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How long do cats hold a grudge? 16 hours?

Cats hold grudges for 13+ years. . . I never saw the end of that argument

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Honestly, I really thought they would blow Discovery up three episodes before the finale. Because James Duff is on the show and killing the main character off with some episodes to go is kind of his thing, you know.

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Aaaand there goes the last one. Blorp blorp. . . . . . #spoonie #spoonielife #chronicillness #lupus #mybodyisalemon #stillmad #digitalart #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #illustration #dibujos #dibujodigital #dessin #dessindigital #kunst #digitalkunst #procreate #ipadpro https://www.instagram.com/p/BukW9oflr0-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1twhnbo0dabvt

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Documenting the weekend #womensmarch with @adrianapicker and @jessconatser 👭👭👭👭 #stillmad #wip #art #illustration #design #sketchbook (at New York, New York)

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Hypocrisy Files: Gabriella Montez

I know, I know. I should stay away from HSM II, given how it hikes my blood pressure. But after this post yesterday, I just NEED to back up my defence of Troy Bolton with a comparative look at Gabriella’s staggering hypocrisy during her confrontation with Sharpay. WHY people cannot see this is beyond me. In my Questions for HSM II Continued, I said that Gabriella’s actions here were “somewhat commendable”. I hereby retract that comment; after further analysis, I now conclude that Gabriella did not have one scrap of moral authority to lecture Sharpay at all. If anyone should have shouted at Sharpay here, it should have been Kelsi. 

I will now conduct a line-by-line analysis for why Gabriella’s actions here are disgraceful, hypocritical and far worthier of censure than ANYTHING Troy does in the ENTIRE film series. 

Hold your horses.

Hypocrisy Files: Gabriella Montez

Agent Deborah: At 08:25am this morning, I watched exclusive clips of Suspect Montez engaged in acts of heinous hypocrisy. Report as follows. 

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So, we discover that Sharpay has banned employee participation in her beloved Talent Show, too envious of Ryan’s creative genius and the potential he has to outshine her (finally) during the event. She wants to hog the stage with a completely unwilling Troy. At this, Gabriella storms out of the kitchen, determined to give Sharpay what for, as this is only the latest in a series of gimmicks that Sharpay has played to assert her dominance. Gabriella calls Sharpay away from her group of laughing sycophants to begin what is ostensibly a moral stand, but actually a complete farce. 

[G] “Sharpay! Forget about the rest of us! How about the fact that your brother has worked extremely hard on the show?”

Well, I’ll give her credit here, since Sharpay is clearly in the wrong for flushing all Ryan’s hard work down the toilet just because of her insatiable desire to be Top Dog, even though she is less talented than he. Thankfully, Ryan will receive his opportunity to demonstrate his grit and talent in the upcoming movie, but not before we’ve heard yet more of Gabriella’s atrocious moralizing. 

[S] “Oh, boo-hoo! He’ll be in the show! He’ll do his... celebrity impersonations.”

I think this comment speaks for itself, which is what makes it so rewarding when Ryan stands up to her later on. 

[S] “And don’t lecture me about Ryan! Given the way you’ve been interfering in Troy’s future.”

[G] “What?”

[S] “You’ve got him written up by Fulton for sneaking on the golf course. Swimming after hours! I had to step in just to save Troy’s job!”

Now, much earlier when I watched this, it appeared to me that Sharpay was merely trying to guilt-trip Gabriella by making what appeared to be false accusations against her conduct. After all, Troy was the one who suggested the picnic on the golf course, assuring Gabriella that it was fine for them to be there, when in fact he was breaking Club rules. He also suggested sneaking a swim (by shouting it aloud to the world in the middle of said club), which was also against the rules. Furthermore, Sharpay is quite clearly posturing with her fake philanthropism, solely based on acquiring Troy as a trophy under the guise of her Talent Show. 

But now, I realize that Sharpay IS right! Not for the reasons she thinks, though. Gabriella HAS been interfering with Troy’s future. Her reaction to his promotions and privileges was, one of disdain, condescension and cruel mockery. She falsely accused him of having become a “new Troy” on the basis of 1)- his inability to make dates on time, 2)- his new Italian golf shoes, 3)- his clothes, meaning his promotions and privileges. 

