best efforts. Ted is fired for surfing porn at work. Michael and Emmett take jobs as naked waiters. This time, it's Melanie who proposes to Lindsay.
Directing: John Greyson · Writing: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman · Starring: Alec McClure, Makyla Smith, Sherry Miller, Lindsey Connell
2x03 Hypocrisy: Don't Do It
Jan 20, 2002 · 47 min · ★ 6.2
Will Brian accept a Hero Award for saving Justin? Ted's favorite author, Howard Bellweather, is in town to protest Brian's award while collecting his own. Emmett's working for fabulous men who seem like the politically correct characters of the new gay TV drama, "Gay as Blazes!" Michael wants to reconnect with Brian at the comic convention.
Directing: Michael DeCarlo · Writing: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, Karen Walton · Starring: Maggie Huculak, Clinton Walker
2x04 Pride
Jan 27, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 6.2
Brian, Michael, Justin, Emmett, Ted, Lindsay, Melanie and Debbie all overcome various obstacles to show their PRIDE in Pittsburgh's annual parade.
Directed by Kevin Inch · Written by Michael MacLennan · Starring Alec McClure, Sherry Miller, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Lindsey Connell
2x05 ...Wherever That Dream May Lead You
Feb 3, 2002 · 47 min · ★ 8.8
Having lost hand control from his bashing, Justin's quits art school (he's lost the fine motor skills needed to hold a brush.) Michael decides to quit the Big Q and risks all to buy a comic book store. Ted ditches his new accounting job to start his own porno website.
Directing: David Wellington · Writing: Efrem Seeger · Starring: Lindsey Connell
2x06 Mixed Blessings
Feb 10, 2002 · 53 min · ★ 9.0
Justin and Brian negotiate their relationship – it's not like your parents! Ted's new business flourishes thanks to Emmett. Could one of Michael's first customers turn out to be the love of his life? Lindsay can't stand Ted's dirty little business. Melanie shares a dirty little secret of her own.
Directing: Bruce McDonald · Writing: Matt Pyken, Michael Berns · Starring: Makyla Smith
2x07 The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)
Feb 17, 2002 · 52 min · ★ 6.0
Michael decides to continue dating HIV positive Ben, despite the objections of Brian, Ted, Emmett, and his mother, Debbie. Lindsay and Melanie struggle to get money for their wedding from Lindsay's parents. Success on Ted's porno website is swelling Emmett's... ego.
Directing: Michael DeCarlo · Writing: Blair Fell · Starring: Don Allison, Pixie Bigelow, Nancy Anne Sakovich
2x08 Love for Sale
Mar 3, 2002 · 51 min
Michael tries to forget Ben by re-entering the dating scene. Justin has an encounter with a boy closer to his age than Brian. Emmett is surprised when he meets his secret admirer – very surprised.
Directing: Alex Chapple · Writing: Michael MacLennan · Starring: Makyla Smith, Sherry Miller, Bruce Gray
2x09 Accentuate the Positive
Mar 10, 2002 · 51 min
Michael fights to get Ben back in his life – he has to prove he can handle the HIV positive situation. Brian is introduced to his mother's minister – but they've already met (not in church). Ted has a really hard time dealing with some performance enhancing drugs.
Directing: Bruce McDonald · Writing: Efrem Seeger · Starring: Lynne Deragon, Matthew Knight
2x10 Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)
Mar 17, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.6
Michael mourns the death of his comic book hero, Captain Astro, while Debbie finds a real life murder victim behind the diner. Emmett helps George to enjoy himself. Melanie & Lindsay are inspired by the contents of Lindsay's Granny Faye's secret letters.
Directing: Michael DeCarlo · Writing: Matt Pyken, Michael Berns · Starring: Peter MacNeill, Bruce Gray, Nancy Anne Sakovich
2x11 The Wedding
Mar 31, 2002 · 49 min · ★ 6.2
It's time for Lindsay and Melanie's wedding! It promises to be a day of beauty and love, provided they can overcome the many obstacles fate throws in their path. Brian, Emmett, Ted, George, Vic, Debbie, Michael, and Justin all pitch in to make sure they succeed.
