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itsasweater · 9 months

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I'm honestly not bothered by Portwell's shipping Mack and Gina because they are doing exactly what I expected lol. Portwell's have always been very transparent.

I remember posting on here during season 3 if people ship Gina and EJ because they actually like them or if they just did it because it kept Ricky and Gina apart, it certainly seemed like the latter to me. The reason for making that post was because I got the feeling that many Portwell's were just undercover Rini's shipping Gina and EJ together because of the same fact that it meant keeping Ricky and Gina away from each other. I got some responses to that post denying that was case and that they actually really did like Portwell for legit reasons, which is fair enough. However, after the season 3 finale and the way it ended with Ricky and Gina kissing, my suspicions seemed justified because Portwell's started posting the Rini finale kiss from season 1 comparing the two. Even that hqportwell twitter page was tweeting about Rini and Portwell's liking a bunch of Rini posts, the likes are visible to the public people if your account isn't private lol.

Also, after season 3 all I saw from Portwell's was that the show made Gina totally different from season 2 and that she was not the same. Mind you these comments were only made once she broke up with EJ and kissed Ricky, funny that. If you actually cared about Gina as a character and actually understood her you would realize she was not her actual self in season 2. I mean, Gina had a song called Balance in season 3 where she mentions that the real her is going to shine, not the old her (season 1) or the 2.0 her (season 2) but the combined version. Also Sofia even mentioned in an interview how Gina wasn't herself in season 2, she knows her character better than anyone else. Let's be honest, yall only liked her in 2b once she cut off Ricky because it meant she was no longer a threat to Rini. Even during season 3 I remember people shipping Ricky with Jet and Val but once the show started hinting at him and Gina again it changed, all of a sudden it was Ricky needs therapy before he is with someone else lol. If Ricky needs therapy before getting in another relationship because of his home life, why was it/is it not the same for EJ? Is his relationship with his dad not terrible and strained? He should be in therapy as well according to yall instead of being in a relationship. This way of thinking is also very dumb, to suggest that someone who needs or is in therapy can't also be in a relationship or in love.

So, this was a long way of saying that I'm not surprised that Portwell's/Rini's/Jolivia's are shipping Gina with Mack because they have always been very transparent. They don't care about Gina or her happiness, they care about her not being with Ricky be any means necessary. This was obvious by immediately blaming Gina for everything during and after season 3 while believing EJ handled everything perfectly. Once Gina was not paired with EJ anymore, propping him up or giving him more screen time they went back to hating her. I know it can be annoying for some people to see Gina being shipped with Mack but try not to let it get to you, they refused to see or just didn't understand the story the show was telling with Ricky and Gina since the homecoming episode. This fandom has a big media literacy problem.

While I love Rina, Gina is more than just who she is with. I think she is the best character on the show, she is super talented and a star. I'm excited too see the show finally dive into more detail on her home life with her mom and how that has affected her.

I seem to always go on a tangent and these posts end up being longer then I intended them to be lol My apologies. Thanks for reading all of this if you did.

#hsmtmts #ej and gina #gina and ricky #ricky bowen #rina #ej caswell #highschoolmusicalthemusicaltheseries #gina porter #ricky x gina

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jaehyunsbreadbasket · 2 years

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"Do you have room for one more?...group hug?"

Fuck all this love triangle shit, just let them be a throuple.

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portwellbabes · 2 months

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Happy Valentine’s day ;)

#ej caswell #gina porter #hsmtmts #portwell #matt cornett #rini #joshua bassett #caswen #east high school #nini salazar roberts #valentines day #happy valentines #ao3 #ao3 author #portwell au #ej and gina #ashlyn caswell #au

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powertwell · 9 months

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Umm guys, i´m now convinced that Sofia and Matt aren´t friends anymore, but whyyy? I mean I knew some rumors of them dating for some months, but besides that i´d like to know if something else happened, cause if they broke up that´s enough reason for me to understand but i´m really curious about this and SADD WTF. Btw I don´t ship them but really love their bond and dynamic together. So please let me know your theories, anything helps really! 😭😭😭

#matt cornett #sofia wylie #portwell nation #portwell #hsmtmts #hsmtmts season 4 #highschoolmusicalthemusicaltheseries #ej caswell #ej and gina #ginaporter

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fangirlproblcms · 2 years

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Portwell in the It’s On music video 🫠

