History YMMV / Pose

* PlotTumor: Stan's power struggle with Matt has almost no relevance to the larger plot of season 1 beyond setting in motion the events that lead to Patty finding out about Stan's affair. The entire storyline completely disappears after that season, causing some speculation that its sole purpose was to give people outside the community an "in" with a character they could relate to, who could then be disposed of once the real main characters had been established enough to keep following.

* BrokenBase: [
** [spoiler:Candy's death. Some see her death as a realistic portrayal of how black trans women are treated in heteronormative society since the episode aired around the same time several high-profile murders of Black trans women had been reported in national news, while others believe that Candy's death made no sense from a narrative standpoint and serves only to develop Pray Tell's character despite the latter being antagonistic towards Candy up until shortly before her death or for simple shock value.]]

* BrokenBase: [[spoiler:Candy's death. Some see her death as a realistic portrayal of how black trans women are treated in heteronormative society since the episode aired around the same time several high-profile murders of Black trans women had been reported in national news, while others believe that Candy's death made no sense from a narrative standpoint and serves only to develop Pray Tell's character despite the latter being antagonistic towards Candy up until shortly before her death or for simple shock value.]]

* GrowingTheBeard: The series started formulated towards the typical audiences, with the cast following specific tropes related to a drama series (the protagonist, the antagonist, the alpha bitch groups etc., and a lengthy sidestory involving a straight couple with no relation to the plot other than Angel). Starting the series finale and the second season, the tropes are starting to get subverted at times gearing purely towards a queer audience. With the spirit of the ballroom scene, despite the internal dramas that are settled on the stage, the houses are still part of a big family and they will support each other in hard times.

* GrowingTheBeard: The series started formulated towards the typical audiences, with the cast following specific tropes related to a drama series (the protagonist, the antagonist, the alpha bitch groups etc., and a lengthy sidestory involving a straight couple with no relation to the scene other than Angel). Starting the series finale and the second season, the tropes are starting to get subverted at times gearing purely towards a queer audience. With the spirit of the ballroom scene, despite the internal dramas that are settled on the stage, the houses are still part of a big family and they will support each other in hard times.

* GrowingTheBeard: The series started formulated towards the typical audiences, with the cast following specific tropes related to a drama series (the protagonist, the antagonist, the alpha bitch groups etc., and a lengthy sidestory involving a straight couple). Starting the series finale and the second season, the tropes are starting to get subverted at times and gearing towards a queer audience. With the spirit of the ballroom scene, despite the internal dramas that are brushed off on the dance floor, the houses are still part of a big family who will support each other in hard times.

* GrowingTheBeard: The series started formulated towards the typical audiences, with the cast following specific tropes related to a drama series (the protagonist, the antagonist, the alpha bitch groups etc., and a lengthy sidestory involving a straight couple). Starting the series finale, the tropes are starting to get subverted at times, giving the spirit of the ballroom scene where despite the internal dramas, the community is all a big family who will support each otherin hard times.

* BrokenBase: [[spoiler:Candy's death. Some see her death as a realistic portrayal of how black trans women are treated in heteronormative society and was an example of how SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped since the episode aired around the same time several high-profile murders of Black trans women had been reported in national news, while others believe that Candy's death made no sense from a narrative standpoint and serves only to develop Pray Tell's character despite the latter being antagonistic towards Candy up until shortly before her death or for simple shock value.]]

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** The series really, really wants you to remember to practice safe sex and make sure you get tested regularly for HIV[=/=]AIDS. Considering how the disease is still around and there's still no cure in sight, it's hard to fault the showrunners for trying to use their spotlight to promote healthy practices.
** "Never Knew Love Like This Before" approaches the topic of violence against the trans community with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer, but considering the ongoing epidemic of murders against trans women of color, it's a sadly timely episode.

** Elektra declaring of her newly formed house "Wintour is coming," in a blatant reference to the meme from ''Series/GameOfThrones'' despite the series being set years before not just that show but even its source material ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', whose first book was published in 1996. And yet, she still delivers the line like she's quoting something everyone should recognize, like the show's crew just completely forgot it isn't set in the present day
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*** When Elektra is about to be revealed from the giant shell as Venus, Pray Tell calls out "Release the Kraken!" a catchphrase from the 2010 <i>remake</i> of 'Movies/ClashOfTheTitans''.

** Elektra declaring of her newly formed house "Wintour is coming," in a blatant reference to the meme from ''Series/GameOfThrones'' despite the series being set years before not just that show but even its source material ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', whose first book was published in 1996. And yet, she still delivers the line like she's quoting something everyone should recognize, like the show's crew just completely forgot it isn't set in the present day.