To be a story about suicide, I think maybe they jumped the shark after the eighth episode. First off, I've never read the book, so I have nothing to compare the movie to. I really enjoyed the plot line up until around fourth episode. All the episodes had great acting and cinematography was impressive. My biggest problem with all of the story was how sophisticated these 15-18 year old kids were. They all looked and acted more like the 20 year old plus group of adults under direction that they are. I've been exposed to a lot of young people fresh out of high school and also college over the years, and few were ever as smooth and put together as this group of kids. I also think it could have been completed in maybe 13, 25 minute episodes or maybe even less. I will say the music was a highlight.