I think we've all seen a movie or series centered around skating at one point or another. Movies like Ice Princess, in which the nerd who has no social life, through about 3 trainings becomes the national champion, a classic "coming of age" movie genre. Or maybe when I said skating you automatically thought of the classic combination of figure skating and hockey, such as Go figure, which has become the most used plotline in the creation of movies that include skating.

In any case, if I were to recommend a series and start telling you about it, and the first thing I say is "Well, it's about a figure skater" the chances of you watching it are probably quite high since small. Let me explain why Spinning Out is like no other figure skating movie.

Mental health issues such as depression and anxiety have become more and more in the media lately, but one of the issues that I think most people have heard of but has never really been talked about much is bipolar disorder. 

Kat grew up with a mother with this mental problem, a mother who unfortunately passed on not only her passion for skating, but also bipolar disorder. Kat is incredibly talented, figure skating is really what she wants to do in life, she's not like Troy Bolton who only plays basketball because "It's your dream, dad, not mine." The series, however, does not show us the rising talent of the protagonist who suffers from bipolar disorder, but takes place after Kat's accident during a competition where she breaks her head. He refuses to let this affect his career, however, and continues to try to get back to normal, despite his fear of doing a triple axel, the move that caused the accident. 

Kat's plan to skate like before fails and she realizes that the only way she can continue to do what she loves is to skate in pairs. The reason why pair skating is his only option is because he fails the senior test and doesn't have the option of repeating it until 6 months from now. Justin, a figure skater with countless medals, conveniently around the same time as Kat's problem, is left without a partner. Kat returns to the ice with Justin, and with the help of a talented former Russian figure skater, Dasha, who has coached Justin since he was a small child, Kat overcomes her fears and manages to skate like before.

Throughout the entire series, the illness plays a very important role, but the most eye-opening moment is when Kat stops taking her medication and we really see how much bipolar disorder affects someone. 

I could go on and on about why it's such a good show and why I think watching it would give you a different perspective on a lot of things, but if I did you wouldn't have to watch it anymore. However, I tend to think that this brief introduction has piqued the curiosity of some of you.