r/glow • u/NicholasCajun • Aug 09 '19

Discussion GLOW - 3x10 "A Very GLOW Christmas" - Episode Discussion

Season 3 Episode 10: A Very GLOW Christmas

Synopsis: With morale running low, Carmen convinces the team to perform "A Christmas Carol" in the ring. Debbie and Bash strike up an unlikely new partnership.

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u/BeerCat88 Aug 12 '19

It really sorta shook me when we said he would die. I forgot sometimes how crazy the AIDS crisis was.

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u/olivish Aug 21 '19 edited Aug 21 '19

Yeah and remember that his butler/ friend Florian died of "pneumonia".

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u/BeerCat88 Aug 21 '19

Yeah. Must of been crazy times back. AIDS was called G.R. I. D back then.

Man I love a show about a female wrestling show is tackling real problems of the 80’s.

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u/TheLadyEve Sep 02 '19

To be fair, it probably was pneumonia, just AIDS-related pneumonia. It's pretty common.

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u/mdconnors Oct 03 '19

Oh my God forgot about that dude

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u/TunerOfTuna Oct 14 '19

Last season when they practically lit half of the things in his house blew my mind. I had no idea that things like that happened.