Second Chances

**Second Chances** is the twelfth and final episode of Season 2 for *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series* and the twenty-second episode overall. It first aired on July 30, 2021 on Disney+.

## Synopsis

While the Wildcats head to Salt Lake Slices to digest the excitement of opening night - and a pizza or two - Miss Jenn continues to experience tunnel vision over the Menkie Awards. Mr. Mazzara shows his softer side; Ricky reevaluates a party crasher; Gina speaks her truth; and Nini makes a life-altering call.

## Full Summary

The performance concludes and Big Red surprises Ashlyn with a present, a sign with her name in lights. Impressed by her performance, Howie approaches Kourtney and the pair decide to resume their relationship. Nini and Ricky reconcile their friendship by reading each other their congratulatory cards. Miss Jenn holds onto hope for success in the theater competition, before the students decide that they would not like to learn of the outcome of their performance. Ultimately, they decide to abandon their place in the competition. Gina arranges for Nini to get in contact with her old brother Jamie who is a Music Producer to help set her music career in motion. Mr. Mazzara is offered a place in the robotics doctoral program at CalTech upon the recommendation of E.J.'s father. Ricky gives Miss Jenn his blessing to pursue a relationship with his father, before Mr. Mazzara also confesses his feelings for her. Ricky decides to give Lily a second chance and reaches out to her. Disheartened by Jamie's comments, E.J. cancels his date with Gina. Ashlyn corrects the misunderstanding with Gina about what E.J. told her before he head out to his car. Gina runs after E.J. in the Parking Lot at Salt Lake Slices and tells him that he got "bad intel" to let him know that she feels the same. Gina asks E.J. if he would be her first kiss which causes E.J. to drop his bag and runs towards Gina to meet her in the middle. Both E.J. and Gina run into each other arms to share their first kiss (offscreen).

## Cast

### Starring

* Joshua Bassett as Ricky Bowen
* Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts
* Matt Cornett as E.J. Caswell
* Sofia Wylie as Gina Porter
* Julia Lester as Ashlyn Caswell
* Larry Saperstein as Big Red
* Dara Renee as Kourtney Greene
* Joe Serafini as Seb Matthew-Smith
* Frankie A Rodriguez as Carlos Rodriguez
* Kate Reinders as Miss Jenn
* Mark St. Cyr as Mr. Mazzara

### Guest Starring

* Alexis Nelis as Natalie Bagley
* Kimberly Brooks as Michelle Greene
* Roman Banks as Howie
* Olivia Rose Keegan as Lily
* Andrew Barth Feldman as Antoine

## Songs

* Second Chance- Sofia Wylie (Gina), Olivia Rodrigo (Nini), Joshua Bassett (Ricky), and Matt Cornett (E.J.)

## Trivia

* This is the Season 2 finale.
* During Second Chance Ricky Bowen, E.J. Caswell, Gina Porter and Nini Salazar-Roberts all wear the same outfits they wore on the first day of school and auditions for High School Musical in The Auditions.
* Gina Porter shares her first kiss with E.J. Caswell offscreen.
* The last episode to feature Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts, Larry Saperstein as Big Red and Joe Serafini as Seb Matthew-Smith as Main Characters.