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Queer as Folk S2E1 — Home Is Where the Ass Is
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Queer as Folk•Season 2•Episode 1

Home Is Where the Ass Is

8.7/10 · 331 votesJan 6, 200251 min

Ranked #2 of 20 in Season 2•+0.4 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byAlex Chapple
Written byRon Cowen, Daniel Lipman
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Gale Harold

Gale Harold

Brian Kinney

Randy Harrison

Randy Harrison

Justin Taylor

Hal Sparks

Hal Sparks

Michael Novotny

Peter Paige

Peter Paige

Emmett Honeycutt

Scott Lowell

Scott Lowell

Ted Schmidt

Sharon Gless

Sharon Gless

Debbie Novotny

Thea Gill

Thea Gill

Lindsay Peterson

Michelle Clunie

Michelle Clunie

Melanie Marcus

Robert Gant

Robert Gant

Ben Bruckner

Jack Wetherall

Jack Wetherall

Vic Grassi

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Ron Cowen

Writer

Alex Chapple

Alex Chapple

Director

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Daniel Lipman

Writer

D

David Lewis

Property Buyer

T

Thom Best

Director of Photography

Lisa Grootenboer

Lisa Grootenboer

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Home Is Where the Ass Is" is episode 1 of Queer as Folk season 2. It scored 8.7/10 from 331 votes, ranking #2 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Alex Chapple and written by Ron Cowen, Daniel Lipman, it aired on January 6, 2002.

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