The beloved Disney Channel Original Movie franchise High School Musical franchise is no stranger to fan theories — do you remember the theory that explained how Sharpay Evans was actually the victim of East High? Of course you do. But this Reddit theory, which is making the rounds again, is about to take that little theory and make it seem like a totally plausible sideplot.
Because what if we told you that High School Musicals 1 through 3 are actually one long musical that the East High wildcats are putting on? As in, we're watching a musical about a musical?
"Everything in the 3 movies is only a musical," Reddator @Rockaface explained in their post two years ago. "This explains the perfectly choreographed dance sequences when they randomly sing songs, the ending scene, and the very fictitious story."
Oh, did you forget what "the ending scene" was? Allow @Rockaface to explain. "Towards the end of High School Musical 3, we see the main cast walking towards the camera until they stand on a stage. Curtains fall behind them as they bow to the audience, and the series ends as more curtains close. While the saying of goodbyes can be dismissed as a gesture towards fans, I think it hints to the true story of the movie series," they said.
As proof, the Redditor pointed to the fact that "all the characters of the series are teenagers and the play nor the songs aren't very professional, leading me to think that it was made by students in a high school. The name of the series, however, is my most concrete point in this theory. It's even partially canon that the movies never happened, and were only a, well, high school musical."
So this would mean that not only was Sharpay a victim, but she was designed to be a victim by her classmates who wrote her part. Troy was never conflicted between singing and basketball because it was all a plot point. And all of Kelsey's original songs? Someone else wrote her original songs. As another Redditor pointed out, that also means that "when actual high schools put on the stage version of High School Musical, they're performing a musical... of a musical...of a musical?"
Yes, that is exactly what that means. Our heads are officially in the game.
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