As a result of this, Troy was crestfallen and no doubt filled with guilt that later manifest himself as he flushed his future down the toilet to reunite with Gabriella and get in good with his friends. If that’s not interference, then I don’t know what is. Any supportive girlfriend would have been delighted, pleased and proud when Troy said “I can’t believe how things are working out here!”. They would not have cut him down to pea size, mocked him for wearing new clothes and made him feel like an arrogant imposter, rather than a hard-working and talented student. It might not be physical interference, but you can see how Troy’s pleasure and good mood is completely eviscerated by the end of this scene. At the beginning, he did a twirl, was shooting hoops and smiling. By the end, he looked thoroughly downtrodden, confused and hurt. Gabriella has a habit of destroying Troy’s mood within seconds, as I will explain shortly. 

[G] “I’m not interested in what YOU think you’re doing for Troy! That’s between you and him!”

When I first watched this, I was cheering Gabriella on. Yes! She’s not interested in Sharpay’s meddling, she’s standing up for what is right! 

Oh, what a fool I was. Read Gabriella’s comments carefully, folks. Now let’s rewind a little back to the Free Cheeseburgers Travesty. What did Gabriella say, after finding out that Troy had asked Sharpay’s opinion* on his new Italian golf shoes?

“He didn’t ask me.”

That might sound innocuous, but then if you fast-forward a little, Gabriella brings up the SAME topic when she derides Troy for allegedly having changed. 

“So I see. ITALIAN GOLF SHOES, new clothes, golf carts... It’s crazy stuff. Hard to keep track of, I bet.”**

So in other words, she’s lying. Of course she is interested-- interested enough to repeat information she couldn’t possibly have known without taking an interest in what Troy was doing. After all, Troy did not ask her about his new shoes. She is jealous of the entirely fictional possibility that Troy was cheating on her with Sharpay. 

Take Gabriella’s comment with a pinch of salt. 

[G] “But you’re messing with MY friends, MY summer, and that’s not okay with me!”

Again, I was cheering Gabriella on during my first watch so long ago. Could I possibly have been more wrong?

First of all, this comment makes it appear that the crux of Gabriella’s complaint is self-centred. All of this is inconveniencing HER. But what about her defence of Ryan, I hear you say? Well, I have no choice but to assume that she was merely using Ryan as a way of squeezing some remorse from Sharpay. I know I have said differently beforehand, but upon closer inspection, I think I was wrong. She says “MY summer”-- I’m sorry, lady. You were never here to have YOUR summer. This is the lady who had been struggling to find work, and told Troy, “I hope some of those activities include a job.” But more importantly, were she so concerned about Ryan’s hard work, why didn’t she say something like this? “You’re messing with Ryan’s friends, RYAN’s summer and that’s not okay with me!” Would that not be more consistent with her alleged concern for Ryan’s hard work? FURTHERMORE, not long after her supposed defence of Ryan’s work, SHE QUITS LAVA SPRINGS without even waiting to see whether Sharpay, who looks ashamed of herself, will change her mind. Later on, Taylor has to DRAG her back to Lava Springs to complete the show/reunion that Ryan and Kelsi helped to plan. Surely someone deeply concerned about Ryan’s hard work would need NO persuasion to return? That is not to mention the fact that, during HSM III, she once again has to be persuaded by Troy to return to Albuquerque so that Ryan and Kelsi’s hard work isn’t wasted. Hypocrisy or what?

On top of THAT, note her claim of “MY friends”. If you view this in conjunction with her earlier comment, that she wasn’t interested in what Sharpay was doing for Troy, it is implied that Gabriella isn’t counting Troy as one of her friends. Why do I make this assumption? Because Gabriella NEVER criticizes Sharpay for harassing Troy throughout this exchange. She makes the implicit assumption that Sharpay and Troy have some kind of agreement (which they clearly do not), and leaves them out of the equation. “MY friends”, according to Gabriella, includes the Wildcats only. They have been inconvenienced. Troy, according to her, is living the high life. (This is after she derided him for daring to succeed without her. This is after she flirted with Ryan to his face to punish him). Think about this, folks. Gabriella has SEEN Troy being pushed left, right and centre by Sharpay. For example, during the “sneak a swim” exchange, Sharpay pulls up and you can see Troy’s confusion and exasperation when he gets onto the golf cart. So can Gabriella. Apparently, this escapes her mind. Also escaping her mind is the obvious fact that Troy would NEVER have connived with Fulton to do what Sharpay did-- 1)- he’s a downright decent guy and 2)- he is an EMPLOYEE and does not have the clout. And yet Gabriella has a go at Troy as well, as though this were part of his grand plan. 

