It's a rare TV series that can balance campiness, character development, relationships, and do it all with mature intelligence. GLOW threads this needle perfectly. I had low expectations for the show, and my wife was skeptical, but GLOW sucked us both in. The steady hand in the show is the director character (Marc Maron), who plays a jerk so naturally I started to yell back at him whenever his chauvinism was on display. That each episode packs in so much in only 30 minutes is testament to the very smart scripting, top-notch acting from *all* the characters, and, I believe, the fact that this show was an opportunity for a female ensemble to carry a show, which had to have ratcheted up the commitment from the actresses a notch or two.
GLOW is a perfect summer show.
GLOW is a perfect summer show.