Netflix`s GLOW is more than just a compelling comedy/drama exploring relationships, life, and work. It`s loosely based on the real-life Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, a wrestling promotion comprised entirely of women. For many people, the draw of GLOW is the backdrop of a struggling wrestling promotion. Season 1 saw the cast learning to wrestle and putting on a show, while Season 2 explored putting together a weekly television series and running the promotion to the best of their abilities.GLOW returns to Netflix for its third season on August 9, relocating the wrestlers to Las Vegas, performing for tourists looking to win big. However, this season is a big gamble as it moves away from the show`s thematic backdrop in order to primarily focus on everything and anything aside from wrestling, which was a disappointment.For Season 3, the women of GLOW are off to Vegas to work a nightly show on the strip at the Fan-Tan Hotel and Casino run by former showgirl Sandy Devereaux St. Clair (Geena Davis). They perform while continuing to adjust to the Vegas atmosphere and living away from their Los Angeles home. Very quickly, the show hammers in the idea that these women are in a tedious and never-ending cycle of performing the same show night after night.At its heart, GLOW Season 3 has its merits even if it isn`t what fans expect, given what they`ve seen in previous seasons. It explores the relationships between the women working for GLOW, both platonic and romantic, while progressing its characters arcs. However, the main problem with the season is how far it strays from its roots. The show is about a wrestling promotion and the people within it, but wrestling feels like largely forgotten throughout Season 3. It is treated like an afterthought at best. There are four episodes, at most, of this 10 episode season that actually deal with this aspect. Sure, these women are performing the same routine every day so how in-depth can GLOW get into this aspect of the show when its ...
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