My one qualm with the finale was that while Ruth came into her own as an assertive, take-charge woman and basically directed the pilot of GLOW, it was clear that Cherry could have done the same thing, and was in fact delegated that role by Sam early on in the show's development. Not sure why Cherry dropped off the…

I haven't read the comments on previous recaps, but they really telegraphed Bash's relationship with his "butler" pretty obviously.

He ridicules his wife's career choices and hard work. Definitely makes him a major heel.

This season was effective in showing that Claire's public face, which seems less Machiavellian than Frank's, is just a mask for some really messed up evil stuff. But it does still show them both appealing to the public with studied confidence, fearmongering and shameless pandering.

I just can't do the unrelenting bleakness any longer. I skipped season 1 and several people said season 2 was a total reboot. Watching hundreds of people ignore a man trying to help his severely disabled wife get to safety/care earlier this season, and then this episode watching hundreds of people almost trample a…

It's possible they had the doors to the car open, car running with lights/radio on and then when the earthquake hit the doors slammed shut. Still doesn't explain where they went.

This is so obvious and I'm so glad you explained this so I don't have to. THANK YOU

It's a very upper-crust bougie club.

It looked like some lord of the rings fan art made by a fifteen year old.

I think this episode gave all of these characters a lot of depth in just 20 minutes, even if they are stereotypes and in some cases, punchlines.

That's a fair point, but I suppose this could all be explored in season 2.

Or to punish himself for blowing up his life for a waitress who wasn't even pregnant with his kid. Or to get new sordid writing material. Or hey - it can be all 3!

At some point I gathered that they initiated the process and sent the paperwork to Allison while she was in the institute. Likely at Luisa's insistence. Can't say I blame her, honestly.

I've always interpreted it to point out that other people (usually Cole or Noah, but also Helen) sexualize Allison because that's how they view her: seductress, jezebel, cheater, homewrecker - but she's obviously deeply depressed. I don't think her view of herself is "innocent" though - it's sad and guilty. When they…

The selfish people here are clearly his father, who should not have left his son in that situation, and to a lesser degree his sister, who obviously still feels tremendous guilt. The person who sticks around till the end is not generally the one being selfish.

Oh god. It's a Fight Club scenario but with writing, kind of like Johnny Depp in Secret Window.

Is the author really suggesting that we want our artistic depictions of school shootings to function like a PSA? Gus Van Sant's Elephant did this already and did it better, btw

When I realized what was happening even before the silly dance scene, I started sobbing full stop, but at that point I was actually pretty convinced that all the kids and BBA were about to die.

To my eyes, the randomness of the school shooting mirrored the randomness of OA's abduction. She tried to make meaning out of this horrific thing she survived. The group that survived the shooting also places meaning on the event that frankly, is insane. (To think that the shooting was something that could transport…

y'all are some hating-ass haters to have just watched a 10-episode series [edit: 8 eps] and be in here write paragraphs trashing the writer's pretensions. At least admit you enjoyed it or found something worthy to discuss here. If not then why keep watching? Re: "authentic" depictions of high schools…this is a…