It always came across as cheesy, rather than original and fresh. The unfortunate part is, that the thing they came up with this time, didn’t really work. For season two, they had the excellent idea to use a trial, with the same purpose as Hannah’s voice over in season 1, and they also brought in Polaroids, to keep that vintage thing going on. In the last season, Hannah’s tapes made for a nice window in which another story could be told. I get that they needed a new way of framing the story, but this just didn’t do it. Jeez, it didn’t do a whole lot of good too the season, did it? No, it didn’t. And it messed with the previous season’s chronology at times. When I speculated that the trials would be the main subject of this season, I was already afraid that it’d be boring. The thing they build this season around isn’t even that interesting to begin with, which is why my second reason will be just about that. If you weren’t a fan of the relatively slow pace in season one, prepare yourself for a wholotta nothing throughout the first six or seven episodes. Sometimes it’s better if something stays untouched because when you touch something that’s supposed to stay untouched, you’re bound to ruin something, which is exactly what happened with 13 Reasons Why. The characters underwent their arc, Hannah’s story’s finished, there are no reasons anymore they’re all told, hence the thirteen episodes in season 1. It’s a story that has no reason to be told.
13 reasons why 2 sucks plus#
And season 2 does exactly that, plus some more uninteresting nonsense. The only thing left to explore were the loose threads left by season 1: Alex’s suicide attempt, Tyler’s gun issues and the trials following Hannah’s suicide. At that point in time, I was already wondering: “Why tho?”, and that same question still pops up in my head. When they announced that there would come a second season, I already wasn’t looking forward to it. Literally nothing and it shows in this season. The story was finished, there’s nothing left to tell. It’s based upon a book, that they finished by the end of season one. Why the fuck does it exist? Well, I know why it exists: money, but outside of that, why? There’s no rational reason for its existence. I’ll break it down in a few categories, reasons you may say. Please enjoy the next 2780 words in which I shit on a show that I once used to like. So I thought, why not write an article about it that’s way too long and poorly written. It’s probably one of the worst follow-up seasons I’ve ever seen. Now, fast forward one year and two months later, a second season is released. The characters were all well-written, though the dialogue was my main issue with it all. All I’m trying to say that on a technical level the show was pretty good as well.
I’m explaining it terribly but it’s done brilliantly, trust me. The camera moves around these two people in question and according to in which time period they find themselves, the color grading gradually becomes warmer or colder. It’s a scene where two different people are having a conversation with the same man, though the conversations are taking place at different points in time. In the final episode, there’s one scene in particular which I really enjoyed it. I thought that the cinematography was really good and I really liked the way they utilized color to portray in which time period a scene took place. I thought that the acting was exceptionally great especially Minette’s performance was a standout. I’d seen the trailer a couple of months prior and the show had gotten good reviews, so why not give it a shot? Long story short: I binged the show in two days and really liked it.
In April of 2017, a little show called 13 Reasons Why popped up on my recommended page on Netflix. SLIGHT SPOILERS FOR SEASON 1 AND 2 OF “13 REASONS WHY” BUT WHO EVEN CARES