13 Reasons Why (TV Series) Tape 7, Side A (2017) User Reviews

Original 10, now a 6, maybe 7

[albundy60482 · 10/10 · 24 August 2019]

When this show debuted, I loved that they weren't afraid to kick me in the nuts by showing the act that had been built up the entire season: Hannah's suicide. After watching Season3, I went back and re-watched this episode, the finale of Season1, and I have to say that the producers and Netflix, by bowing down to pressure from outside entities, have butchered this episode to the point of ridiculousness. Everything from after Hannah looks in the mirror and steels herself for her final act has been edited out, and her mother's reaction scene looks like a bad pan-and-scan zoom in so all you can see is the top of her hair. Kate Walsh's finest performance looks horrible, and Hannah's final act loses ALL of the impact it had in it's original form. All I have to say is SHAME ON YOU COMPLAINERS AND NETFLIX for bowing down to misplaced complaints and destroying a great piece of art and drama. SHAME!

Need balls to watch this episode

[lakshit-35867 · 10/10 · 10 September 2018]

I was thinking they will not show the suicide of Hannah but they did it was horrifying I was shaken this was the best episode for me in series

That school counselor was on point

[michelle-rosenthal · 10/10 · 21 April 2017]

This has been a controversial show for my field, and I watched the season with no preconceived ideas of what it would be.

It was incredibly well written and the characters rang true for me. Life is messy, we all have our own stories, baggage, and perceptions.

As a mental health professional, I'm sad to say that my own personal experiences with school counselors was EXACTLY as portrayed in this series. What a damn good series. I am looking forward to season two already.

so sad

[annajmarshall-96233 · 10/10 · 14 November 2018]

I cried and and cried and cried at the sucide scene, it was the most heartbreaking thing I have ever seen on Netflix. However, it was an incredibly moving episode and an overall excellent finale to an emotional series.

Tape 7, Side A (#1.13)

[ComedyFan2010 · 8/10 · 12 August 2017]

A pretty great finale.

I can't think of Mr. Porter being wrong though. He was willing to help but needed the identity of the rapist. Well, yes, how else do you plan to get somebody punished. He correctly said that if not revealing who it is the only other thing is to move on, which he also offered if Hannah will not tell what happened and go with persecution. I don't know what else she was expecting.

The scene of her killing herself was great. It was not in any way glamorized, I had trouble looking. And her parents finding her, omg, it was painful to watch. Which made me think that making all those tapes that selfish kid didn't bother to tell her parents why she died and let them suffer for all this time.

I feel horrible for Justin. Brandon Flynn doesn't have much experience according to his IMDb profile, but he was so good in this part. I could believe him when he talked to Jessica, that he loves her and that he was trying to protect her. I wonder what happens to him. Hope he will still be there in the second season.

Alex shot himself. Will he survive? Now one also wants to look through the episodes and see if he was showing any signs that we didn't notice.

Tyler seems to be planning a mass school shooting. Sheri confessed to police about the sign. Jessica will tell her dad about the rape, so will this finally get Bryce punished?.

Wonder what will be the main story of the second season, but they sure let enough material for us to think about.

Damn

[brittanyquinn-71425 · 10/10 · 20 May 2018]

This is so well written. I recommend watching this series to help spread awareness

Powerful

[maksimilcisin · 10/10 · 22 July 2021]

This episode and the season as a whole are so powerful. For a person who has experienced deep depression and thought about suicide, it is even more powerful.

Hannah and Clay's love line is just to tears.

Overall, I cried while watching this episode ... This season is without any doubt one of the best I've seen in my life.

I cried ...

[liubomyrif · 10/10 · 21 July 2021]

The only episode in my life when I literally cried and cried hard. It was so emotional and painful to watch at the same time.

Overall, the first season of '13 Reasons Why' is a masterpiece and you will not convince me in anything else.

