GLOW Season 3 Review: 7 Ups & 3 Downs

5. Betty Gilpin & Alison Brie Steal The Show

After categorically running away with the show's first season and very nearly doing it again last year, Marc Maron's Sam actually takes a bit more of a backseat in season three, allowing Betty Gilpin and Alison Brie's work to shine brighter than arguably it ever has.

Gilpin in particular is fantastic as a complex portrait of an ambitious woman desperately trying to juggle motherhood with not only her job as an actress, but also her desire to transition into producing.

It's a credit to Gilpin's performance that, despite some of Debbie's more questionable decisions throughout the season, she still feels wholly relatable, flaws and all.

Brie meanwhile continues to deepen the characterisation of Ruth, who while not saddled with a child, struggles with both a desire to return to her first love - acting - and a burgeoning romance on the horizon.

Whenever Gilpin and Brie share scenes together, it's magic, and so it's easy to see why the show makes every effort possible to get them in a room together. Terrific stuff.