as much in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, revealing that she believes “that there will be a new House of Evangelista. I think that that’s something that we could boldly say that Blanca will likely have new children in Season 3. It makes sense — her children are grown. They’ll come and go. Family dinner may be bigger.” In the trailer that was recently released, Pray Tell and Blanca


rally their friends to overcome the circumstances of a community devastated by those losing their lives to AIDS to return to the ballroom scene. And Porter let the proverbial cat out of the bag that he will step behind the camera to direct an episode.


ART IMITATING LIFE And speaking of the ballroom scenes, Pose was among the shows whose production was halted only eight days into production, due to COVID-19. And the virus that is still impacting our lives, much like AIDS did during the 1980s and ’90s, will have an impact on how the show had to be shot, Canals said in an interview withVariety. “Things like kissing — we will likely forgo those moments. The


place on our show where the biggest impact will be felt will be the ball scenes. Those scenes have 125 to 150 background actors,” he said. “That’s tricky because that’s such an important and critical part of our show and the narrative. We’re just, only now, having conversa- tions of ‘Is there a world where we forgo these things?’” Back in December, Porter told Live with Kelly and Ryan that filming


on Season 3 with COVID-19 protocols in place was “not the easiest version of filming a television show that I have been a part of, but I am grateful that we are back to work.” So are we, Billy, so are we.


THE CATEGORY IS . . . GROUNDBREAKING


We can all be grateful for the legacy that Pose will leave behind.


Show creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals assembled the largest cast of LGTBQ characters in a scripted series ever and has been history making in the process. In 2019, Porter was the first-ever openly gay Black man to win an


Emmy Award for lead actor in a drama and his red-carpet fashions have become the living embodiment of the phrase “expect the unexpected.” And there has never been a greater televised platform for trans


actresses of color and the show’s three main actresses Rodriguez, Moore and Jackson took to Instagram to express their feelings about being a part of the show, with the latter’s sentiment summarizing Pose’s legacy. “It has been an absolute joy to be a part of this historic, game- changing, trailblazing show! I have grown so much and [am] forever grateful for the acknowledgement and validation this amazing opportunity and experience has brought!” There has never been, and may never again be, another show like


Pose and the three adjectives that Jackson chose in referring to it are the epitome of spot-on. I am so hoping that the new episodes will contain an avenue for Jackson’s Elektra Abundance to read someone to filth, like she did with a transphobe in the Season 2 episode titled “Life’s a Beach.” I could watch that on a loop all day, every day! So, it will be a case of wait-and-see if she’ll get to sharpen her tongue and claws again this year.


CUT. PRINT. THAT’S A WRAP! One of the aspects that I will miss most is discussing the show with my friend Jack. Notice that I said friend. Even though he is straight and I am gay, we don’t introduce each other to people as “this is my straight friend” and vice versa. He’s just my friend. And I think that’s indicative of what Pose has accomplished during its television tenure, showcasing that people are people and that labels are best left for clothing. Until next time, that’s all of the news that’s fit to print.


Tim Parks has been a freelance writer for 21 years, a columnist for 16 years, and part of Team Rage since 2009. He is the award-winning author of The Scheme of Things, available on Amazon.com


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