Spencer and Ashley's relationship has finally and unequivocally moved from friendship to romance, but that's hardly the end of the drama in their lives. Spencer isn't ready to share her sexuality with her parents, and even if she was, the sudden death of Ashley's father and revelation that he had a secret second daughter would probably mean it wasn't the best time.
Not that Spencer and Ashley are the only ones with problems. Both of Spencer's brothers are dealing with challenges that threaten to derail the futures they had imagined for themselves, and her parents are going through a rough patch in their marriage that isn't going to get any smoother if the truth about Spencer's sexuality were to be revealed. It's safe to say that Mrs Carlin isn't at all accepting of the idea that any of her children might be gay.
What it all adds up to is that everyone is going to have to dig deep and fight for what they want ... but at the end of the day, do Spencer and Ashley actually want the same thing?
So South of Nowhere ended season 1 with some pretty momentous events, and it repeats and embellishes that trick in season 2. I'm not 100% a fan of what happens in the season finale, personally, though I certainly can't complain that it comes out of left field, as the writers foreshadow it pretty hard.
If a coming-of-age and coming out drama seems like it would be something you'd like, South of Nowhere is a solid example of the form.
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