On top of THAT, let’s talk about “messing with MY friends”. Troy is supposed to be her friend and yet she had no scruples and precious little remorse for pretending to flirt with Ryan to his face. I repeat this fact again and again folks, because it is the single most reprehensible act in the movie. It decimates any argument against Troy’s supposed “jerk” behaviour. SHE messed with Ryan, exploiting his desire for recognition and validation, leading to Ryan unjustly bearing the brunt of Troy’s humiliation and irritation. So this renders her alleged defence of him utterly irrelevant. It’s apparently not okay with her that Sharpay messes with The Wildcats, but there is nothing wrong with her using a good-natured, kind and generous boy who just wants a bit of credit as a tool in her petty revenge scheme against Troy based on FALSE EVIDENCE and LUDICROUS SUSPICIONS. Please, if you have any modicum of objectivity, weigh the two actions and tell me which is worse. 

[S] “You don’t like the fact that I... won...”

Yet more proof of why Troypay is a thoroughly false and ridiculous ship.

[G] “What’s the prize? Troy? The Star Dazzle Award? You have to go through all this just to get either one? No thanks, Sharpay. You’re very good at a game that I don’t wanna play. So... I’m done here. But you better step away from the mirror long enough to check the damage that will always be right behind you!”

Hypocrisy of hypocrisies. She treated Ryan as a prize not long earlier, with her fake flirting when he lost the Staff Baseball game. “You’re so awesome!”, she said, whilst ignoring Troy’s call. She was willing to compromise and even destroy a potential friendship between Troy and Ryan by giving the impression that she and the latter had something going on. That’s playing games, and she expected Ryan to play along with her, and humiliate Troy. Ryan didn’t do this, instead choosing to pass on a compliment from his father to Troy, showing that he had nothing but good intentions towards the both of them, and was being hoodwinked by the conniving hypocrite standing next to him. I have already discussed the stupidity of Gabriella quitting the job when no one else did. As for the damage that will always be right behind Sharpay? The irony of this scene is that the damage is standing RIGHT BEHIND GABRIELLA when she is giving this risible speech: Troy. The boy she has mocked, belittled, manipulated, humiliated, bullied and shunned for NO reason other than her own jealousy and controlling tendencies. Sharpay is not the only one who should step away from the mirror. Gabriella, filled with thoroughly false notions of her own moral superiority, is swimming in a sea of staggering hypocrisy. 

I know I should stop. This movie is not good for my well-being. 

*sigh* 

I’m headed back to Trelsi next.

(*FOOTNOTE-- And by the way, there is NO CRIME in asking a girl about new Italian shoes. The Italians make damn good shoes. Remember, Troy is not rich. I wouldn’t even say he was comfortably middle-class. He is like a kid in a candy store when he arrives at Lava Springs for the first time, and is stunned when Mr. Fulton promotes him on a salary of $500 a WEEK ($2000 a month) PLUS tips: “Per week? That’s off the hook! I ca... I think that’s very manageable.” Later, thoroughly bewildered, he asks Mr. Fulton: “How did this happen?” Are these the words of an arrogant show-off? So of course, he would be chuffed to be wearing expensive shoes, given that most of the time, he wears sneakers. 

Troy reacted to a compliment that Sharpay paid him-- yes, a compliment he thought was genuine, but was actually emotional manipulation-- and thus asked her opinion. Taylor edited this part of the conversation to relay back to Gabriella. Folks, please watch the scene where Taylor is shown appearing in the background whilst Troy and Sharpay are talking. You will discover that Taylor clearly heard MORE than this, most notably, Troy saying the following: “Your parents have been really nice. But singing with you isn’t a part of my job.” Taylor is within earshot and yet doesn’t give Gabriella this information. If Taylor’s spiteful and misleading behaviour isn’t sufficient, you then have Gabriella’s mournful “He didn’t ask me.” Well, maybe there is a reason for that. As BoltonEvans has pointed out, Gabriella makes fun of Troy earlier about his shoes! “Your shoes don’t match though! Kidding!” Was that the kind of comment she was also hoping to make on his Italian golf shoes?!)

