
'Pose' tackles inequity in the AIDS fight in an emotional series finale
CNN
Anger and activism, life and death, and finally hope defined the third and final season of FX's "Pose," the Ryan Murphy-produced drama devoted to New York's underground ball culture in the 1980s and '90s. Having created an unprecedented showcase for transgender performers, the show -- whose final episode focused on leaving a legacy -- left its own in terms of its symbolic significance and standout cast.
After a wedding in the penultimate episode, the extra-long finale turned back to the AIDS diagnosis of Pray Tell (Billy Porter), who was told his condition had reached "the beginning of the end" before his friend Blanca (Mj Rodriguez), a nurse, learned about clinical trials of protease inhibitors from another patient.
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