User Reviews

Bryce is on trial. Clay confronts Chloe about the polaroids.

I did not know if I could get through this episode. Not with Bryce narrating it, but I was able to get over it.

The thing I did not get over was Clay. He gets worse with every episode. I started off liking him, but now he is honestly one of the Bottom 3 worst characters on this show. Nobody is worse than Bryce though.

This episode was, once again, very frustrating, but also pretty suspenseful. I am interested to see how it all ends, while I am almost certain that this can't have a happy ending.

This episode is sickly twisted and should be warned so many times. Not only gives it a voice to a rapist but also it keeps showing the pattern of victims giving in. Giving in I would understand, but Chloe almost becomes an accomplice to the whole event.

The show director can make a lot of excuses for this episode. First, he or she can argue that it is trying to depict a realistic portrayal of victims' emotional state. Actually, many victims choose to let go and forget because they think dealing with the aftermath will be so much harder. However, '13 Reasons Why' is a TV series targeted for teens. It gives messages and can impact their thoughts. Direction-wise, it can show Chloe's remorse for making a false statement, and Jess does not have to be depressed, defeated, and powerless for the whole two years.

The series brings in four victims of rape, and none of them show any sign of telling the truth or standing up against a rapist for whole two years. It provides the whole rape story without showing audience the right answer to bring justice and speak for him/herself.

Second, it should have not inserted any romantic music or aesthetic into Bryce's narrative. I know the director tried to twist the whole romantic atmosphere into Bryce's lies at the end. I also realize that a rapist would picture the crime scene as a romantic intimacy in his sick mind. However, directing in that way is too uncomfortable and gives much more power to Bryce due to imagery.