Chilllllll

[shayshayjayno · 9/10 · 6 October 2017]

I just finished the show last night and for those of you that are complaining about the "unanswered questions" its was very clear, for me, a high school junior, to be able to detect that there would be a second season without researching it. My reasoning being they added a lot of new conflict in this episode, leaving opportunity for all questions to be answered and conflict resolved in a future season.

As for the rest of it, the show was excellent. It really made me reflect on my life as an individual and helped put things in perspective. I loved the characters because I could recognize their personas in the kids I face at school daily.

The death scene was powerful. Honestly, I REALLY didn't want to watch it but I made myself do it so that I would be forced to acknowledge the fact that I had just watched 12 episodes of this girl, Hannah, spilling out her heart, being tortured from the outside in, for my own personal interest but when things got to the realest they could possibly be, I wanted to stop watching because I was uncomfortable. It was important for me to see the ugly rawness of it all because suicide is serious and we can't just look away because it makes us uncomfortable.

Captures The Experience and Lessons To Learn

[vivianla · 7 May 2020]

This episode was difficult to watch because it captures the pain and anxiety of a student who is going through not one particular situation, but things that add up and takes a toll on her. When taking things up formally, there tends to be the need to have direct, exact reasons. I was shocked and felt a sense of relief when the guidance counsellor received his tape which was number 13. When the guidance counsellor explained she had to have direct confrontation with whoever assaulted her in order for action to be taken and Hannah did not feel comfortable at the time to give names - this is a very realistic situation. Treating situations like a lawyer and in a factual manner - names to be given - the 5 W's and How...is considered necessary to provide professional service. I believe we have to consider emotions and really take each case truly seriously - finding the reason that Hannah even came in should have been a serious question. I can feel the pain of the individual students who are questioned about Hannah. The photographer states that the school climate is bad - he gets physically bullied all the time and his parents are shocked. School should be a wonderful experience - I truly miss elementary school in particular. I hope that both kids and adults take more into consideration how their individual actions contribute to the environments of their daily lives. When Clay asked Skye to hang out, it was such a nice gesture. He knows Skye cuts herself and he realized he could reach out to her - something he did not do with Hannah. We should all learn from the lessons and be more understanding of one another. High school students become more confident of who they are after graduating as they realize they are not really the exact box that they were supposedly in. I enjoyed watching The Breakfast Club but I do not like the societal views on grouping kids together - the nerd, the princess, the outcast, etc. In reality a person can be so much more than what they are categorized in and may feel only comfortable to "stay" in that box until they find more confidence. I try to see people as their individual self and not their "supposed categorization". When Tony gave the Bakers Hannah's tapes, I felt so sad...a suicide affects your loved ones so much as well.

When everyone influence in everyone's life!

[Reno-Rangan · 9/10 · 24 January 2018]

SEASON 01:

Yeah, I'm from the walkman era. The cassettes, tape recorder, I've lived in the final days of that time enjoying all of them. I still have some old tapes saved somewhere that I've to locate them, but I've no device to place them. Anyway, when I heard about this series, how those previous technology was used to narrate a thriller drama, I was so happy. Each episode named after the how many tapes used, and its sides. Maybe the new generation won't understand that. Though the story matters, what it was focused and unfolding the truth, the message was great.

One of the top rated debut from the 2017. The Netflix usually strikes the gold, and so with this. After so many good reviews, I wanted to see it to learn what's that all about. In the end, I did not get disappointed. But it was not that great, except the message, a very important message in the present world. I thought they dragged it. The whole season. I think it should have been only half of those total episodes. So the plots would have got tighter and faster narration. That suicide scene really terrified me. It was too strong, definitely I'm against showing that to youngsters.

It was about a boy who receive a box of tapes from the dead girl. The girl who committed suicide, so she has recorded these tapes telling what made her to take this terrible decision. All those influenced in her life to her death gets the tape and finally how it all ends is the mystery told in the final episode. But before that, how the tale develops among the guys who are involved in it decides to stop this attempt. It's not that easily stopped and reasons are revealed.

