Nearly done on my second time around.
i do like this show. The story is well told, and has the right amount of red herring and hiding plot points until their reveal.
Watching it again knowing how it turns out is sort of an eye-opener for some plot points.
I disagree with a lot of the more negative review claiming some things, but I can see where they come from. What became a bit more clear was how while it was sort of a death by a thousand cuts situation in some ways, It was also a series of events that lead to the big important ones.
I've seen a lot of people saying that the acts of each character are not as bad, and yes that's true, but they all play a part. For example, I've seen some people say that the hot-or-not list by Alex should have been taken as a compliment, but rewatching that episode it's very explicit, that the act actually boosted her reputation and made her a target for more. In that episode Bryce actually checked her out and grabs her ass as a consequence of the list.
Sure it wasn't meant to have that effect but that is one of the themes of the show in that things may have unintended consequences, just as her tapes have. On that note I also believe that the show isn't meant to glorify Hannah as the only victim, and it often also says that she was wrong also. She was wracked by guilt, on top of her own harassment, and her own downward spiral.
People also claim that she is a bit of a drama queen who often just expected people to notice her pain without actually seeking out te help. And yes, that's true, but aren't a lot of depression sufferers the same? They reach out in unmeaningful ways hoping to be noticed and too afraid or not brave enough to actually just say it. Especially difficult for teenagers who just physiologically lack the faculties to process that kind of emotion.
I'll admit there are some illogical plot points, in my mind Zach is the biggest. Not because of what he does seems not that bad in the scheme of things (he is literally handed a note how she isn't really coping and does nothing about it - kind of a reach out for help situation), but more how he seems so eager to not be found out as much as some of the others. But even to that end, Hannah did say he had his own issues with "being alone in a crowd" deal.
The whole story is tragic and I don't think it's meant to paint Hannah as some kind of blameless victim entirely, but that everyone has their side of the story and this happens to be Hannah's for all its good and bads.
Other things that are very clear on a second time around are things like Alex's own downward spiral, and the seemingly meaningless way everyone is super mean to Tyler.
Watching it again knowing how it turns out is sort of an eye-opener for some plot points.
I disagree with a lot of the more negative review claiming some things, but I can see where they come from. What became a bit more clear was how while it was sort of a death by a thousand cuts situation in some ways, It was also a series of events that lead to the big important ones.
I've seen a lot of people saying that the acts of each character are not as bad, and yes that's true, but they all play a part. For example, I've seen some people say that the hot-or-not list by Alex should have been taken as a compliment, but rewatching that episode it's very explicit, that the act actually boosted her reputation and made her a target for more. In that episode Bryce actually checked her out and grabs her ass as a consequence of the list.
Sure it wasn't meant to have that effect but that is one of the themes of the show in that things may have unintended consequences, just as her tapes have. On that note I also believe that the show isn't meant to glorify Hannah as the only victim, and it often also says that she was wrong also. She was wracked by guilt, on top of her own harassment, and her own downward spiral.
People also claim that she is a bit of a drama queen who often just expected people to notice her pain without actually seeking out te help. And yes, that's true, but aren't a lot of depression sufferers the same? They reach out in unmeaningful ways hoping to be noticed and too afraid or not brave enough to actually just say it. Especially difficult for teenagers who just physiologically lack the faculties to process that kind of emotion.
I'll admit there are some illogical plot points, in my mind Zach is the biggest. Not because of what he does seems not that bad in the scheme of things (he is literally handed a note how she isn't really coping and does nothing about it - kind of a reach out for help situation), but more how he seems so eager to not be found out as much as some of the others. But even to that end, Hannah did say he had his own issues with "being alone in a crowd" deal.
The whole story is tragic and I don't think it's meant to paint Hannah as some kind of blameless victim entirely, but that everyone has their side of the story and this happens to be Hannah's for all its good and bads.
Other things that are very clear on a second time around are things like Alex's own downward spiral, and the seemingly meaningless way everyone is super mean to Tyler.
