Ricky and Gina

I don't have 'maybe' feelings about you, you aren't a maybe, you're a yes.

**Rina** is the official friendship/romantic pairing between **R**icky Bowen and G**ina** Porter. They are portrayed by Joshua Bassett and Sofia Wylie.

## History

### Season 1

In The Auditions, Gina Porter first saw Ricky Bowen out in the hall talking to Big Red, Kourtney Greene and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the first day of school. Ricky Bowen and Gina Porter didn't officially met until auditions for *High School Musical*. During Auditions, for the school musical Ricky performs an original song and Gina is shown to be in awe watching his performance. They are labeled as **outsiders** being that Gina is a transfer student who moves around a lot and Ricky being a skater who doesn't like musicals but joins it in hopes of getting back together with his "*ex". In* The Read-Through, when Ricky was feeling insecure about staying in the school musical and drops out he goes to the skate park and surprisingly sees Gina who looks to have been waiting for him sitting on the steps with her headphones in. She asks him "Is it true that you dropped out?". He answers her with "Did Miss Jenn send you here?." Thinking that Miss Jenn probably sent her here to bring him back to the musical. Gina denies and says "Please, I think I scare her" indicating she came here on her own volition. Ricky agrees with her statement on her being scary. Gina encourages him though to stay in the school musical saying that "Outsiders keep everyone on their toes. You kept us real" Ricky looks deep in thought at what she says. In Homecoming, Ricky sees that Gina has brought EJ to the dance as her partner and tells her she could do better. She rebuttals him telling him "You're not the one to give relationship advice and when I want your opinion I'll ask." He goes around to say something that hurts her and she leaves the table. When he sees her pour a drink on EJ's head and storms off angry he goes off after her to see if she's alright and apologizes for what he said to her at the table. She asks him "Why do you care?" Relating to her problems and he answers with an uncertain "I don't know" but says "I thought we sorted got each other" Them being both outsiders to their receptive group. On the ride to her house, they share a moment with each other that leads to Gina kissing him on the cheek which leaves him speechless.

After homecoming, Gina and Ricky have grown closer and opened up to each other about a lot of things. However, they soon grew apart after Gina and her mom moved away. She did come back at opening night and they properly said their goodbyes with her saying she "wouldn't quit on them if she wasn't moving away." Ashlyn soon suggested that Gina stayed at her house for the rest of the school year, to which Gina obliged. She and Ricky still talked, but they weren't as close as before because he and Nini got back together.

During Season 3, while Gina is in a relationship with E.J. Caswell, they grow close again, with Ricky soon after rekindling his buried feelings for Gina during the season. As the season progresses, Gina and E.J. break up. In Let It Go, Gina confesses her feelings to Ricky again at the *Frozen The Musical The Documentary* red carpet and they share a kiss.

## Moments

### Season 1

#### The Auditions

* Gina was watching from the sidelines while Ricky and Nini argued in front of the lockers.
* Gina smiled while Ricky sang "I Think I Kinda You Know" for his audition.
* She looked at him as he found out that he got casted as Troy.

#### The Read-Through

* Gina watched Carlos try to convince Ricky to come back to rehearsal.
* Gina waited for him at the skate park.
* Ricky was surprised that she was at the skate park
* They talked, and Gina said she was stoked when Miss Jenn cast Ricky as Troy.
* She told him that he kept the drama club real, and that he has his own style
* Ricky talked about what she said in the confessional and tried to give his all into the show

#### The Wonderstudies

* Gina said that "Ricky and Nini proved that opposites don't always attract" in the confessional.
* During rehearsal, Ricky watched Gina and the rest of the dancers go through their dance routine for "Stick to the Status Quo/Rehearsal"

#### Homecoming

* Ricky and Gina get into an argument about him thinking she is a little too ambitious
* Ricky and Big Red later watch her and EJ argue
* Ricky goes to apologize to Gina and they have a conversation about them both being outsiders and having home drama
* He drove her home and they joked about him thinking she was scary when they got there
* He also thanked her for convincing him to stay in the show and they talked about them both liking having somewhere to go after school
* When he asks her about the argument with EJ she says she doesn't do dates because she moves too much to become close to people
* Gina kisses him on the cheek and leaves after her mom flashes the porch lights

