Nobody in their right mind would pinpoint Grease’s Pink Ladies as proto-feminists. Sure, Rizzo pointed out there were worse things for her to do than “go with a boy, or two”, but most of the 1978 film (and the musical it’s based on) is taken up with them obsessing over boys. Sandi even becomes a completely different person in order to bag her man, even though he’s already smitten, as evidenced by his horrible cardigan.
This ten-part series musical reboot, a sort of prequel to the movie, has a different agenda. As is now increasingly the norm, it takes a well-known and much-loved property and refashions it for a 21st century audience, diversifying the cast and cranking up the female empowerment. It’s even inclusive to jocks.