(**FOOTNOTE--  “So I see. ITALIAN GOLF SHOES, new clothes, golf carts... It’s crazy stuff. Hard to keep track of, I bet.”

People, if you have a significant other who speaks to you like this, you will need to re-evaluate your relationship. Do the people who bow and make sacrifices at the altar of Troyella ever watch this scene? Do they block it out? The rudeness, sneering condescension and hostility are jumping out of the screen here. And may I point out that Gabriella is, in effect, blaming Troy for wearing things THAT WERE GIVEN TO HIM. 

Mr. Fulton promoted him earlier on. Of course, we don’t see any scene in which Gabriella congratulates him upon having received a promotion on the job. Mr. Fulton promoted him because “It would seem that the Evans family think you have untapped potential.” Despite Sharpay’s harassment and manipulation, and Ryan being increasingly sidelined whilst Troy got the limelight (his sarcastic faces during the dinner scene are priceless!), it is Mr. Evans who was clearly impressed with Troy’s skill and willing to offer him opportunities. Troy didn’t go looking for any of this. So for Gabriella, who already has the very decent job of being a lifeguard ENTIRELY THANKS TO TROY (needless to say, she NEVER thanks him getting her a job, and quits later on), to act as though he is nothing but an opportunist peacock is an indictment upon her and her alone. 

One wonders why, in the next film, Troy asks Gabriella to pick out a suit for him. It’s cringeworthy and embarassing. But could it be because of this scene? Gabriella mocks his clothing choices throughout-- let me reiterate: “Your shoes don’t match though! Kidding!”/”Look at you! Go team!”/”Italian golf shoes, new clothes...” Could it be that because of Gabriella’s continued mockery, Troy loses confidence in his ability to dress himself and so consults her for what suit he should choose in the next movie? If so, this is yet more proof of how Troy’s self-esteem, confidence and self-image have plummeted as a result of his “relationship” with Gabriella). 

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Me when watching the cave scene in 4x7

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Questions for High School Musical II Continued

The above image is, of course, Gabriella in the midst of her somewhat commendable tirade against Sharpay for banning Employee involvement in the Talent Show. 

I continue with my questions about this movie. 

On Wildcat ingratitude

1- Perhaps Troy didn’t give all his friends a full rundown of the jobs available for the Wildcats upon Mr. Fulton agreeing to hire them all, but one would have thought they would be delighted to get summer employment. And so they are, until Mr. Fulton informed them of the “perspiration” that would be involved. Stop the world! This is awful, according to the Wildcats, as they burst into enraged song. 

Forgive me for asking, but doesn’t a job involve... work?

2-. Chad, who believes that working as a waiter and being a caddy is worse than detention with Ms Darbus, is suddenly reformed from his misery when he discovers the financial perks of being a caddy. No doubt Troy had a hand in recommending Chad for this position, just as he did for everyone else. In fact, Chad is so pleased about his good fortune, that he plans to save for a car, just like he said. But Chad, jealous and bitter of Troy’s success, blows a fuse over said success and never apologizes for doing so. But throughout, I assume that his role as a caddy would have earned him tips over and above his waiter duty. 

Precisely what did Chad lose throughout his stint at Lava Springs? Didn’t he get a decent deal?

3- I struggle to understand Zeke’s rising annoyance with Troy. Firstly, I thought they always got on well. Secondly, Troy is responsible for securing Zeke a role in the kitchen that would expose his cooking skills to a wider (and more sophisticated) audience. He said, “I’m hoping that Chef Michael will teach me the art of Austrian flake pastry”. Signed, sealed, delivered courtesy of Troy’s recommendation of Zeke’s cooking skills to Mr. Fulton. (Remember that everything Mr. Fulton said to each character in the kitchen was based upon information he had received from Troy.) Not long after, Zeke mockingly calls Troy “LeBron” and claims Troy “bailed” on his friends with regards to the Staff Baseball game, and then dumps an omelette in Troy’s plate with a glare during the famous Silent Treatment scene. Of course, as soon as Troy “apologizes” (I use brackets out of contempt for the motivation behind his apology), Zeke is all smiles again, joking that “because show-business is our entire life, right?”. Ah. So it didn’t really matter whether you missed out on the Talent Show or not, because you were actually there to work and earn money for college. 

What gives?

