Discussion what is everyone's opinion on 13 reasons why

[nosurpries]

i haven't thought about this show in forever and i was just reminded of it earlier. i was wonder what everyone's opinion on the show is here. i remember the controversy about the final suicide scene being too explicit, and it was eventually censored. i remember seeing the original scene when it first came out and being shocked. i remember thinking the first season was entertaining but it got worse after that. and overall i didn't think the portrayal of suicidal people or the modern highschool experience was accurate.

 

[theboy]

The first season was good. The second I only saw halfway through and abandoned it. The third one bothered me to see it so I can't have a full opinion. This was because the story lost its central theme and the characters became unbearable for me. I learned about the controversy of the Hannah scene and also that there were more suicides after the series premiered. In fact, suicides were reported leaving voice recordings, as in the series.

The intention of Netflix and the production of the series for making this sensitive topic visible is appreciated. On the other hand, I think that the following seasons could have been approached in a better way or just do only 1 or 2 seasons.

 

[Messgram]

the first season was really good but the others were unnecessary

 

[Againstthewind]

I thought it was a good series that did deal with young peoples mental health issues, whether they were visible or not, The difficulty is when you create a TV show, you have to balance on creating a good story but also making sure you don't trigger people and represent people fairly.

I think the character development was excellent. The first series of course dealing with the tapes, thinking about who is good and bad, did people contribute towards her death? It was almost one thing after another with Hannah, could people have been more kinder?

I cant remember every episode and every series and the character names, but I didn't think the suicide scene of Hannah wasn't that bad, the scene where that bully drove that broom stick up that guys backside in the toilets, that FUCKED me right up, that haunted me!

It was good to at least deal with the unknown series of male rapes which you don't hear enough about (probably not reported).

They had a lot of issues to try and write including, Female and adding male rape, eating disorders, different suicides, aftermaths of suicide, bullying, immigration, gun control, (even that weird fake gun shooting that principle set up) of course I am from the UK, so wont completely relate to US schools, but that school seem to drive people nuts! That was like a psych ward in itself! Possibly more of a commentary on US society anyway.

I think towards the last two series it was more trying to turn the show into a mystery drama, who killed this guy, will this guy get revenge, will the secret get out, etc
The two bully's die, one gets thrown into the sea, the other guy dies in prison. I do think they could have dealt with the guy who contracted aids better, since I felt that was rushed, and you don't die from aids in a few days.

But all in all I do think it was a excellent tv show, one of my favorite's anyway in how they dealt with sensitive topics and at least they went for it, rather then shying away from it. The character development and even the relationships between each character changing, especially at the end where everyone seemed to be free was sombre.

 

[Hangnail]

I didn't like it. I thought it was a poor portrayal of suicide and romanticized suicide.

 

[WhatPowerIs]

I don't think the portrayal of suicide or modern high school life is accurate either, and for all of its attempts at grounding itself into the modern day and tackling current real world issues like immigration, school shootings, etc, it's all framed in a very "TV-show" way that doesn't resemble reality at all. For example, the bullies are all jocks who play football and are even wearing classic letterman jackets as though they stepped out of an 80s high school movie, but they're given edge now to reflect the show's themes so now they're rapists, sex pests, and even potential murderers if the opportunity sprung up.
I don't know, maybe somebody else will differ, the issues are all very real but the show never reflected reality to me, it all played itself out like "misery porn." Never resembled my high school experiences.