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drdawn's theory that QaFUS's Brian helps the helpless and is practically Jesus. The list was compiled last night at a piano bar across the street from the house and I ran home to post it, but I faded and began passing out before I could finish posting. So starting from where I left off last night (episode 2x05) I bring you:
Brian Kinney: Savior of the Universe
2-5: Risky Business - this is the definitive Saint Brian Episode. He is all over the place, selflessly giving and giving.
1. Gets Ted a job at his company.
2. He finds a way for Justin to draw again, finances it, and then leaves the choice up to Justin
3. He takes over Michael's attempts to auction his Captain Astro Issue #1 and ensures that it is a success and Michael can buy Ziggy's store.
Brian is like a genie or something - he is running around fulfilling everyone's dreams this episode. Only Emmett and Mel and Lindsey escape and that is only because he only has 45 minutes. If this was a 2-parter, Brian would have introduced Emmett to George and the girls would already be married.
Let's also take a moment and consider just what Brian has been doing for Justin here: Yes, there is the healing deep anal penetration and all, but besides that we know that taking in Justin was not an easy task. This is not something that Brian would be equipped to handle - we only see a little of what all went on, but it wasn't easy. Justin, okay and fully-functioning in the world is a handful. We know there were many nightmares (in "Pride" Brian asks if Justin had another nightmare when Justin says he saw Chris Hobbs). We know that Justin was not okay in crowds (in "Gay as Blazes" Justin needs help just being out in public - later on we get the "When My Boy Walks Down the Street" moment and I *die* - just die). We know that Justin is going three times a week to PT and OT ("A Fine Romance") and that Brian is helping him with those exercises at home ("Pride"). I don't think Justin's outburst after Brian gave him the computer ("Risky Business") was the first one he'd had there, especially since Brian seems to take it right in stride. Notice how when Justin takes off his shoes he kicks one across the room and it hits the wall. Shit got broken at that loft. Things were tough. We know that Justin's reaction to remembering the bashing was so severe that it freaked Brian out! How fucked up do you have to be to freak out Brian Kinney!?? I mean - it is like in 2x14 "Just Say Yes" when Brian calls Sap a fucking sleaze. Brian Kinney just called this guy a sleaze. That implies a whole level of sleaze-dom that I cannot even begin to comprehend. So, I think having Justin around at first was not exactly a walk in the park. Maybe it was a bit more like a run through the park with a mob of angry villagers chasing you. With torches and pitchforks. And Brian loved it, despite everything.
2-6: Negotiations and Love Songs - so now we give that self-less bastard a break if he starts to freak out a bit and purposefully enforces boundaries. He does the same "push away and then try to hold tight" deal with Justin that he's been doing for 16 years with Michael, except Justin doesn't play like Michael. Justin makes rules and I thinkmintwitch was exactly right when she says in "Insouciant" "Brian’s rules are a thing only he knows..." - for someone who works so desperately hard at being out-of-control, Brian is one of the most obsessive-compulsive control-freaks around. Except it is entirely internal - he has his rules and no one else knows, and he holds those unspoken rules tightly. I think Brian was relieved when Justin introduced the rules and I don't think he ever expected that Justin would not break them. The rules are for him. The rules are always for Brian. So, I don't think that he does anything for anyone else in this episode. Well, zucchini man. That was very giving of him.
Oh! He gives Michael a ride to the college. See? Always with the giving.
2-7: Accentuate the Positive -He shows Emmett how Ted is using him, he supports Michael, he imparts an important lesson to Justin and he cheers Lindsey up and fixes her party.
2-8: My Prince Will Come -He pushes Justin to widen his social circle and totally forgives the breaking of the rules. I think he probably did something else this ep, but I'm still stuck on the bed with him after Justin gets up to take a shower. Awww, Brian.
2-9: The Naked Truth - He visits his mother and takes her drunk bitter ass to church, keeps the minister's secret and takes Viagra for Justin.
2-10: Hate Crimes - He attends Captain Astro's funeral and is the only person that supports Michael's grief.
2-11: Wedding Belles - He totally fixes the entire episode. If it was not for Brian, his son's mothers would not be married now. He also tries to stay for the wedding and become even more selfless, but his growing sainthood is freaking out Lindsey, who wants to play more-martyr-than-thou, so he graciously backs down and goes to the White Party to fuck a bunch of guys. All so that Lindsey will be happy.
2-12: Degrees of Separation - He offers to fuck Michael. And he would have done it, too. I think that is above and beyond.
