Wilson Chapman editorSpoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched Episode 5 of “Girls5Eva” Season 2, now streaming on Peacock.Although “Girls5Eva” is one of the funniest shows on television, from the beginning there’s been a tragedy underpinning Dawn (Sara Bareilles), Wickie (Renée Elise Goldsberry), Summer (Busy Phillips) and Gloria’s (Paula Pell) quest to revive the titular girl group.
In flashbacks to the band’s Y2K heyday, the four are lead by Ashley (Ashley Park), a veteran girl group performer with six prior bands to her name.
But after they went their separ8 ways, Ashley died from a fatal infinity pool accident. Season 1 of Meredith Scardino’s Peacock sitcom ended with Gloria, played with delightful deadpan by former “Saturday Night Live” writer Pell, revealing to her friends that she thinks Ashley faked her death and is alive in the world somewhere.
After that tease, the show puts the Ashley question on the backburner for the front half of Season 2, before bringing it back for the fifth episode.
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