Initially I thought it was one season thing, but now after the final episode, I think definitely season two is on. They have announced it as well now. Well acted and made with the production. Many actors you can point out, but Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford topped the list. There's more to come or I'm expected in the following season than what this season has revealed. So I think I'm going like that more than this. It's too early, but there's a very little it to get wrong. I hope that's where it ends, but they could be tempted to extend the series. Anyway, a nice watch. It will remain one of the best from the streaming giant! So watch it sooner than later!

7.5/10

Just...

[bbgt-17216 · 10/10 · 25 April 2017]

It was only until tape 12 that i stopped thinking she was kinda drama queen for killing herself. There were still but very few bugs in the last episodes but I think this episode made up to them all. Wow. It is just so profound and so obsessing. " It has to get better. The way we treat each other and look out for each other… it has to get better." just... like... The scene when Hannahh's mom saw her in the tub probably gonna stop every kid from intending to suicide. This show is just great. But there are two things i wonder from this: 1. Why didn't Hannah talk about all of those to Kat? Yeah she is far away but she could have been a good listener? She would have told Hannah that's everything would be alright.. and others were sh*t and all... it could have been different. 2. Why did none of the ones on tapes (apart from Clay, Alex, counselor) feel guilty and regret and all? I know some seem to be all f*cked up but Jessica, she used to be really close to Hannah, how could she be so normal and everything? She drank a lot but... she should have been a little angry.. But overall, this show is really something

Second time around...

[HaveYouEverNoticed · 7/10 · 24 July 2019]

First off, I'm a mother who is close to the ages of some of the parents in this series. I made the decision to watch this with both of my teens, because I wanted to make sure that this wasn't inappropriate for them. (Fun fact, my nephew was almost cast as one of the extras). This was a painful show to watch. The sexual assaults were so real, they were actually triggering me. High School has always been crappy for most kids. Unless you're super pretty, popular, or a jock,a cheerleader, etc. school can be really really bad. You don't realize until you're an adult that high school is four years of hell, that you go through and never have to look back. I don't even go to my reunions. I have no desire to see some of these people. I am lucky that social media wasn't around when I was going to school, because that just magnifies the torture. I decided to watch it a second time, and I had read that they took the suicide scene out, and while I can totally understand why Netflix decided to do it, it also waters down the whole series. That scene was graphic and very difficult to get through, especially since my mother attempted suicide this was when I was ten years old. I still remember everything. Watching that scene was raw, and painful, and showed the nasty side of suicide in a way that I had never seen before. In all of my years watching tv, I had never seen such a graphic portrayal. Ultimately it is still a very good show, maybe it can make some people think twice about how they treat others...adults and teens alike.

The worst depiction of mental illness ever put to screen.

[amberbastianelli · 1/10 · 12 April 2020]