2-13: Father is a Bachelor - He plays straight for Gus. This is a big-fucking deal to Brian. Lindsey, obviously, loves every minute of it. He offers to pay for Justin's school.
2-14: Just Say Yes - He gives very good insight to Ted. He stands back and lets Justin make his mistakes and he is there when he is needed. He didn't seem that pissed about being arrested, either. I guess the bourbon helped.
ETA:valereix reminded me of a very important episodic fact that I did not actually originally interpret as self-less. I now see the error of my ways: "Brian lets Justin fuck him in the ass, resulting in the greatest spontaneous-orgasm moment since Wesley had a gun. So, that was a nice thing that Brian did for me." I like to think that he did it for the world Valerie. The world. We should show that scene at Peace Summits and Treaty talks. Take me to heaven indeed.
2-15: Rage - He lets Brian and Justin completely take over the loft. He apologizes in the end. Yes, the apology was totally deserved, but the fact that Brian actually did it - well, that is character growth at the very least. I mean, he never apologized to Mike for his 30th Birthday party. Dude's fucking motto is "No apologies, No regrets" and he has been breaking that right and left here. Poor Brian. Character development is hard and sometimes leaves stains on your floor.
2-16: Great Expectations - Yeah, the hustler was not the best idea for a birthday gift. In all fairness, at least he got the boy something. Of course, it was a typical push-pull move for Brian. Normally, Justin, out of everyone, would have seen that for exactly what it was. But Justin is not back to being Justin yet (since the bashing) and will not be back to being fully Justin until 3x04 "A Family Affair" - I'm getting ahead of myself now. Also, this is not the "Justin's Story Arc Analysed" list. Brian is there for Michael after Ben's outburst.
ETA:valereix: "Brian ties Justin's tie. Which is hot."
Yes, Valerie is right. That was hot. It was so hot that I am willing to forget that Justin wore a tie to private school and obviously knew how to knot it then. Wait. Maybe Justin can't get it 'cause of the hand. Oh My God. I'm reeling. Damn, Brian. Ya'll just killed me.
2-17: How to Get Ahead in Advertising - He trumps Justin's suggestion of a weekend snowboarding, with the offer to take him away for the entire week. I think he fully intended to fulfill this promise, but sometimes other things take priority. Things like career, food, rent, and paying for art school. When Brian came home and Justin was not there - I think this is the first time in Brian's experience that Justin has ever let him down. Brian was hurt when Justin broke the rules - but he wasn't suprised. Brian should have realized that Justin was still fucked up and not being Justin-y. Maybe he did. I don't know, I'm too sad thinking about it.
2-18: Defending Your Life - Brian proves that he is not all about the business when he drops everything to be with Michael at the hospital.
2-19: Three's a Crowd - Well, he bowls for Debbie. He also wears a fugly shirt so that his gorgeousness doesn't create a complete and utter distraction at the alleys. He probably does other stuff as well, like saving some puppies and shit, but I'm too busy watching the "take a shower, you stink scene." Just take my word for it - the man is a saint.
2-20: Release - Brian doesn't celebrate birthdays, he celebrates achievements and he proves that here. But before he even does that, he donates money to the poor (Ethan).
Season 3 tomorrow.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/sisabet/62622.html
Basically the purpose of this list is to prove
drdawn's theory that QaFUS's Brian helps the helpless and is practically Jesus. The list was compiled last night at a piano bar across the street from the house and I ran home to post it, but I faded and began passing out before I could finish posting. So starting from where I left off last night (episode 2x05) I bring you: Brian Kinney: Savior of the Universe
2-5: Risky Business - this is the definitive Saint Brian Episode. He is all over the place, selflessly giving and giving.
1. Gets Ted a job at his company.
2. He finds a way for Justin to draw again, finances it, and then leaves the choice up to Justin
3. He takes over Michael's attempts to auction his Captain Astro Issue #1 and ensures that it is a success and Michael can buy Ziggy's store.
Brian is like a genie or something - he is running around fulfilling everyone's dreams this episode. Only Emmett and Mel and Lindsey escape and that is only because he only has 45 minutes. If this was a 2-parter, Brian would have introduced Emmett to George and the girls would already be married.