#they’re so hot i can’t #just look at them #i’m dying help #portwell #hsmtmts #gina porter #ej x gina #ej caswell #gina x ej #sofia wylie #matt cornett #ej and gina #wylett

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reputationhore · 8 months

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im sorry, but I'm a portwell to death and I just can't like Ricky and gina, so in my head she is just still with the boy of my dramns EJ

(I have only watched two episodes so far so plis don't spoil anything to me 🫶)

#hsmtmts #portwell #ej and gina #gina porter #ej caswell

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theobsessiveloser18 · 9 months

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Headcanons of being the daughter of Gina and Ej

*You have an incredibly cheeky and clueless personality (That's why everyone loves you) *You were born to be the center of attention, you're a born star, but you don't get all fuss over it (your parents wouldn't allow it anyway) *You sing, dance and direct like your mother and have a talent for sports like your father *Your "uncles" have also influenced your skills, you write songs and play the piano like nini and ashley, you sing and design like kourtney, and you have the charisma of ricky and big red (only in your case you can also show it on stage) Unfortunately, you don't know how to choreograph like your uncle Carlos, nor have you been able to interpret the male version of something like your uncle Seb (you're not even a farmer). *You are a theater girl but you have "balance" you can be the protagonist, but also a secondary character with a really interesting background, an extra that appears only once on stage but devours with a solo, and sometimes you can even be found behind the scenes in charge of the organization *You love all your uncles, but Ricky is definitely your least favorite uncle, you can't forgive him for making your mom suffer for a while, or for almost spoiling your parents' "perfect summer". You have the perception that every time he visits them it's to spend time with your mom since she's been without a girl for too many years, and she's the most stable thing he's ever had after high school.(This is an alternate universe where Ricky is an on-and-off bachelor, that's how tim federle is done!)

"Go say hi to your Uncle Ricky"

"I won't talk to him all night mom"

"Let's see, what did he do this time?"

"he tried to flirt with you"

"He and I haven't flirted since I realized he loved your dad at the end of Camp Shallow Lake" (if this is an AU where Rina never kissed)

"I know what I saw mom, you should have seen him dad, with the hateful smile of him and the stupid charisma of him that I fucking should have inherited"

"Hey, mouth young lady," your mom scolded, you showed her your eye rolls.

"What makes you think you didn't inherit my charisma?" Your father asked, offended

"Don't worry, dad" you hugged him "I also inherited yours, only his influences me to death"

"I don't care if you like him or want him off planet earth, you're going to talk to Ricky whether you want him or not"

"I don't think it's a good idea to force the girl love, we teach her not to be hypocritical" Gina's look turned violent and she asked with the most affectionate voice anyone could imagine

"oh so get me started" practically you and dad scared the shit out of you, you started walking quickly while saying

"I'm always happy to see my brother Wildcat"

"uncle ricky is the best in the world"

*You are the number 1 fan of your parents' relationship (They are the basic reason why you don't want to have a relationship, they are the most perfect couple in the world, everyone else is a vile imitation, except your uncles' romance) *You and your parents are really close, they spend a lot of time together doing anything. *You anxiously wait for the weekend to arrive, to go on a trip with your parents, sometimes you go alone, other times your uncles and cousins accompany you. *You spend most of your time with your mother, cooking, knitting, shopping, and at work, it's her second favorite place in the world (your mom owns and teaches a dance academy, your dad owns several teams sports and has been director and organizer of several musicals) *You will be a theater teacher when you grow up

#hsmtmts #gina porter #ej caswell #gina and ej #ej and gina #portwell #ricky bowen homewrecker #portwell forever

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bread4innie · 2 years

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y'all im gonna say it.... gina had more chemistry with asher angel/airport boy in s2 than with ricky 😭😂

(ej and gina were endgame fr 😭)

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rkrispyt · 2 years

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Fan Gift For Matt Cornett

Hey fellow Portwell shippers! Would you like to participate in a fan gift to show Matt Cornett some love? If so, read on!

I know I’m not alone in seeing a lot of hate towards Matt recently. It’s heartbreaking to witness, and so I felt compelled to arrange a gesture from Portwell fans to show Matt some love to counter all this negativity coming at him recently.

After speaking with some others, the plan is for the gift to consist of: 1. buying him a star and naming it after him 2. a ‘Jar of Love’

The Jar of Love will consist of individual notes of love, appreciation, and encouragement from fans. I'm hoping to collect 400 notes, one for every day until sometime around Matt’s birthday in 2023.

