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lol every time someone goes into mr. porter's office they storm out before he has a chance to say anything.
they must've heard his tape
lol every time someone goes into mr. porter's office they storm out before he has a chance to say anything.
Significantly worse, like had me tense as fuck and unable to not have my body flexed the fuck upWait is there more than just one rape scene? Jessica's rape scene did not sit at all well with my girlfriend and I'd rather not deal with that again. Really like I'd rather not even finish if it's as graphic as Jessica's scene.
GF and I have been watching this and though we're engaged and interested in where the story goes (I think we're on episode 8), we both feel very little sympathy for Hannah at the moment. At this point we are both of the belief that shit had to go SERIOUSLY bad for all of this to be justified, especially since her parents have thus far seemed very supportive.
She got her MA in infant mental health and her PhD in child/parent development and relationships. She's coded some studies using seriously traumatic experiences, so she finds a lot of the melodrama to be rather insulting to real people with real childhood/teenage trauma.
That said, we're open to seeing where it goes.
i like the fact that hannah is not a martyred saint. it makes all the characters involved a little sympathetic.GF and I have been watching this and though we're engaged and interested in where the story goes (I think we're on episode 8), we both feel very little sympathy for Hannah at the moment. At this point we are both of the belief that shit had to go SERIOUSLY bad for all of this to be justified, especially since her parents have thus far seemed very supportive.
She got her MA in infant mental health and her PhD in child/parent development and relationships. She's coded some studies using seriously traumatic experiences, so she finds a lot of the melodrama to be rather insulting to real people with real childhood/teenage trauma.
That said, we're open to seeing where it goes.
You give a shit what people you don't even know do with their time? I really don't get many of the people on this site.
I didn't enjoy it because of the last few episodes and the wrap up. How the fuck was I supposed to know I wasn't going to enjoy it... until I'd seen it? Christ almighty.
Ok. Still awful.
I'm glad the people who are enjoying it are enjoying it. Truly. It just wasn't for me.
i like the fact that hannah is not a martyred saint. it makes all the characters involved a little sympathetic.except bryce of course
Watching Hannah commit suicide andwas pretty much the worst thing ever. Like...I couldn't handle it. I watched it but that took a lot out of me.getting raped by Bryce
when I finished I ended up liking most characters even if their actions were wrong, mostly because I could understand what most of them were going though, specially Justin. there are exceptions, of course like that asshole.
In fact, the series made me sympathetic towards tyler. It makes a hard point about how he is treated in the whole season.
I'm a bit over half way through this now.
Jesus Christ Clay is dense as fuck, I get being socially awkward but he has a couple girls who are WAY above his league dropping not subtle at all hints.
and he just is oblivious.Hannah of course, but chiefly Sheri (played by Ajiona Alexus) who is legitimately into him and is gorgeous
Still though, really great show so far. Did not expect to like it as much as I am.
I had similar problems in high school with being dense around girls. It seems obvious in hindsight but in the moment I was just as oblivious as Clay. Clay is definitely to make some people reflect on their own YA bullshit.
Watching Hannah commit suicide andwas pretty much the worst thing ever. Like...I couldn't handle it. I watched it but that took a lot out of me.getting raped by Bryce
So I'm on tape 3 side B (episode 6) and I like it but man is every one super annoying.
Especially Clay. He doesn't listen to it all and starts extracting revenge. Every tape he just approaches the subject of the tape and starts to talk to them only to be told "stop" "drop it" or "listen to the whole thing dummy!"
No one finishes a conversation or a thought leading to drawn out plot points. Everyone just storms out.
Thewas one of the hardest scenes I've ever watched. She did a really good job at making you feel the shock of the pain.suicide scene
Yeah I felt the same at that point. If it were me I would have just listened to all the tapes in one night. But then I looked at it this way...
He acts like he was in love with her, which is probably why he struggles so much to listen to the tapes.
I can't get past the first episode of this. I have spent all my life with depression, anxiety, and believe me, I have had more than my fair share of suicidal bouts.
Without even delving into the sophomoric writing (this might be the most "How do you do, fellow kids?" show of all time), the wooden, almost comically bad acting and the paint-by-numbers direction, the show itself and it's characters are insulting.
