I think I may have just had a Queer as Folk epiphany!

We've all thought Brian's line in 513 "It's only time" was a bit odd and evasive and some even thought he was weird for not seeming to give a shit when he next saw Justin.

( I think I may have just figured it out! )

If it wasn't an intentional reference, it fucking well should have been! (And I choose to believe it was.)

And if it was, why hasn't anyone said so sooner?!

Either way, this may be the single most perfectly QaF-prescient song ever written. And it's an absolutely beautiful song. Go listen to it. Even better, support Stephin Merritt and go buy it!

I've always wished I had the money to bid on some of the original QaF scripts at auction, because I find stage directions and editorial changes fascinating to compare to the final outcome, but we rarely get to glimpse such things in this fandom.

For those of you who feel the same way, you may find this LJ post on the details from a script from 122 interesting. Of course, feel free to leave the author some kind words, start discussions there, etc., but I'd love it if you came back here to discuss too. Enjoy.

Linz: We have to sign all this?!

Mel: We have durable powers of attorney, living will, joint tenancy agreement, reciprocal guardianship for Gus…

Linz: After this, signing a marriage license would be a breeze.


They've been living together for six years. Their child is over a year old. Mel is a lawyer, and yet they've never put this kind of paperwork together before?!? Pretty unbelievable. Commitment ceremony, wedding, or no, you'd think she'd have insisted on it, if not before, at least after Gus was born.

I know, I know, it's the writers' way of showing middle America how burdensome it is to imitate marriage if you can't marry. But they could have done it by having Mel point out which parts of that they'd already taken care of, which things they plan to do as the upcoming ceremony approaches, and even which benefits of marriage one can't simply replicate with a fancy contract (e.g. tax benefits etc.).