Obviously not an afterthought, Pose coming back during Pride Month could not have been more appropriate. The topics that are being dealt with -- discrimination, inequality, sexuality and health -- are, unfortunately, things we as a society still haven’t quite gotten a handle on, to say the least, and while any month would’ve been a great time to give the world this much amazing, Pride Month just adds an extra level of resonance to the information and lessons learned. Just as it did last season, Pose dives headfirst into these issues using the characters and relationships us posers (yes, I’m calling us that) have come to know and care about as a way to relate to each one’s emotional truth. It’s one thing to read about how devastating a disease is, and another to watch someone reeling from the loss of a loved one, or find out they’ve got the disease themselves.
Fearless and Fabulous, "Pose" Takes Pride In How it Handles History
Publish date
June 18, 2019 (ET)Channel
TV / Video DownloadThis season of FX’s Pose is a shining example of what being able to balance grit, heart and style can get you. In the narrative it is now 1990, but not a lot has changed. Blanca (MJ Rodriguez, pictured below right) is still the mother of all mothers, forever putting her children first. Elektra (Dominique Jackson) is still her usual pain-in-the-ass self. Angel (Indya Moore, below left) is still working as a model (though no longer as a sex worker). And Pray Tell (Billy Porter) is still more witty and stylish than you’ll ever be. However, the AIDS epidemic is only getting worse, and even though Madonna’s new single “Vogue” may be helping shine a positive light on the LGBTQ community, the road to acceptance and equality is a long one, and much of it is left.