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POSE has shared many moments tackling the topic of AIDS in its eight-part series, but never as serious as in episode six, titled Love is the Message.
Pray Tell’s narrative is pushed to the forefront, as viewers learn that his boyfriend had passed away from the disease. Being HIV positive himself sees him determine how he will ensure some sort of legacy in New York’s booming ballroom culture once he passes on but things are easier said than done.
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When is Pose on TV?
The first series of hit TV show Pose finally arived in the UK after being shown in the US in 2018.
You can catch the next episode of Pose on Thursday (May 2, 2019) at 9pm.
The eight episodes will air on Thursdays on BBC Two at 9pm and are just over an hour long.
After it has been on, you can watch it on the .
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When is season 2 being released?
While the show just recently premiered in the UK, Pose had already been filming their second series in the US, where it had originally debuted in June 2018.
An official release date for season two has been set for June 11, 2019.
It was originally expected to start June 9, 2019, but ended up finding a new time slot for reasons that have remained unknown.
The good news, however, is that season two will consist of 10 episodes - which technically means fans will get an additional two hours of content as opposed to season one which only had eight episodes.
Again, Ryan Murphy is helming the production as the show’s creator and executive producer, and the show will continue to focus its attention on New York’s ballroom culture.
BBC Two, who are currently running new episodes from the first series, has made no revelation as to when Pose season two will hit television screens in the UK just yet.
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What's happened in Pose so far?
The groundbreaking US series is about the underground world of 1980s ball culture, set at the height of the Aids epidemic.
Black transgender woman Blanca Rodriguez works at a nail salon by day and serves as a member of the House of Abundance by night.
The House of Abundance is a bunch of outsiders who steal shocking gowns from the Brooklyn Museum to drag up for a ball
After receiving a life-changing medical diagnosis, Blanca becomes determined to open her own house.
She starts by taking in 17-year-old Damon, a talented dancer.
The House of Evangelista celebrates the holidays and despite Angel being anything but in the holiday spirit, they prepare for the Snow Ball regardless.
Candy's insecurities regarding her appearance
Candy battles the insecurities with her appearance after she is ridiculed at a ball, evidently making her question her partake in the event.
Blanca is then forced to reconnect with her estranged family members following the shock death of her mother - but it proves itself to be easier said than done.
And Pray Tell organises a cabaret for the AIDS ward at a local hospital facility.
Elektra has to rethink her means of survival after the House of Abundance is evicted from their flat, causing havoc between the group.
Who's in the cast of Pose?
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The show has an all-star cast which includes:
- Evan Peters as Stan Bowes, Patty's husband who works in Trump Tower. He becomes Angel's lover.
- Kate Mara as Patty Bowes, Stan's wife, mother of their children.
- James Van Der Beek as Matt Bromley. James plays Stan's kingpin boss.
- Mj Rodriguez as Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista, the founder and mother of the House of Evangelista. Blanca is an HIV-positive trans woman and former member of the House of Abundance.
- Dominique Jackson as Elektra Abundance, mother of the House of Abundance.
- Indya Moore as Angel Evangelista, a trans woman sex worker, one of the first members of the House of Evangelista.
- Ryan Jamaal Swain as Damon Richards-Evangelista, a homeless, talented dancer who becomes the first member to be recruited by Blanca into the House of Evangelista.
- Charlayne Woodard as Helena St. Rogers, a modern dance teacher at the New School for Dance.
- Dyllón Burnside as Ricky Evangelista, Damon's boyfriend and a member of the House of Evangelista.
- Hailie Sahar as Lulu Abundance, she is second in command to Elektra and later forms the House of Ferocity with Candy.
- Angelica Ross as Candy Abundance, she later forms the House of Ferocity with Lulu.
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What has the response been like to Pose?
Pose was released in the US in 2018, and has received positive reviews.
Richard Lawson described the series as "an engaging portrait of dark days met with merriment.
Pain and perseverance are sewn together to create something humble yet fabulous—and, it should be shouted over all the show's loud and glorious clamour, very much long overdue."
Meanwhile, Matt Zoller Seitz praised the series' ambition, aesthetic, and spotlight on minorities saying, "it shows American audiences a world that has never been visualised on television at this length and at such an obviously grand budget level.
"The camera swings and swoops, glides and tumbles as in a Scorsese epic like Gangs of New York; in both the outdoor street scenes and indoor crowd scenes, it's obvious that FX has spared no expense to get the clothes, the cars, the streets, the business signs, and even the distinctive yellow-brown glow of streetlights correct."
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