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“#Stephen Amell Shines in ‘Heels’<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

Welcome to our weekly column<\/i><\/b> Can\u2019t Miss Episode of the Week<\/b>! Every Saturday we\u2019ll be spotlighting a different episode of television from that week that we thought was exceptional and a must-see. Check back to see if your favorite show got the nod \u2014 or to learn about a new one!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Every face needs a heel. This is the central tenant of Starz\u2019s buzzy new drama Heels<\/em>, which premiered on Sunday, August 15, about a wrestling family in small-town Georgia trying to keep their father\u2019s league alive. In professional wrestling a \u201cface\u201d is the hero the crowd is supposed to root for, while the \u201cheel\u201d is the villain who\u2019s there to make the face look good. \u201cMake them love you, or make them loooove hating you,\u201d the wrestlers crow in one scene. Here, Stephen Amell\u2019s (Arrow<\/i>) Jack Spade is a heel inside the ring, but outside, he\u2019s our protagonist. <\/p>\n

While arrogant younger brother Ace (Alexander Ludwig) is the Duffy Wrestling League\u2019s fan-favorite wrestler, it\u2019s Jack who shows real kindness and care for those around him as he struggles to run the league in the wake of their father\u2019s suicide. This would never work if Amell wasn\u2019t so extremely good at what he does. In another\u2019s hands, the dialogue could\u2019ve easily turned melodramatic and eye-roll worthy. Instead, with so much of the camera on him, Amell uses the script<\/a> like a scalpel and seamlessly switches from frustrated brother, to floundering husband, to quietly inspirational leader, to tightly controlled anger when an old Duffy member comes to poach Ace. <\/p>\n

\"Heels<\/p>\n

(Credit: Starz)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In an hour, we become completely devoted to Jack and his mission, which is why it\u2019s all the more shocking when he intentionally hurts his brother in the ring. It\u2019s conflicting. Our hero is not who we expected him to be, and it\u2019s still unclear why he did it \u2013 to stop Ace from leaving Duffy? In the end, it reveals an even more complex character than we thought. <\/p>\n

Around Jack are supporting characters whose passion for wrestling shows through, so even if you\u2019re not already a fan of the sport, you can view it through their eyes. There\u2019s Big Jim (Duke Davis Roberts), who\u2019s worked his way up in the league, but with a new baby on the way and a wife who disapproves of his side job, has to make the tough decision to step away. Another standout is Crystal (Kelli Berglund), a valet (someone, often an attractive woman, who accompanies and introduces a specific wrestler) who wants to be a wrestler, but finds herself often dismissed by those in charge. Her rise is likely to be a fascinating arc as she champs at the bit to show everyone what she can do. Representing the kids who grow up coming to the matches is Jack\u2019s son Thomas (Roxton Garcia), who truly looks up to his dad and what he does. <\/p>\n

But even just the way the people of this small town get excited for new matches, and come to gather for autographs from the wrestlers, the camera lovingly lingering over all of it, helps to build out this world. At one point Jack glares at a couple of neighborhood kids when he notices them staring at him, and they run away gleefully squealing about their encounter with the villainous Jack Spade. Jack clearly takes so much joy in bringing these characters to life for people, and letting them escape for a little bit to the story he created. <\/p>\n

As for Ace? We just have to assume he\u2019s not as shallow and callous as he pretends to be. There are layers to Ace, and we want to see them all pulled back. It\u2019s just one of many aspects of the show that is introduced in the premiere that we can\u2019t wait to explore more.<\/p>\n

Other observations we thought made this episode stand out:<\/b><\/p>\n