Well of course Brian loves Michael...like a brother. I was goofing around. :)
I like to think that the last shot of them was Michael's tacit approval of the relationship...eventually he's all for it. I've always found that dynamic very interesting to follow throughout the series and it's neat the way they show it in these early epis. He resents him, feels for him (in the jeep at the school at the end of 101), takes him under his wing (dinner at the diner) and then the realization that Justin won (snort)...kinda like the evolution of their relationship throughout the series. Of course, we know that this isn't the end of it...but I still think it's a map, like a movie would be. ;)