Hannah isn't portrayed like a victim here, she's made manipulative and cruel. The issue here is that suicide is a painful, tragic event that leaves nothing but confusion, sadness and misery for everyone left wondering what they could have done to help, why they weren't enough for the person, etc. Hannah uses these tapes not as a learning tool, but as a torture device. Her tone in the narration, it's almost mocking.
I can tell you with absolute confidence that never before have I felt like "I need to end my life, and fuck all of you for doing it to me." The whole tone of the show, it doesn't feel like the "educational tool" that everyone seems to hail it as. It's not alerting people to mental illness and suicide. It's not accurately portraying the teenage experience, or the impact that the loss of someone you care for can have on you at a fragile time in life.
The show feels bitter and out of touch. It feels like every after-school special that was shown on a roll-in TV in Freshman year but with a sadistic, mocking attitude towards everyone with mental illness and depression. It feels like your typical MTV-exploitation show built for young teens that don't truly understand the gravity of mental health issues.
Maybe the show gets better and I'm wrong. Maybe I'm too sensitive because I know what it's like to really feel the gravity of depression, what it's like to feel hopeless and have thoughts of ending your own life weighing down on you. Maybe my experiences with losing people to suicide were uncommon and they really do play out like an MTV scripted series. I just know that I never felt a bigger divide between general consensus and my own opinion on a show, film or otherwise. This isn't just poorly made, it's offensive. It's painfully offensive. The idea that this is what teenagers are watching and genuinely believing as an accurate portrayal of depression and suicide is terrifying. The misinformation was bad before, but it was mostly because of a lack of any information.
The notion that this is the exposure people are getting to mental illness and suicide is toxic. It won't only lead to more misinformation and misunderstanding, it'll lead to further normalization and perhaps even worse romanticization of mental illness.
Fuck man.
Ok I just finished this.
I'm a wreck. This show destroyed me.
Please... educate your kids so they don't become assholes who destroy other people's lives. I've been bullied pretty hard and it fucking sucks. Maybe it's part of why I'm all depressed and fucked up now, as an adult.
I don't think anyone deserves this kind of thing.
I can't get past the first episode of this. I have spent all my life with depression, anxiety, and believe me, I have had more than my fair share of suicidal bouts.
Without even delving into the sophomoric writing (this might be the most "How do you do, fellow kids?" show of all time), the wooden, almost comically bad acting and the paint-by-numbers direction, the show itself and it's characters are insulting.
Hannah isn't portrayed like a victim here, she's made manipulative and cruel. The issue here is that suicide is a painful, tragic event that leaves nothing but confusion, sadness and misery for everyone left wondering what they could have done to help, why they weren't enough for the person, etc. Hannah uses these tapes not as a learning tool, but as a torture device. Her tone in the narration, it's almost mocking.
I can tell you with absolute confidence that never before have I felt like "I need to end my life, and fuck all of you for doing it to me." The whole tone of the show, it doesn't feel like the "educational tool" that everyone seems to hail it as. It's not alerting people to mental illness and suicide. It's not accurately portraying the teenage experience, or the impact that the loss of someone you care for can have on you at a fragile time in life.
The show feels bitter and out of touch. It feels like every after-school special that was shown on a roll-in TV in Freshman year but with a sadistic, mocking attitude towards everyone with mental illness and depression. It feels like your typical MTV-exploitation show built for young teens that don't truly understand the gravity of mental health issues.
Maybe the show gets better and I'm wrong. Maybe I'm too sensitive because I know what it's like to really feel the gravity of depression, what it's like to feel hopeless and have thoughts of ending your own life weighing down on you. Maybe my experiences with losing people to suicide were uncommon and they really do play out like an MTV scripted series. I just know that I never felt a bigger divide between general consensus and my own opinion on a show, film or otherwise. This isn't just poorly made, it's offensive. It's painfully offensive. The idea that this is what teenagers are watching and genuinely believing as an accurate portrayal of depression and suicide is terrifying. The misinformation was bad before, but it was mostly because of a lack of any information.
The notion that this is the exposure people are getting to mental illness and suicide is toxic. It won't only lead to more misinformation and misunderstanding, it'll lead to further normalization and perhaps even worse romanticization of mental illness.
Fuck man.
I throughly enjoyed the show, but i can see where he's going on. The simples fact that Hannah made the tapes for people that did bad stuff to her but nothing to her parents to know what the heck happened shows that she wanted a bit of revenge.1. You apparently cant get past the first episode and yet you have so much to say about the show, which isnt quite right.
