The Working Women of <em>GLOW</em>
Midway through the second season of GLOW, Ruth (Alison Brie) goes for what she thinks is a working dinner with the head of a cable network. The meeting doesn’t end well—the fact that it takes place in a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel might hint at why—but before it falls apart, the TV executive questions Ruth about her career choices. “So, you come out to Hollywood to be the next Ellen Burstyn, you’re doing Chekhov in scene class one day, the next you’re in a women’s wrestling show on a local network,” he says, chuckling. “It’s the best job I’ve ever had,” she replies.
What makes great is that she really means it.,” Ruth says. “feel different. Strong. In control.” In s second season, the co-showrunners told me, the intention was to take the women’s stories deeper, exploring the opportunities and complications that come with professional achievement.
