Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig star as brothers and rivals in a bittersweet drama about a struggling wrestling league in small-town Georgia.
Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, James Harrison, Chris Bauer, down to the plaintive indie rock soundtrack. Like that show, is set in a small town obsessed with a specific sport — in this case, indie pro wrestling in Georgia. Also like that show,welcomes viewers of all knowledge levels; there’s enough explanation woven into the dialogue to guarantee that even total newbies won’t get lost in the terminology.
At the core of the Starz drama are Jack and his brother, Ace , the rising star of the struggling Duffy Wrestling League, which Jack has inherited from their late father. Where Jack plays heel, snarling into the mic during matches, Ace is the “face” , basking in the glow of the crowd’s adoration. Initially, the central irony of the series seems to be that Jack is the better guy in real life: He’s a responsible family man, whereas Ace is a conceited man-child.
The series may be steeped in the specifics of wrestling, but it’s also essentially a show about making a show, so perhaps it’s not surprising that it has a tendency toward heavy-handed meta commentary. It’s not enough for Jack and Ace to be brothers at odds. A character has to compare them to Cain and Abel and then explain who Cain and Abel are, for the benefit of viewers who might not know. Sometimes the habit feels defensive.
That grandiosity never completely disappears, and perhaps it shouldn’t, as the Spades’ story seems to become more compelling the more tragic new dimensions it takes on. But not for nothing,grows more relaxed as it goes. It chills out enough by episode six to make room in its one-hour run time for a scene of DWL wrestlers just sitting around and wondering about the point of male nipples. From a plot perspective, it’s almost entirely pointless.
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