#### What Team?

* When confronted by E.J. who asked if she cared about Ricky, Gina answered with "What if I do?"
* Ricky and Gina walked in the bomb shelter together
* Big Red asked Ricky what happened with him and Gina on Friday, and Ricky said that he wasn't sure yet
* When Ricky suggested an acoustic version of "When There Was Me and You," Gina voted for his idea while the others vetoed it
* After they find out Miss Jenn could be fired they have a conversation about being scared that the musical could stop and they would no longer have somewhere to go after school
* She then asks to hear his song idea and he plays it for her
* After she complimented him on his guitar and he complimented her on her dancing and acting
* He also made a joke about her pouring punch on EJ's head in the last episode
* She said that she was hoping that he'd forgotten about that and he said he couldn't forget anything that happened at homecoming
* After some awkward silence when Ricky then suggested that they do something to help save Miss Jenn
* After the song and they saved Miss Jenn, Ricky and Gina hugged, him lifting her up in the air in a circle
* Natalie pulled Gina away to the others, but a while later, he received a text from Gina saying that his dad rocked and that he takes after Ricky
* They also walked, sat, or danced next to each other a few times throughout the episode

#### Thanksgiving

* Gina watched as Ricky and Nini sang "Start of Something New"
* Ricky went to Gina's side after he and Nini talked and they high-fived when Carlos invited everyone to the Thanksgiving party
* Gina went to Ricky's house before the party so they could walk together and also to give him a hat she knitted
* They have a conversation about hobbies she has picked up by being bored at home
* Ricky said he wasn't going to go to the party because he had been too stressed out by everything in his life changing
* Gina tells him that she's dealing with a similar issue because her mom works for FEMA and suggests that he goes to the party
* He agrees and takes the hat she made for him to which they joked about how oversize it is
* They arrived at the party together and they chuckled about Gina and YouTube
* They played High School Musical: The Choosical in the same team    .
* Gina laughed as Ricky and E.J. did the Sharpay and Ryan warm-up together
* Ricky smiled as Gina danced the "pop, and lock, and jam and break" before she answered Martha Cox
* He cheered as she received a "decathlon ribbon" as her prize
* He looked concerned when Gina and her mom talked over the phone
* Ricky waited for her in the kitchen, all ready to go home
* When she told him that she's moving away, he looked crestfallen and stared at her when she walked away

#### The Tech Rehearsal

* Ricky kept on texting Gina the whole day, but she didn't answer until later in the day
* He told everyone that she wasn't a quitter and that she will come back
* He told Nini that Gina moving away sucks

#### Opening Night

* Ricky looked at Gina as she danced "Stick to the Status Quo"
* After that number, they stared at each other for a while before talking about her finally being back but only for one night
* They also talked about how they didn't think she would get to come back before she told him it was time for "Get'cha Head in the Game"
* When Ricky had to go for his next scene, he said "gotta go," and Gina stared after him

#### Act Two

* After Ricky opted out of the second act of the musical, Gina saw him in the hallway and approached him
* She tells him a friend got her a last minute flight and he said that Todd (his mother's boyfriend) also did
* He also tells her about how he was worried that he would stop Nini from getting into her dream school
* They then joke about them having to see EJ play Troy and went to watch EJ and Nini
* As Ricky and Nini sang "Breaking Free," Gina looked a bit sad.

### Season 2

#### New Year's Eve

* Ricky was looking at Gina while she danced in front of him and the others during "Something in the Air."
* He was also looking at Gina when all of them cheered when they all got invited to a party at Ashlyn's house.
* Gina was glaring at Ricky when he sat down a few feet away from her.
* He noticed this and smiled at her.
* She smiled back and shook her head before going to the kitchen.
* Ricky stared after her as she walked away.
* When they heard Kourtney read Nini's New Year's Resolution, he thought it was Gina who wrote it down, but Gina told him that it wasn't.
* When Ricky and Nini were singing "You Are the Music in Me," Gina looked at them sadly.
* They were both shocked when they found out Nini was moving to Denver.

