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When Paramount+ revealed they were making a prequel to Grease, I had my doubts about it. But then, I saw the trailer, and I couldn’t wait to see what they did with it. And what they did is fucking fantastic!
I haven’t enjoyed a pilot as much as this one since CBS’s Ghosts. And I hate to say it, but I love the series even more. Because, as an NYC gal, I adore a good musical. And the song and dance numbers are phenomenal.
Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies is a modern take on an old story. Not the one we knew. But as in bringing the ’50s to our day. So you have the innocence of that era, but in a time when women have finally found their voice.
This is the story of those revolutionary women if they existed. And I wish they did.
So who are the four women who are going to create the Pink Ladies? First, there is Jane (Marisa Davila), who is new to Rydell High and is not popular. She started dating Buddy (Jason Schmidt), the Student Body President, over the summer. He wants to go steady, and she says yes! So they fool around in the car at a drive-in, and he tells everyone they went all the way when they didn’t. Now her reputation is ruined because of him.
Cynthia Zdunowski (Ari Notartomaso) is the Tomboy of the group. She desperately wants to be a T-Bird, but they won’t let her in because she is a girl. Basically, she is too much of a girl to be with the boys and too much of a girl with one of the boys.
Nancy (Tricia Fukuhara) is girly. She loves fashion, and that is what she wants to do with her two best friends. That is, until they dump her for boys.
Finally, there is Olivia (Cheyenne Isabel Wells). She already has a bad reputation because there are rumors she had an affair with a teacher. He denies it, but he lied to save his own ass.
These four outcasts are going to come together when Jane announces that she is running for President of the school against her ex! What they do at her announcement will get them in trouble and create a friendship that will not only change their lives forever but also Rydell’s.
They start believing now that they can be who they are. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies is the word!
And wait until you see and hear what they did with the Bee Gees classic. It is even better than the original. All of the songs will make you want to sing along. However, you don’t want to at first because all the actors have such beautiful voices.
This series has a voice. It is not cheesy like the musical. They have something to say, and we are here to hear it.
And I want you to hear me say this. I love this show so much; it almost made me want to go back to high school so I could be cool like them. Almost, but no way would I do that again.
The first two episodes of Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies are streaming now, and new episodes will drop every Thursday. It is a great double feature with their other show School Spirits.
