Season 1 – Pose

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Devin F. @Miskiboy04 Jun 4, 2026 Ive been watching this show since 2018 when I was 14. I was first coming out as bisexual. This show introduced me to what aids were and what ball room was *never heard of both until the show* and ot has helped me learned and understand alot of this. I have genuinely seen this show 71 times and it still makes me cry and and makes me learn something new we w everytime I watch it. Or sometimes ill learn the same thing but for a different perspective as a reminder ti always keep an open mind. See more Sam P @laniakea Apr 14, 2026 Pose attempts to tell the story of New York's 1980s ballroom culture but undermines itself at every turn. The writers frequently put contemporary queer vernacular into the mouths of characters who would never have spoken that way, jarring badly for anyone familiar with the era. Sloppy continuity errors and implausibly successful story arcs feel more like modern wish fulfilment than authentic period drama. Ryan Murphy's sentimentality is cranked to insufferable levels and the acting ranges from competent to cringe-worthy. There is something compulsively watchable about it in a trashy soap opera kind of way, and Billy Porter brings genuine theatrical presence. But ultimately Pose is a manipulative melodrama that sacrifices authenticity for sentiment. The insultingly tidy finale reduces a genuinely tragic chapter of queer history to a feel-good fantasy, culminating in Blanca dispensing fortune cookie wisdom outside a ball. Each season is worse than the last. See more Ricardo R @RT27110402 May 1, 2025 gage so so so harded my my See more Z Y @RT48734483 Feb 25, 2024 The story is nicely constructed, but I struggled to grasp the charm of that specific culture. Perhaps it's just too different from my own background. See more Michael L @thatMichael5 Nov 28, 2023 A thoughtful and well considered representation of lives lived on the fringes. See more Mar 16, 2022 Ryan Murphy really did an amazing job in showcasing the ballroom culture in New York City during the 80's. Pose ultimately highlights the underlying themes of this underground scene and everything that came along with it. There are visible intersections between the characters that should be addressed. Throughout the show it was revealed that there were people of different social status. It was almost certain that the white characters were mostly wealthy and of higher class. Rather than all BIPoc, were being presented as broke in a lower social class. Diving deeper into intersectionalities, the people who attended the Balls in Ballroom were of the LGBTQ+ community. They have created such a safer space than they would be experiencing out on the streets. Actresses, Indya moore, Mj Rodriquez, Angelica Ross, and many more play transgender women both on an off set. They truly shape the way of what Black trans women go through in New York during the 80's. Most of the time these women would result in having to work by selling their body and enacting in sexual acts. Most of the time since they are Black Trans women they would often time get turned a blind eye on certain work or jobs, basically forcing them to do sex work to live their daily lives. It's a very dangerous way to earn money but the community knows the people and works together to be safe. According to the article Navigating Intersecting Identities…"Sex workers who identify as transgender experience the intersections of social, cultural, and institutional stigma, and face discrimination on systemic, institutional, and interpersonal levels due to their gender identity" (Capous-Desyllas & Loy). With that being said, with their gender identity they ultimately have a harder time just trying to earn a living. We can see a moment where Indya Moore, also known as Angel Evangelista, breaks the social barrier of the heteronormative world and was accepted into the world of modeling. She was ultimately introduced to corruption as well and the unnatural relationships between photographer and clients. This does not mention how we see the opposite intersection of White cis men and women. Living normal day to day lives assisted by their corporate jobs. Evan Peters, also known as Stan Bowes, shows this higher class lifestyle as a Heterosexual white man. Later finding out that his perfect life was just not enough and he ends up having an affair with Angel Evangelista. See more Read all reviews

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