#### Typecasting

* Gina and Ricky were next to each other in the lunch table.
* Gina looked at Ricky when he said that he wasn't gonna audition for the spring musical.
* She smiled when he walked in the auditorium.
* They both watched each other's audition, and Ricky cheered for her and her group.
* They both clapped for Big Red.

#### Valentine's Day

* Gina told Ricky and Ashlyn to review the waltz
* Gina came to Ricky's house unexpectedly, surprising Ricky and they jokes about his house being a mess
* Then she talked to him about her not thinking her mother would get her something for valentine's day
* He says that he understands missing your mom and they talk about telling each other things they don't tell other people
* He then gets a call from Nini and leaves her to take it so Nini wouldn't know she was there
* When Nini says she they can't hang out that day and hangs up he tells Gina that he wanted to play her a song and that it was a weird day
* Gina suggests that he should play it over the phone because every girl likes a sweet gesture and that she knows from experience, referencing when Ricky serenaded her
* He responds by saying he thinks she'll get her's too but she doesn't believe him
* Then she goes out the door before Ricky could finish thanking her for coming
* Ricky followed Gina's suggestion and sang his song over the phone.
* Gina received a box of chocolates just as she got a text from Ricky, so she thought it was from him.
* She sent him a text to thank him for the chocolates, but a few moments later, it was revealed that it was her mom who sent it.
* Ricky receives a message from Nini and Gina at separate times but only looks over when Gina's is sent

#### The Storm

* During the recap, Gina said that chocolate gives her heartburn because she was upset about her thanking Ricky for chocolates only to find out that her mom sent them
* After Ricky laughed at her joke about Miss Jenn's story being scary she looked at him sadly
* They had a conversation where Ricky tried to complement Gina and made a joke the chocolates situation after she was hesitant
* In a confessional Gina said that she misinterpreted the situation and that she would never step on what he has with Nini
* She also said that it was a running joke between them
* Gina brushed Ashlyn off after she asked what the joke was about
* When Nini showed up, Ricky and Gina both stared at her as if they've done something wrong.
* Ricky, like everyone else, followed Gina's lead when they got locked up in the school during the snowstorm.
* When Big Red tried to ask for Gina's opinion on what Ricky was planning to send to Nini, it seemed as if Ricky didn't want her to hear it.
* Gina looked pained and told Ricky to never text or say what he was planning to send to Nini, ever.
* Ricky said thanks for her opinion and said he was sorry. He didn't mean to suck her into their thing.
* Gina changed the subject by telling him that she found a Twix bar near her locker and tried to pass it off as a joke. Ricky laughed and told her he goes big.
* She stared after him as he and Big Red walked away
* When asked by Carlos who is the reason she was having a confusing time, Gina said that it didn't matter.
* When Ricky went to catch up to Nini at the bus station, Gina looked at him, hurt.
* He looked at her, smiled, and said "Later," before going.
* When Ashlyn asked what happened back there with Ricky and Carlos, Gina walked away after saying she was still figuring that out.

#### The Quinceañero

* Ricky and Gina were both helping plan Carlos's Quinceañero.
* Gina said that she doesn't know where she stands with most boys at her school, and she's most likely talking about Ricky.
* Ricky approached Gina for advice on what to do with Nini. And then he went on to say that theoretically, if he and Gina were dating, would she be flattered if he did the same thing for her. She told him she would be, but reminded him that they were not dating and that there are better people to talk to about Nini.
* Ricky was one of those who cheered when Gina performed "A Dancer's Heart."
* Gina looked sadly at Ricky and Nini while Seb performed "The Climb.'

