Last night’s episode of Rise was one of the best yet. We finally made it out of the rehearsal room and got a look at how the events of the last seven episodes have affected the lives of the characters. I’m not going to lie—the last few weeks of Rise have been tough to watch. I was considering jumping ship and returning to re-runs of my beloved Smash. But during last night’s episode, I shed many tears and buckled up for the rest of Rise’s freshman season.
Here are my reactions to last night’s biggest moments, as told by GIFs.
WARNING: *SPOILERS AHEAD*
When the racy student-filmed Spring Awakening promo helped sell tickets, and Mr. Mazzu was okay with that…
When the PTA started protesting the musical…
And then Mrs. Saunders stands up for Simon and calls her husband out!
When Gordy and Robbie help the Stanton football team win the big game!
But Gwen shuts Gordy down…
And then Robbie introduces Mr. Mazzu to his mother (and I completely lose it)!
When Lilette and her mother have the biggest fight and her mother walks out on her…
When the principal asks Ms. Wolfe to shut down the musical and then the episode ends!
Rise airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on NBC.