Agree. It's perfect at 30 min and there is no filler in the show. I didn't even realize Ep. 10 was 45 min.
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GLOW S2 |OT| Try not giving a fuck. There's a lot of power in that - 6/29
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Agree. It's perfect at 30 min and there is no filler in the show. I didn't even realize Ep. 10 was 45 min.
I read the marriage as Bash trying to convince himself he's hetero but I could also see other explanations. It did seem as though his and Floriamn's relationship was platonic so who knows.
I just finished season 2. Wow! That was an amazing season! I loved the hospital scene in episode 7. That was a long time coming! Bash's friend/butler Florian was really sad to watch and I'm interested to see Bash's storyline for season 3 (it's getting renewed, right?!) especially with all the crazy stuff that happened in episode 10. I am wary about the big change for season 3 (again, its getting renewed, right?!) but I'm still optimistic about it.
I'm only speculating, but it does seem that GLOW doesn't get as much discussion as I would have expected.
I wonder if it's because of the 'it's about wrestling' logline turning away non-wrestling fans, then 'it's about women's wrestling' turning off a lot of male-focused wrestling fans, then the fact that the cast doesn't have many drawing names (except Alison Brie but it seems like a lot of that is based on her being hot, and they play that down with Ruth).
Then you've got when you actually start watching the show, yeah it's kind of about wrestling, but it's really about group dynamics and personal relationships that don't have much to do with wrestling at all, it's just the set-dressing. It's just about things like marriage and friendship and finding your way in life, and can occasionally be a bit saccharine.
I'm not saying any of this makes it a bad show in any way; it's one of my favourites going on right now. I just think it could be a pretty niche cross section of people they manage to attract. People who aren't prudish about wrestling combined with people who are interested in a mostly-female cast and their various interpersonal matters. I expect a lot of the audience who would enjoy it are filtered out by the superficial premise, or what they think the premise is.
Or maybe none of that is true and it's doing just fine. Just seems like there isn't much talk about GLOW going on.
I wonder if it's because of the 'it's about wrestling' logline turning away non-wrestling fans, then 'it's about women's wrestling' turning off a lot of male-focused wrestling fans, then the fact that the cast doesn't have many drawing names (except Alison Brie but it seems like a lot of that is based on her being hot, and they play that down with Ruth).
Then you've got when you actually start watching the show, yeah it's kind of about wrestling, but it's really about group dynamics and personal relationships that don't have much to do with wrestling at all, it's just the set-dressing. It's just about things like marriage and friendship and finding your way in life, and can occasionally be a bit saccharine.
I'm not saying any of this makes it a bad show in any way; it's one of my favourites going on right now. I just think it could be a pretty niche cross section of people they manage to attract. People who aren't prudish about wrestling combined with people who are interested in a mostly-female cast and their various interpersonal matters. I expect a lot of the audience who would enjoy it are filtered out by the superficial premise, or what they think the premise is.
Or maybe none of that is true and it's doing just fine. Just seems like there isn't much talk about GLOW going on.
The Netflix "dump all episodes at once" format pretty much destroys discussion around all but a few shows. People immediately binge for fear of spoilers, then just drop in to say "That was a good season, see you next year!".
I wouldn't take lack of discussion surrounding the show as any kind of negative indicator. It's at 85 on Metacritic, and is the #10 ranked show of 2018.
I wouldn't take lack of discussion surrounding the show as any kind of negative indicator. It's at 85 on Metacritic, and is the #10 ranked show of 2018.
Absolutely agree. I think this is Alison Brie's best work, too. But Maron is a revelation, in the best "Tom Hanks in a League of Their Own" since Tom Hanks in a League of Their Own.
I finished the season a couple days ago and damn this season was great. Kept really getting better and better. I hope this show stays around for a while. I am interested to see what they do with the next season.
I really have never been much of a Marc Maron fan but damn he is just fucking great this season. So many times you hate the character then you love the character. Just awesome.
Bash literally makes me laugh constantly. He is just so damn great. I really love his character.
I really have never been much of a Marc Maron fan but damn he is just fucking great this season. So many times you hate the character then you love the character. Just awesome.
Bash literally makes me laugh constantly. He is just so damn great. I really love his character.
