Faculty is formally out for summer time now that Paramount+’s infectiously energetic Grease: Rise of the Pink Girls has dropped its Season 1 finale. Earlier than you begin jonesing anew for catchy bops, elaborate manufacturing numbers and triangles which might be extra sophisticated than any you’d discover in geometry class, let’s recap, we could?
Thursday’s “Racing for Pinks” started with the Pink Girls making an attempt in useless to persuade Olivia to not marry Mr. Daniels. Not solely was he a “khaki-wearing old-man creeper” whereas his bride-to-be was a “double function… his identify is Leonard, for God’s sake!” Cynthia famous. Later, the tomboy admitted to Lydia that “I actually such as you, like Romeo likes Juliet.” Alas, Lydia, having been burned earlier than, rejected the Pink Woman, suggesting that she merely wasn’t “regular floor.”
Hoping to maintain Buddy from being expelled, Susan appealed to Principal Nicholson, who mentioned that the one method her ex or Richie may keep was if all the scholars agreed who was responsible for the battle. Overhearing, Jane took the concept and ran with it, getting the outcasts and standard youngsters to log out on a drag race to determine whether or not Buddy or Richie was at fault. Buddy would drive for himself; Gil, for the already-gone Richie.
That night, Buddy confided in Hazel that he knew he was going to lose and be shipped off to Connecticut. That being the case, he may inform her that… D’oh. Fairly than let him admit that he favored her, Wally’s girlfriend beat a hasty retreat.
Earlier than the race obtained underway the next day, Susan, shedding any factors she had gained with viewers, slammed a automobile hood shut on Gil’s hand in order that he couldn’t drive. Jane would take his place, she mentioned. Since that wouldn’t be honest, her having flunked driver’s ed and all, Susan, additionally hell on wheels, would take the wheel for Buddy. Ultimately, Gil’s automobile simply couldn’t keep its pace, and Susan received. Buddy may keep at Rydell, and Richie may keep… Sigh. Gone.
That evening, Nancy introduced Mezcal to Cynthia’s as a peace providing. Cynthia wasn’t upset — or simply upset — as a result of Nancy was all the time so imply to Potato, although. What was it? Cynthia couldn’t say, so Nancy had her write it down. Cynthia’s secret out to not less than one good friend, she and Nancy tearfully embraced.
The day of Olivia’s wedding ceremony, the Pink Girls realized that they wanted to be there for the longer term Mrs. Daniels. In order that they stole McGee’s automobile and supplied their providers as bridesmaids. Solely then did it daybreak on Olivia that she was solely marrying Mr. Daniels as a result of, having misplaced Richie, she felt like she wanted somebody to carry onto… however she already had that in her lady gang. (Particular props to Nancy, who, on their method out, slapped Leonard, scolding him for making an attempt to make a spouse of a kid!)
At Rydell’s carnival, Cynthia finally satisfied Lydia that she was all in the place their romance is worried. How may Lydia make sure? “I informed Nancy every thing,” Cynthia mentioned. “There’s no going again now.” Nancy’s relationship with Potato regained its momentum, too, after she apologized and, briefly order, he dumped her, kissed her and gave her a pie to the face. (Breaking and making up is outwardly going to be their “factor.”) Urged on by Susan, Jane informed Nicholson that everybody agreed that Richie was responsible for the brawl. It didn’t matter, nevertheless, since by then Buddy had confessed to being the responsible celebration. He wasn’t going to high school in Connecticut, both. Regardless of being a 16-year-old dropout, he was going to make his personal method, he informed his dad.
Newly single, Olivia was disheartened to see that Gil had a brand new lady on his arm — from St. Bernadette’s, no much less. The Pink Girls, acknowledging that they had been all nuts, requested Hazel to hitch the gang. “We may use a logical [member],” Olivia noticed. Because the episode and the season got here to an in depth, Gil launched everyone to his outdated pal from New York, Frankie. “However everyone calls him Zuko” Gil added. (Did Danny have a brother?) We didn’t get a glimpse of the newcomer’s face, nevertheless it was acquainted to not less than one particular person. “I mentioned I by no means needed to see you once more,” Jane hollered at him, “and I meant it!”
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