Just as some (many?) lawyers are ambulance chasers (i.e. every misfortune is an opportunity for money) so Netflix is doing the same w/the current pop media craze of teen sucides & school shootings. Rather than make these, and similar, topics thoughtful insights we get: a.) Prolonged trivialized talking heads just to create episodes (more means more money); 13 hours. b.) Cookie cutter stereotypes, e.g. school administrators, parents, teens (especially athletes). And, of course, racial mixed roles that seem more contrived than reality. c.) Cookie cutter cleanliness. If you watch closely you will see no dirt; no real world raggedness; no unshaven faces. Each person looks as if they came out of a salon an hour before filming. Clothing for all is spotless new or new like. d.) Dialogue, and sex (basically light kissing) are mostly middle school, general rating, public acceptable. e.) Emotion? Well I would say 75% of all the tears came from just one actress who was really good at it. Must have passed auditions specifically for that role. Dead Hannah shows up frequently to lecture us on why suicide is a bad idea. f.) Cheap production filming sets, mostly hallways & lockers & bedrooms w/lots of posters. g.) Set up for next season w/of course school shooting. It's like topic "du jour". h.) Selena Gomez as producer. Crisis message at the end of each episode. Neutral: Interesting that our clergy at the end says, "... that his God will not send an immortal soul to hell for suicide". A cut at those religions that script that punishment.