Netflix has been churning out original shows left and right. Some of them have been amazing (Witcher is definitely up there for me) and some of them are slotted into the B list. Spinning Out was teetering on that edge for the entire show, but I might just give you reason to check it out one of these days. What else is there to do anyways? 

First off, Spinning Out is about ice skating, the one sport not over done in my opinion. Maybe that’s because it’s hard to capture ice skating when most actors don’t have the years of experience to pull off the stunts. As you can probably guess, a long list of skaters took the ice as the doubles, but even with that, the long skating scenes were still weird. It felt like they used CGI to place the actors’ faces on the skaters and then called it a day. Still, the slating wasn’t all that bad. Nothing next level. Nothing that you would see at the Olympics. 

Trust me, whether it’s because of the Olympics or watching The Cutting Edge too many times - toe pick- I love ice skating. I lost it when Johnny Weir came out as his glorious self. He’s as fabolous on the show as he is in real life. I’m really happy they let him stay true to himself. Yet, even his skating wasn’t near what I know he is capable of.

I’m so convincing right now… right? I’m just trying to tell you to now watch the show for the ice skating. Let me just give you all the reasons that I’m upset there won’t be a season 2. 

There I go again, putting my foot in my mouth. Don’t click away yet. Even though there won’t be a season 2 as far as the world can tell, the ending does wrap up in it’s own way. And there’s a little bit of hope as the fans sound out a petition. 

Now the reason I kept coming back… the story is actually pretty decent. You have your typical drama that could be guessed at, but each character had this detailed back story that I wanted to know more about. My interest was most definitely piqued. Plus, one main topic centered around mental health. Both mother and daughter are struggling with Bipolar Disorder. The show isn’t only about the two of them. Each character has the same detailed back story to shape them and the chaos that fills the show. Nothing just happens without a reason. For once, the screenwriters took the time to think about the characters they were putting on the screen. Honestly, wanting to know where the characters were going had me hitting the back button. And maybe a few of the characters were actually kind of cool. 

I was also really impressed with the amount of current day issues covered. Most of the time I shout, too many, the issues lost in the jumbling mess so not one issue can really stand on its own. Not this time. Each character got a chance in the spotlight, which gave the issues time to breathe and weave into the plot. It was what gave the story depth, showing how everyone has their own issues to overcome. 

If there was a season 2, I would most definitely be watching it. 

Happy Watching

Love Kait