The production quality and decent acting on the part of just a few characters is what kept me around to finish the first season. And the fact that I just HAD to stick around to see if there were any actual legitimate reasons for her decision to commit suicide in the end. Most of the other negative reviewers have already hit the nail on the head. I knew as I watched that I couldn't be the only one rolling my eyes and literally saying "Come on!" out loud.

So here's my run-down: Most of the characters suck. Nearly all of the male characters with the exception of Clay, who could save us all 13 hours if he'd just listen to the damn tapes. Hanna just sucks as a person generally, and she's way too self obsessed. The weird little Wilmer Valderrama/Bruno Mars type guy just walks around saying cryptic stuff. If I wanted to watch 13 hours of self obsessed teenagers complaining about non-issues, I'd go to a Bernie rally.