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Queer as Folk S2E9 — Accentuate the Positive
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Queer as Folk•Season 2•Episode 9

Accentuate the Positive

8.3/10 · 257 votesMar 10, 200251 min

Ranked #8 of 20 in Season 2•matches the season avg

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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

Directed byBruce McDonald
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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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Bruce McDonald

Bruce McDonald

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Efrem Seeger

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Ron Cowen

Story

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Daniel Lipman

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Efrem Seeger

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Thom Best

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Lisa Grootenboer

Lisa Grootenboer

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Episode Summary

"Accentuate the Positive" is episode 9 of Queer as Folk season 2. It scored 8.3/10 from 257 votes, ranking #8 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Bruce McDonald, it aired on March 10, 2002.

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