Still Queer as Folk

A critical review and analysis of Showtime's Queer as Folk presented by two bitchy and sometimes jaded gay guys. Listen in as we take apart the stories, screenplays, characters and aspects of the show that haven't aged well. Nothing is off limits, be it music, costumes, sets, or acting. We're huge fans of the show, but you would probably never know it after listening to Still Queer as Folk. All five seasons are covered, recorded between 2018-2021. Check out the Still Queer as Folk UK podcast for our take on the original.

UK Versus US Wrap Up Show 04/23/2021

UK Versus US Wrap Up Show We've reached the end! Every single episode of the original UK Queer as Folk and the US version of the show are in the bag. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/18815762

5.13 We Will Survive! 11/20/2020

5.13 We Will Survive! Michael speaks at an anti-Prop-14 press conference, but deviates away from his prepared speech when Debbie and bunch of people we’ve never seen before show up. Ted’s new BF Tad get a bit obsessive and freaks out everyone in sight. Brian and Justin call off their wedding, and Justin leaves for New York. Melanie and Lindsay also hit the road and pack up their Subaru for the drive to their new home in Toronto. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/16676621

5.12 Mr Right (Never Broke a Promise) 11/06/2020

5.12 Mr Right (Never Broke a Promise) Brian and Justin keep barreling towards marriage even as Justin’s career as a painter awaits him in New York. Melanie and Lindsay ask for Brian and Michael’s blessing to take their children out of the country, with Michael agreeing, but Brian disagreeing. Drew and Emmett break up after Emmett realizes that Drew needs to fuck around for a while before he will be capable of having a relationship. We meet Ted’s new boyfriend Tad, who immediately starts calling the shots in the relationship. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/16439639

5.11 F-ing Revenge 10/23/2020

5.11 F-ing Revenge Everyone comes to terms with the bombing and what it means to their lives, in very different ways. Brian makes an improbable swing to marriage with Justin, Ben attacks proposition 14 supports, and Drew Boyd speaks at the vigil. Melanie and Lindsay consider a new future for themselves and their children that doesn’t include Pittsburgh or any of their long term friends and fathers and Ted continues to blame himself for Michael’s injuries and seeks out a form of punishment in a bathhouse. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/16375304

5.10 I Love You 10/09/2020

5.10 I Love You The lives of every character are rocked by anti-proposition 14 sentiment that culminates in a Babylon fundraiser being targeted with a bomb. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/16301840

5.09 Anything in Common 09/25/2020

5.09 Anything in Common Brian and Michael continue to quarrel over Michael’s new life, ending in Michael calling it quits and moving on from Brian. Ben and Michael come to terms with what it means to publicly fight against Proposition 14. We meet Jennifer Taylor’s new boyfriend, a hunky science teacher named Tuck who whisks her away on a motorcycle. Ted’s search for a husband leads him to a Jewish mixer where he meets a hot as fuck urologist who discovers that Ted isn’t Jewish. Drew Boyd comes out on live TV! /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/16136390

5.08 Honest to Yourself 09/11/2020

5.08 Honest to Yourself Brian’s midlife crisis reaches a head when he wins his bet with Brandon, but opts not to collect his reward. Drew Boyd is outed in a tabloid and turns to Emmett for advice. Ben continues to stress over Hunter’s departure and clashes with Michael as he begins giving away Hunter’s possessions. Lindsay and Melanie begin their home-separation with mixed results, and Justin confronts his father over his supporting the anti-gay initiative Proposition 14 and ends up being arrested. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/15954806

5.07 Hope Against Hope 08/28/2020

5.07 Hope Against Hope Justin dumps Brian and moves in with Ben and Michael, much to the consternation of Brian. After banning Random Hot Guy Brandon from Babylon, Brian launches a contest with him to top the ten hottest guys in Pittsburgh. Ben is still depressed over Hunter running away from home, and it took Homer and Achilles to snap him out of it and join Michael in protest of Proposition 14. Lindsay decides to move in with her parents, which doesn’t last when they try to set her up with a hunky guy at the dinner table. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/15734633

5.06 Bored Outta Ya Fing Mind 08/14/2020

5.06 Bored Outta Ya Fing Mind A newcomer on the scene appears and challenges Brian’s dominance of Liberty Avenue by rejecting him! Justin continues to yearn for a relationship with Brian that is more like Ben and Michael’s. Hunter’s struggle with his classmates knowing that he’s HIV positive and he runs away from home. Emmett goes a bit too far as Queer Guy and scandalously shows off underwear on live television. Ted starts a revenge game with the guy that pity-fucked him two years ago at Pride. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/15500828

