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Season 2 picks up in the aftermath of Hannah's death and the start of our characters' complicated journeys toward healing and recovery. Liberty High prepares to go on trial, but someone will stop at nothing to keep the truth surrounding Hannah's death concealed. A series of ominous polaroids lead Clay and his classmates to uncover a sickening secret and a conspiracy to cover it up.
13 Reasons Why features no shortage of missteps. But it's a show that so deeply feels for its characters, so deeply feels these scenarios, that it's hard to be mad at it.
The streaming service can be forgiven for wanting to sustain a popular franchise, but what made this series special has already been significantly diluted by piling more reasons upon "Reasons."
But there is something good to be said about "13 Reasons Why": It's the best advertisement for parents to get involved and to demand to watch shows together as a family.
Unfortunately, the season's execution is frequently dismal. And although I didn't feel that the first season engaged in sadness porn or exploitation, I can't say the same for the second. It wallows, especially in later episodes.
For better or worse, 13 Reasons Why is a show that wants to tackle teen trauma, but it keeps choosing to do so in a way that courts controversy, almost shamelessly.
These moments come closest to making Season 2 seem like a necessary companion to the first. But at the same time, several last-minute developments come out of nowhere to ensure the season ends on a muddled, unsatisfying note.
Hannah's story was told last season -- imperfectly at times, stunningly at others. And each additional reason, each additional season, dilutes the impact of when we first heard it.