#rise of the pink ladies show

[poetic-gays]

LET’S GO LESBIANSSSSS

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Episode 5

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Cynthia & Lydia (Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies)

[emeraldcitynerdfighter]

10 years ago, TV shows that were cancelled after 2, 12-to-23-episode seasons due to poor writing/production/audience reception.

Now they're cancelled despite raking in awards (from multiple organizations) for writing/production/acting/representation, have large & devoted fanbases (that are doing most of the promotion of the show), are the highest-viewed show on a network/streaming platform, only air for 6 or 8 episodes per season. And they're cancelled more than once, if not also wiped from the face of the earth.

Make it make sense.

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THIS IS NOT A DRILLLLL

I REPEAT: THIS IS NOT A DRILL

WE DID IT GUYS!!

[littlelesbianintern]

It doesn’t even matter if I particularly cared for a show I’ll always be devastated for the fans of any show that gets cancelled. I understand that there’s financial reasons as to why a show may not be allowed to continue but at this point streaming platforms need to be asking themselves why is it that they’re cancelling all these shows? If they want a hit show it has to be given time to grow and develop its audience. And then regardless of that fact, people who have invested their time in a story deserve to see its completion. It’s so undeniably evil for corporations to continue to axe shows without warning not just for the fans of the show, but for everyone involved as well. The emotion and heart put into these pieces of media is always so visible and it’s soul crushing watching an industry throw it away. Fans and creatives deserve to see stories told with a complete arc because otherwise why are we bothering with these streaming platforms?

[nerdyvocals]

Something I need to see in season 2: at least one full episode of Nancy being the best ally and coming up with increasingly batshit excuses for why Cynthia and Lydia keep disappearing together until Cynthia is ready to tell the other Pink Ladies

[marsischilling]

What’s crazy to me about paramount plus canceling and removing rise of the pink ladies is that they included Cynthia and the actor who plays Cynthia in their new pride commercial where they said they’re a space for the LGBTQIA+ community. That’s interesting because they just silenced our voices by removing the greatest piece of representation I’ve seen in recent years

[laylakeating]

GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES 1.01, We're Gonna Rule the School

[sapphosclown]

Cynthia’s coming out scene was so heart wrenching, and so beautiful.

First and foremost, I love that it was done non-verbally. As a neurodivergent viewer who sees how neurodivergent Cynthia is, it made the scene that much more impactful. That she was feeling so many things and thinking so many things that all there was to do was shut down. I felt every emotion with her and Ari did an absolutely incredible job portraying those feelings. Not even to mention how Nancy did not assume Cynthia was ignoring her or being rude for a second and completely understood what Cynthia wanted to say.

When Nancy asks what’s wrong, Cynthia says she doesn’t want to talk about it. Nancy, being Nancy, keeps pushing, and starts asking more specific questions. When Nancy mentions Cynthia’s mom, that’s the moment she truly shuts down— which leads to a whole other concept— but easily establishes that Nancy and Cynthia have a trust that has been built that we the audience, haven’t seen.

Nancy tells Cynthia ���You can tell me anything” and we can immediately see Cynthia’s thoughts, “not this.” as she shakes her head with so much pain and fear. She wants to trust Nancy so badly, but she’s not allowed to. Nancy assumes “You don’t want to talk about it” and Cynthia shakes her head, but Nancy knows this isn’t a no, she knows “You can’t talk about it.” Which hurts Cynthia even more because Nancy knows her so well but she’s so afraid of admitting to this part of her.

And then Nancy suggests writing instead of talking. Once again, from a neurodivergent standpoint, this was so important to me. But watching as Cynthia slides the paper to Nancy, but not loosening her grip in a desperate attempt to cherish these moments before her best friend turns on her and she loses the last thing she has. But Nancy reads it. The silence is long, the pencil scratching on the paper is taunting Cynthia. And Nancy slides it back. Cynthia doesn’t hesitate in reaching for it and with one glance, it finally all hits her.

The fear, the anger, the despair, the pain, the relief.

It’s so much to bear and suddenly, she doesn’t have to bear it alone. Because Someone accepts her. Someone has proved there is no circumstance in which Cynthia will ever go unloved by them. And in that moment, they are safe to feel it all.

[fallenoftheromaempire]

AND THIS IS WHY I KIN NANCY SO HARD

Ok besides this OSCAR WORTHY scene, over all this final episode was incredibly satisfying

It solved a lot of problems ( so if the show gets cancelled at least we have most of it pinned down except a couple of loose treads) but left enough unresolved for a great second season!!

Starting off with Cynthia and Lydia and they relationship in the future! I can't wait to see them working on it

Then Buddy giving up on school all together and go find his own way without having to give up on his friends.

Mr Creeper and how he will be in the next season because rest assured he will act like a menace to the Pink Ladies if they will still allow him to teach.

Miss Mcgee and ger upcoming assistant

Hazel and her boy problems and how that will evolve and the fact that she is a Pink lady now!!

And goddamn it Gil and Oliviaaaaaaa

ZUKO??? I'm thinking he is probably Denny Zuko Older Brother AND THAT IS SO COOOL AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW IT GOES DOWN

lastly a detail that i really loved "THE PINK LADIES PLEDGE!!" AAAAAHHHH

[poetic-gays]

They were so angsty this episode…

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Episode 6

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#cynthia x lydia crumbs

[wardback]

I would pay so much money to get to experience these songs for the first time again

[littlelesbianintern]

I’m especially sad for Shanel though. Literally two weeks ago she posted about how excited she was to show a dark skinned black girl as a founding member of the Pink Ladies because of how iconic they are in pop culture. And now not even a month later not only will the show not get a second season (which would show Hazel as a more prominent member of the Pinks) but it’s being removed entirely. That representation it quite literally being erased. For a show that centres around people who are ousted from society (whether that be based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality or class) and how unfair that treatment is where the fuck do paramout+ get off axing all their shows with said representation??? It literally makes no sense

[sapphic-fandom-posts]

we could write a whole book just listing all the canceled wlw shows 😭 this is not ok

[gay-fandom-menace]

ITS OFFICIAL:

YALL NEED TO WATCH GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES

I PROMISE YOU WON’T REGRET IT

There’s found family. Girl friendships. Girl kissing. Soft boys. Soft girls. Tough boys. Tough girls. Tough folks of all kinds that are vulnerable for the ones they love. Character growth. Fleshed out characters. Epic dance numbers. Epic music numbers. All around just a fan-flipping fantastic time that made me smile, made me laugh, made me tear up, and made me believe in the beautiful.

Go on!! Give it a go!