Notes can be anything really but usually I suggest: *Messages directly from you - what you love about the recipient - how they inspire you - ways they’ve impacted your life *Things you find inspirational - a quote, poem, verse, song lyrics *Things that will cheer someone up - a rec for an activity, song, book, show/movie, place(s) to visit - a joke - a drawing

There is no limit to the number of notes you can contribute. All I ask is that you please keep in mind that I will be handwriting each note received so avoid anything too long (please try to break any long notes into multiple shorter ones instead).

Regarding the star, IF you are in a position to contribute financially and feel comfortable doing so, packages begin at $34.90. We will select a package based on the amount of donations received.

I am also accepting donations if anyone would like to contribute towards shipping as it can get a bit pricey.

If you would like to participate, here’s what you can do!

Email your notes to [email protected] by September 9th.

If you are interested in donating please also email to advise of the amount you plan to contribute. I will respond with more information once I have determined the best way to accept donations that allows 100% transparency of costs and how funds are allotted. If anyone has suggestions for the best way to do that, please let me know!

Any questions, feel free to message me here on tumblr or email at the address provided above.

Please spread the word to fellow fans of Matt and let’s show him some love!

#Portwell #Matt Cornett #EJ Caswell #EJ and Gina #EJ x Gina #Gina x EJ #Gina and EJ #zombies 3

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aroundthewaygirlao3 · 2 years

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But really, imagine being EJ right now.

All you wanted was a perfect summer with this girl you've been over the moon for since March, bringing her to a place you love.

You get thrust into a job you don't want on a scale no one can imagine, which means your closest friends can go have fun without you while you're stressed constantly. Because you want to help those friends look good on TV, at least in part.

You find out your plans for next year are blown up because of your dad's continued unreasonable expectations, and see this show as the one chance you might have to change his mind, so it HAS to be perfect. Literally everything is riding on it now, at least in your mind.

You're SO preoccupied with finding a way to make all this happen, you inadvertently hurt your girlfriend by trying to protect her (and a little bit yourself), and it blows up in your face in front of everyone.

All while you're feeling jealous of a friend that you frankly, have good reason to be suspicious of his motives around your girlfriend.

And then you have to turn down your girlfriend's sweet prom ask because you're the director and a CIT and it's not like you can just say screw it. You don't have that freedom. You have no freedom, actually, in your last summer in the place you love with the people you love. When that's all you wanted, to be a kid one last time.

And this all happened in a week.

Like, what's the path forward for him from all this? Especially if he loses Gina in the process. How do you reconcile dumping all this on an 18 year old kid, and then breaking his heart because he can't handle this unbearable weight?

I'm just so sad for him. That last look at Gina broke my heart.

#ej caswell protection squad #ej and gina #gina x ej #ej x gina #gina and ej #portwell #ej caswell #hsmtmts

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caswensworld · 1 year

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The similarities between these 2 characters

Both have parents who don’t care about them

Both have enemies who love to torture them (maybe torture is a strong word but you know what I mean)

Both of them should’ve had this romance

Both of their backs hurt from CARRYING!

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itsasweater · 8 months

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Let's dissect EJ and Gina's relationship in S3, episode by episode. Who is at fault for the downfall of their relationship? Is one more at fault than the other? Is EJ, who had just graduated from high school, heading towards college and has had plenty of relationship experience more to blame? Is Gina, the 16 year old (?) going into her junior year, who also happens to be in her very first relationship more to blame? Are they equally at fault? Were too many promises made that were not followed through on/kept? And did the problems that they had in S3 just preview what the future would have looked like for them anyways if the relationship continued.

Ep.1 "Happy Campers":

The gang arrives at the summer camp, including EJ and Gina. They are excited, Gina mentions to Kourtney and Ashlyn that EJ promised the best summer ever (Obviously this promise was made before he knew he was going to have to direct the musical). The group finds out that a documentary is going to be made and EJ gets recruited to fulfil the role as director of the camp musical. This clearly brings a lot of responsibility and pressure on his shoulders. He tells Gina that nothing will ruin their perfect summer even though he was given this responsibility and she says who said anybody would. Ricky immediately shows up on screen right after she says that, so we are lead to believe that it might be him who does but was it actually foreshadowing to EJ possible being the one to ruin it.

