Olympo

Put this on my watch list because it was a new release at Netflix, not knowing what I was getting into. Seemed like there were some familiar faces right away reminding me of "Elite" characters and that's the only other Spanish drama I ever watched so must be deliberate as this has a similar vibe.

This is just one big exaggeration of the sports training world - these are excellent athletes that haven't even qualified yet for the elite teams. They are trying to qualify. In real life sponsorships aren't done like some secret society with special gold medallion necklaces, athletes don't disappear or get locked up for weeks with experimental quack doctors, and are these "strong" athletes really so "weak" they can't stand up to their directors of the program? Only one girl cares enough for her friend to try and do something? And that girl is cold as all heck to her jerk boyfriend?

Then add in the sex scenes to make it spicy. IMO they are too chopped up anyway as they cut from a gay scene to a straight scene and cut back again quickly it is all too discombobulated. But Netflix could have a better rating than just MA (for Mature). For example, other services I pay for have warnings like BL or includes BL, so that you know what kind of show it is before selecting it. You should be able to have a choice before investing time into it.

Gave it a low rating because did not care for the ending - figured it is open ended in case they want another season.

I started writing a review on this yesterday after watching only 3 episodes, but I ended up finishing all episodes and it kinda changed my mind (a bit).

Olympo is absolutely ridiculous. The plot makes about as much sense as putting ketchup on tiramisu (zero). Characters for about 90% of the 8 episodes are extremely unlikeable, except for maybe two of them. None of their actions, motives, reactions make any sense at all but I still found it entertaing.

I don't know if this will get picked up for a second season but if it does, I honestly can't wait to see the ridiculous "storylines" the characters will get in the future.

I dont get the hate. The start if it was kinda casual and was a bit standard but it had a real good plot you wouldnt think of. I think it was super catchy and had the vibes of the first seasons of elite. In the beginning you hate some characters and love them in the end or the other way around.

Also it was cool that many persons are like the main character and have there own bigger story. Also its nice to make up the mind of the people watching about some reallife problems or about problems in sports. Ofcourse its partly queer but this just shows the Sports

Lets hope netflix keeps it going.🙂 Cause i love it.

Pretty much all that I saw from the critics is what It made the series compelling for me (also the good suspense): All the main characters have flaws, are not perfect (on different ways and degrees). If thats what makes them unlikeable for some, for me thats what makes them interesting. I dont want watch a boring story with villains and heroes ir one dimentional characters. Same goes for the "graphic" sex scenes... They are sexy and such as not perfect people, guess what, It happens in life! Also they were used to show how some of those relationships were connected. Apart from some stretch moments in the plot, a really good séries. Amalia character in particular, shows so many layers, till the very end.

The concept is very intriguing, but the execution (ie plot and script) were mid. I felt bad for the actors having to do so many sex scenes. It could be their first big show and they may have felt like they couldn't turn it down but it really is softcore porn at some point.

Also it felt like the show kept trying to frame Amaiia as the bad guy even though in my opinion she was the only one who made sense. The Olympo people could have been executed better, I feel like the power they had from the start wasn't shown properly, and once we got to the photoshoot scene, they seemed tacky. Also too many characters to keep track of in terms of storyline, felt a bit aimless tbh. Editing could be better.