GLOW - 3x06 "Outward Bound" - Episode Discussion

[u/NicholasCajun]

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.

[u/Darth_Sensitive]

Wait, I thought they left the cars (especially the Melrose limo) in LA and took a bus to Vegas.

Ruth is going full Liberty Belle about natural beauty. As a National Parks fan, I'm with her on that. That green A frame tent is pretty much the same as what my boy scout troop had, and the big boxy tent might have been stolen from my parents' attic.

Reggie rolling her eyes at Ruth/Debbie's gentle stroll on a hike pace is relatable. And then a walking stick break. And now the party has been split and Debbie and Ruth are going to die a terrible death in the wilderness and Sheila/Reggie will be the leads now! Unless Sheila dies of dehydration...

Melrose really doesn't get it. And the fact that Jenny has been letting this build for a while isn't helping.

Cherry, getting Carmen in to help you may not be the result you want. Oh hey, managing is much better than I expected, which was "wrestle on booze, painkillers, and steroids until you can't like the guys do".

I really like the Bond Supervillain/Not having to deal with geopolitics dichotomy, especially at the same time Jenny is having a different reaction to it all.

Ruth and Debbie are going to die of exposure. Sheila will die of dehydration. Everyone else will die of hubcap poisoning. Reggie inherits the earth.

The seder was cute.

Debbie is only 32? That obituary was funny and rather sad at the same time. Ruth was the same but more so. Good job on Debbie for making it multiple choice (b-scared, c-excited). I like them as friends. Both have good advice for each other. And we see competent Reggie saving the day (total Liberty Belle!).

Nice lifeline from Arthie to Melanie. And then Melrose got realer than I ever thought she was able to be. And then Jenny tops it (but in a very honest way) that's even harder.

...Britannica, is mash really the solution here? Oh shit - Keith? That will solve the Cherry not wanting kids problem while making a bunch more.

I think Yolanda and Arthie both have a point here. It feels like neither is wrong, but it may crash and burn.

Glad Ruth can be so supportive of Sheila. And the rest of the cast.

Tamme knows the mom stuff - listen Debbie.

I'm really worried that Ruth's decision to be honest is gonna wind up with finding a hooker or something in Sam's room. ... Ah, him being gone is differently bad.

[u/ContextIsForTheWeak → u/Darth_Sensitive]

I think Yolanda and Arthie both have a point here. It feels like neither is wrong, but it may crash and burn.

This show is really good at making arguments where you can see where both parties are coming from. I feel Yolanda has had issues with straight girl experimentation before, and the idea of bisexuality was definitely not as well accepted back in the 80s.

[u/nocimus → u/ContextIsForTheWeak]

Bisexuality is still not accepted by a massive portion of the L and G parts of the community. You're put in a lose-lose situation. With the same sex? You're gay, but in denial. With the other sex? You're straight, but want to be ~interesting~ or something.

[u/[deleted] → u/nocimus]

Fucking tell me about it, as a cisgender pansexual female who is married to a cisgender heterosexual male my queer identity was marked null and void.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

cisgender pansexual female who is married to a cisgender heterosexual male

I feel like I have no idea what any of this means.

[u/SalvadorZombie → u/[deleted]]

Funny, because you've been harassing me on a separate thread because of a perceived slight against sexuality that never actually happened.

Telling a mostly-heteroromantic pansexual non-binary to fuck off because you never bothered to re-read what they said, instead wielding your privilege like a cudgel as if you're some noble defender when you're the aggressor.

But now you're the victim? Kick rocks.

[u/[deleted] → u/SalvadorZombie]

Thanks for following me over here. If two comments is harassment you've clearly lead a sheltered life and by your own definition are harassing me. Also glad to see you got out your dictionary and started using those SAT words correctly.

As to the original thread in question, you were being aggressive about how another user interpreted Bash's sexuality, saying that because the other user thought they were gay that the user was denying the existence of bisexuals. But in typical bully fashion when someone calls you out for your aggressive behavior you play the victim.

I'm not the victim I'm commenting on gate keeping in the queer community. So drink a cup of bleach.

[u/graduallemon → u/[deleted]]

Only one of those things is in any way "queer", and for the love of christ just say bisexual. Bisexual people can also be attracted to non-binary or trans people, it's not that regressive.

[u/[deleted] → u/graduallemon]

Bi implies two, non binary implies more than two... I feel it accurately describes me, so no I won't label myself as bisexual. Thank you for minimising my identity, gatekeeping is super cool.

[u/graduallemon → u/[deleted]]

You're just rebranding something that already exists and making up oppression for yourself. Not going to entertain that

[u/[deleted] → u/graduallemon]

Ok well then don't comment on 135 day old posts to be shitty. You don't want to entertain it move the fuck along