Spinning Out is the first trashy Netflix binge of 2020

[likeanunmadebed]

"The series is at its best as an exposé of the sacrifices entire families make in order to train an Olympic-caliber skater and the ways in which generational poverty and mental illness are derided in the luxury sport," writes @kpfallon https://t.co/na3SVtRdRs
- The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 4, 2020
Spinning Out is a gritty, "teen-type"

Comments

[just444]

this was so bad

[annie_oakley]

I loved this dumb damn show.

[ownlittle_heart]

i actually liked the first couple episodes when they were just hanging out at the rink and being bitchy to each other - it almost reminded me of stick it and funny enough, her russian coach was also in stick it?!

but then so much stuff happened and i started to wonder how they managed to practice?! [Spoiler (click to open)]also, she overcame her fear of doing jumps super fast to make more time for the personal drama in her life lmao

[likeanunmadebed]

[Spoiler (click to open)]Didn't she "overcome" her fear by going off her lithium pills?

[ownlittle_heart]

[Spoiler (click to open)]i watched this the day it came, so i don't remember the exact timeline but thinking about it, yeah, that was the show's way of explaining it. but it still felt super rushed to me, because they made such a big deal out of it at first and wouldn't she still have to practice her ass off to properly do them? it was a little bit like: problem solved, she's back to being a world class skater again!

[likeanunmadebed]

hah I sort of forget too! also the timeline leading up to their final performance was questionable in terms of practice

[likeanunmadebed]

It wasn't a masterpiece, and it was pretty slow until episode 6 or 7. [Spoiler (click to open)]I thought the doctor was a creeper for asking Jenn out and it seemed so normalized? Then the whole thing with Serena was revealed and I was like, yup!!!

[elderpricely]

[Spoiler (click to open)]Yeah, I was annoyed that she blamed herself for not saying yes at first when he was 100% crossing a line, so it was a relief when he was treated like a massive creep.

[jinny]

Yes! I agree. It was so unprofessional. I was Eww, No!

[ms_mmelissa]

Same!

I was pulling a major face when that happened and was like "That is majorly weird and fucked up" and then I was relieved when the narrative backed me up on that. I have good instincts!

[galactoze]

January Jones was a teen mom?

I've just watched the first episode, it was OK.