After reading tons of reviews and having been recommended by a bunch of my friends, I'd say I had somewhat high hopes for this show, but in the end it was just "meh". It wasn't boring, nor was it too entertaining.

The things I would praise are: 1.The production quality was great, although the cinematography itself was nothing special. 2.Certain secondary characters are fleshed out very well and have very gripping story lines (it's a shame that the story wasn't focused on them). 3.The story had potential.

Unfortunately you need to connect to the main characters to stay interested in the show. Hannah's character was unlikable, and her character development badly done. We couldn't see her sloe descent and her struggle with suicidal thoughts. I understand when she's in public she keeps to herself, but Katherine Langford didn't really put the emotion behind the actions and words. Also, the way her character is adapted makes her seem bratty and entitled. The tapes don't fit her character at all.

The pacing was awful and it was very hard to stay interested in the episodes.

They also tried to cram too many "teen issues" in the story, but they felt inadequate to the focus of the story. It also resorts to very cheap methods to keep the tension high.

The biggest issue I feel is the reveal near the end. It is completely unnecessary and because of it the first eleven or so episodes lose their meaning and weight.

The legal aspects of the whole ordeal that happened at that high school was very interesting, and wanted to see how would it turn out, but in the end it's nearly completely forgotten or simplified.

In the end, "13 Reasons Why" was a very ambitious show, but it fell short of its aspirations, and, although it has a wide range of diverse characters, a part of it remains underdeveloped or falls back to teen clichés.