So I just completed my second round of the series and I don't think I've ever said this for most shows/movies but this surpassed it's book counterpart and is 100 times better. They added so much - from the parents, all the visions, to the lawsuit, to Clay's confrontations, to all the other character's perspectives of the story and their own troubled lives, none of which was in the book and it only further helped darken the plot and make it all the more melodramatic, yes, but very realistic. If only everyone understood the importance of this message, how every word or action has a consequence, how every single thing, no matter how small it may seem, contributes to the snowball effect that may ultimately lead to such a tragic conclusion to someone's life. How we treat others, how we never reach out, it has to get better.

Being mean to people is not okay. Bullying is not okay. Ignorance is not okay. Betrayal is not okay. Staying silent on what's wrong is not okay. Rape is NOT OKAY. Not reaching out when you know someone needs help, is not okay!

And suicide, no matter how hard it seems, is never the answer.

One thing that the book never dealt with was the aftermath of Hannah's suicide, which the show has masterfully done throughout it's course and really adds to the depth of it, showing us the reality of both sides.

Gut-wrenching acting by every single cast member (whose diversity is really impressive) and phenomenal writing, especially the last 3 episodes. Plus the transitions from past to present with the color difference and Clay's POV, simply brilliant.

However, I'm bothered by the thought that it was an open ending, and I need to know the followup to those final 10 minutes. Clearly they had a season 2 in mind if they chose to go that route instead of a closure and they better come through with it.

All in all, it's a solid 9/10 and if you haven't yet watched it, I'd suggest you do right away.