13 Reasons Why prides itself on "starting a conversation," but the only conversation it starts is how not to do mental health awareness. It borders on laughable how blatantly the writers of this show ignored any and all guidelines on how to depict suicide and mental illness in a safe way. This show not only fails to start a productive conversation around mental illness, but it goes out of it's way to misrepresent and oversimplify mental illness to an extremely dangerous extent. Through the entire first season, Hannah is portrayed as a great person who tragically killed herself and left these tapes blaming everybody who ever gave her a dirty look in the hallway for why she did it. The only way that premise could be done well is if it had made a point to say that what Hannah did is horrible, and in fact far worse than the actions of almost any other character in the show. They severely misrepresent suicide and depression, and instead choose to show Hannah killing herself and leaving these tapes as some sort of revenge by suicide, and it's almost framed as a good thing, like she really "showed them" by killing herself, and it's just so poorly done. When somebody makes the decision to end their own life, it's very common for the people who knew them to look back and blame themselves for every little thing they did that might have caused it, but in reality, you can't blame yourself like that, because somebody's own choice to do something like that is never your fault, (with the extreme exception of somebody like Bryce, who did genuinely push her to suicide by sexually assaulting her.) In this show, Hannah kills herself, then spreads around a series of tapes listing 13 people (technically 12,) who "made her" kill herself. Some of the people did some truly horrible things to her, but some of the more minor things that happened to her that she decides were reasons to kill herself include, a boy who stopped writing little notes to her that he used to write, somebody publishing a poem she wrote without her consent, a girl who used to be friends with her not being her friend anymore, and a boy (the protagonist) stopping kissing her and leaving when she screams at him to get out. There's never a moment in the show where they make it clear that nobody is responsible for her suicide because they did something that made her sad, on fact, they on several occasions take Hannah's side on this, and make the point that all these people "killed" Hannah. The absolute mental gymnastics one has to do to come to the conclusion that because somebody stopped leaving her cute little notes, or listened to her when she asked to be left alone, is responsible for her suicide is absolutely absurd, but the writers of the show seem to be content on that being their core message. At it's best, 13 Reasons Why is a pretty basic teen drama with iffy dialogue, decent acting, and a lot of overly dramatic teenagers. At it's worst it's an absolute trainwreck that encourages suicide as a rational option, makes the point that if you ever do something that makes somebody sad and they kill themselves, you're responsible, and absolutely flies in the face of the message they're trying to send. It's nothing more than a series of overly dramatic poorly contrived moments with unnecessarily graphic details that exist solely for shock value. This is the absolute worst written show on Netflix or any other network, and it's appalling that it was ever allowed to be put to screen, let alone given follow up seasons which only exemplify and further the problems present in this first season.

Unflinching

[ShippersAreEvil · 10/10 · 6 April 2017]

This episode loses a star only for the narrowest of technical reasons (if I could deduct only a half, or even quarter, star I would). Throughout the series, the music has been used with touch and subtlety to under score a deft and subtle script, but there were a few lines of dialogue in the episode that were a bit "spell-it-out-for-the-slow-of-wit" and that did a slight disservice to a brilliantly told story. A beautifully melancholy version of Only You helped restore the balance.

But really this is a quibble. This is a story that would have failed utterly if it had not gone to the very darkest of dark, dark places and refused to let us look away. It was chilling and horrible as we realise that we aren't going to be able to save the girl, that there is no Pretty Little Liars escape clause, and that we were going to have to see it. Beautiful, brutal, gut wrenching storytelling that didn't back down for a second.

Now all we have to do is re-watch and spot the clues we missed to the fate of poor, doomed Alex.

Edit: on reflection, after a second viewing, reinstated the deducted star. Hannah's scream of pain makes anything else not worth quibbling over.

You Don't Need "13 Reasons Why" You Would Hate/Love This Show - Season 1/4

[edicionccq · 9/10 · 4 December 2019]

"13 Reasons why" was a huge success when the first season premiered. The plot was so catching, and the promos were fantastic. Also, Selena Gomez as a producer was something exciting. The first season receives mixed responses. It was something you would hate it, or you love it and I love it.

I watch the whole season in my 18th birthday. It was the first show that I binge-watch in Netflix. I love the plot because I love the fact that this show makes a major highlight in depression, rape and suicide. The show develops his plot in a way that makes you feel like its always advancing and they all act like the mystery of the show is so big that never lets you go.

But after a couple of months I recognize something. This show is mediocre and terrible. I mean, I still love season 1 because what it means to me, like I said the highlight on suicide because I was a depressed teenager. But that doesn't justify how bad the show treats this theme. Hanna doesn't seem to suffer from depression until the last two episodes and his suicide feels more like revenge for the way she does things.

The show is really slow paced and most of the episodes are fillers and the only thing that develops in every episode is the tapes and some of them are so short that they could have share just one episode. But they want it to produce one episode per tape, terrible decision and even worse to keep going with 13 episodes per season in the following seasons.

