Home > Pose > Season 2 « TV Series Page Pose: Season 2 (2019) SEASON: Season 2 Season 1 Season 2 Want to see Episode List Season 2 Pose Critics Consensus A delightful, delicate dance of light and dark, Pose's second season achieves a striking balance between the grittiness of reality and the glamour of the runway. 97% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 32 90% Audience Score User Ratings: 102 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Acting Up Air date: Jun 11, 2019 Blanca is convinced Madonna's "Vogue" will lead to mainstream acceptance, so she encourages the House of Evangelista to follow their dreams despite putting her own on the backburner. Meanwhile, Pray Tell joins an activist organization fighting for the rights of HIV positive people. More 2 Worth It Air date: Jun 18, 2019 Determined to be an example to her children, Blanca launches a business venture with unexpected results. Meanwhile, Ricky's travels have unpredicted consequences for his relationship with Damon, and Elektra shocks the ballroom community with a bold move. More 3 Butterfly/Cocoon Air date: Jun 25, 2019 A fatal mishap with a client leads Elektra to seek out the counsel of Blanca and Candy. Meanwhile, moving from friends to lovers proves to be a challenge for Angel and Lil Papi. More 4 Never Knew Love Like This Before Air date: Jul 9, 2019 The Ballroom community is shaken to its core when a valued member is brutally attacked. More 5 What Would Candy Do? Air date: Jul 16, 2019 Competition gets the best of Damon and Ricky as they audition for a spot on Madonna's Blonde Ambition tour. More 6 Love's in Need of Love Today Air date: Jul 23, 2019 After falling ill while organizing his annual AIDS Cabaret, PrayTell lands in the hospital leading to a series of unexpected visitors. More 7 Blow Air date: Jul 30, 2019 The House of Evangelista plan a large prank to antagonize Frederica. Meanwhile, Angel is introduced to the unsavory side of modeling. More 8 Revelations Air date: Aug 6, 2019 Relationships are irreparably damaged when Damon reveals the secrets others have been hiding. More 9 Life's a Beach Air date: Aug 13, 2019 With Blanca reeling from an unexpected loss, Elektra organizes a girls trip to the shore. More 10 In My Heels Air date: Aug 20, 2019 After a medical set back, Blanca struggles to reassemble the House of Evangelista. Meanwhile, Pray Tell confronts old traumas when an exciting new category is proposed. More Pose: Season 2 Videos 0:15 Pose: Season 2 Teaser 0:29 Pose: Season 2 Teaser - Pray Tell 0:29 Pose: Season 2 Teaser - Blanca 0:29 Pose: Season 2 Teaser - Elektra 0:29 Pose: Season 2 Teaser - Angel Pose: Season 2 Teaser - Family 0:30 Pose: Season 2 Teaser - Candy & LuLu 0:30 Pose: Season 2 Teaser - Damon 1:30 Pose: Season 2 Trailer 0:29 Pose: Season 2 Episode 2 Trailer View All Videos (19) Pose: Season 2 Photos View All Photos (6) Tv Season Info Three years later, it's 1990 and the ball scene is being exposed to the mainstream for the first time, forcing the House of Evangelista to reevaluate its goals. Meanwhile, the AIDS crisis continues to ravage the community and the reaction from a group of activists reaches a fever pitch. Genre: Drama Network: FX Premiere Date: Jun 11, 2019 Creators: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Steven Canals Exec. Producers: Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson (XVI) , Alexis Martin Woodall, Brad Falchuk, Sherry Marsh Cast MJ Rodriguez as Blanca Rodriguez Evan Peters as Stan Bowes Dominique Jackson as Elektra Abundance Kate Mara as Patty Bowes Billy Porter as Pray Tell Indya Moore as Angel James Van Der Beek as Matt Bromley Ryan Jamaal Swain as Damon Richards Charlayne Woodard as Helena St. Rogers Dyllon Burnside as Ricky Hailie Sahar as Lulu Abundance Angelica Ross as Candy Abundance Angel Bismark Curiel as Lil Papi Sandra Bernhard as Nurse Judy Show More Cast News & Interviews for Pose: Season 2 TV Premiere Dates 2019 Best Emmys 2019 Moments: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Dominates and Startling Upsets Rotten Tomatoes’ 2019 Emmys Predictions View All Pose: Season 2 News Episodes 1 Acting Up Air date: Jun 11, 2019 Blanca is convinced Madonna's "Vogue" will lead to mainstream acceptance, so she encourages the House of Evangelista to follow their dreams despite putting her own on the backburner. Meanwhile, Pray Tell joins an activist organization fighting for the rights of HIV positive people. More 2 Worth It Air date: Jun 18, 2019 Determined to be an example to her children, Blanca launches a business venture with unexpected results. Meanwhile, Ricky's travels have unpredicted consequences for his relationship with Damon, and Elektra shocks the ballroom community with a bold move. More 3 Butterfly/Cocoon Air date: Jun 25, 2019 A fatal mishap with a client leads Elektra to seek out the counsel of Blanca and Candy. Meanwhile, moving from friends to lovers proves to be a challenge for Angel and Lil Papi. More 4 Never Knew Love Like This Before Air date: Jul 9, 2019 The Ballroom community is shaken to its core when a valued member is brutally attacked. More 5 What Would Candy Do? Air date: Jul 16, 2019 Competition gets the best of Damon and Ricky as they audition for a spot on Madonna's Blonde Ambition tour. More 6 Love's in Need of Love Today Air date: Jul 23, 2019 After falling ill while organizing his annual AIDS Cabaret, PrayTell lands in the hospital leading to a series of unexpected visitors. More 7 Blow Air date: Jul 30, 2019 The House of Evangelista plan a large prank to antagonize Frederica. Meanwhile, Angel is introduced to the unsavory side of modeling. More 8 Revelations Air date: Aug 6, 2019 Relationships are irreparably damaged when Damon reveals the secrets others have been hiding. More 9 Life's a Beach Air date: Aug 13, 2019 With Blanca reeling from an unexpected loss, Elektra organizes a girls trip to the shore. More 10 In My Heels Air date: Aug 20, 2019 After a medical set back, Blanca struggles to reassemble the House of Evangelista. Meanwhile, Pray Tell confronts old traumas when an exciting new category is