Damn I love this show. It's not the kinda that hook you with it's story and settings but the cast and characters are so good and it's fill with good heart. Can't wait for Seasons 3.
Maron is entertaining but award winning? I never once thought it was that memorable. I guess my bar is set pretty high.
It's got nothing in common outside of the name and concept. The wrestling gimmicks are kinda based on the real GLOW characters but that's it.
I will get on that next time I have time for a binge then! Gonna be tough to beat how good Barry is though.
Yeah, even though I know it's unlikely I would be supremely bummed if a season 3 didn't have Justine in it. She's great and her dynamic with Sam is one of the best parts of his character/the show in general.
Absolutely loved this season. It improved on everything already good in the first season and fleshed out the characters while still staying true to the goal of the show. I wish more people were watching this.
Also, this is such a love letter to people who grew up with wrestling. I love where they're going with the show. I hope it keeps building from here and eventually gets to the point where it's covering the 90s attitude era with huge Raw is War stadiums and theatrics. I would die.
Also, this is such a love letter to people who grew up with wrestling. I love where they're going with the show. I hope it keeps building from here and eventually gets to the point where it's covering the 90s attitude era with huge Raw is War stadiums and theatrics. I would die.
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Yes! I especially loved when (joke from last episode)
Cupcake said "Love is fake...just like wrestling!" And everyone around him got mad.
I remember defending wrestling like crazy growing up lol.
GLOW ended in 1990, I don't see any reason why this show would eventually reach the late 90s to cover an era it had nothing to do with. At most they'd introduce their Tina Ferrari analog next season but the show isn't going to follow her.
Kimmy Schmidt's been sliding for years. I'm surprised it's on that list.
But yes, Barry has to get this.
General question regarding the finale (spoilered in case people haven't gotten there):
I was under the impression that most Vegas nightly acts we're just the same show performed over and over again. Doesn't that run counter to how wrestling builds storylines over time, or am I mistaken about how Vegas acts work?
Yeah,
the scene of Bash in his childhood room seemed to heavily imply that he has feelings for Florian and is suppressing them along with his homosexuality.
Overall I loved it, better than S1 imo.
The current show is loosely based off of the real show anyway. It's not like it's historically accurate in any sense. They might as well turn it into whatever they want to, right?
It's loosely based and obviously not historically accurate to the original GLOW but it's still historically accurate in fitting in with the era it's set in.
I was really ready to hate this season, mostly due to Debbie. Was the audience supposed to sympathize with her in any way? I really, really just wanted her to go away. I think it's going to be hard for me to come back from that since Debbie and Ruth's relationship felt like it was meant to be the emotional heart of the show.
However towards the back half they kind of forgot about all that stuff and the show got better.
However towards the back half they kind of forgot about all that stuff and the show got better.
have to forgive me because the binge paradigm scrambles my memory ...
but did Bash ever have any kind of romance arc with Brittania? (forget her real name). just seemed waay left field for me, could understand if it he was like "yeah, fake marriage, fuck it". but the show treated it like some true feelings were coming out for her. i know he was funny in the head at the time because of 'birdie' dying and its going to end not so well but ... yeah drawing a blank on this one
It is pretty much a fake marriage. The show is strongly hinting that Bash is a deeply closeted gay man.
Finished the newest season and I'm overwhelmed with joy. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SEASON. I wasn't fully into it until Episode 4, but from there, everything layered on top of each other for the remaining episodes--
I'm betting they'll renew for the next season in early August. That's what happened with Season 2. One of the best shows to watch right now.
the contrasting character arcs (Sam/Bash, Debbie/Ruth, Tammé/Debbie), relationship building either platonic or romantic, the power complex usage (Debbie, Tom Grant)--was beautiful and compelling, I couldn't stop watching after hitting the halfway mark. My favorite scenes were definitely Tammé and Ernest (her son) after the match and hearing Ernest's reaction, when Justine was leaving from Sam's, and Ruth and Debbie's argument in the hospital, it was phenomenal and I was so damn invested with the character arcs this season that I wasn't expecting.
I'm betting they'll renew for the next season in early August. That's what happened with Season 2. One of the best shows to watch right now.
The season was really strong. The short episodes are a benefit but at the same time we get almost no time with many of the wrestlers. What's there is fantastic though, and the setup for the third season is tantalizing.