My conclusion is that this show makes you feel like there's a lot going on and it has so much meaning behind it but the truth is this show has a bad developing and even worse character development.

decent show

[ihatechoosingusernames05 · 7 April 2017]

Finally finished..I found myself unmoved by Hannah. I was more moved by the other kids. Clearly kids can be jerks. These kids haven't been through anything (cept Justin his mom sucks), not really. A bunch of spoiled kids whose feelings were hurt. It is awful, people aren't nice.

Kids aren't nice. Yes we should all be nice, but people won't be. You can't expect people to carry other people's burdens, because today they weren't nice. It is crazy!I mean ridiculous!

Boys are jerks..yes they are..we know this..so lets make better decisions. Oh wait, no that is victim blaming right? No it actually isn't. It just isn't. We are accountable for our choices. All of us. When we make stupid and questionable decisions, we have to live with the consequences. Like why go to a party at someone's house that you saw sexually assault someone? Does that give him the right to assault you? Absolutely not. Could a better decision have been made? Yes.

The drinking, the drugs, these are choices. Very bad ones. This TV show is dealing with something serious..but making light of it as if these kids or the counselor caused a suicide. No. No. Life sucks for most people. That kid Tyler had it worse than her and he hung in there.

It isn't the school's fault either. Yes they should crack down on bullying. They have to know it is happening and what should be the punishment? Bryce was a cold piece of crap. He should go to jail. Neither girl reported it. When he rapes someone else, should they be blamed?

They could have stopped it..by reporting him. When someone wants to die. No one can stop them. If any of these kids would have lived in a bad neighborhood, and their family was really poor, parents on drugs..etc. Wow I guess they all would have died. There are kids living in way worse situations than Hannah or Alex was. Yet they choose to live...you know why? They choose it. Their coping skills are better...and that is truth

Ajiona Alexus

[dannys-13375 · 10/10 · 3 April 2017]

This show is awesome, and should somehow be implemented into the school system, as it is an eye opener to the behind the scenes bullying kids can go through today. I am a guy, but i will say to all the young women in school, that 9 out of 10 guys in school, and 8-10 guys under 25 are PIGS, and will say/do anything to get a girl for the wrong reasons, so be careful, trust must be earned. remember that. Help save the other Hannah's of the world today. Ajiona Alexus is simply one of the most gorgeous women on the planet, actually probably in our whole solar system. I would volunteer to be her purse carrier, or water boy if she happens to read this. The vote meter going up to 10, is way to low to rate how gorgeous she is.... Sosie Bacon is extremely hot with all her movie piercings, and tattoo's, and if she needs anything, i will be there.

Episode 13

[projectsgamer · 10/10 · 16 March 2021]

Episode 13 Hannah try's to find help from Mr. Porter Which did not work And then she dies from the suicide scene very hard to watch warning for that

Tapes Revealed

[ZegMaarJus · 10/10 · 22 April 2024]

This Episode begins with Zach, he testifies during his hearing about Hannah's life and suicide. Hannah tells that Bryce broke her soul. Jessica never wants to see Justin again in her life. Hannah thinks that Clay hates her. Kevin has a conversation with Clay, they talk about Hannah. Kevin spoke with Hannah on the day thay she killed herself. Clay tells Kevin that Bryce raped Hannah. Hannah committed suicide in the bathtub. Clay says that Kevin and many other could have stopped Hannah her suicide. Clay gives Hannah's tapes to Kevin. Alex shot himself in his head last night, his situation is critical. Amazing finale Episode of 13 Reasons Why Season 1, such a great final. Looking forward to next Season!

Gripping

[IPyaarCinema · 9/10 · 30 July 2021]

Review By Kamal K

S1 Review

A brilliantly gripping season that has you wanting to solve a story along with its compelling structure and beautiful acting that keeps you hooked into a heartbreaking teen story with its cool way of storytelling and smart ideas.

Tape 7, Side A (#1.13)

[meydiana-65242 · 8/10 · 25 October 2022]

A pretty great finale.

