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Angel (Indya Moore) celebrates her upcoming nuptials with Elektra (Dominique Jackson), Lulu (Hailie Sahar), and Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) in Season 3 of
Pose. Eric Liebowitz/FX The balls are how we grieve.
The third and final season of
Pose, which concludes this Sunday, began with a loss. Jumping ahead several years to 1994, the show s colorful protagonists are in various states of highs and lows: Angel (Indya Moore) is having trouble landing gigs; Pray Tell (Billy Porter) is dealing with alcoholism and depression; Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) has a new man and is volunteering at the AIDS clinic; Elektra (Dominique Jackson) has found success launching her own phone sex operator business.
"The balls are how we grieve." The third and final season of Pose, which concludes this Sunday, began with a loss. Jumping ahead several years to
Lisa Bonet, Toni Braxton, and Other 90s Icons Who Inspired Pose s Best Beauty Looks
Pose may have jumped ahead to the early 90s for its third and final season on FX, but the hair and makeup featured on the show is still as extravagant as it has always been. The show s lead characters Blanca (Mj Rodriguez), Pray Tell (Billy Porter), Damon (Ryan Jamaal Swain), Elektra (Dominique Jackson), Angel (Indya Moore), Papi (Angel B. Curiel), Ricky (Dyllón Burnside), Candy (Angelica Ross), and Lulu (Hailie Sahar) have had their own signature looks since the beginning, and as it turns out, each one drew inspiration from icons and television shows from the late 80s and 90s.
How Pose Pulled Off a Mechanically Blooming Wedding Dress
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SPOILER ALERT:
Do not read if you have not yet watched the penultimate episode of “Pose,” which aired May 30 on FX.
“It’s been a journey to get here,” Angel (Indya Moore) says to Lil Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) on the penultimate episode of FX’s “Pose.” It’s the opening line of her wedding vows, but it also describes the creation of the very dress she is wearing.
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Pose is largely an ensemble show, following the lives transgender women and gay men of color as they live out their best lives in the ballroom scene and navigate the realties of living in a less than accepting New York City during the AIDS crisis, Mj Rodriguez’s character, Blanca, has always been the heart of the FX series.
Upon receiving an HIV positive diagnosis at the beginning of season 1, Blanca stepped out on her own to create the House of Evangelista and became the mother that many in her community never had. Over the course of the series, she has provided for and guided her children Angel (Indya Moore), Damon (Ryan Jamaal Swain), Ricky (Dyllón Burnside), Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel) while attempting to run her own nail salon.