5.05 Excluding and Abstemiousness 07/31/2020

5.05 Excluding and Abstemiousness The fight over baby JR intensifies causing Melanie, Lindsay, Michael and Ben to confront the situation at the hospital. Lindsay and Michael are withdrawing from the three way custody agreement. Hunter’s troubles at school continue. Loretta’s awkward injection into Queer as Folk comes to an end after Debbie at long last tells her that she’s straight and not interested in her. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/15388097

5.04 Hard Decisions 07/17/2020

5.04 Hard Decisions Threeway custody begins with Lindsay, Melanie and Michael splitting baby JR three ways. Brian tries to lure Michael out of suburbia and back to Babylon by throwing a super heroes themed night at Babylon. In a story ripped from the headlines, HIV positive Hunter bashes his head at his swim meet and Callie’s parents cause chaos by screaming out that he has AIDS. Debbie begins her life of leisure after retiring from the diner. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/15225731

5.03 Fags Are No Different Than People 07/03/2020

5.03 Fags Are No Different Than People A three way of a different kind happens when Michael, Melanie and Lindsay collide in a custody hearing with Lindsay’s lawyer destroying Melanie and and Michael’s character. This results in a judgement of three-way custody of baby JR. At Carl’s urging, Debbie retires from the diner leaving Rosie O’Donnell in her place. Emmett’s Queer Guy segment on the local news doesn’t quite go as planned but after spreading his legs at the social gym, he relights his gay flame on the next episode. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/15016961

5.02 Back in Business 06/19/2020

5.02 Back in Business A tug of war breaks out over JR when Michael hires a lawyer to gain joint custody of the infant. In the background, Lindsay starts to consider her own parental rights and asks Brian to get Michael to back off. Justin returns from Hollywood and mysteriously tells everyone except Brian how much he hated it, and how he was glad to be back in Pittsburg. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/14878613

5.01 Move and Leave 06/05/2020

5.01 Move and Leave Michael takes it upon himself to throw a ten year anniversary surprise party for Melanie and Lindsay who proceed to air all of their dirty laundry in front of 25 guests. Ben and Michael decide that it’s time to leave Liberty Avenue and buy a house of their own next to two other gay couples with children. Justin is still in Hollywood, but Brian cancels his trip to see him for reasons that we can’t quite figure out. It ends up not mattering because the studio pulls the plug on Rage. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/14611175

Season 4 Recap and Trivia 05/29/2020

Season 4 Recap and Trivia In a special episode, we recap the massive story arcs of season four and Patrick challenges Matt to a game of Queer as Folk Trivia! /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/14581088

4.14 Liberty Ride 05/22/2020

4.14 Liberty Ride High drama ensues when Brian shows off on his bicycle, rides into the ditch and breaks his collarbone. With Michael’s help, Brian crosses the finish line in a blizzard to find the gang covered in snow waiting for them. Having survived cancer, Brian vows to make changes to his live which include buying the naming rights to the Liberty House hospice and naming it after Uncle Vic, plus asking Justin to move back in with him. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/14521094

4.13 Proposal of Two Kinds 05/15/2020

4.13 Proposal of Two Kinds Melanie and Lindsay reach a breaking point and decide that they will split up after the baby is born. Brian continues his late night workouts and is discovered by Justin’s detective work. Having to choose between Rage being made into a movie and going on the Liberty Ride with Brian, Justin chooses fame and fortune. Carl proposes to Debbie and Ben proposes to Michael. After a quick wedding in Toronto, Ben, Michael and the rest of gay Pittsburg kick of the Liberty Ride. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/14427695

4.12 Irritation and Separation 05/08/2020

4.12 Irritation and Separation Melanie and Lindsay struggle to stay together in the aftermath of Lindsay hooking up with Sam Aurbach. Hunter and Callie have sex for the first time but when Callie’s parent’s find out, they appear at the Bruckner-Novotny apartment for a showdown. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/14332961

4.11 Gay or Straight? That is the Question 05/01/2020

4.11 Gay or Straight? That is the Question Lindsay says farewell to Sam Auerbach causing a rift with Melanie who snooped on them from a second story window. Debbie goes on offense in trying to woo Carl back and stalks him to the Policeman’s ball. When that doesn’t work, she takes him to a football game. After being strong-armed by smarmy professional fund raiser Jeffrey Pendergrass, Brian takes it upon himself to rid Pittsburgh of him, causing the Liberty Ride fundraiser to crash and burn. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/14220494

