8.7/10306 votes#1 - Home Is Where the Ass Is
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2002
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.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
8.5/10280 votes#2 - All Better Now
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2002
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.
Director: John Greyson
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
8.3/10245 votes#3 - Hypocrisy: Don't Do It
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/2002
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.
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Karen Walton
8.9/10291 votes#4 - Pride
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2002
Brian, Michael, Justin, Emmett, Ted, Lindsay, Melanie and Debbie all overcome various obstacles to show their PRIDE in Pittsburgh's annual parade.
Director: Kevin Inch
Writer: Michael MacLennan
8.5/10244 votes#5 - ...Wherever That Dream May Lead You
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2002
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.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Efrem Seeger
8.7/10256 votes#6 - Mixed Blessings
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2002
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.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: Michael Berns, Matt Pyken
8.4/10227 votes#7 - The Leper (Hath the Babe Not Eyes?)
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2002
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.
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Blair Fell
8.2/10240 votes#8 - Love for Sale
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/3/2002
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.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Michael MacLennan
8.3/10230 votes#9 - Accentuate the Positive
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/10/2002
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.
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: Efrem Seeger
8.3/10225 votes#10 - Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/17/2002
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.
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Michael Berns, Matt Pyken
8.3/10236 votes#11 - The Wedding
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/31/2002
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.
Director: Kevin Inch
Writer: Karen Walton
7.9/10224 votes#12 - One Degree of Brian Kinney
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/7/2002
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.
Director: Thom Best
Writer: Michael MacLennan
8.1/10220 votes#13 - It's Because I'm Gay, Right?
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/14/2002
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.
Director: John Greyson
Writer: Efrem Seeger
8.3/10219 votes#14 - The Dangers of Sex and Drugs
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/28/2002
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.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Michael Berns, Matt Pyken
8.3/10217 votes#15 - Rage Against This Machine
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 5/5/2002
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.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Karen Walton
8.1/10231 votes#16 - You Say It's Your Birthday! I Couldn't Care Less!
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 5/12/2002
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?
Director: Bruce McDonald
Writer: Michael MacLennan
8.0/10219 votes#17 - You Can Leda Girl to Pussy
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 5/26/2002
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.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Efrem Seeger
8.2/10225 votes#18 - Sick, Sick, Sick
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 6/2/2002
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.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Michael Berns, Matt Pyken
8.3/10221 votes#19 - Bowling for Equality
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 6/9/2002
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!
Director: Michael DeCarlo
Writer: Michael Berns, Michael MacLennan, Efrem Seeger, Matt Pyken
8.3/10240 votes#20 - Out with a Whimper
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 6/16/2002
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!
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman
The Best Episodes of Queer As Folk Season 2
Every episode of Queer As Folk Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Queer As Folk Season 2!
Brash humor and genuine emotion make up this original series revolving around the lives, loves, ambitions, careers and friendships of a group of gay men...
Genre:Drama
Network:Showtime
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Home Is Where the Ass Is" is the best rated episode of "Queer As Folk" season 2. It scored 8.7/10 based on 306 votes. Directed by Alex Chapple and written by Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, it aired on 1/6/2002. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "All Better Now".