#### Yes, And...

* Gina stood behind Ricky when he showed them all the video North High made.
* They both fooled around with the pool noodles.    *Flashback Scene*
* When Ricky asked Gina if she would be his partner in one of the exercises, she ignored him.
* Gina was improvising with Ashlyn, and when Ashlyn said, "What is your heart telling you?" Gina looked at Ricky, who smiled back at her.
* Ricky stood by the doorway while Ashlyn sang "Home" and looked at Gina, then at his necklace.
* Gina told Ricky that he was amazing out there on stage, and he smiled at the compliment.
* When Ricky said that it felt good to get something right for once and she must get that feeling all the time, she disagreed. She told him that she doesn't do anything right the first time and that her thing is that she just keeps pushing and never quits. He told her that he knew that she doesn't.
* Gina started to cry as she says goodbye to him and he was teary-eyed as well.
* Ricky told her to say what she wanted to say.
* She told him that she wouldn't quit on what they had if she wasn't moving away. So now, she was going to give him a really tight hug and walk away with her head held high. When she said "Okay?" he nodded and said "Okay."
* They both gave each other sad smiles and hugged.

### Season 3

#### Happy Campers

* Ricky decides to comes to Camp Shallow Lake last minute. When Ricky shows up at camp the first people he sees are E.J. and Gina who were just having a moment and he says "Group Hug?"

#### Into the Unknown

* Ricky and Gina run into each other while going to have breakfast, and, Gina asks if they can start over, to which Ricky inmediatly agrees.
* While Ricky is singing For the First Time in Forever/Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (Mashup) it can be seen how Gina is looking at him in the background.
* They both go running to congratulate Jet on how well he did the audition.

#### The Woman in the Woods

* They both get casted as Anna and Kristoff, the main romantic pairing in Frozen.
* Ricky sees a shrine in the woods and decides to tell E.J. about it so they can go to llok at it, who blows him off, so he instead goes with Gina to find it.
* Ricky and Gina talk ans joke during the walk on the woods, with Ricky admitting he's a little scared and putting Gina's hand on his chest to prove how fast his heart is going.
* They hear what they think is the Woman in the Woods and go to find it.
* Once in the barn, having realized it was Ashlyn all along, Ashlyn says that there is always something new to learn, and Ricky looks over at Gina.
* Afterwards, Ricky admits he's really proud of her, and that is a big deal the fact that he got the Anna part in the play.
* Exiting the barn, they both say goodbye at each other, only to realize they are walking in the same direction.

#### No Drama

* Just before singing Fabulous, E.J. makes a comment about Ricky being Gina's "secret late-night hiking buddy", to which Gina looks at him with a confused look and Ricky answers "You're funny and you never make things weird".
* While the rest of the campers are at the friendship circle and E.J. and Gina are talking on their own, Ricky is seen watching Gina from afar.
* While Gina is reading the script in the readthrough, Ricky looks at her in awe.
* Ricky and Gina, along with E.J., say that there is not drama going on, while hugging each other.
* When they want to perform Love is an open Door, Ricky inmediately jumps at the opportunity o singing it with Gina due to Jet's absense.
* E.J. says to Ricky "Stay in your lane, Bowen", and Gina looks at him with a confusing glance again.
* After E.J. and Gina sing Love Is An Open Door, Ricky can be seen jealous.
* When Corbin asks him what did he though of it, he says that "she's amazing", just before adding that E.J. was also amazing, and storming off.
* Gina finds Ricky practising his lines, and finds out about his bucket list. Teasing him about it, and trying to catch it.
* E.J. appears from behind and gets jealous of their banter, afterwards revealing to Val that Gina might be "busy with someone else".
* That night, Ricky finds himself between E.J. and Gina, and hears how Gina says she doesn't do well with liars. After this, he leaves to his bunk.
* In his bunk, he finds Jet. Ricky scolds him for dissapearing, saying that this is important, particularly to Gina, because she finally got the lead. Jet questions Ricky's motives for this, asking if he was truly that upset because he took off or it all of that was just about Gina, which Ricky denies saying they are just friends. Jet doesn't believe him, to which Ricky asnwers him that he doesn't know the whole story, before leaving.

