Jane ( Marisa Davilla), having survived her first year as “the new girl”, has seemingly found her niche in planning pep rallies and necking with quarterback Buddy ( Jason Schmidt) him embodying the nice-guy temperament that seeks to offset his jock inclinations. Whilst the Pink Ladies of the films are all established friends, this 10-part series sets up the eventual group as a quartet of misfits who are all struggling in their own way through their new high-school year. In many ways Rise of the Pink Ladies feels closer in spirit to that of Grease 2, but with its 1954 setting, it’s playing out 5 years prior to the original film, laying groundwork that feels disconnected from Grease, with a musicality and characterisations that feel far too modern the overt auto-tune present on many of the songs a far cry from the more raw, pure vocals we had the pleasure of hearing throughout the original films. Yes, she ultimately succumbed to her desire of Maxwell Caulfield’s Michael Carrington – and his secretive motorcyclist alter-ego – but she merely knew what she wanted in a partner worthy of her gumption there was even a whole song about it (“Cool Rider”), one so catchy and informative it changed the way Michael presented himself. For starters, its leader, Stephanie Zinone (Michelle Pfeiffer), was more rebellious and didn’t need the approval of those around her. The idea that Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) was a strong character is a little more muddied when you break it down, as she essentially rehauled her image to suit Danny’s aesthetic and, of course, let’s not forget that so many of the Pink Ladies of the original film obsessed over boys too.ġ982’s Grease 2 – less well received in its heyday, but now more appreciated upon retrospect (and rightfully so) – still leans into the boy-crazy mentality of its predecessor, but actually presents a far stronger collective of the Pink Ladies. As seems to be the norm now for familiar property, the creators of this prequel series have essentially refashioned it for modern audiences and, in the process, made it feel like a separate entity entirely to its original influence.ġ978’s Grease would like you to believe it bathes itself in feminist power, and in some ways it does with the character of Rizzo (Stockard Channing), with her signature “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” serving as a type of reclaiming of her free spirited sexual energy.

There’s something kind of ironic in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies aiming to ramp up the female empowerment.

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