3- I have already mentioned Taylor’s behaviour throughout. We know that Troy told Mr. Fulton that she was efficient. As a sign of that, she was given the very important role of managing all events and keeping an eye on the children on the course. This role would demonstrate her organizational and management skills, which would look great on her resumé. She was entrusted with large events, she was clearly popular with the visitors/members (the cute scene where all those kids say hi to her before she slams into Mr. Fulton is evidence of this), no one complained about her work, she got her own golf-cart and she must have received a decent salary for such high responsibility. So her angry face upon receiving the clipboard astounds me. 

Was Troy wrong for getting Taylor the job? I thought she was struggling to find work? Where’s the gratitude?

4- I can’t take credit for this next one (this comes from BoltonEvans), but Kelsi’s complaints to Troy are perhaps the most ludicrous and mystical. Ingratitude one can expect from the other Wildcats. And though I have forgiven Kelsi for this, given that she does not turn her back on Troy much later, AND gets Chad to forgive Troy, I can’t gloss over her actions during the first scene with Mr. Fulton. The only thing Kelsi lost was her chocolate mousse. Otherwise, she was hired-- by Sharpay, no less. The same Sharpay who had bossed her around beforehand, and now offered her a job with no questions asked. Don’t you think that an exclusive country club could have had its pick from any more experienced pianist with more than one high school musical under their belt? 

Precisely what was the justification for Kelsi’s complaint? She was being hired to do what she did best: WRITE and PLAY music! Didn’t she say she was going to spend her holidays writing music? Mr. Fulton said she had to play to entertain guests, a way of exposing her musicianship to a wide array of sophisticated guests. What about this was unsatisfactory for her, and why was it Troy’s fault?

EDIT: The most important question, which I forgot last night:

5- Why was it Troy’s fault that Sharpay banned Employee involvement in the Talent Show? WHY? I can’t bear to watch this scene, except for Kelsi’s refusal to turn her back (literally) on Troy. This is infuriating. What did Troy have to gain by colluding with Sharpay? Nothing. He didn’t do anything. Why would he want to ruin his own friend’s chances of performing in the show? WHY DID THEY GIVE HIM THE SILENT TREATMENT FOR SOMETHING HE DIDN’T DO?!

On Gabriella’s behaviour

A recurring theme in the movies is that everything is Troy’s fault. Can any criticisms be made of Gabriella’s own behaviour?

1- All of the dates throughout the entire movie series were set up by Troy. Not once does Gabriella set up a date for Troy during the movie, although I assume that since Troy has had Mrs. Montez’s brownies, she will have arranged for Troy to meet her mother. Still, you don’t see Gabriella climbing trees to bring Troy a picnic of his favourite foods, or thinking of any other little considerate thing to do on his behalf. This continues through to the third movie, where she enjoys his tree house, gets free rides in his battered truck and pizza delivered straight to her room. 

Would it have killed her to make an effort now and again?

2- When Troy is worrying over his future, Gabriella insists that they must think about the present. Of course, one can sympathize with the lack of stability in Gabriella’s life: the constant moving around, the lack of a father figure (never explained, thanks to Barsocchini) and her alienation from other students thanks to her intelligence. All understandable. In practice, her dialogue about wanting to stay in one place over the summer is fine. But it comes right after Troy has just confided very deep worries to her. Instead of actually engaging with the comment he made and answering his specific point, she turns the conversation to her. This might seem minor, but she actually does this again in the third movie at least twice. Listen to what Troy says, pretend to understand and then turn the conversation back to herself. Obviously if Troy is worried about finance for college, then he can’t just “focus on right now”. That is not to say that chronic worrying is a good thing, and Troy definitely might have anxiety/self-esteem issues (thanks, Gabriella), but he is also mature and practical when it comes to his future. 

This is one of the reasons that I find Troy and Gabriella’s conversations to be intolerably dull. Foolishly, I had entertained high hopes for the third movie when I first saw it; high hopes that were crushed within the first fifteen minutes. I can be fair and assume that they may have discussed other things than musicals, Gabriella, college, Gabriella and more Gabriella. But somehow I can’t picture it. Their communication problems (none of which are Troy’s fault) are glaring throughout the second movie. 

Why does Gabriella show such a lack of interest, even approaching impatience with Troy’s concerns, but then blame him when they have a(nother) communication breakdown?