I can't think of Mr. Porter being wrong though. He was willing to help but needed the identity of the rapist. Well, yes, how else do you plan to get somebody punished. He correctly said that if not revealing who it is the only other thing is to move on, which he also offered if Hannah will not tell what happened and go with persecution. I don't know what else she was expecting.

The scene of her killing herself was great. It was not in any way glamorized, I had trouble looking. And her parents finding her, omg, it was painful to watch. Which made me think that making all those tapes that selfish kid didn't bother to tell her parents why she died and let them suffer for all this time.

I feel horrible for Justin. Brandon Flynn doesn't have much experience according to his IMDb profile, but he was so good in this part. I could believe him when he talked to Jessica, that he loves her and that he was trying to protect her. I wonder what happens to him. Hope he will still be there in the second season.

Alex shot himself. Will he survive? Now one also wants to look through the episodes and see if he was showing any signs that we didn't notice.

Tyler seems to be planning a mass school shooting. Sheri confessed to police about the sign. Jessica will tell her dad about the rape, so will this finally get Bryce punished?.

Wonder what will be the main story of the second season, but they sure let enough material for us to think about.

I'm disappointed

[Just-A-Girl-14 · 6/10 · 14 April 2020]

I was really looking forward to hearing the 13th tape. I knew it had something to do with the school counselor and I was also very curious to learn if there was something on the other side of the last tape (tape 7, side b).

As for the school counselor, it felt really fake. It didn't feel as if Hannah was really "giving life one last chance". If felt forced and fake. First of all, I'm not really sure why she even decided to talk to him. If she really wanted to give life a second chance, it seems to me, it make way more sense to talk to her parents or someone who specializes in sexual assault. The school counselor is not a private shrink. It's pretty obvious he is very time stressed being the only counselor for the entire school. Also, he seems to care about what she was saying and trying to help. He might not have chased after her but he also didn't say anything so terrible to make him number 13. For the first time I actually felt that Hannah is just an attention seeking spoiled girl (something I heard other people were complaining about).

As for side B, honestly I was really hoping she recorded there something for her parents. Not another reason why but a sort of goodbye and maybe an apology or something. It seems very strange that she made the effort to make the tapes but forgot to say something to her parents, her family. It makes me wonder if the tapes are an explanation for her suicide or maybe it really was some sick twisted revenge and nothing more. As for clay recording Bryce's confession, oh come on! It's ridiculous! What's for? Hannah is dead and it wasn't even a good confession, just a ridiculous over the top scene.

I was also waiting to see the Baker's reaction to the tapes and there wasn't much of that. I think Tony and Clay should have given it to them at home, the night before the trial. It's not something you just hand over causally at their work.

All in all I was expecting much more out of the season final. It wasn't awfully or anything but it wasn't good either. IMHO, the show was really good up until the previous episode (which I also wrote a review on). These last two episodes really were not very good.

Reading Between the Lines (Part 2)

[darkdaxtervc · 4/10 · 2 April 2017]

There's also the generic cutting and suicide riff from Skye calling people who commit suicide "weak," which as someone who's committed it twice I find annoying. It's a very reactionary outlook that most people develop because they either have never been in that kind of dark place, or have been hurt by someone who committed suicide and want to subconsciously place most or all of the blame onto them (rather than examine their own actions and behavior and admit that the idea makes them scared). But I will spare you that rant to focus instead on the larger context here. I dislike most of the depictions of depression and suicide in media for the same reasons that I dislike this show. It's themed around people with very supportive families and a few good friends, who go through one really bad period of their lives and spiral down into the emotional abyss. And while this stereotypical teenage suicide definitely does occur, very rarely do you ever see the slow burn. Most people who kill themselves do so because they don't have a support system, because they feel like they don't have friends. Here at every turn people were looking to help and offering to help the main characters. It became extremely annoying to see their offerings spurned so much. It's one thing to be raised by a family who doesn't care or to be offered help by someone you know isn't really going to stick around to do so and spurn it; but this is just torturing friends and family. I'm not saying that I want to see the over-dramatic soap-opera family either, but I just wish there was more focus on people with chronic depression and (not supportive) families, rather than the people who have relatively decent to good lives who are, because society knows that it can help those people. Focusing on treatment resistant people is... depressing.