proposed. More Critic Reviews for Pose Season 2 All Critics (32) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (1) Combined with substantial character development... this renewed sense of the ticking clock made for a sophomore season that elevated Pose from a comforting but cautious security blanket...into one of TV's smartest, funniest, and most urgent dramas Aug 21, 2019 | Full Review… Inkoo Kang Slate Top Critic "Pose" is at its best when orbiting these three characters, which makes this season's first two outings a joy to watch. Jun 12, 2019 | Rating: B | Full Review… Hanh Nguyen indieWire Top Critic Pose has always been a worthwhile series rather than a well-crafted one, and its writing in Season 2 veers all over the place, between heartfelt, didactic, over-explanatory, and anachronistic. Jun 12, 2019 | Full Review… Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic Top Critic The second season of Pose is a lovely return to this family, although it does occasionally stumble due to some odd plotting or stylistic choices as well as its attempt to cover far more ground than it has the time for. Jun 12, 2019 | Full Review… Pilot Viruet Observer Top Critic The most glorious thing about Pose remains unchanged: At its heart, it's simply a family drama. The family is one its characters built themselves, in a world where love can be scarce. Jun 11, 2019 | Full Review… Allison Shoemaker RogerEbert.com Top Critic One of the best series of the moment. [Full Review in Spanish] Oct 8, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… María Alba Espinof [Pose] understands the power of looking at somebody and knowing they love you as you are, that they can be your parent or sibling or child as meaningfully as any biological relative. Aug 26, 2019 | Full Review… Emily VanDerWerff Vox Like its down-on-their-luck characters, Pose finds ways to be joyful, urgent and hopeful. This season, it did so while winking at the inspiration for so much of its material, Jennie Livingston's documentary Paris Is Burning. Aug 23, 2019 | Full Review… Soraya Nadia McDonald The Undefeated "Pose" continues to defy the expectations of hardened reality so many high-profile shows feel compelled to depict in order to be taken seriously. Jun 17, 2019 | Full Review… Ani Bundel NBC News THINK As "Pose" moves forward into the 1990s its characters continue to merit being rooted for. They embody a community insisting on the universal right to be themselves, to be human in an inhuman world. Jun 13, 2019 | Full Review… Alci Rengifo Entertainment Voice Sentiment has seeped into the proceedings, and though this is warranted, certain production decisions flatten what should be tragedy into the wishy-washy treacle of teachable moments. Jun 12, 2019 | Full Review… Sonia Saraiya Vanity Fair Of the 48 Ryan Murphy series currently on the air or in production right now, nothing else quite so deeply reflects its creator's dark, sentimental heart. Aug 21, 2019 | Full Review… Mary Elizabeth Williams Salon.com Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (32) Audience Reviews for Pose: Season 2 Sep 12, 2019 Heartwarming. This is a character driven series with some great writing. Albeit, sometimes the acting can be a bit sketchy, the end product is well worth your time. Christopher N Aug 29, 2019 A truly beautiful second season. One of the most important shows ever made and a perfect example of how to correctly tell the stories and history of the trans community by putting them front and center with authentic representation. Salome M Aug 26, 2019 Maravilhoso, é de uma delicadeza, faltava um programa de TV assim. Gabriel G Aug 21, 2019 An outstanding second season for Pose, that explodes with authenticity, passion, and heart. Tackling the AIDs epidemic, this season is comparatively darker than the first year, while also simultaneously warmer. All the characters are fully fleshed and sympathetic, and above all, the show accurately and affectionately paints a community. The dance sequences in this season are to die for, with production values wisely chosen to augment them, and the spectacle never distracts from the storylines. A wonderful and necessary series that will hopefully grow more so. Peter F Aug 17, 2019 This is a masterpiecebin realness. Migs T Aug 16, 2019 This show, this cast, and the stories they're now telling have been long overdue. Witnessing the reception that this show has been given has truly filled me with more hope for our collective futures than I've had in a long long time. The authenticity that the cast brings to the show is unlike anything I've seen in a long time. Bravo FX! Bravo! Mark B Aug 10, 2019 I think this season was intense and it was really good to see the characters show their vulnerable side just a little. I love this show and pray it stays on TV for quite sometime. Jamya F Aug 08, 2019 from the beginning I have found Pose an educational show, i was raised in the 80s and had no idea about what the hiv crisis was in the US ans no idea how hard it was for trans people back then. damn s2 has had my sobbing my heart out right from episode 1. Learning about Heart island broke me, this is the type of news that barely made it to the UK. i then spent several hours learning all about it. i have come to the love these characters like family and i love them all! i have a few trans friends and watching this journey and how things affected the community back then has made me want to fight even more for my friends rights. I love this show and i will love it forever x Debbie M Aug 07, 2019 When people look back on this show I hope they place it in context with the political climate we're living in, especially the attacks on people of color and the killing of black trans people. This is one of the few shows on in the States that taps into that fear and pain through historical parallels, while also reminding us of the beauties of living and the importance of resilience. Sog A Aug 06, 2019 I hate to see season 2 end. That's how good it is. Flora C See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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