The contemporary television landscape is littered with examples of ambitious-to-a-fault dramas built on lofty concepts and complex structures, shows that often burn fast and hot in a pilot, only to…
’ family drama about a small-town wrestling league and the sibling rivalry at its wobbly foundation.
For Jack, writing the DWL’s salacious scripts and managing moonlighting wrestlers was always in the plan. But younger brother Ace grew up destined for greater things outside their small town, so he’s understandably sullen about being stuck in Duffy and living with his mother. Ace’s only escape is in the ring, where Jack’s labored scripts position him as a hero , while Jack acts as his villainous foil, better known as a “heel.
Elsewhere in the early episodes, “Heels” is narrowly focused on underpinning the central relationship between Jack and Ace, an understandable instinct given how their brotherhood lends itself to a knotty allegory about storytelling itself.
Going all-in on Jack and Ace also muddles the tone. “Heels” begins at the one-year anniversary of Tom’s death, so the brothers are appropriately mournful and introspective. But their moments of quiet reflection are shuffled among absurd scenes of wrestling mayhem, which include incontinence-soiled tights and a stuffed squirrel spewing fake blood from atop a drone.
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