Ep.2 "Into the Unknown":

Gina is excited for the musical auditions and is planning on going for a lead role, but Kourtney and Ashlyn think that she is reverting back to her Gina 1.0 days from S1. We get Gina singing the song called “Balance” talking about never going to dim her light or her power and how the real her is going to shine, not the old her or 2.0 her. She also mentions in the song that maybe before she was only half of herself, essentially insinuating that during S2 she wasn’t her true self and was trying to please other people around her instead. We see Gina get a little jealous of the relationship that EJ has with Val during this episode, but it’s understandable since this is her first relationship and insecurities are going to come out. Val helps EJ with the casting and takes over that part. Gina notices that EJ is clearly stressed with having to direct the musical so she tells him that they can take a step back in their relationship if it’s all too much for him, but he reassures her that they are the one thing that he is sure about. This is where EJ starts making assurances or promises that get him in trouble even when Gina gave him an out, understanding that he has a lot on his plate.

Ep.3 “The Woman in the Woods”:

This episode is where we really start to see EJ really struggling with the demanding position as director of the musical, he comes and congratulates Gina on getting a lead role as Anna, but immediately starts spacing out when she starts talking to him. The group goes on an overnight camping trip that is tradition for the new campers. Maddox tells EJ that he needs to sing the camp song, and after initially saying no because he has too much work to do because of the musical, he gives in and does it anyway. I think this is a situation that can be used as an example when it comes to not doing things Gina asked him to do for the future episodes because even though he was busy he still made time for something Maddox asked him to do. Towards the end of the episode we see EJ in a tent working on the musical and Ricky comes in to ask him about going to see the woman in the woods shrine, followed by Gina also asking him to go but he refuses to do so. Remember, he had just made time for something Maddox asked him to do, but not his girlfriend.

Ep.4 “No Drama”:

This episode is where EJ and Gina’s relationship really starts to show its cracks. Gina asks EJ where Corbin Bleu is and EJ in front of everybody basically embarrasses her by asking her why she doesn’t ask her late night hiking buddy Ricky about where he is. Clearly, EJ felt a certain type of way about her hanging with Ricky even though he was invited by her to go with them. The big conflict in this episode starts when we find out that Gina’s mom is moving back to Salt Lake and she is all excited because she and EJ will be living close to each other. However, we find out that EJ received a letter from his dad, who wants him to attend his succession school in St. Louis. EJ’s plan is to not tell Gina about this until he fixes the problem, basically until he can get out of it, he says this directly to the audience. When he finds a way out of it he will tell her, instead of telling her right away about it, he tells Val instead. Val even says to him that he has a girlfriend to talk about these things with. We also see EJ apologize to Gina for not going with her and Ricky on the late night hike, Gina tells him that it’s okay and that it would have been more fun with him. This is the first of 2 or 3 times where Gina forgives him for not being there and understands why but these kind of things start to pile up as the season continues. At the end of the episode, we get Gina mentioning during movie night that she hates liars and then she finds the letter from EJ’s dad herself.

Ep.5 “The Real Campers of Shallow Lake”:

In this episode, the campers find out that they have to create drama, reality television style for the documentary. We see that Gina really does feel a certain type of way about EJ’s friendship with Val because she found out at the end of the last episode that Val already knew about the letter EJ received from his dad about moving to St. Louis, yet he didn’t tell her even though she is his girlfriend. Gina obviously uses this information to be petty in this episode and uses the performance with Ricky as way to make EJ jealous because of how she feels she is being treated. After the performance she storms out and EJ goes after her. They have a conversation outside and EJ asks Gina if he has done anything wrong. Gina doesn’t mention the letter but neither does EJ, so he is clearly sticking with the plan of not telling her until he gets out of it, choosing not to properly communicate. Gina mentions how she feels like they are having two completely different summers and how she thought they would be spending more time together. EJ tells her that he knows he has been neglecting her, but he promises that tomorrow will be better. At the end of the episode we get Gina finally letting it out that she knows about St. Louis and she voices her frustration at being lied too. This hits her especially hard considering how she told EJ that her mom was moving back to Salt Lake and they were going to live closer together so she was excited, yet he let her think everything was going to be perfect because he chose not to mention the letter to her. She mentions how EJ is acting like an old version of himself by not telling her things, maybe referencing how he was in his relationship with Nini.

