It all started out in a way that made me nervous: Luke & Noah leaving the police station after having given their statements about Mark. They were discussing the whole mess- hereafter forever unmentionable, or at least I hope so- and Luke was feeling bad that Kevin had been arrested, too, and charged as an accessory after the fact.
Noah praised Luke, saying that by not giving up he'd helped catch a dangerous killer/drug dealer, but Luke was still feeling, in his own words, like crap (maybe he's been watching the same show I've been watching, because that will do it!).
Meanwhile, Lily got a call about Luke & Lucinda having a meeting scheduled that afternoon for Luke's foundation, something that Brian had set up before he left about possibly partnering up with another foundation. Lucinda, whom I don't think we'd seen since Brian's coming out episode, didn't feel up to going, given that she's currently undergoing radiation for her cancer and it's wiping her out.
Lily tried to contact Luke but only got his voicemail, which lead to Lucinda & Lily discussing how lost and depressed Luke has become since being kicked out of school.
Luke & Noah were discussing much the same thing across town, since apparently Holden was right and Luke was using That Which Shall Not Be Mentioned to keep his mind off his own problems and now that it's all over, he doesn't know what he should be doing with his life.
Noah played the supportive boyfriend and told Luke that finding out what you want to do in life is trial and error for everyone and that he himself is figuring it out in college. After Noah left to go study for a midterm, Luke headed home and told Lily that he didn't feel up to going to the meeting, saying she could go in his place. Lily, who is on the board of the foundation but knows nothing of its day to day business, was less than pleased.
After she left, Lucinda called Luke a spoiled brat and confronted him about turning his back on the foundation. Luke admitted to his Grandmother that he's not the same naive person he was when he started the foundation and Lucinda told him that helping people is never naive.
Luke confessed that he really started the foundation to throw it back in his 'so called father' Damian's face, to do something he knew Damian would hate with the guilt money he'd given Luke. He just doesn't feel like he's the do-gooder everyone thinks he should be to run the foundation. Lucinda warned Luke that he won't always be able to do anything he wants in life and that he should take advantage of things while he can or he'll regret it later.
Lily, meanwhile, enlisted Noah's help for the meeting since he knows more about the foundation than she does. They both shared their worries about the funk Luke is in, but Noah advocated patience. Just as the meeting was about to start, Brian walked in the door, saying that he thought he should be there since he was the one who'd set up the meeting.
Noah called Luke to tell him about Brian's arrival, and Luke showed up just as the man they were meeting, the head of the Starglow Foundation, said that he felt the mission statement for Luke's foundation was too vague. Luke, back in fine form, sailed in and declared that the mission statement was all too clear.
Luke: Now, let me try and guess what it is that you don't like. Could it be our support for the gay film festival? Our contribution to the Campaign for Hate Crime Legislation? Well, it's like you said in the very beginning, Brian, some professionals don't like things that are so 'controversial'. But this foundation is dedicated to equal rights for everyone. Now you can stay and help make that a reality, or you can go and we can do it without the help of the Starglow Foundation.
The head of the Starglow Foundation asked if Brian agreed with all of that and Lily quickly pointed out that Brian no longer worked for the Luke Snyder Foundation, but that everyone who does supports Luke completely. Luke told Brian to go ahead and speak his own mind and Brian surprised everyone by saying that he supported Luke completely, that the foundation is a private one endowed by Luke, who has a wide variety of interests, including Equal Rights.
The Starglow jerk advised them to started looking for other partners and left, but by that point, no one really cared since they were all thanking Brian for changing his tune about the foundation and being glad that Luke was showing some interest in it again.
Lily invited Brian back to the house to see Lucinda, who just that morning had admitted to her daughter that she missed her ex and how he'd made her feel. Once they were all back at the house, Lily somehow or other nominated herself to take over Brian's old job as Administrator of the Luke Snyder Foundation (so, no one has been administering it for the last few months since Brian left?) and then they all left Lucinda alone to catch up with Brian.
They had some nice scenes, demonstrating that they both still care for each other, and we learned that Brian, though not ready to come out to the world yet, seems to be far more comfortable with his sexuality. He's also accepted a new job with a foundation in Minnesota and the two of them decide to be friends, which is sweet. I just wish we could see the friendship onscreen and that Brian was going to be sticking around more than just for this one episode. I still think he'd be a very interesting character to explore.
But back to Luke & Noah, who'd headed to Old Town, where Noah told Luke how proud he is of him for showing up after how he'd been acting. Luke admitted that he'd been kind of down and Noah told him that he'd finally seemed like himself again.