What you'll find here are nods to PC culture and the push for safe spaces outside of therapy sessions. You'll find the destruction of a counselor who does his job correctly: If you won't name your offender, you refuse to go to the police, and you refuse to talk about what happened in any detail; then there is no legal course of action to take. And there shouldn't be because that opens up the justice system for abuse by false allegations. In that case all you can do is move on, as he correctly points out. Here you will find not even a real calling to go to the police and report rapes, rather you will watch a dozen people dance around it. Even in the epilogue they don't explicitly say that people should do so, they only reiterate the propagandist talking points and urge men to socialize differently. In nearly every point they make there is a subtle emphasis on male perpetrators and downplay male victims. This is simply appalling.

The show doesn't even have a real ending. There is no closure for any of the characters. You don't know if Alex is alive, or if anyone works out their issues. You don't know what becomes of the court case (which honestly if a school does know bullying is taking place and does nothing they should stop it, but here they frankly don't have enough evidence especially without sufficient student testimonial... all they're really doing is saying that if and when kids are bullied the public school system should foot the bill), but you never see any repercussions for Bryce! If this show were truly about raising awareness and encouraging rape victims to speak up, then they would show the perpetrator being taken to task. They would show some sort of vindication and justice. But all they really want to do is spread fear (remember suicidal people look "completely normal") and encourage helicopter-parenting and helicopter-schooling. They want to portray the horror, but not show how important it is to prosecute rapists. They even admit that most aren't one-time offenders! But watching the show, just kind of makes the whole ordeal seem pointless. They paint a picture of how the smallest things lead your children down the path to suicide. How every little comment and slight is so victimizing and paralyzing that you have no real recourse to do anything about it. You are powerless in the face of bullying and compliments, molestation and rape. How are people supposed to watch this and feel like overcoming adversity? How are they going to watch this and recognize that therapy is worth it and that it works? They aren't. They're just going to sit and say, "Yeah, all the terrible things that everyone goes through really are truly horrible. They are comparable to the trauma of rape. My life is terrible!"

I would like to think that they had the best of intentions when they made this. But I have trouble identifying just who this is actually supposed to help and encourage. Sure it might get people talking, but will it lead focus in the right direction or will it funnel down into identity politics? Will it focus on all victims or only female ones? I could forgive lacking the male perspective if it weren't for the propaganda or the intrusion of male victim-hood into the plot itself. I just don't think it really does justice to anyone. It's just confirmation bias that average people do have PTSD because life is shitty for everyone. It doesn't really help women, so much as give them a death sentence. Bad people aren't going to wake up and become good ones with all the "social programming" in the world. It's important to fight against that, not paint it as an insurmountable obstacle. In a sense, you'll get more from a Daniel Tosh special. At least then for a moment, rape and suicide won't seem so scary and serious. They'll seem like something you can laugh at for however briefly, and therefore overcome.

Hold your horses with the 10/10's, it's an open ending

[Harhaluulo54 · 7 April 2017]

Oh boy, after some of the most hardcore high school drama our main character just rides off into the sunset with his best buddies! How lovely is this ~~ so cute ~~. NOPE. NOPE. NOPE.

It's basically telling the viewer exactly what our nro 13 told Hannah. "You were raped, move on." "The series ended, move on." The sad part is, I will. I will move on and this series will have no effect on my life nor will I remember even watching it in few years. All thanks to the unmemorable, unoriginal ending that didn't deliver. It's pretty funny since this series turned out to be exactly as good as any of Hannah's "buddies" were. Self-aware much.