On paper Heels is clearly a show for me. Being a fan of Stephen and Alex, and wrestling, what could I ask for more.
The first episode is good. The characters are interesting, the story they are heading towards seems interesting.
Crystal seems the most interesting character of the first episode. But it made me wonder why there are new female wrestlers already at DWL? It plays in modern time so, that's kind of strange, as they are heading towards Crystal being the first female wrestler in the DWL league.
Being a fan of Stephen and Alex, I can say that Jack, played by Stephen, has a lot in common with Oliver Queen of the first seasons of Arrow, and Ace, played by Alex, is a bit different from Bjorn.
Tha acting is ok, Alex does a way better job than Stephen. Stephen's southern accent is sometimes on and sometimes off, which is kind of weird and confusing. I do not know if it has to do with the writing or the acting, but Jack for being a Heel, is definitely not heel enough and Ace who should be the Face is too much acting as a Heel, which is always kind of confusing. It is good that the immediately say who is the Heel and who is the Face between both, otherwise one would think the opposite. This made me wonder as well are there other Heels or Faces on DWL? Because that's not clear from the first episode who is who...
I think the show, at least the first episode, is probably more interesting for people that know not much or nothing about wrestling, because as a wrestling fan you know the stories/terms linked to wrestling and probably you will not be surprised by the end. It was the option I was thinking about.
Objectively it does not deserve more than a 6 or a 7. All the 10 are probably people that are really supportive of the actors or were just happy to some naked skin.
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