The Best Episodes Written By Ron Cowen

Every TV Episode Written by Ron Cowen Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Full Circle
    9.9/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Full Circle

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    S1:E22

    Brian turns 30; Michael and David prepare for their move to Portland; Ted faces the truth about Blake; Justin and Daphne attend their prom where a big surprise awaits; On his way to the airport, Michael receives a call from Brian.

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    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  2. Background image for Move It or Lose It
    9.7/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Move It or Lose It

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    S1:E12

    Michael and Dr. David enjoy their new-found domestic bliss; Emmett joins a "conversion therapy" group; Lindsay and Melanie continue to fight about Brian, finances and their future; Ted becomes very sexually active.

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    Director:John Greyson
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  3. Background image for Surprise Kill
    9.7/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Surprise Kill

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    S1:E18

    Brian discovers David at the baths; Justin finds out his parents are getting a divorce; Ted reconnects with Blake; a hunk from Babylon hits on Michael.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  4. Background image for Mixed Blessings
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Mixed Blessings

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    S2:E6

    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.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  5. Background image for The Election
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #5 - The Election

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    S3:E14

    Brian risks everything to bring down Stockwell on the eve of the election. Ted finally hits rock bottom. Hunter's mother arrives to take him away from Ben and Michael. Lindsay learns of Melanie's superstitions about getting through her first trimester.

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    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  6. Background image for ...Wherever That Dream May Lead You
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - ...Wherever That Dream May Lead You

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    S2:E5

    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.

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  7. Background image for Rage Against This Machine
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Rage Against This Machine

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    S2:E15

    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.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  8. Background image for Sick, Sick, Sick
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Sick, Sick, Sick

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    S2:E18

    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.

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    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  9. Background image for Hunt(er) for Love
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Hunt(er) for Love

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    S3:E8

    Michael and Ben help out a young hustler. Justin begins an internship at Vanguard and a quest to win Brian back. Lindsay is blossoming in her new job at the gallery. Ted reacts to a sudden role-reversal with Emmett.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  10. Background image for Death in the Family
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Death in the Family

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    S4:E6

    Debbie and Vic have words over his new life, which ends in tragedy; Michael and Justin receive good news about 'Rage'; Brian is told some devastating news.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  11. Background image for Liberty Ride
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Liberty Ride

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    S4:E14

    Michael and Ben have trouble crossing into the U.S. as a married couple. Ted and Emmett get lost in the woods on the way to a 12-step meeting, while Brian takes a nasty fall and breaks his collarbone. Melanie goes into labor. 'Rage' is given the green light.

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    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  12. Background image for Premiere
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    #12 - Premiere

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    S1:E1

    After a night out at the club Babylon with Michael, Emmett and Ted; Brian picks up a cute guy named Justin for a night of fun, but afterwards coldly rebuffs Justin's attempts to see him again. Michael also gets lucky taking home a hunk only to be happily interrupted for a trip to the hospital after Brian learns that Lindsay and Melanie have had a baby boy, Gus.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  13. Background image for All Better Now
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #13 - All Better Now

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    S2:E2

    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.

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    Director:John Greyson
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  14. Background image for Love for Sale
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Love for Sale

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    S2:E8

    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.

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    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  15. Background image for No Bris, No Shirt, No Service
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #15 - No Bris, No Shirt, No Service

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    S1:E3

    Lindsay and Melanie have a bris for their new baby Gus, which Brian decides to miss until Michael convinces him otherwise. Brian decides to crash the party and put his parental foot down. Justin seeking to regain the attention of Brian decides to make himself noticed at Babylon. Meanwhile, Brian's involvement as the father of Gus causes some relationship strain between Lindsay and Melanie. Michael attempting to continue his straight act, runs into a co-worker in front of the gay bars. Also, Ted finally gets lucky with a guy who he's been denying the advances of all night, but ends up with devastating results.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  16. Background image for Smells Like Codependence
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Smells Like Codependence

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    S1:E7

    Debbie meets Dr. David; Michael and Dr. David spend a weekend in the country; Justin's father learns the truth and decides to send Justin away to school; Brian's emotional hold on Michael and dislike for Dr. David intensifies.

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  17. Background image for Home Is Where the Ass Is
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Home Is Where the Ass Is

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    S2:E1

    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.

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    Director:Alex Chapple
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  18. Background image for Accentuate the Positive
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Accentuate the Positive

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    S2:E9

    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.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  19. Background image for Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Priorities, Please! (Beat the Time)

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    S2:E10

    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.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  20. Background image for One Degree of Brian Kinney
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - One Degree of Brian Kinney

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    S2:E12

    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.

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    Director:Thom Best
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  21. Background image for It's Because I'm Gay, Right?
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - It's Because I'm Gay, Right?

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    S2:E13

    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.

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    Director:John Greyson
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  22. Background image for The Dangers of Sex and Drugs
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - The Dangers of Sex and Drugs

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    S2:E14

    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.

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    Director:John Fawcett
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  23. Background image for Big Fucking Mouth
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Big Fucking Mouth

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    S3:E9

    Woody's is closed down after an Amateur Strip Contest. Stockwell discovers Brian's gay. Ted's humiliated when he tends bar at one of Emmett's soirees. Melanie promises Lindsay she'll work less during her pregnancy, then lands the case of a lifetime.

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    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writer:Ron Cowen
  24. Background image for Proposal of Two Kinds
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Proposal of Two Kinds

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    S4:E13

    Preparations for the Liberty Ride get underway; Mel is confined to bed rest for the rest of her pregnancy; Justin is invited to Hollywood to pitch 'Rage'.

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    Writer:Ron Cowen
  25. Background image for Move and Leave
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Move and Leave

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    S5:E1

    Michael throws a surprise 10th anniversary party for Melanie and Lindsay but the evening doesn't quite turn out as planned. Justin's stay in Hollywood is extended, in turn affecting his relationship with Brian. At Ted's suggestion, Brian invests his Kinnetik profits in a new venture.

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    Director:Kelly Makin
    Writer:Ron Cowen

Ron Cowen Ratings Summary

"Full Circle" is the best rated episode written by Ron Cowen. It scored 9.9/10 based on 8 votes. It was directed by Alex Chapple. It aired on 6/24/2001 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Move It or Lose It".