This is my review of Season 1.

13 Reasons Why is ambiguous show. It has some flaws, e.g. ton of high-school cliché, inconsistent behaviour of characters, pretty far-fetched plot, more than a few cheesy moments and in the end it unnecessarily aims for shock value. Besides that it's ordinary above-the-average Netflix show. Opinion on the show depends on one's empathy and on being able to take the show with a grain of salt. My thoughts were mixed at first. But as the show became more tense in its later half, my thoughts became more positive and the last few episodes really moved me. The chemistry between Hannah and Clay deserves a praise and the 11th episode is almost perfect in this regard.

Although 13 Reasons Why is teen drama, paradoxically I think that it's not appropriate for teenage audiences and definitely not for people with mental problems. I guess that some life experience and non-teenage perspective is needed in order to enjoy/understand the show. The next problem is that the show portrays the suicide - among other things - as a way of getting justice and finding peace. Also, I don't grasp how some people relativize or trivialize Hannah's death/situation, e.g. "Similar problems had every second high-school student." or "She's selfish drama queen." etc. I simply don't get it. Yes, people aren't perfect, they can be oversensitive, but even if we don't fully understand them or like them we must realize that suicide is NEVER the only option (!) and we should try to understand them and help them, and not wonder why they are the way they are.

I give it 8/10 despite all it's flaws because the show and the main duo really got under my skin. And if it was a little more sophisticated in its potrayal of suicide, I'd rate it 10/10.