Farewell To 'Pose,' Which Fused Grief And Joy, Right Up To The Finale
"The balls are how we grieve."
The third and final season of Pose, which concludes this Sunday, began with a loss. Jumping ahead several years to 1994, the show's colorful protagonists are in various states of highs and lows: Angel (Indya Moore) is having trouble landing gigs; Pray Tell (Billy Porter) is dealing with alcoholism and depression; Blanca (MJ Rodriguez) has a new man and is volunteering at the AIDS clinic; Elektra (Dominique Jackson) has found success launching her own phone sex operator business.
But death comes for Cubby (Jeremy McClain), one of the former members of Elektra's House of Abundance. In his final moments, he's surrounded by his chosen family – Blanca, Elektra, and the others – as well as his biological mother, who expresses regret for disowning him when he came out as gay. The moment is
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