Noah asked if Luke was really going to get back to work on the foundation and Luke said that he was, that there was a lot of work to be done and no reason to wait to do it.
The following conversation took place on a bench in Old Town, with the two speaking softly, leaning in to each other, holding hands, sharing little touches, and then kissing. It was, in other words, very romantic, sweet, sexy, and just what Luke & Noah should be about:
The head of the Starglow Foundation asked if Brian agreed with all of that and Lily quickly pointed out that Brian no longer worked for the Luke Snyder Foundation, but that everyone who does supports Luke completely. Luke told Brian to go ahead and speak his own mind and Brian surprised everyone by saying that he supported Luke completely, that the foundation is a private one endowed by Luke, who has a wide variety of interests, including Equal Rights.
The Starglow jerk advised them to started looking for other partners and left, but by that point, no one really cared since they were all thanking Brian for changing his tune about the foundation and being glad that Luke was showing some interest in it again.
Lily invited Brian back to the house to see Lucinda, who just that morning had admitted to her daughter that she missed her ex and how he'd made her feel. Once they were all back at the house, Lily somehow or other nominated herself to take over Brian's old job as Administrator of the Luke Snyder Foundation (so, no one has been administering it for the last few months since Brian left?) and then they all left Lucinda alone to catch up with Brian.
They had some nice scenes, demonstrating that they both still care for each other, and we learned that Brian, though not ready to come out to the world yet, seems to be far more comfortable with his sexuality. He's also accepted a new job with a foundation in Minnesota and the two of them decide to be friends, which is sweet. I just wish we could see the friendship onscreen and that Brian was going to be sticking around more than just for this one episode. I still think he'd be a very interesting character to explore.
But back to Luke & Noah, who'd headed to Old Town, where Noah told Luke how proud he is of him for showing up after how he'd been acting. Luke admitted that he'd been kind of down and Noah told him that he'd finally seemed like himself again.
Noah asked if Luke was really going to get back to work on the foundation and Luke said that he was, that there was a lot of work to be done and no reason to wait to do it.
The following conversation took place on a bench in Old Town, with the two speaking softly, leaning in to each other, holding hands, sharing little touches, and then kissing. It was, in other words, very romantic, sweet, sexy, and just what Luke & Noah should be about:
Noah: You know who you reminded me of today?
Luke: Who?
Noah: The guy I first met. The first thing I remember about you is just how comfortable you were in your own skin, and that was so amazing to me.
Luke: Well, you were pretty amazing to me, too.
Noah: I was a mess! I was half in the closet and half in denial. I was lucky if I remembered my own name.
Luke: Yeah, but I knew you'd get past that.
Noah: If I did, it was because of you. And watching you go through all of this, I just wanted to tell you that you are still the man you were when we first met. I didn't know how to help you get it back, but you did it yourself, today.
Luke: So you're proud of me?
Noah: Yeah, I already told you.
Luke: Why don't you show me?
Noah: Yeah? Why don't you come back to the dorm and let me?
(they kiss)
Luke: All right, but don't expect to be getting any studying done.
(they kiss again)
Luke: Who?
Noah: The guy I first met. The first thing I remember about you is just how comfortable you were in your own skin, and that was so amazing to me.
Luke: Well, you were pretty amazing to me, too.
Noah: I was a mess! I was half in the closet and half in denial. I was lucky if I remembered my own name.
Luke: Yeah, but I knew you'd get past that.
Noah: If I did, it was because of you. And watching you go through all of this, I just wanted to tell you that you are still the man you were when we first met. I didn't know how to help you get it back, but you did it yourself, today.
Luke: So you're proud of me?
Noah: Yeah, I already told you.
Luke: Why don't you show me?
Noah: Yeah? Why don't you come back to the dorm and let me?
(they kiss)
Luke: All right, but don't expect to be getting any studying done.
(they kiss again)
Yes! Scenes like this one make me forget everything bad that has ever happened in the entire history of Nuke. The chemistry between Van & Jake has a life of its own and when they're given a scene like this, it sets the screen on fire.
Together, they're like nothing we've ever seen before between two men on daytime TV and for all the venting I've done about this show recently, the fact that they do give us the occasional scene like this needs to be commended. I worried that once Luke & Noah had finally made love they wouldn't really be written romantically any more, that it would all be left off screen. Today proved otherwise.
I'll be back later tonight with my thoughts on Milk!
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