Directed by Kevin Inch · Written by Karen Walton · Starring Bruce Gray, Nancy Anne Sakovich
2x12 One Degree of Brian Kinney
Apr 7, 2002 · 46 min
Michael has trouble dealing with the news that his new boyfriend Ben once slept with his best friend Brian. Debbie needs to do something about the dead boy found behind her diner. She impresses Detective Horvath with her sleuthing. Ted gets a shot at being accepted by the elite A-Gays of Pittsburgh.
Directing: Thom Best · Writing: Michael MacLennan · Starring: Sherry Miller, Peter MacNeill
2x13 It's Because I'm Gay, Right?
Apr 14, 2002 · 49 min · ★ 8.6
Divina Devore, Pittsburgh's very own drag queen is back in town! She dated Debbie 30 years ago, and (s)he looks a lot like Michael. Justin becomes a go-go dancer at Babylon to earn money for school. Melanie and Lindsay struggle to get Gus accepted for preschool.
Directing: John Greyson · Writing: Efrem Seeger · Starring: Sherry Miller, John Furey, Gary Beach
2x14 The Dangers of Sex and Drugs
Apr 28, 2002 · 49 min
Justin's making too much money as a go-go dancer to care about his suffering schoolwork. George offers to take Emmett on a world tour! Detective Carl Horvath returns to the diner, to ask Debbie out on a date.
Directing: John Fawcett · Writing: Matt Pyken, Michael Berns · Starring: Peter MacNeill, Bruce Gray
2x15 Rage Against This Machine
May 5, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 8.7
Michael and Justin join forces to create their own comic book. Emmett is barred from speaking at George's funeral. Melanie and Lindsay enlist Leda to help renovate their attic.
Directing: Jeremy Podeswa · Writing: Karen Walton · Starring: Nancy Anne Sakovich
2x16 You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!
May 12, 2002 · 46 min
Brian ignores Justin's birthday, so Melanie and Lindsay take him to a violin concert – where he meets the gorgeous and talented Ethan. Michael's surprise party for Ben is a disaster. Ted falls for Luke – he seems perfect, but can he accept Ted's career in porn?
Directing: Bruce McDonald · Writing: Michael MacLennan · Starring: Fab Filippo, Jason Knight
2x17 You Can Leda Girl to Pussy
May 26, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 5.8
Brian has to cancel plans with Justin to impress his new boss at work. Emmett receives a VERY generous gift from the late George. Melanie and Lindsay fight off the dreaded Lesbian Bed Death.
Directing: David Wellington · Writing: Efrem Seeger · Starring: Fab Filippo, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Carlo Rota, Stephanie Moore
2x18 Sick, Sick, Sick
Jun 2, 2002 · 49 min
Michael's worst fears come true when Ben is hospitalized. Justin wishes Brian was more romantic – like Ethan. Emmett considers a million-dollar offer to keep his relationship with George a secret.
Directing: Alex Chapple · Writing: Matt Pyken, Michael Berns · Starring: Makyla Smith, Fab Filippo, Carlo Rota
2x19 Bowling for Equality
Jun 9, 2002 · 51 min · ★ 6.0
Michael is tempted to expose Justin's affair with Ethan to Brian. Ted's become immune to porn. Melanie and Lindsay ask Leda to leave. Bowling Showdown: Cops vs. Queers!
Directed by Michael DeCarlo · Written by Matt Pyken, Michael Berns, Efrem Seeger · Starring Peter MacNeill, Fab Filippo, Nancy Anne Sakovich
2x20 Out with a Whimper Season Finale
Jun 16, 2002 · 50 min
RAGE GAY CRUSADER: Issue #1. Michael and Justin's comic is ready to come out, and Brian's throwing a massive release party at Babylon. Justin is forced to choose between Brian and Ethan. Ben's going away for six months, but only with Michael's blessing. Ted's in love – with Emmett!
Directing: David Wellington · Writing: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman · Starring: Makyla Smith, Sherry Miller, Fab Filippo