Jan 26, 2026

Gemstones Episode 1.7: Keefe is in love, Gideon is bi, Scotty is excited, and everybody does gay stuff. With a Thai guy bonus.

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In Episode 1.6, after the blackmail plot fell through, Gideon and Scotty came up with a plan to steal the $3,000,000 in offerings that the church receives during the Easter service. Gideon had doubts, but then Scotty showed up at his parents' house, pretending to be a friend visiting from California!

Title: "And yet one of you is a devil." From John 6.70. Jesus is complaining that he chose 12 disciplines, and one will betray him. I guess we know who the devil is.

Prayer Power: A flashback to the Prayer Power Convention in Atlanta. Gideon comes into the hotel room, upset: he was planning to have dinner with his Dad, but Jesse ditched him to play drinking games with his crew. Jesse insults him, ridicules his upcoming internship and "California dreams," and orders him out. On the way, Gideon sets his camera to take the video he would use for blackmailing. So he didn't run away; the family knew that he had an intership set up. Why did Jesse act as if it was a big mystery?

Whoa, listen to the background song as Gideon walks down the hall: "You and me were meant to be." He and Scotty are canonical boyfriends!

Gideon the soul-winner: In the present, Scotty is having dinner with the family. He explains that he came to South Carolina for a stunt job, but he "got banged up" and had to drop out. Then he says that he came to see Gideon, who brought him to Christ. The family is so overjoyed that the "prodigal son" has become a soul-winner that no one notices the contradictions.

Uh-oh, Jesse recognizes Scotty from somewhere! His cover is almost blown, but Scotty claims that he had a recurring role as a rapist on CSI Miami. Rapist -- interesting choice, since CSI is about murder (you gather forensic evidence from the crime scene). Scotty is painting himself as a predator. I wonder if Gideon is his latest victim.

Amber insists that he stay with them. Gideon protests, but Scotty touches his hand, and he consents. So, Scotty, do you want a guest room, or would you prefer to share Gideon's bed?

We cut to a scene of Eli giving the siblings their Easter assignments; Judy will sing during the collection, Jesse will preach the sermon, and Kelvin has to lead a youth group song and dance number, which angers him (he's the youth minister; what did he expect?)

Shirt on, shirt off: In the morning, Scotty and Gideon stop at the security station on their way out of the compound. Hey, Scotty has his arm on Gideon's shoulder. Everybody who sees them will think that they are a romantic couple. Scotty flirts with security guard Brock: "If you get to L.A., I'll get you an agent." But he needs head shots, shirtless shots, and so on. This is way more than Scotty needs to get access to the compound. He just wants to see Brock's junk.

I'm gonna be excited: Cut to the guys having dinner (score: three dinners for Scotty/Gideon, none for Kelvin/Keefe). They discuss the plan: on Sunday morning, after the offering is counted, Gideon and Martin will take it down the service elevator to the vault. Scotty will be waiting, wearing his devil's mask, and rob them. How will he get out of the church, with thousands of people milling about?

"As soon as the elevator door opens," he promises, "I'm gonna be..." He'll be aroused

"Nothing too big," Gideon cautions. He can't help his size, dude.

To make it believable and not implicate Gideon, Scotty suggests tying him up, and using a few P-whips. This term is not defined online.

Scotty has more news: He got the tape fixed, so he can do the original blackmail plan in addition to robbing the church. "This is what you always wanted," he says. "We destroy your old man." Gideon is not so sure that he wants Jesse destroyed.

Tell TJ to walk out: Cut to Judy announcing to Baby Billy that they will be performing during the Easter service. But Baby Billy doesn't want to: "too little, too late." BJ protests, and Billy orders him to leave. Judy agrees: "You're making me look like an idiot. Go outside!" Uh-oh, disrespecting your boyfriend. Since the Kelvin/Keefe plot runs parallel, we should be expecting some discord in their relationship soon.

Billy continues: "Your Daddy is a fame wh*re. He'd do guy stuff in the middle of town square if he thought it would make him famous forever. He'd do it with ten guys." Being outed as gay or bi is the most embarrassing thing Billy can think of. This may suggest a general attitude of homophobia that will make Kelvin's coming out difficult.

Part of the Family: Jesse takes everyone out on his yacht. Scotty complements the family on how close they are, His own dad is in prison. Jesse offers to be his Daddy, and hugs him. Eli never once hugged Keefe. Of course, it's just an act; Scotty waggles his tongue at Gideon over Jesse's shoulder, a vulgar gesture similar to what Keefe experienced at the sports bar. Wait -- is he teasing Gideon, or offering to do guy stuff with him?

Is it all an act? Scotty seems to like being part of the family. The background song tells him:

The days are getting brighter – the sunlight feels like gin.

Juices punch and cider shiver deep within

You don’t have to be alone, when we’re having so much fun.

Don’t be alone

The Prayer Circle: Just before the Easter service (17,000 people in the Salvation Center, six million world wide), Eli, the siblings, their partners, and Martin have a prayer circle, Kelvin/Keefe are holding hands and praying. Scotty is holding Keefe's hand and glaring. Why isn't he standing next to Gideon, his "friend"?

I Have to Be a Man: We see a few moments of Levi's Christian rock number, then switch to Kelvin leading the teens in their song-and-dance. Keefe, working security in the bleachers, seems to be making an "I love you" gesture.

