Brian begins radiation treatment after having a testicle removed. Ben meets a fan of his first book who has curious intentions. Debbie starts plotting a way back into Horvath’s life and Lindsay ramps up her gallery opening of Scoundrel Sam Auerbach’s

Brian begins a slow recovery after having his left testicle removed, forcing Justin and Michael to decide whether to tip off Brian that they know about it, or to let him suffer alone without the support of his loved ones. Debbie continues to mourn the lo

Brian finds out that cancer or not, he is facing a testicle-ectomy in order to stay alive. The prognosis is good, but life with one ball seems to weigh on Brian the most. As he gets closer to his surgical date, Brian begins to eschew sex with Justin, and

Debbie and Uncle Vic argue over Vic moving on in his life, and Debbie still carrying resentment over her role in keeping Vic alive. Brian and Justin place their bets on who can nail the hunky new doctor in town, only to be interrupted by comedy and traged

Cody’s crusade against straight people takes a sinister turn when he teaches Justin how to fire a gun and then digs up an unsavory character from Justin’s past. Melanie is removed from the legal team and with Brian’s help faces the uncomfortable rea

Justin & Cody escalate their crusade against straight people and casual, verbal gay bashing, this time with the help of a gun. In one of three story runners, Emmett is having lots of outdoor sex until a monsoon overtakes Pittsburgh leading him to escort

Fresh out of rehab, Ted faces multiple tests; health and employment. Brian enlists Jennifer to find appropriate office space for Kinnetik, and winds up with an abandoned bathhouse. Vic and Rodney look for their own place leaving Debbie on her own.

Brian struggles to get his agency off the ground while Justin joins a vigilante group. Ted bounces in and out of rehab with Blake’s help. Emmett and Michael attend a Radical Faerie event in an attempt to reignite Emmet’s queerness.

Season 4 picks up a week after the season 3 finale and fines Michael and Hunter on the run, Brian still broke from his Stockwell fight, and Ted is in and out of rehab, leaving Emmett nowhere to turn to.

Patrick and Matt recap season 3, discuss their favorite and least favorite story arcs, play Queer as Folk trivia, and tell you what you need to know about Bravo’s Queer as Folk reboot!