Blown Away

I've only watched the first 4 episodes of season 2.

While a lot of the glasswork was spectacular, the pretentious judge lady was insufferable and I started resenting having to zone out whenever she started talking.

I particularly loved how the producers insisted that every woman had to constantly bring up how they were women, and the black guy had to keep bringing up that he was black and the white males had to... well uh, they are white males so apparently they are focused on the glass? It boggles my mind that such a niche skill is apparently the domain of white men? The way they talk about it makes it seem as though the white men of glassblowing are bigoted hate-filled creatures who put roadblocks in the way of any non-male, non-white person who seeks to work with glass... then you see them and they generally all just seem to be nerdy artists who embrace the art of the others...?

Obviously, a relative dying sucks, but it doesn't need to be rehashed over and over again.

The glassblowing itself is fabulous, and I started focusing on just the end products and ignored the journey.

Very talented people. Kudos to them.

Don't let season one (or its bitter winner) turn you off. The contestants in season two are more fun, more humble, have better comaraderie, and, in my completely uneducated opinion, more talented. Really impressive artists and very fun to watch.

I'll leave the name out, but one contestant made this difficult to watch. The talent of ALL the contestants is absolutely amazing, but I simply couldn't get past the awkward nastiness that oozes out of one. Good show if you just want to focus on the artistry, which is very respectable.

I have zero knowledge of the glass blowing field so it was interesting to see how the objects are made. The contestants are interesting and diverse. It's netflix so it has this edgy feel and I found myself watching the whole first season in a day or two.