10 Best Episodes Of GLOW, According To IMDb | ScreenRant
One of Netflix's most popular offerings is the women's wrestling series, GLOW — a semi-fictional retelling of the story of the actual GLOW circuit created by David McLane. Presently about to launch its fourth and final season, the show has had an acclaimed run over the past three, receiving great praise for its design as well as real-life references to wrestling.
While it is unfair to rate the show according to each episode, considering how it works as a cohesive unit, there are a few that shine far brighter than the rest. Given below is a list of the ten best episodes of GLOW, assessed according to their IMDb ratings.
10 Rosalie (S2 E9) - 8.4
Rhonda is stuck without a social security number, and therefore finds the prospect of looking for new work feeble. Carmen tells her that she can get her green card by blending the show's finale with a wedding (to Cupcake.) Justine's mom, Rosalie, tries to take her daughter away from Sam, but she is convinced enough to allow one final school dance before going back home.
Debbie works her producer magic, attempting to get wealthy investors on board for GLOW. Florian, Bash's best friend/assistant dies from AIDS-related complications; the stigma around the disease prompts Bash to have all of Florian's stuff burned.
9 A Very Glow Christmas (S3 E10) - 8.4
In the Season 3 Finale, splinters begin to appear in the once united team, most of all between Debbie and Ruth (as the latter declines her friend's offer to become a director for the TV edition of their program.) Bash is frustrated when his sexuality comes into the open, although it has been quite obvious from the start.
Debbie outmaneuvers her misogynistic boyfriend, Tex, by snatching KXN, the station he was planning to purchase. On a bittersweet note, Sam officially signs on as Justine's dad in order to bequeath everything to her in his will.
8 Live Studio Audience (S1 E7) - 8.4
The women have their first proper show coming up, but the crew begins squabbling about the budget. Carmen's wrestler brothers arrive to help them make the show look as authentic as possible. The atmosphere tenses up when The Beatdown Biddies enter covered in white sheets (resembling the Ku Klux Klan.)
Bash tells Carmen that he has no money left — as Birdie has disinherited him for wasting over half a million dollars on production costs. The show doesn't really start well, and the middle is mediocre at best, but Rhonda's rapping gets the team right back on track.
7 The Good Twin (S2 E8) - 8.5
This is the episode the spells the end of Justine's time with her dad, as her mom finds out her involvement by watching it on TV. The matches are elaborate, and incredibly fun, especially Ruth simultaneously playing her usual Zoya and her identical twin, Olga. However, the Soviet sister is here to support America, aiding Liberty Belle in her fight.
Black Magic enters the ring, forcing Britannica into giving up her mental powers (via voodoo.) Finally, Liberty Belle defeats the powerful trio that is Beirut, Fortune Cookie and Vicky the Viking, saving her daughter (actually an audience volunteer.)
6 Mother Of All Matches (S2 E4) - 8.6
Tammé goes to see her son at Stanford, although Ernest demands to see his mother's new workplace. He is shocked and upset by what she does, considering her alter-ego, The Welfare Queen, both demeaning and horribly racist. Debbie disposes of all her husband's furniture for petty revenge, leading to more conflict at the end of the episode.
The audience surprisingly empathizes with Tammé's loss to Liberty Belle, screaming out "Long live Welfare Queen." It takes Ruth's bold thinking and a "kidnapped" child to save the match.
5 Work The Leg (S2 E6) - 8.7
Sam takes Ruth to watch one of his films, where she reveals that the K-DTV president, Tom Grant, tried to demand sexual favors from her. In anger, Sam takes to the predator's car with a tire iron. Debbie moves into Sam's office after finding Mark with yet another partner, (where she finds his hidden cocaine.)
The ladies are all stressed out because their time slot has been taken by a male wrestling program, and Debbie is mad enough to shatter Ruth's ankle (as a sort of payback for sleeping with Mark.)
4 Freaky Tuesday (S3 E5) - 8.7
Sandy, the owner of the Fan-Tan, in Las Vegas, extends GLOW's contract after Bernie Rubenstein passes away. Debbie is the only one upset by this, as she was looking forward to going back home to her baby.
With Tammé's back pain getting worse, her friends insist on changing places with her (Sheila the She-Wolf appears in an uncharacteristic role: intoxicated Liza Minnelli.) Bash makes it more difficult for Debbie by claiming that GLOW will continue their work in Las Vegas — on threat of instant termination if his orders are rejected.
3 Nothing Shattered (S2 E7) - 8.7
Ruth is taken to the hospital to get her ankle mended; while Sam argues with Russell about his professional irresponsibility (seeing as he drops an expensive camera while rushing to his girlfriend.)
Debbie and Ruth finally have a verbal showdown, with the former apologizing for breaking her ankle. Sam also insists that GLOW will not survive with Ruth, and that they will happily wait the eight weeks she needs to heal.
2 Money's In The Chase (S1 E10) - 8.8
The Season 1 finale has a tipsy Sam staggering his way to Justine, in order to try to fix their relationship before it is lost forever. Since they have barely any seats filled, they actual pay random strangers to come watch them perform. Cherry finds out that she must choose between GLOW or a starring role in a new police procedural TV show.
The group's final battle is a tag team: The Beatdown Biddies vs. Zoya the Destroya and Fortune Cookie. The "commies" win, but Zoya takes the crown all for herself by betraying her partner. Liberty Belle then comes in and takes the prize for herself, but in the final of a series of plot twists, it is The Welfare Queen who is finally crowned GLOW Champion.
1 Every Potato Has A Receipt (S2 E10) - 9.1
One of the finest episodes is the final one of Season 2. A whole bunch of things happen at the same time — Justine leaves for Sacramento with her mother, Ruth gets co-director credits, Bash's proposal to Rhonda is accepted, and the ladies discover that GLOW is legally bound to K-DTV.
Luckily, Ray comes in at this point and offers them the chance to do live shows in Las Vegas (at the Riviera.) As an adorable aside: Arthie and Yolanda are now a couple, bringing some much needed queer relief. Things are finally looking up for them.