It’s worth applauding “13 Reasons Why” here for maintaining Alex’s disability the entire season. Also at Monet’s, we also learn that Alex and Jessica are dating. Clay says they still want to adopt him and Justin accepts. “You know I’m like really fucked up, right?” Justin says, crying. Baker who is moving, Clay tells Justin that the Jensens want to adopt him.

Season one was criticized for glorifying suicide and season two, while it tried to right some of its previous wrongs, still managed to put Hannah on a pillar. This would be a powerful statement if it didn’t just feel like the show addressing criticism for showing suicide as something that comes from a negative series of events. Baker tells him, “there are more reasons why not.” Clay nods in agreement. She also gives him Hannah’s list of “Reasons Why Not,” which has 11 items on it. Baker tells Clay she’s moving to New York because it was Hannah’s dream. This information paired with his hallucinations would have made for a great conversation about what getting help looks like, but we don’t get that.Īfter the service, there is a gathering at Monet’s. In season one, it’s discussed that Clay had or has a mental illness. While I’m not sorry to see hallucination Hannah go, the show never addresses why Clay was hallucinating. I miss you, and I hope that wherever you go next, you feel peace, you feel safe, in a way that you never did here.” That seems to be enough for hallucination Hannah and she gets up and walks out into a white light. Sharing something similar to what Skye said to him, Clay says, “I can love you and still let you go. The priest also talks to Clay and explains that the God he believes in, a just God, would have mercy on a soul like Hannah’s.Ĭlay speaks at Hannah’s service and most of his speech is delivered to hallucination Hannah. “One act does not define a life,” the priest tells them and so they hold the service there at the church. We find out they went to other churches who refused them because Hannah died by suicide, which is considered a sin by some. They admit they haven’t done so sooner because they were ashamed. Baker meet with a church to have a service for Hannah. Anthony Rapp was the first person to come out and say they were sexually assaulted by Kevin Spacey. Bryce’s lawyer talks about what Bryce has lost - his scholarships and a potential baseball championship - meanwhile, the judge talks about not wanting to “do any further damage” and that both Bryce and Jessica should look hard at their “lives and choices.” It’s a weak sentence and obviously disappointing but Jessica says she still feels stronger for going through with it and pressing charges.Īnother nice tribute to the #MeToo movement was the casting of Anthony Rapp as the priest overseeing Hannah’s service. During his sentencing, Bryce’s lawyer and the judge says a few disturbing things that anyone who’s followed the #MeToo movement knows happens in real life. Bryce gets sentenced to three months probation, Justin, somehow, gets six months. Jessica asks the judge to give him a tough sentence, “It can say to victims like me, that our story matters.” But that’s not what happens. Jensen, Mackenzie and Jessica’s mom all detail times they were assaulted or harassed. While speaking, Jessica morphs into Hannah, who shares her story, then Nina, Courtney, Mrs. As upsetting as it is to rehear the details of Jessica’s rape, the show turns her speech into a poignant homage to the #MeToo movement.

Of not being able to breathe,” she says looking at Bryce. “I may not remember all of the details, but I will never forget the sheer terror of feeling your weight on top of me. Bryce is being sentenced and speaks about how sorry he is. Episode 13 picks up one month after Bryce and Justin’s arrest.

We’ll come back to Tyler later in this review, but first, let’s go back to the beginning of the episode.

For more resources, check out the resource box at the end of this post. If that does not exist for you, you can call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-80 or reach the Crisis Text Line by texting “START” to 741741. If you did watch it and are triggered, please reach out to a trusted individual whom you can process your feelings with. I’m not sure why the show felt it necessary to include it, but I recommend skipping the entire scene (from minutes 38 to 40). I felt sick after watching it and several others whom I spoke to said they felt similarly. I’m not going to share any further details about what happens because it is incredibly graphic and likely triggering for many. No one should watch the scene in the last episode of “13 Reasons Why” where Tyler is violently sexually assaulted by Montgomery. We suggest everyone skip past minutes 38 to 40. Content warnings: This episode of “13 Reasons Why” shows graphic depictions and explanations of rape, references suicide and has a gun plotline that may be distressing to viewers.

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