Let's also take a moment and consider just what Brian has been doing for Justin here: Yes, there is the healing deep anal penetration and all, but besides that we know that taking in Justin was not an easy task. This is not something that Brian would be equipped to handle - we only see a little of what all went on, but it wasn't easy. Justin, okay and fully-functioning in the world is a handful. We know there were many nightmares (in "Pride" Brian asks if Justin had another nightmare when Justin says he saw Chris Hobbs). We know that Justin was not okay in crowds (in "Gay as Blazes" Justin needs help just being out in public - later on we get the "When My Boy Walks Down the Street" moment and I *die* - just die). We know that Justin is going three times a week to PT and OT ("A Fine Romance") and that Brian is helping him with those exercises at home ("Pride"). I don't think Justin's outburst after Brian gave him the computer ("Risky Business") was the first one he'd had there, especially since Brian seems to take it right in stride. Notice how when Justin takes off his shoes he kicks one across the room and it hits the wall. Shit got broken at that loft. Things were tough. We know that Justin's reaction to remembering the bashing was so severe that it freaked Brian out! How fucked up do you have to be to freak out Brian Kinney!?? I mean - it is like in 2x14 "Just Say Yes" when Brian calls Sap a fucking sleaze. Brian Kinney just called this guy a sleaze. That implies a whole level of sleaze-dom that I cannot even begin to comprehend. So, I think having Justin around at first was not exactly a walk in the park. Maybe it was a bit more like a run through the park with a mob of angry villagers chasing you. With torches and pitchforks. And Brian loved it, despite everything.
2-6: Negotiations and Love Songs - so now we give that self-less bastard a break if he starts to freak out a bit and purposefully enforces boundaries. He does the same "push away and then try to hold tight" deal with Justin that he's been doing for 16 years with Michael, except Justin doesn't play like Michael. Justin makes rules and I think
mintwitch was exactly right when she says in "Insouciant" "Brian’s rules are a thing only he knows..." - for someone who works so desperately hard at being out-of-control, Brian is one of the most obsessive-compulsive control-freaks around. Except it is entirely internal - he has his rules and no one else knows, and he holds those unspoken rules tightly. I think Brian was relieved when Justin introduced the rules and I don't think he ever expected that Justin would not break them. The rules are for him. The rules are always for Brian. So, I don't think that he does anything for anyone else in this episode. Well, zucchini man. That was very giving of him. Oh! He gives Michael a ride to the college. See? Always with the giving.
2-7: Accentuate the Positive -He shows Emmett how Ted is using him, he supports Michael, he imparts an important lesson to Justin and he cheers Lindsey up and fixes her party.
2-8: My Prince Will Come -He pushes Justin to widen his social circle and totally forgives the breaking of the rules. I think he probably did something else this ep, but I'm still stuck on the bed with him after Justin gets up to take a shower. Awww, Brian.
2-9: The Naked Truth - He visits his mother and takes her drunk bitter ass to church, keeps the minister's secret and takes Viagra for Justin.
2-10: Hate Crimes - He attends Captain Astro's funeral and is the only person that supports Michael's grief.
2-11: Wedding Belles - He totally fixes the entire episode. If it was not for Brian, his son's mothers would not be married now. He also tries to stay for the wedding and become even more selfless, but his growing sainthood is freaking out Lindsey, who wants to play more-martyr-than-thou, so he graciously backs down and goes to the White Party to fuck a bunch of guys. All so that Lindsey will be happy.
2-12: Degrees of Separation - He offers to fuck Michael. And he would have done it, too. I think that is above and beyond.
2-13: Father is a Bachelor - He plays straight for Gus. This is a big-fucking deal to Brian. Lindsey, obviously, loves every minute of it. He offers to pay for Justin's school.
2-14: Just Say Yes - He gives very good insight to Ted. He stands back and lets Justin make his mistakes and he is there when he is needed. He didn't seem that pissed about being arrested, either. I guess the bourbon helped.
ETA:
valereix reminded me of a very important episodic fact that I did not actually originally interpret as self-less. I now see the error of my ways: "Brian lets Justin fuck him in the ass, resulting in the greatest spontaneous-orgasm moment since Wesley had a gun. So, that was a nice thing that Brian did for me." I like to think that he did it for the world Valerie. The world. We should show that scene at Peace Summits and Treaty talks. Take me to heaven indeed. 2-15: Rage - He lets Brian and Justin completely take over the loft. He apologizes in the end. Yes, the apology was totally deserved, but the fact that Brian actually did it - well, that is character growth at the very least. I mean, he never apologized to Mike for his 30th Birthday party. Dude's fucking motto is "No apologies, No regrets" and he has been breaking that right and left here. Poor Brian. Character development is hard and sometimes leaves stains on your floor.
