I imagine that this show had a much higher rating than its current 7.9 in 2017 - and understandably so

The 1st season is very good, no doubt about it. It touches on subjects which are pressing questions for teens but in a refreshing way - you are really put in the shoes of the victim to understand what they may be feeling, and some scenes (rape scene, I'll say no more) are incredibly hard to watch, in the good way. It will also builds the suspense as the season progresses in a very smart way through the progression in the tapes.

So overall a very decent show and certainly one that draws attention to the mental health problems that teenagers may suffer from - bravo.

Season 2 is the aftermath so I get it - you want to make money of the phenomenon of the 1st season and you have a "battle" to attribute the blame of Hannah's suicide to someone. Fair enough.

Season 3 however, has nothing to do with it. The plot is inserted as any teen detective drama would - someone died, who did it? all kids are suspects, wow - and, even worse they introduce a new character to be the narrator. So someone who broke into a close group of friends with no background (tricky thing in a high school) and is somehow omniscient, even though the storyline doesn't really support that point. I won't go on on Ani, since the character has been decimated enough in other reviews. But overall you end up with a cliche of a season, which is interchangeable with any other teen mistery, because guess what - the original characters are not likeable enough to drive a story on their own without an innovative catalyst (such as the tapes in S1).

Show really diluted itself by producing more seasons, although i understand it is still profitable to do so.