Review: GLOW season 3

Vegas, baby!

So, I have no self control. Instead of rationing out the series I've been waiting forever for, I binged it all in one day. ONE DAY. I wasn't even sure if I was in the mood to watch it, but I started the first episode, thinking I would watch one or maybe two, then come back to it, but I couldn't stop and had to keep watching. Suddenly it was midnight and there were only two episodes left and well of course I had to finish them.

I was left feeling so many feelings. Firstly, that kind of sickly sweet feeling you get when you have eaten all the chocolate, whoops (see, no self control) and realise there is none left. Unfortunately, unlike chocolate, you can't just go out and buy more. It's that devastating feeling of the end of an amazing night, where you are elated at what has transpired but also depressed because it's gone. I also got inspired to write, which I often get when I am immersed in an incredible story, and wish I had had a part in making it. I was also left with a desire to go to Vegas and have a wild adventure (in a fabulous outfit of course).

Check out that 80s glamour

The best shows either make you wish you had written them, or that you lived inside them. Sometimes both. For season three, the writers of GLOW have created a fantasy world, with just the right amount of drama, and a whole heap of 80s glitz and glamour. While it's not all fun and games for our favourite ladies of wrestling, their new home of Vegas certainly livens things up. As they find their footing in this new setting they also have to contend with the ups and downs of their love lives, family tensions and frustrations, and the uncertainty of what awaits them when their Vegas residency comes to an end.

Rhonda and Bash

This season really delved deeper into the characters. With such a large cast it can be difficult to give all the characters the attention they deserve, but this season we got to know some of the secondary characters, as well as the main cast, a bit better.
Debbie (Betty Gilpin) really comes into her own in her role of producer. In her life as well as in her work, we get to see her getting shit done and pushing herself to where she wants to go. Strong Female Role Model alert.
Ruth (Alison Brie) is her usual enthusiastic self, motivating the other girls and making sure the show runs and is exciting for them. We also get to see her relationship with Russell evolve, and how they manage while being apart.

Geena Davis, amazing!

All of the girls are back as well, some highlights include Rhonda (Kate Nash) and Bash (Chris Lowell) navigating their new marriage, Melrose (Jackie Tohn) learning some lessons through her friendship with Jenny (Ellen Wong), and Arthie (Sunita Mani) figuring out who she is. Justine (Britt Baron) is back (eventually), and seems to have matured a bit from the wild teenager she was last season. Her relationship with her dad, Sam (Marc Maron) is on better ground now and it's nice to see them have a more stable relationship.
As I was going back, thinking about the highlights, it became clear that almost every character had a deep, interesting story this season. Impressive for just ten episodes.
Oh, AND, Geena Davis stars as Sandy Devereaux St. Clair, and is freaking fabulous.

Me, looking out for info about season four like:

There's love, sex, drag shows, relationships, business deals, the bright lights of Vegas, the extravagant luxury that can only be found in the 80s, and of course, wrestling. Season three of GLOW is fucking brilliant. If you haven't watched it, get on it. If you haven't seen any episodes of GLOW then go back and start from season one, I'm sure in no time you will have finished season three, and be in a state of awe and despair, longing for season four to grace us with its presence.