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2017 7.5 222.7K TV-MA views saved
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13 Reasons Why

2017 7.5 222.7K TV-MA views saved
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snoopy1492
@snoopy1492 8 years ago

Ok, that's going to be a hard one to review.
Not because it's bad or just ok, not at all. As the little "10" in the top-left shows, I've give this show the best possible score.
No, the difficulty is in finding the right words that will explain WHY this tv show deserve such a number.
Before getting into it, I must say that I've watched every episodes, including the special where the actors and crew explain how and why they did this show (you should watch it). And I have not read the book.
As I want this review to be read by as much people as possible, I will not give any spoiler. So feel free to continue reading !
**First, the actors**, and mainly the three main characters for me, meaning Dylan Minnette (Clay), Katherine Langford (Hannah) and Kate Walsh (Olivia, Hannah's mom). Their work is just astonishing.
**Second, the pacing**. The show find the right balance between content and emptiness. Seems weird writing this. But we're dealing with a suicide, with depression, and the void it creates is one of the hardest thing to translate and the producers found a way to make you feel it at your core.
Which explains my **third point** : this show can be **overwhelming**. 13 episodes that you want to watch, but you also dread watching. There is, in each of those episodes and even more in some of them, a psychological pressure that can almost be too much to bear.
**Fourth, thriller**. 13 reasons why. 13 reasons you want to know. 13 reasons that you discover slowly, methodically, but 13 reasons that are sometimes implied a bit before they're revealed. It creates a thrill, that you're on the verge of understanding or at least zeroing on what really when on.
**Fifth, the candor** of this show. I have never watched a a show that committed to being true, to ring true to how teenagers think and feel and live. Some people will think that things aren't really like that, that they can't be and it's just so that there is a story. I was a teenager not so long ago, and I found so many truths in this show that it even felt a bit awkward. That this character could have been me. Or this one.
When TV produces so many "teenage" shows that just transform teens into adults, or teens into dumb versions of humans, watching this felt surreal. Like someone finally understood what it meant. What the struggles were and how to show them in their purest form.
**Sixth and last one, Suicide**. No one wants to talk about it. Most TV shows that depicts one, uses it as a plot excuse. A way to spice things up.
**This one does not.** This is the first thing you learn when watching. You start with the suicide and then you try to explain what when on in Hannah's life, in her head, that made her do this. And the show is clear, you can't explain suicide. You can't rationalize it. But you can try to understand the actions and thoughts that lead to it. To try and prevent that for ever happening again.
And the show is exceptional at that. Yes it depicts all the elements that lead to a suicide, but by showing them, you also teach people how to recognize signs that could point you to a person in distress. And it also shows that our actions have consequences, may those actions seems trivial at first. And to those that are in distress it also shows that there always are people caring for you. You may not see it, they may not show it, but there are there and you need to have the strength to at least reach out to them. The will help you. And if this seems too much for you, there are free hotlines that you can call at any time to at least talk. Because talking is healing.

I could continue and expand this list much more, but I'll stop there.
**Just go watch it.** Take a month of Netflix, you won't regret it.

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snoopy1492
@snoopy1492 8 years ago

Ok, that's going to be a hard one to review.
Not because it's bad or just ok, not at all. As the little "10" in the top-left shows, I've give this show the best possible score.
No, the difficulty is in finding the right words that will explain WHY this tv show deserve such a number.
Before getting into it, I must say that I've watched every episodes, including the special where the actors and crew explain how and why they did this show (you should watch it). And I have not read the book.
As I want this review to be read by as much people as possible, I will not give any spoiler. So feel free to continue reading !
**First, the actors**, and mainly the three main characters for me, meaning Dylan Minnette (Clay), Katherine Langford (Hannah) and Kate Walsh (Olivia, Hannah's mom). Their work is just astonishing.
**Second, the pacing**. The show find the right balance between content and emptiness. Seems weird writing this. But we're dealing with a suicide, with depression, and the void it creates is one of the hardest thing to translate and the producers found a way to make you feel it at your core.
Which explains my **third point** : this show can be **overwhelming**. 13 episodes that you want to watch, but you also dread watching. There is, in each of those episodes and even more in some of them, a psychological pressure that can almost be too much to bear.
**Fourth, thriller**. 13 reasons why. 13 reasons you want to know. 13 reasons that you discover slowly, methodically, but 13 reasons that are sometimes implied a bit before they're revealed. It creates a thrill, that you're on the verge of understanding or at least zeroing on what really when on.
**Fifth, the candor** of this show. I have never watched a a show that committed to being true, to ring true to how teenagers think and feel and live. Some people will think that things aren't really like that, that they can't be and it's just so that there is a story. I was a teenager not so long ago, and I found so many truths in this show that it even felt a bit awkward. That this character could have been me. Or this one.
When TV produces so many "teenage" shows that just transform teens into adults, or teens into dumb versions of humans, watching this felt surreal. Like someone finally understood what it meant. What the struggles were and how to show them in their purest form.
**Sixth and last one, Suicide**. No one wants to talk about it. Most TV shows that depicts one, uses it as a plot excuse. A way to spice things up.
**This one does not.** This is the first thing you learn when watching. You start with the suicide and then you try to explain what when on in Hannah's life, in her head, that made her do this. And the show is clear, you can't explain suicide. You can't rationalize it. But you can try to understand the actions and thoughts that lead to it. To try and prevent that for ever happening again.
And the show is exceptional at that. Yes it depicts all the elements that lead to a suicide, but by showing them, you also teach people how to recognize signs that could point you to a person in distress. And it also shows that our actions have consequences, may those actions seems trivial at first. And to those that are in distress it also shows that there always are people caring for you. You may not see it, they may not show it, but there are there and you need to have the strength to at least reach out to them. The will help you. And if this seems too much for you, there are free hotlines that you can call at any time to at least talk. Because talking is healing.