#### The Real Campers of Shallow Lake

* Ricky gets the role of the jilted ex. Of Gina's jilted ex.
* While Ricky is practising slapping wth E.J., Carlos says that it looks very fake. So he says that E.J. has stolen the woman Ricky loves , to which Ricky answers with a "Gina?", saying that, as he is E.J.'s girlfriend he would have stolen her.
* E.J.continues with the "ruse" saying that Ricky had held a torch for her for years, and that that's why he pretended to get lost in the woods with her. To which Ricky cuts him by slapping him forreal.
* While Ricky and Gina are rehearsing a scene along with Jet, Ricky, again, looks at Gina in awe while she acts.
* They are seen talking before Carlos comes to talk to them about their roles.
* Ricky is "supposedly" in love with Gina, while Gina is mad at E.J., and wants to make him angry.
* They perform a very flirty version of What Do You Know About Love?.
* After finishing it, Carlos asks Ricky how he feels for the documentary, and Ricky says that that was heart-wrenching.
* Ashlyn says that she is impressed with Ricky, because two semesters ago he could barely memorize his lines.
* Val says that Ricky is genuinely heartsick, and that he is a clear example of sublimated yearning.
* Ashlyn says that Ricky and Gina have history.
* Ricky and Gina find each other after the performance and have a heart-to-heart that is interrumped by Channing.
* They enter the room together.
* Ricky confesses his feelings for Gina to Carlos, and he's caught by Channing who was hiding behind the bushes.

#### Color War

* Ricky talks to Corbin to see if he can delete his confession of the doc, which he says that he cannot.
* Ricky and Gina, along with E.J. and Ashlyn, are part of the blue team.
* Ricky and Gina bicker talking about basketball.
* After Gina makes them win the basketball match, Ricky and Gina hug.
* After Ricky makes a stupid joke with which Gina laughs, E.J. reveals that she hasn't laughed at any of his jokes since Monday, to which Ricky gives him advice.
* After seeing Gina being rejected by Corbin to do the wildcat cheer. Ricky says that he will do it with her, for which Gina asks for his help.
* Ricky helps Gina to set a promposal for E.J. for which he feels disastrous.
* Ricky goes to his room to sleep, and Jet catches him crying. Ricky says that is because he "can't believe that he let Color Wars to slip through my fingers", but Jet inmediateley catches him, and knows it is about Gina.

#### Camp Prom

* Ricky chokes on his drink as he sees Gina walk in Prom.
* When Ricky and Gina find each other in the coat check area, Gina acknowledges their past encounter during Homecoming.
* After Gina breaks up with E.J. Caswell, Ricky consoles Gina worried.
* Ricky helps Gina pick her stuff up when she drops it, and after that, they both look at each other deep in the eyes.
* Ricky almost confesses his feelings to Gina, but due to her recent breakup, he doesn't.

#### Let It Go

* Val says to Gina that when the right person comes along, she'll know, because the timing will just make sense. At that moment, Ricky appears.
* Gina wishes "Happy Birthday" to Ricky after he leaves.
* While Ricky is singing Kristoff Lullaby, he sings to Gina the part of "Everything I thought I did, you've gone and changed kid". Gina looks at him, with undecision and understendment in her face.
* Gina encourages Ricky to open Nini's letter.
* Gina confesses her feelings to Ricky again at the Frozen Documentary Trailer Premiere. She refers to him as a "Yes" and not a "Maybe".
* Right before Gina leaves the room after she confesses his feelings to him again Ricky stops Gina from leaving and kisses her.

## Rina Trademarks

### Food

#### ***Chocolates***

Gina thought that Ricky sent her chocolates on Valentines day and thanked him for them, but found out that it was actually her mom. It became an inside joke between them that seemed to hurt Gina every time it was brought up.

### The Hat

Gina knitted Ricky a hat on Thanksgiving and gave it to him as a friendly gift. As it turns out in the series finale, Gina has knitted in the tag of the hat, "If you're reading this, I love you too Ricky," confirming that she had real feelings for him since season 1.

### Song

**When There Was Me and You:** Gina voted Ricky's acoustic song idea for this number and he performed it for her a few moments later.

**What Do You Know About Love?**: Gina and Ricky sang this duet while pretending to be in love with each other. Without realizing, neither of them were actually pretending.