2. You simply provide a different perspective. As someone who also deals with this shit, a lot of it made sense to me.
edit; and i will admit, i wasnt much on board with the show with the first 2 episodes or so. But kept watching and turned out i felt it did a pretty good job with some serious issues.
Instead of a new season, we should have a prequel starring Jeff called "13 reasons why i'm awesome" where he retroactively saved Hannah, the school and the whole country.None of the characters, except our lord and savior, Jeff, are perfect. Not Hannah, not Clay, not Tony, not Justin, not etc.
That's how it should be because I would not have taken this seriously if Hannah was perfect
Liked the show, but I didnt understand whysome of them didnt go to the police. Like Alex or Zach.... their stuff isnt anything compared to Tyler, Marcus or Justin.
And you can say "Maybe nobody is perfect", but trying to hide the fact that someone raped two people just because "I am gay" or "I published a poem in the school paper"... seems kinda unrealistic imo
This show destroyed me. I don't know how long it will take to get it off my mind
Afterbuzz TV channel on youtube has been putting up videos once a week with episode discussion and special guests:
week 1: the author
week 2: two of the producers
week 3: jessica, ryan, sadie (i'm not the only one who doesn't remember this character right? lol)
Half the hosts are kind of meh. Not very articulate for being in front of a camera but I like the interviews with the people involved with the show. Its kind of nice not seeing the same interviews over and over with Clay/Hannah and Selena Gomez.
There's also a channel that does a 40 minute interview with best boy Jeff. hehe
And Bryce was on Power 106 in Los Angeles. Cool that more of the cast is getting out there and promoting the show.
do you have links to the videos?
Was that one photographer kid?planning a school shooting
Was that one photographer kid?planning a school shooting
Alex's nose ring is really awful. Every time I see it I think he has snot hanging.
Thecache of guns ain't tip ya off
GF and I have been watching this and though we're engaged and interested in where the story goes (I think we're on episode 8), we both feel very little sympathy for Hannah at the moment. At this point we are both of the belief that shit had to go SERIOUSLY bad for all of this to be justified, especially since her parents have thus far seemed very supportive.
A season 2 would defeat the purpose of it's title. Unless there's a second book I'm unaware of that they can adapt from. Otherwise it's a horrible idea.
That was the hardest to watch ruse I've ever seen then.
Just finished, pretty powerful show.
it wasnt really fair to most of the kids on the tapes. Most of the people on the tapes didnt really do anything except be bad friends, try to hook up with her once or spread a few rumors.
Like she ruined these peoples lives and they didnt do anything that bad:
Clay, Alex, Zach, Courtney, Honor Roll guy, Jessica and poem guy.
The only people that did really bad things were the camera kid stalking her and obviously Bryce. That Justin picture / rumors were pretty bad too.
Also, the counselor was pretty bad at his job but what was he really supposed to do about Bryce if she woudnt tell him who/what and wouldnt let him call the police? (I guess he should have called the police anyways?) He could have called her parents too.
Overall a good show though.
I was right there with you in the beginning.
Sadly, it gets much worse. But even then the story isn't so much about any one event or trauma pushing someone to suicide. It's death by a thousand cuts, a perfect storm of fucked up decisions, indifference, and lack of empathy.
I think my biggest issue with the show is that despite doing a great job of showing the grey side of most of the cast.. they failed to do so with Bryce.He is the super villain of the show, with no redeemable quality to him. They did a good job with the other people who despite being bad people some of the time do have flaws, weaknesses and other problems in lives forcing them to be the way they are that humanizes them. Bryce is just a bad guy overall... the stereotypical spoiled brat jock who drinks, does drugs etc. His point of view is never shown and I know he can't really be redeemed but I felt that his perspective could be more cleared up.
You spent over 12 hours watching something you hated? I really don't get many of the people on this site.
Slut shamingSo im just 5 episodes in but what confuses me is why is she being Bullied?
She got the looks (jocks wanted her), she got the butt, she got a socialable personality, had a popular friend in Kat, then a soon to be popular friend in Jessica.
Why is she being shunned? Not seeing a good reason for me. I understand it can happen, but doesnt connect for me in that area.
I probably wont read any response to this until i finish the season. I do enjoy it though. Should be done in 2 or 3 days.
Main boy character is annoying though.