Andrew and Olivia Baker meet with a priest to book a church for Hannah's service. He runs into Mackenzie and asks her to the dance but learns that she's dating a guy named Eric. Tyler returns to school after having been in a diversion program. Zach learns that Bryce is going to the dance with Chlöe stating that they are still dating Bryce tells him "Loyalty, it's a thing," implying that he is angry that Zach didn't stick by him and "keep him clean". ![]() Zach finds Bryce cleaning out his gym locker, Bryce tells him he is transferring to Hillcrest. Clay asks if her firm would be upset about this but she tells him that she left the firm. Lainie tells Jessica that they are working to get a court order to keep Bryce away from her and looking for a way to get Justin out. Justin, sentenced to six months probation, is remanded because he can't be released unless it's into custody of a guardian. Monty is interviewed by the police about all the harassment he caused to everyone, and denies all of it. Afterwards, to the dismay of everyone present, Bryce is convicted, but is sentenced to only three months probation because the judge doesn't want to "do any more damage" to Bryce and says that they should both be more careful in the future. Jessica gives a speech at Bryce's sentencing. Meanwhile, a brutal assault pushes one student over the edge. Other international suicide helplines can be found at month later, Hannah's loved ones celebrate her life and find comfort in each other. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-80. In the UK the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. That’s less than half of the 13 reasons why you shouldn’t bother. As drama this is pointless, cumbersome, baggy, badly written, ponderous and boring. I know the issues are very real, very important and, in fact, deadly serious. I know if I was one I might connect better with this (it would be interesting to hear from them). I know teenagers are only concerned with what others think of them. It’s like being locked in a room with a bunch of self-obsessed teens, occasionally saying things like “the truth can free you if you let it” or “sometimes it seems that no matter what you do people see you the way they want to”. Some of the acting remains decent, though Langford, the stand-out in the first season, now has to do hers as a ghost. But if the first series meandered, then this circles aimlessly with its head to the ground. The trial, of which there isn’t much, perhaps provides the crumbliest of structures, and some photos are turned up that show Hannah wasn’t alone in suffering bullying and abuse. But this time without the framework of the tapes and the reasons. ![]() There’s a lot of dragging through the same stuff all over again. It’s a few months later, and there’s a civil lawsuit going on against the school for failing to protect Hannah. And that’s about all that’s good about series two. The second series continues to explore the same big issues sensitively, as well as taking on board some of the criticism and controversy the first generated (it now comes with a public service announcement, delivered by the actors, links to relevant resources, plus the parents – Clay’s especially – are more aware of what their kids are going through). The performances, especially from Katherine Langford and Dylan Minnette as Hannah and her friend Clay, were good. It meandered, but the cassettes and the 13 reasons in 13 episodes gave it a structure of sorts. It did attempt to explore important issues – not only suicide but rape, self-harm, bullying, high-school sexism – sensibly and seriously, even if any messages to emerge came across as simplistic and a bit preachy: be nice to people, be a real friend, otherwise bad shit goes down. Originally destined to become a film, Netflix got hold of it and gave it the Netflix stretch. That was the first series of 13 Reasons Why, adapted from the book by Jay Asher. When Hannah Baker killed herself, she left behind a box of cassette tapes explaining why she’d done it.
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