**Maybe This Time:** Gina wrote the lyrics while Ricky made up the melody, and they sing it together in Gina's bedroom. The song is about finding the right timing for them to explore their relationship and hopefully get it right this time.

**Can I Have This Dance**: Gina and Ricky perform this at the read-through while they are secretly dating. Ricky admits that they stayed up all night practising.

**Love You Forever**: Ricky writes this song and performs it in front of the paparazzi while Gina is getting interviewed about the Romeo And Juliet movie. He uses references to their past and Ricky's past relationship with Nini, and their friends all join in to help sing.

Rina Cue: While technically not a song, the Rina Cue is a piece of music composed by Gabriel Mann for moments between the couple. It is used all throughout the show, making Ricky and Gina the only couple to have their own theme in the series.

### **5th Episodes**

* In season 1 episode 5, Ricky and Gina bond over home drama and their similarities in Big Red's car and Gina kisses Ricky's cheek. This is considered the start of the relationship.
* In season 2 episode 5, Ricky and Gina 'end' their friendship after Ricky asks Gina for help with Nini, and Gina expresses that the night is about Carlos, not Nini. She begins to ignore him in the coming episodes. They aren't as close as they were before, and don't talk for the rest of the season. This is Gina's moment to get closer to EJ and Ricky's start to his troubles with Nini.
* In season 3 episode 5, they sing 'What Do You Know About Love' and become closer. Ricky also confesses his feelings for Gina in this episode to Carlos whilst being caught on a hot mic by Channing.
* In season 4, episode 5, Ricky drove to her house with a box of chocolates, the look identical to ones she received on Valentine's Day that she thought were from Ricky when in reality it was from her mom who found a way to send them last minute. He stops short after seeing Mack at Gina's house, and almost goes back to his car. Gina spots him and runs outside, telling him she finally told her mom about their relationship. They share a kiss in the rain, ending the episode.

### **6th Episodes**

* In season 1 episode 6 Ricky sang a song for Gina and they hugged after the flash mob along with having other smaller moment which you can find under the What Team? Moments section
* In season 2 episode 6 it is revealed that Gina said that she wouldn't quit on them if she wasn't moving after their opening night of High School Musical
* In season 3 episode 6, Ricky and Gina hug during the Color War after she scores a point in basketball. After the Color War, Ricky offers to do the Wildcats cheer with her, but she asks him to help her ask E.J. to Camp Prom instead. Afterwards, Jet finds Ricky crying because he let Gina "slip through [his] fingers.
* In season 4 episode 6, it was revealed that Ricky and Gina first met before auditions for High School Musical. In the flashback, it is revealed Ricky stopped her in the hallway, asking her for a second opinion on the song Nini wrote. It was Gina that suggested that he sing it at the High School Musical auditions. After wishing him luck, she decided to sign up to audition as well. It is also when Gina confesses she doesn't want to be the first one to say "I love you" in their relationship.

## Similarities and Differences

### Similarities

* They both have brown eyes.
* They both live away from their moms at one point.
* They both spent Spring Break with their moms.
* They are both outsiders.
* They both hate change.
* They both inspired each other to audition for HSM in season 1.

### Differences

* Gina moved to Salt Lake in her sophomore year while Ricky had been there all his life.
* Gina was already into theater before going to East High, while Ricky only got into it in his junior year.
* Gina says in season 4 that she likes to finish things as soon as possible, while Ricky states he likes to take his time.
* Gina gets Straight A’s while Ricky has a GPA of 1.8.
* Gina has an older brother while Ricky is the only child.

