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Queer as Folk S2E10 — Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)
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Queer as Folk•Season 2•Episode 10

Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)

8.3/10 · 255 votesMar 17, 200245 min

Ranked #9 of 20 in Season 2•matches the season avg

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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.

Directed byMichael DeCarlo
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Cast10

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

Crew9

Michael DeCarlo

Michael DeCarlo

Director

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Daniel Lipman

Story

M

Matt Pyken

Story

R

Ron Cowen

Story

M

Michael Berns

Story

M

Matt Pyken

Teleplay

M

Michael Berns

Teleplay

T

Thom Best

Director of Photography

W

Wendy Hallam Martin

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)" is episode 10 of Queer as Folk season 2. It scored 8.3/10 from 255 votes, ranking #9 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Michael DeCarlo, it aired on March 17, 2002.

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