4.10 The Snake in Paradise 04/24/2020

4.10 The Snake in Paradise Drew Boyd proves to be quite the top with Emmett in a string of seedy motel hookups and no amount of Justin’s chicken soup can help Brian's ED so Justin enlists Michael for help. Brian's confrontation with his mother restores his secret powers. Ben has a troubling encounter with a bug chaser and Lindsay and Sam's relationship is disturbingly consummated. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/14136554

4.09 Have Some Balls 04/17/2020

4.09 Have Some Balls Brian begins radiation treatment after having a testicle removed. Ben meets a fan of his first book who has curious intentions. Debbie starts plotting a way back into Horvath’s life and Lindsay ramps up her gallery opening of Scoundrel Sam Auerbach’s work and Emmett caters an engagement party for a professional football player and is later de-pants by the hunky new arrival, quarterback Drew Boyd. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/14032346

4.08 Two Kinds of Lies 04/01/2020

4.08 Two Kinds of Lies Brian begins a slow recovery after having his left testicle removed, forcing Justin and Michael to decide whether to tip off Brian that they know about it, or to let him suffer alone without the support of his loved ones. Debbie continues to mourn the loss of Vic by buying a $47,000 tombstone. Lindsay sketches a naked Sam Auerbach and Melanie is oblivious to his aggressive and creepy pursuit of Lindsay. Justin and Michael meet Brett Keller, Hollywood director. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/13923242

4.07 Preponderance of Death 06/05/2019

4.07 Preponderance of Death Brian finds out that cancer or not, he is facing a testicle-ectomy in order to stay alive. The prognosis is good, but life with one ball seems to weigh on Brian the most. As he gets closer to his surgical date, Brian begins to eschew sex with Justin, and shockingly a foursome with two hunks that Justin captured from Babylon. Blake finally realizes that carrying on a physical relationship with Ted is detrimental to Ted’s recovery process. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/10016777

4.06 Death in the Family 05/22/2019

4.06 Death in the Family Debbie and Uncle Vic argue over Vic moving on in his life, and Debbie still carrying resentment over her role in keeping Vic alive. Brian and Justin place their bets on who can nail the hunky new doctor in town, only to be interrupted by comedy and tragedy. Michael and Justin get word that a famous Hollywood director loves Rage and wants to turn it into a movie. Ted continues his journey of making amends in a final showdown with Emmett. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/9874076

4.05 How Far You Can Go 05/08/2019

4.05 How Far You Can Go Cody’s crusade against straight people takes a sinister turn when he teaches Justin how to fire a gun and then digs up an unsavory character from Justin’s past. Melanie is removed from the legal team and with Brian’s help faces the uncomfortable reality that she will have to take the high road and sit second chair on the case. Ted is working through step 8 of his 12 step program and making amends to a mostly welcoming group of friends. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/9654395

4.04 Escalating Violence 04/24/2019

4.04 Escalating Violence Justin & Cody escalate their crusade against straight people and casual, verbal gay bashing, this time with the help of a gun. In one of three story runners, Emmett is having lots of outdoor sex until a monsoon overtakes Pittsburgh leading him to escort a howling wolfman into Melanie and Lindsay’s attic. After hacking into his former employers’ accounting system and after splitting the checks at a senior citizen birthday dinner, he realizes that his true calling in life is being an accountant /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/9469325

4.03 Starting a Whole New Life 04/10/2019

4.03 Starting a Whole New Life Fresh out of rehab, Ted faces multiple tests; health and employment. Brian enlists Jennifer to find appropriate office space for Kinnetik, and winds up with an abandoned bathhouse. Vic and Rodney look for their own place leaving Debbie on her own. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/9040112

4.02 Stand Up For Ourselves 03/27/2019

4.02 Stand Up For Ourselves Brian struggles to get his agency off the ground while Justin joins a vigilante group. Ted bounces in and out of rehab with Blake's help. Emmett and Michael attend a Radical Faerie event in an attempt to reignite Emmet's queerness. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/8947412

4.01 Just a Little Help 03/13/2019

4.01 Just a Little Help Season 4 picks up a week after the season 3 finale and fines Michael and Hunter on the run, Brian still broke from his Stockwell fight, and Ted is in and out of rehab, leaving Emmett nowhere to turn to. /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/8880512

Season 3 Recap and Trivia 01/09/2019

Season 3 Recap and Trivia Patrick and Matt recap season 3, discuss their favorite and least favorite story arcs, play Queer as Folk trivia, and tell you what you need to know about Bravo's Queer as Folk reboot! /episode/index/show/sqaf/id/8147663

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