Lion's Den

A wrestling coach who has fallen on hard times, victimized by his own physical limitations, has taken on a high powered program in his old high school. He was part of a series of a state championship run, but lost his Olympic chances to a leg injury. One day he is visited by a former teammate who did go on to greater things. This man introduces him to a nutrient that he says was the difference between success and mediocrity. He claims it is legal and is awaiting FDA approval. The wrestling team is group of five guys (I don't know what research the producers did in coming up with such a group. What happened to weight divisions and other such realities. All five seem to be about the same size). These guys are not very good. Of course, we know they're going to take the stuff and start to win. The kicker is that the stuff has some interesting side effects. The sheer stupidity of the plot and the results are ludicrous. This is a serious throw-away episode, hardly worth the time.

Maybe it's because I had watched the show pretty randomly, not in order by any means. So I didn't have any conceptions of the show. In fact, one of the first I ever saw was the excellent Abduction, and it appears to be set in the same high school. (Or at least, certainly, the same set.

It's true it's a bit of a space whale Aesop against steroids and the like, but whatever, it's still nicely made.