I could continue and expand this list much more, but I'll stop there.
**Just go watch it.** Take a month of Netflix, you won't regret it.

5
zjinn
@zjinn 8 years ago

10/10, would get depressed again.

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Y.A.
@craziest-bitch 8 years ago

This show is too good. Clay and Hannah are my Jack and Rose of TV Series. They are the Romeo and Juliet. You will fall in live with them.
And btw this show is much more darker than you would think.
This series has changed the way I perceive things. You will see life in a different manner. TBH, I have been depressed for two days after watching this series. It has made me realize how fucking lonely my life is. Everytime, I meet my "friends", I just see how they behave with me and that has made me more depressed. So, those who dont have many friends must not watch this because you "WILL CRY". Atleast, I did.
Best Quote(Don't know why this quotes doesnt show up on the websites tbh):
>Life is unpredictable..and control is just an illusion

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Marinka
@marinka678 8 years ago

One of the most beautiful, heartbreaking, powerful show I have ever seen. As someone who struggled with depression for years, I felt understood very well. The cast is incredible, the story is truly heartbreaking and it sends such a strong message out into the world.

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maxgroen
@maxgroen 8 years ago

What a ridiculously well-made serie. While watching the serie I felt that I was part of the cast. If that happened you know how good the serie is! Well done Netflix!

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Victor Otieno
@nazcarian 10 months ago

True definition of film. A lot of emotion is poured into this. The twist of events will make you cry.

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Mrtomtomman2000
@mrtomtomman2000 5 years ago

**So dramatic with lots of plot twists throughout the seasons and season 3 rocks too**
Loved the new dramatic season where Ani comes in as the narrator great to have a new voice narrate the mysteries to Bryce Walkers killer as it begins to unravel. Overall the new season leaves you confused throughout not trusting anyone as everyone is a suspect and has a motive to kill Bryce and leaving you truly shocked by the outcome, which will hopefully leave the victims of rape by Bryce such as Jessica, Hannah (Who committed suicide at the end of the first season) and a few other rape victims some closure wherever they are now.

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Jos Savelberg
@josplays 8 years ago

This serie grabbed me and haven't let me go yet. 13 Reasons Why was very well made and the mystery in this serie is the reason why I kept watching, and watched the entire serie in 1 sitting (almost, I had to sleep). I wanted to know why Hannah killed herself, who was responsible and the event leading up to this tragic event. Every one of those questions was answered, but the "serie finale" left alot of new questions unanswered. Is this a way of telling that it never ends? Maybe a way so everyone can think their own ending and get the ending they want? [spoiler] What will Tyler be doing? Will Tyler be the reason for a new season? I personally think they shouldn't be doing a season 2, but Tyler already preparing of taking down the people that actually "failed" him instead of what Hannah did. After seeing the 13 episodes I see alot of people making mistakes. It was Hannah saying stuff while people just obeyed what she wanted, but what she really wanted was just someone to give her what she needed not wanted (this is also what Clay says in during one of the later episodes against Tony).[/spoiler] I hope everyone will learn something from this serie and note that suicide may look like the answer so everyone is free of the burden, but it's not. People will notice the impact of a suicide and you will be missed. There are always people that care about you. Everything you do will have a consequence and that is what this serie shows off best.

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Eduardo
@eduardo-doom 4 years ago

Will always be in Love with Amy !

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