It seems Brian will never be able to change, to get truly close with someone, to say “I love you,” to say “you’re the only one for me.” Which is what Justin wants and which is the cause of every single breakup, and most arguments, throughout the show. Season two brings the start of an on-again-off-again, painful semi-relationship between the two as Justin begins the rehabilitation process. In almost losing Justin, Brian not only feels guilty but also feels his affection grow by leaps and bounds. However, as is often the case in life and especially on TV, you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have shown up at the dance in the first place. The beat goes on: if only, if only…īy this point in the series, it’s already clear that Brian has a certain affection for Justin. If it weren’t for his showing up at Justin’s prom, the bashing never would have happened if he’d been just a little faster getting out of the Jeep and running toward the impending incident, he might have stopped the bashing if he’d just rejected Justin altogether the night they met, the bashing might have been avoided. This is not to say that Brian is automatically in love and ready to settle down if Justin comes through the ordeal intact, but it is a shift nonetheless. The first moment comes at the end of season one, when 18-year-old Justin is queer bashed and Brian holds his lifeless body in his arms.
#Queer as folk where are they now series
There are three major moments in the series that, for me, show that further growth and an offscreen happy ending are in the cards for Brian. It ends five years later, somewhat tragically, with a hint of change but not a full-on reversal.
The series begins when Brian is 29 and still at the sexual prime of his very gay life. This is exemplified in Brian Kinney-immature, unapologetic, complex but shallow, gorgeous, promiscuous to the hilt. If there’s one theme that the five-season S howtime drama Queer As Folk is known for, it’s the pervasiveness of the Peter Pan Syndrome, or refusal to grow up.