## Quotes

### Season 1

> **Gina**...So, is it true? You dropped out?**Ricky**Haven't been official yet, but yeah. I guess so**Gina**That sucks. Having you there kinda gave us all street cred. I mean, you're not a drama geek. You've never sang outside your shower—**Ricky**Did Miss Jenn send you here?**Gina**Please. I think I scare her**Ricky**You are a little scary.**Gina**You gotta be, dude. I'm a trasnfer student. You either eat or get eaten. That's why I was stoked when she [Miss Jenn] cast you. Outsiders keep everyone else on their toes. I mean it. You kept us real.**Ricky**It's probably better to have someone up there who could actually keep time. That five and six stuff..?**Gina**(chuckles)You don't need Carlos to tell you how to move. He bites other people's styles. You have your own.**Ricky Bowen and Gina Porter in the skatepark**The Read-Through

> **Ricky**Hey... Uh, not to intrude on date night, but you can do better than E.J. That guy's bad news.**Gina**You're not exactly one to give relationship advice. And when I want your opinion, I'll ask.**Ricky**Well, I'm giving it anyway, because I sorta thought you were classier than this. But hey, maybe you really are what people say you are.**Gina**And that is?**Ricky**A little too ambitious for your own good. Or anyone else's**Ricky Bowen and Gina Porter at the Homecoming dance**Homecoming

> **Ricky**Wait. Wait! I was actually gonna apologize.**Gina**Okay. Go ahead**Ricky**Oh. That was actually it. The apology? Look. Who you hang out with or don't hang out with isn't any of my business.**Gina**Then why are you making it your business?**Ricky**Good question. I don't know. It's like... I'm an outsider to the theatre and stuff, right? And you're like an outsider to East High. I thought we sort of like, got each other.**Ricky Bowen and Gina Porter at the Homecoming dance**Homecoming

> **Gina**So, this is where I live. Ta-da! Let me guess. You pictured a wrought-iron gate and a bunch of gargoyles.**Ricky**(chuckles) Kinda. Uh, you're not that scary. I kinda owe you a thank-you, actually.**Gina**For what?**Ricky**You're the reason I stayed with the show. That night at the skatepark? You set me straight. And, um, it's been a big deal for me, the Troy thing.**Gina**Well, it suits you.**Ricky Bowen and Gina Porter in Big Red's car**Homecoming

> **Ricky**Before you head inside, what was that big blowup all about with you and your... date?**Gina**(chuckles) I already forgot about it. And I don't do dates, by the way. It's hard enought to make friends. Try moving five schools in seven years.**Ricky**How's that working out for you?**Ricky Bowen and Gina Porter in Big Red's car**Homecoming

> **Gina**I meant what I said, at the skatepark about you having your own style. I don't think I knew how much i meant it when I said it. Good night, Ricky. (leans in and kisses him on the cheek)**Gina Porter to Ricky Bowen in Big Red's car**Homecoming

> **Ricky**Good morning, Gina!**Gina***(laughs when she sees his wig)***Ricky**Pretty good, right?**Gina**(holds his hand in both of hers) Troy, you look *the* best.**Ricky**Thank you, I try. (shakes his head to move his wig)**Gina Porter and Ricky Bowen in the auditorium**What Team?

> **E.J.**So, do you care about Ricky?**Gina**What if I do?**Gina Porter and E.J. Caswell in the auditorium**What Team?

> **Big Red**So, what happened with Gina on Friday?**Ricky**(looks over at Gina) I'm not sure yet.**Big Red and Ricky Bowen in the bomb shelter**What Team?

> **Ricky**Is it better if she just sings a solo acoustic version?**Everyone else**(mutterings of disagreement)**Gina**(raises her hand) I vote for that!**Ricky Bowen and Gina Porter in the bomb shelter**What Team?

> **Gina**Hey, uh, could I hear that acoustic song idea? (steps closer to him) It sounded cool.**Ricky**You serious?**Gina**I mean, we've got the time. (smiles)**Gina Porter and Ricky Bowen in the bomb shelter**What Team?

> **Gina**That was really good, Ricky. Gosh, I would *kill* to play guitar like that.**Ricky**Hm, okay, but you're good at like, everything else, so I don't wanna hear it.**Gina**What's *everything else*?**Ricky**Ah, you know, acting, dancing... throwing drinks at people's faces. (both of them chuckle)**Gina**I was sort of hoping you'd forgotten about that.**Ricky**Yeah. I kinda can't forget anything that happened at homecoming.**Gina Porter and Ricky Bowen in the bomb shelter after he sings "When There Was Me And You"**What Team?

