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מועתק מלייב ג'ורנל של מישהי שראתה את הפרקים האלה.
מועתק מלייב ג'ורנל של מישהי שראתה את הפרקים האלה.
403 opens with Ted and Blake emerging from a free clinic. Ted’s negative (in both his HIV status and his attitude). Now he needs to look for a job. Blake asks him what his dream is. I thought maybe he was going to say, "Being an accountant," but no. He says he always wanted to sing opera. He ends up auditioning for - and getting - a job as a singing waiter. This is one of those silly Cowlip storylines, but it's mercifully short-lived. It wasn't all that bad, though Ted's singing voice certainly didn't seem to bear any relationship to his speaking voice. Cody the vigilante is a psycho pretty much from the word go, so much so that I have a hard time believing that Justin would go along with him. The vigilantes meet in Justin's apartment. Daphne comes in and he introduces her as his roommate. She doesn't like Cody (can't blame her; he rudely tells her that their group is for queers only). We now know (if we didn't already) that Cody is bad news. Justin protests Daph's exclusion more vigorously than he objects to subsequent instances of Cody's dangerous extremism. I'll have to watch it again (and again) to be sure, but right now I'm having a little trouble buying Justin's motivation. In a twist of pure poetic irony, Brian's new office space is an old bath house. Cash flow must not be a problem because by 404, he's got it all fixed up (looks really cool) and he hires Ted as his accountant. It seems that Cowlip are finally letting Brian grow up. There are a number of noticeable reversals from prior seasons. For instance, Emmett says to Michael and Brian, "You two have husbands." Brian gives him a look. Emmett amends it to "wives, partners, passing acquaintances!" Brian doesn't object or deny. Quite a contrast to a similar scene back in 120. Another contrast is the way Brian offers Ted the job - and the fact that he does it at all. That scene when he tells Ted, "You were great" happens after Ted hacks into Wertshafter's files to transfer some money for Kinnetic. Initially, Ted refuses the job, but then he accepts. Hot sex scene in 403, must rewind and watch again. I'm relieved to report that the wrestling scene (in 404) has playful overtones mixed in with the aggression. I really didn't want to watch a scene of domestic abuse! At the end of 404, Cody lets Justin hold the gun (heh). Justin says, "It's cold." Cody says, "It'll warm up." Sound familiar? 404 ends with the handjob.