Meanwhile, Gideon is in the bathroom, throwing up, and Judy rejects Eli's offer of singing during the offertory.

Cut to Judy's dressing room. She criticizes BJ for asking if she's ok. He counters that he is not even religious, but he has always been there for her. She continues to berate him for attempting emotional support until he's had enough and leaves: "I have to stand up for myself. I have to be a man." He starts crying and runs away. Judy throws her engagement ring after him. .

"What is a man?" is an ongoing question of the season. It was discussed in Gideon's "welcome home" dinner. Kelvin declares that he is "a man" frequently. The definitions are contradictory: being muscular; controlling your emotions; being in charge; standing up for yourself; being heterosexual. Maybe we'll get a resolution when the episode continues.

My Gay Son: While the opening numbers are going on upstairs, Gideon decides to "come clean." Except Jesse thinks he means being gay, and exclaims "I love my gay son." Before Gideon has a chance to respond, Martin drags him away. There has been no indication to this point (or ever during the series) that Gideon is straight. Maybe viewers are supposed to conclude that he actually is gay, thus drawing attention from Kelvin and Keefe.

Cut to Jesse's sermon: We hear a lot about Christ's suffering, but what about the suffering of Judas? Most people think that he was driven by evil, "perhaps guided by the devil himself," but maybe he was driven by pain. Imagine his agony, knowing that he had betrayed his friends and loved ones.

The most obvious parallel here is Gideon betraying his Dad, guided by Scotty (wearing his Devil mask), driven by pain rather than evil. But what about Scotty? Isn't he betraying his friend by forcing him to participate in this wild robbery scheme?

Feeling guilty, Gideon decides to back out of the plot; he ditches Martin and the money, and goes down the service elevator alone to explain. Scotty is irate, and starts insulting him. Gideon has had enough of his abuse.. They fight. Scotty puts him in a sleeper hold saying "Go to sleep, you little cute c*ck sucker." Interesting choice of words. If he just said "c*ck sucker," it might be an all-purpose slur, but adding "little" and "cute" implies that Gideon has actually done guy stuff with him.

Gideon eventually manages to best Scotty and walk away, calling him a fraud. You are not who you pretend to be: this will be repeated later, with Kelvin and Keefe. Scotty pulls a gun, but can't bring himself to shoot his friend.

In case you aren't familiar with Eli's and Gideon's practice, the full review contains several photos of guys doing it.

More after the break

Exclusively Female Fish: That night, Jesse and Amber are congratulating each other on his performance, when Gideon appears, fortunately with no scrapes or bruises from his fight with Scotty.

He tells them that Scotty had to leave town unexpectedly, and Jesse praises him for helping a guy who was "down on his luck." Then he encourages Gideon to share his "special news" with Amber.

He says: "I'm not in love with Scotty."

"In love with Scotty?" Amber repeats, confused. I'm confused, too. That wasn't the special news. Jesse just finished saying that he was helping the guy, not dating him. Is Gideon trying to convince himself?

He clamps down: "I'm not. I'm just your son, regular."

Now Jesse seems to be convinced that they were dating after all, and encourages Gideon to bounce back: "there's a lot of handsome fish in the sea." Gideon says that he's looking for "female fishes exclusively. It was just a...."

Just a what, Gideon? Just a one-time thing? It's impossible not to conclude that Gideon and Scotty had a romantic relationship.

"Ok, so you're bi," Jesse concludes.

Gideon protests that he's not bi, but his parents are so supportive, or he is so uncomfortable with the conversation, that he just lets it go, leaving the question open.

I suspect that the showrunners were unsure, when they planned the scene, if Gideon was going to be "the gay one." They fudged by giving him no expressed interest in anyone in Seasons 2 and 3, The Kelvin/Keefe and BJ/Judy relationship plotlines were enough.

Or maybe Scotty was his "true love": on this show, true love lasts through time and eternity, whether you want it to or not.

You made your choice: Later that night, Scotty returns to the compound. Security chief Brock waves him through (Gideon really should have told him that Scotty is no longer welcome.) Remember that his blackmail van is in Kelvin's garage? He breaks the van through the garage door. Keefe sees him but thinks it's just one of Jesse's car pranks. The partners were kept completely in the dark. If only Kelvin had been a little more forthcoming, Keefe could have called security.

Scotty then kidnaps Jesse and Gideon and takes them to Eli's house, where Eli hands over the key to the church vault. Wait -- how do they get past security guard Brock?

At the church, after they load up the money, Scotty ties Jesse and Gideon back-to-back in the church vault, where they'll be rescued Monday morning, and punches them. "We could have been a killer team, the p* brothers of Thailand," he tells Gideon. "Coordinating low-budget kung fu pics during the day, slammin' *ss at night." Presumably he means girls, but you never know.

"But you made your choice, and you broke my fuckin' heart." Remember, Jesse said earlier that betrayal by a "loved one" can break your heart.

So Scotty was in love with Gideon. He just didn't know how to express or experience. love without manipulation, threat, and control.

Despondent, he drives away, while the background song describes precisely the acts they engaged in, and why Gideon didn’t “just leave.”

Creeper got mad and angry eyes – one look from him can paralyze.
Upon his lips the taste of pain, venom kiss of love insane
He got a rod beneath his coat – he gonna ram it right down your throat.
Make you grovel on the floor, spit up and scream and beg for more