> **Ricky**Gina. Hey.**Ricky Bowen to Gina Porter when she showed up at his door**Thanksgiving

> **Gina**I thought I'd come walk you to Ashlyn's. But it's kinda freezing out so I made you this hat.(takes a knit hat out of her bag and hands it to Ricky)**Ricky**You made this?**Gina**I mean, when you spend enough time alone in the house, you'd pick up all sorts of crafts. (chuckles) on YouTube.**Ricky**Uh, yeah. Sorry, can I meet you there? (puts the hat on the table)**Gina**Is everything okay?**Ricky**Yeah.**Gina**(*tilts her head*)**Ricky**Okay. No. I guess my mom has a new boyfriend, and it's just... a lot. Sorry. I hate to be a downer.**Gina**Look, I... I get it.**Ricky**No offense, but, uh, I'm not sure you do.**Gina**Let me guess... You're mad at everyone and everything because just when you're getting used to things changing, they... changed again. Am I close?**Ricky**A little bit.**Gina**(chuckles) I'm not just a hat rack, my friend.**Ricky**Who told you about—**Gina**Ricky, I'm not sure you've noticed, but my family's just me and my mom. She works at FEMA so we basically move whenever disaster strikes. I've had a few feelings in my life.**Ricky**Yeah. No, of course. I'm sorry.**Gina**Don't be. I'm just saying you just gotta ignore it, and push through.**Ricky**You think I should text her 'Happy Thanksgiving' or something?**Gina**No. (goes up beside Ricky) What I think we should do is go to the party and spend a few hours being drama dorks as the good Lord intended. (looks into his eyes) Do what makes you happy.**Ricky**(sighs) Give me that hat.**Gina**(chuckles as he puts it on; it was too big)**Ricky**Hm?**Gina**Oh... (laughs) That's too big.**Ricky**I'll grow into it.**Gina**Okay. Um, I mean, it kinda works.**Ricky Bowen and Gina Porter in Ricky's house**Thanksgiving

## Trivia

* After Season 1 finished airing, ET interviewed showrunner Tim Federle and asked about the Ricky and Gina pairing. Federle answered that when he saw the actors' chemistry when they shot the car scene in Homecoming, he wanted to keep writing toward it.
* In an interview with Hollywood Life about Season 2, the showrunner, Tim Federle teased that “Gina goes on a big journey this season because it’s all about what happens when you put down roots and start to slowly take your walls down. Gina’s always cut and run. When it got real, she got out of there. This is the season where she tries to run and struggles, too. She has to come face to face with things that could have been and might still be. I think Ricky is very much on that list."
* After Season 2 finished airing, Tim was interviewed by Decider and said, "We wanted Gina to go on a journey of figuring out if she belongs in one place, in East High, figuring out if there’s anything still left with Ricky [Joshua Bassett], which I personally think is still not really a full story yet. And ultimately, realizing that EJ is really reforming himself and deciding to be a good guy. He literally shows up for people he cares about. Around the spring break episode, we really wanted to lean into EJ as the kind of friend who shows up."
* When asked about Ricky and Gina's pairing in another interview with Hollywood Life, Tim said "I guess what I would say about Rina is, I think the reason people go to their high school reunions, even 50 years later, is because you never really graduate from high school. I do think there’s a lot between those two characters that is very much still on the table, even if they’re not quite ready to see what that actually means."
* In the character introductions video, Ricky was the only one who said that Gina didn't intimidate him, while Gina said that Ricky intrigued her.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.etonline.com/hsmtmts-boss-on-season-1-ending-and-what-it-means-for-ricky-nini-in-season-2-exclusive-139215
2. ↑ https://hollywoodlife.com/2021/05/20/high-school-musical-series-spoilers-nini-ricky-season-2/
3. ↑ https://decider.com/2021/07/30/high-school-musical-the-musical-the-series-season-2-finale-interview/
4. ↑ https://hollywoodlife.com/2021/07/30/high-school-musical-season-3-plans-gina-ej-olivia-rodrigo-spoilers/