3- In quite possibly one of the most upsetting parts of the movie, Gabriella cuts Troy down for having forgotten the Staff Baseball Game, talking to him as though he is a wayward three year-old who needs guiding by the hand. Of course, Gabriella never offers to come and watch Troy playing with the Redhawks. That would involve taking an interest in his life, and caring about his future. I have already discussed the disproportionate rage over losing out on free cheeseburgers. However, she also mocks Troy for having received Italian golf shoes (over which he innocently asked Sharpay’s opinion earlier), new clothes and golf carts. Any reasonable person can see that Troy never went looking for any of these things, and was astonished to receive them. But moments after Gabriella cut Troy down to pea size with her cruel mockery, we see her sitting next to Taylor... in a golf cart. 

So it’s a new Troy when he unexpectedly receives a promotion and accompanying golf cart, but Taylor, who has been enjoying free rein over the country club in her golf cart, has remained the same. How does Gabriella justify this?

4- In the most upsetting part of the movie, Gabriella is seen to befriend Ryan. At first glance, we assume that she is being kind, although one might remember that she has never shown any interest in Ryan before. Ryan is the neglected half of the Evans duo, constantly overlooked in favour of his sister. Despite being talented in various areas (arguably more talented than Sharpay, given that he can sing, dance, play piano and choreograph), everyone looks to his dazzling blonde sister first and then to him as an afterthought. He craves validation on his own merit. So of course, he is flattered and uplifted when Gabriella appears to be friendly towards him. (Excessively friendly, as we hear her say, “You’re so awesome!”, which counts as flirting in my book. Fake flirting.) He thinks that she is being genuine and is delighted to hear his sports skills as well as his choreography being praised. He doesn’t suspect anything amiss, and neither did I. But then when Gabriella has duped him into a dance (I don’t know whether she really couldn’t remember it; her fakeness is too suspicious) and Troy appears, the façade is blown apart. The careful viewer may notice how Ryan looks at Gabriella and sees what I consider a very cold, calculating and vindictive expression on her face. Troy, by comparison, looks hurt and humiliated (I often can’t watch this scene). It is never addressed in canon-- rather, it is glossed over, but I refuse to believe that Ryan didn’t understand what Gabriella had done just then. He MUST have known that she was using him. Or at least suspected it. The awkward silences and giggles from her spoke volumes. Anyway, Ryan quite commendably tried to keep things friendly, because he was doing nothing wrong. But on account of Gabriella’s emotional manipulation, Troy was short/irritated with Ryan and not her. Like I said, this scene has me cringing all the way through. 

Bottom line? This is CRUEL. Just cruel. And why does Gabriella do this? Is it because she wanted to be cruel? I actually don’t think so. Her expression when Troy had left was strangely pensive, even remorseful. But she did intend to punish him because she felt he was cheating on her with Sharpay. This is so absurd a suspicion that it would be a waste of words to discuss it, but suffice to say that Taylor had a hand in planting that suspicion. Still, the act of exploiting Ryan’s need for validation to send Troy the message that she basically didn’t need him, that two could play that the “game”, was the cruelest act in the movie. She is not vindicated by the fact that later, she quite commendably defends Ryan’s hard work against Sharpay, because her accusations against Sharpay are rendered hypocritical given her own actions. 

She accuses Sharpay of selfishness, but she has been irritated with Troy for not catering to her needs throughout their time at Lava Springs. She accuses Sharpay of playing games, but she used Ryan to make Troy jealous. She accuses Sharpay of leaving a trail of damage behind her, but she hurt Troy by dumping him in the middle of the summer, after having subjected him to criticism, mockery and manipulation beforehand, bolstered by a cocktail of lies about Troy’s behaviour. 

Why does Gabriella never realize this? Why is she never obliged to apologize? Why so hypocritical?

5- Apparently in a deleted scene, Taylor has to drag Gabriella out of her room (having invented another one of her sister’s ridiculous rules to support the action) to come and be reunited with Troy. Because romance. Clearly, Gabriella was not exactly pining for Troy if the prospect of being reunited with him caused such reluctance. Neither of them discuss the issues in their relationship, and Gabriella certainly doesn’t apologize, although kudos to her for showing up eventually. 

Do people resolve their relationship problems by singing?

Like I said, I am biased. I do not pretend to be impartial here. I think that Troy was largely justified in his actions throughout this movie, and would genuinely seek answers for the above questions. We shall see. I think I might do one for HSM III as well in the near future. Oh, the torture. 

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