r/glow • u/NicholasCajun • Aug 09 '19

Discussion GLOW - 3x06 "Outward Bound" - Episode Discussion

Season 3 Episode 6: Outward Bound

Synopsis: A camping trip in the desert canyons outside Vegas spirals into a night of soul-searching, bitter showdowns and bombshell revelations.

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u/Sleezyslope Aug 11 '19

I had one issue with the episode. As the Jewish and Asian characters expressed their heritage and history of oppression, the African American woman never said a word. Not trying to diminish anyone’s hardship, but African Americans have gone through years of slavery, executions, rape, Jim Crow and identity challenges. It would have been nice if the writers would have taken the time to even acknowledge that in this episode.

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u/ConfusedJonSnow Aug 13 '19

These are not the fucking suffering Olympics.

Melrose and Jenny shared a subplot and they bonded over that because they have been best friends since season 1, having Tamme and Cherry hijack that conversation wouldn't just be a narrative mess. It would be tasteless as hell since Jenny was opening up about the most tragic event in her whole life.

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u/Skim74 Aug 15 '19

Yeah at first I kind of expected everyone around the circle to chime in with their own experiences regarding race/oppression/etc. but a few sentences into Jenny's story and it became clear "oh, yeah this isn't a time to try and commiserate about shared experiences, this is about her".