#and i STILL made it out alive baby thats the true american spirit

[herbert-west]

I survived a long drive through the snowy, icy mountains tonight and i suddenly find myself more appreciative of the warmth of my bed

[spotlightsaga]

Kevin Cage of @spotlightsaga reviews... GLOW (S01E05) Debbie Does Something Airdate: June 23, 2017 Ratings: @netflix original Score: 8.25/10 **********SPOILERS BELOW********** GLOW's 5th episode continues to move the show on the exact path that it needs to be taking... You can bet your bottom dollar that Kenny Herzog over at Vulture is still pissing me off... And in the spirit of Professional Wrestling, even snarky, positive reviews will be met with my tongue lashing wrath. Clearly something needs to be addressed because when it comes to Kenny, the man just can't give a review without sliding a dirty note underneath the door. He usually tries to pepper them among the reviews to hide his ludicrous notions that demonstrate a lack a full understanding and perspective of Professional Wrestling... And I like to 'bussitwideopen', if you will. By no surprise of any wrestling fan, GLOW has instantly become the big hit of the summer. Everyday I jump on twitter and you can pretty much bet GLOW is trending somewhere in the Top 20, depending on the time of day. People are watching and it's not just pro-wrestling fans, this is a show that's resonating with a broad circuit of fans of Arts & Entertainment and honestly, there's countless reasons for that. First of all, Kenny, never disrespect 'Tears For Fears' or 'Scorpions'. ECW was really the main promotion that defied all the music laws and had their wrestlers come out to whatever song they had no permission or license for. Simply put, Paul Heyman did not give a fuck... And even though ECW came about a year or so after GLOW ended, Professional Wrestling has always embodied the obviousness of pop culture, keeping it ironically now, and later... Hilariously dated. The music selection GLOW is using has been on the nose for this type of series, and if anything it enhances that shared excitement wrestling fans pass around a venue when their favorite wrestler's music hits, whether it be a few hundred people at a small Indy Show or 100k at a wrestling spectacle the likes of the pop culture phenomenon, WrestleMania... And yes, I said 'WrestleMania' out loud with the deep, rumbling intensity that WWE Guru Vincent K McMahon would have delivered the term he himself coined himself if he was sitting in the commentary booth with Gorilla Monsoon or Jerry Lawler (on one of his good days). 2nd Issue, Kenny... If you can't shout out every single real life wrestler that was used in this episode, then maybe don't list so many and leave out the most important one; Christopher Daniels (who is, btw, NOT the current ROH World Champion - on the 23rd Cody Runnels or Cody Rhodes took that honor), Frankie Kazarian, Kevin Kiley Jr aka Alex Riley were all mentioned. Thats just perplexing to me because none of those names are worth mentioning without the one, the only, sleazy, breezy, boob-plexing tease-y, hairy cub stud, lollipop licking, penis flipping, 'World's Cutest Tag Team' shipping, don't tell this man there will be no 'double dipping', sexiest man alive... King of Dong Style... Joey Fn' Ryan. Mmmmh'kay? Seriously, all wrestling fans should take offense to this. Joey Ryan (Joseph Meehan) is the man... And when he shows up on Netflix as 'Mr Monopoly', you throw that dirty dog a bone! Now Now, there will be no 3rd thing... In all truth, I'm just trying to embody the true spirit of Professional Wrestling here, but Kenny... If you want to square up in the ring, just let me know the time and places and we can do the damn thing. Truth is, besides the little (massive) issues, you're review was pretty spot on... And I'm glad that you as well as other critics, bloggers, and reviewers have suddenly realized that there's no reason to rush into action. GLOW will 'live long and prosper' for many seasons. Frankly, 10 episodes at this length is just simply not enough. That's exactly why I'd be just fine with a 4-5 season run to match the original series that this show is based on. In 'Debbie Does Something', Debbie (Betty Gilpin) goes to her first wrestling show and screws her first wrestler. Her sudden realization and bubbling excitement that wrestling is exactly like what she's been working on in her Hollywood career all her life, soap operas, is both exciting and infectious. She continues to prove she has terrible taste in men though, because I don't know anyone who'd screw Kevin Kiley Jr over Joey Ryan... And you can take that to the bank, Joey. Debbie has a 'moment' with Cherry... She was ready to throw her wall of defense up when Cherry approached her, but Cherry and Debbie share a common bond; They are both bad bitches, top dawgs, if you will. It's nice to see Debbie finally letting go and living a little, even if she feels slightly guilty. It's all part of the healing process, baby! Cherry (Sydelle Noel) has been cracking down on the women breaking curfew, particularly Melrose (Jackie Tohn). I found it amusing that Melrose encouraged Debbie to stay out and then went directly back to The Dusty Spur and told Cherry what Debbie was up to, if for nothing else just for shits and giggles... Or maybe to prove her own personal point with Cherry. Those two have tension mounting naturally and I'd love to see those two square off in the ring in the near future. Halfway through the series and I'm already envisioning future rivalries, I love it! Jackie Tohn just embodies Melrose so well, and even though there were no consequences for the soon to be star of GLOW (and Melrose probably knew that's how it would play out), it seems like exactly something that the Melrose character would've done... Always stirring the pot, a natural heel! Just because Debbie does something and someone, doesn't mean Ruth is still stuck in her own personal existential prison. Just like her rival and her other 'Sisters of the Squared Circle', Ruth made great headway too, coming up with her Russian wrestling persona at the opening of their sponsor's Patio Furniture dealership. Not only is this a huge step for Ruth career wise, she's basically positioned herself into programs with two women now... Both of which are positioned in real life drama that cultivated outside of the ring... The obvious Main Event with Debbie as the All American vs The Evil Commie Russian and what I hope will ending up being a lead-in program to sharpen her claws with Rhonda aka Brittanica (Kate Walsh), who's been sleeping with Sam (Marc Maron) to get ahead. You could tell there was some tension mounting as Rhonda did not like the attention Ruth was able to finagle at their sponsors grand opening... But hey, yet again, that's exactly what you have to do in the wrestling business, just ask Vince McMahon. He'll tell ya, 'Reach for the Brass Ring!' What that really means is seize every opportunity and play your cards right or you'll end up a Mid-Carder for life... Or worse, you could working for TNA! 💯