Ep.6 “Color War”:

Maddox and Gina open this episode discussing family problems/relationships with their brothers, EJ walks in wanting to speak with Gina. EJ tells Gina that he is working on making sure the musical is perfect, he mentions he has a plan (we found out last episode at the end that he made a phone call). Gina tells EJ that her reason for being mad/upset with him doesn’t have anything to do with the show being good or not, it isn’t about that. Clearly, Gina’s problem is that EJ was making her feel like he was keeping things from her, like the letter and not telling her about it, but also just not spending time with her. EJ hears what she is saying when she says that this whole conflict isn’t about the show being perfect and he tells her that putting on a good show means he can convince his dad to let him stay in Salt Lake with her. Gina, who is feeling like they haven’t spent any real time together at camp doesn’t even want to talk about the future in that moment. All she wants is to win color war together with EJ, have a win together, spend time together and he promises her that they will. Once again, this is another promise that he makes to Gina. We find out that EJ called Ms. Jenn to help with pointers on how to direct a show. Ms. Jenn’s arrival pulls EJ away from Color War, yet he still promised Gina he would be there for her even though he knew Ms. Jenn would be coming. We see Gina at the basketball court with Ricky practicing her shot, she mentions to him how badly she wants to win and especially win with EJ but he is nowhere to be found when she hits the winning shot. At the end of the episode we see Gina ask Ricky to help her with something and it turns out to be a prom proposal to the camps dance. EJ tells Gina that no dates are allowed to the dance because of the camps rule so that nobody gets hurt if they don’t have a date, so he turns Gina down. Obviously, EJ isn’t at fault for this because it’s the rules of the camp so they can’t go together officially.

Ep.7 “Camp Prom”

We see Ashlyn, Kourtney and Gina getting ready for camp prom at the beginning of the episode. Ashlyn asks Gina how she is doing about not being able to go with EJ and Gina mentions that even though it has felt like he has been ignoring her during camp, she is excited because he promised her that he would dance with her or save the last dance for her. This is once again an example of EJ making a promise to Gina. The gang is all at the dance and we see that EJ is still going through his binder for the show, asking people about their lines. While Ricky and Kourtney are talking we see EJ come up to them and ask what Ricky is doing, he mentions that he is trying to become a super hero for his bucket list. While EJ is talking to Ricky and Kourtney we see Gina join the group and ask EJ to dance but he tells her to wait as he is still asking people for their lines for the show, we see him ask Kourtney for a specific line. We can see that Gina is upset when she asks EJ to dance but he tells her that he will once he is finished giving out the prompts for the show, remember he promised her he would dance with her. Gina is clearly feeling deflated when EJ doesn’t dance with her and realizes that his distractions have made their differences apparent. She tells him that he missed the last dance and tells him that he has made her feel like a maybe all summer, which results in her breaking up with him.

EJ obviously was given an extremely tough task with having to direct the musical for the show, that wasn’t his fault. Gina was sympathetic to this seeing how she even gave EJ an out by saying if directing the show and being with her was too much they could take a step back so he wouldn’t be as stressed. EJ reassured Gina that he could do both, direct the show and be with her (Promise 1). EJ didn’t tell Gina about the letter yet she forgave him for that, she just wanted to win with him at color war and he promised they would (Promise 2) yet he wasn’t there for her big win. Gina’s bummed about not being able to go to the dance together with EJ but he promises that he would dance with her (Promise 3), yet he doesn’t. So yes, EJ was busy with directing the show but very early on Gina was understanding of that, suggesting that they even take a step back so that he could focus on the show but he kept making Gina promises the whole time that he never kept. All these promises not being kept may seem to be a silly reason for Gina to end things with EJ for some people, but it’s the accumulation of promises made that were not acted on that ultimately became too much for Gina. For people to put more blame on a 16 old girl in her first relationship is crazy too me. She said that EJ made her feel like a maybe, and people say that she was never a maybe to him but he certainly made her feel like that. Her feelings are valid. EJ made promises all camp and never followed through on any of them yet Gina kept trying until she had enough. Remember this is a girl who has been told things all her life by her mother, yet her mother never followed through on anything she said. Actions mean more to Gina than words, and EJ was saying he was going to do this and that with her yet never followed those words up with actions.

I would advise people to re-watch season 3 because it really helps to see just how this relationship broke down and how they were doomed from the start. I feel like people forgot things or didn’t notice things during season 3 especially because it was a weekly release. I am always so surprised when I see people in the fandom put most if not all of the blame on Gina....... really?

#hsmtmts #highschoolmusicalthemusicaltheseries #ricky bowen #ej caswell #portwell #gina porter #ej and gina

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