GLOW Episode 2.2: "Candy of the Year"
Chris: Episode two picks up where season one left off with incorporating things that happen all the time behind the scenes in wrestling with this instance being someone being in the doghouse with the people running the show. And, like all things, there’s absolutely favoritism in how severe the punishment is and who it is being punished (hence Ruth is just getting the cold shoulder whereas the other girl got fired in the previous episode). There’s never really one thing anyone does to get out of said doghouse, it’s usually a gradual thing where the offending party just keeps his/her head down and do their job until the people in charge get over it or feel like enough time has passed. Also, it’s nice to see that we’re seeing the process of them considering the pacing of the show and realizing that they need different types of segments to keep the audience (both at home and in-studio) energized and into the show. It all seems silly considering everyone there to watch wrestling ...