2-16: Great Expectations - Yeah, the hustler was not the best idea for a birthday gift. In all fairness, at least he got the boy something. Of course, it was a typical push-pull move for Brian. Normally, Justin, out of everyone, would have seen that for exactly what it was. But Justin is not back to being Justin yet (since the bashing) and will not be back to being fully Justin until 3x04 "A Family Affair" - I'm getting ahead of myself now. Also, this is not the "Justin's Story Arc Analysed" list. Brian is there for Michael after Ben's outburst.
ETA:
valereix: "Brian ties Justin's tie. Which is hot."Yes, Valerie is right. That was hot. It was so hot that I am willing to forget that Justin wore a tie to private school and obviously knew how to knot it then. Wait. Maybe Justin can't get it 'cause of the hand. Oh My God. I'm reeling. Damn, Brian. Ya'll just killed me.
2-17: How to Get Ahead in Advertising - He trumps Justin's suggestion of a weekend snowboarding, with the offer to take him away for the entire week. I think he fully intended to fulfill this promise, but sometimes other things take priority. Things like career, food, rent, and paying for art school. When Brian came home and Justin was not there - I think this is the first time in Brian's experience that Justin has ever let him down. Brian was hurt when Justin broke the rules - but he wasn't suprised. Brian should have realized that Justin was still fucked up and not being Justin-y. Maybe he did. I don't know, I'm too sad thinking about it.
2-18: Defending Your Life - Brian proves that he is not all about the business when he drops everything to be with Michael at the hospital.
2-19: Three's a Crowd - Well, he bowls for Debbie. He also wears a fugly shirt so that his gorgeousness doesn't create a complete and utter distraction at the alleys. He probably does other stuff as well, like saving some puppies and shit, but I'm too busy watching the "take a shower, you stink scene." Just take my word for it - the man is a saint.
2-20: Release - Brian doesn't celebrate birthdays, he celebrates achievements and he proves that here. But before he even does that, he donates money to the poor (Ethan).
Season 3 tomorrow.
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Date: 2003-09-13 10:48 pm (UTC)He also gets Justin's mind off dumpster boy by having hot sex with him. See icon for details. Yep, the man's a saint.
Thanks for posting this. I've had the shittiest night, but this really helped :-)
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Date: 2003-09-13 11:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-13 11:21 pm (UTC)Second, I think Brian was relieved when Justin introduced the rules and I don't think he ever expected that Justin would not break them.
Yes! Imo, Brian completely expected Justin to break the rules, and knew how much it would fuck with him; it's further proof of Brian's ascendancy to Sainthood that he would never ask anyone to do or not do something just because of how it might affect him. Nope. He's a Saint because he's such a martyr.
Bless you- this is wonderful. *sniff*
Date: 2003-09-13 11:42 pm (UTC)What do we need to do to get Brian nominated for Sainthood?? How many other miracles must he perform?? I think he must already be well passed the minimum.
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Date: 2003-09-13 11:57 pm (UTC)Though you never mention his kindness in being willing to sleep with almost anyone. That shows a spirit of giving and sharing that I don't think should be ignored.
Orgasms for everyone. THAT is sainthood.
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Date: 2003-09-14 12:03 am (UTC)Brian ties Justin's tie. Which is hot.
2-14: Just Say Yes
Brian lets Justin fuck him in the ass, resulting in the greatest spontaneous-orgasm moment since Wesley had a gun. So, that was a nice thing that Brian did for me.
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Date: 2003-09-14 01:50 am (UTC)WAY, WAY, WAY above and beyond, in my opinion! ;)
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Date: 2003-09-14 07:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-14 09:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-14 04:40 pm (UTC)*whimper* Yes... I love this man. I can't help it. I love him for loving Justin as desperately as he does. *is a sucker*
his growing sainthood is freaking out Lindsey, who wants to play more-martyr-than-thou
I. Hate. This. Scene. Really, really do... it makes me want to throttle Lindsey, every single time, and just yell, "He never would have lost Justin if he could have stayed for your stupid wedding!!" Argh.
He offers to fuck Michael. And he would have done it, too.
He would have... even knowing, knowing how badly everything would be fucked afterwards, and that he'd lose his best damned friend in the process. He'd have done it if Michael wanted him to.
He also wears a fugly shirt so that his gorgeousness doesn't create a complete and utter distraction at the alleys.
*snickers*
Yes. To all of it. I crack jokes about the "Cult of St. Brian" sometimes, but this ain't what that's about... the man has issues, and problems, and he fucks up often and spectacularly because of it. But acknowledging his bad points does not mean we can't also acknowledge All This Good.
*schoogles*
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Date: 2003-09-15 02:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-09-16 09:36 pm (UTC)I cannot stop laughing. Amen.