ok i agree with you on most of your points... but i have a huge issue when after brian got cancer, justin wanted to tell brian he knew, michael said they had to honor his wishes, but its not that he just tells brian that he knows he has cancer, but by crying to brian michael makes it about him.

"Michael stood up to a drunken, insanely enraged and jealous, out of control Brian—for himself and Justin".. when brian came busting into michaels house, michael should have realized that brian really did love justin, (maybe not justins way) but that brian would not have done this for anyone else..