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The second season of13 Reasons Whybegins with the suggestion that, perhaps, you shouldnt watch it.
Or you may want to watch it with a trusted adult.
In other words, the first season didnt exactly beg for a second.
I was skeptical at first that it was necessary.
After watching the entire thing, that skepticism seems justified.
But in many of these testimonials, we get entirely new pieces of information about Hannahs personal life.
Its one thing to offer new perspectives on a complicated narrative.
Its a whole other thing to add layers that drain the emotional logic out of what we saw before.
There are too many episodes, and every one is 15 minutes longer than it needs to be.
At times, I was wading through this show rather than watching it.
To its credit,13 Reasons Whytakes the concerns of young adults seriously.
Which is … weird?
Clay asks the first time Ghost Hannah appears before him.
That seems like a science-fiction question, she says.
Can I touch you?
That seems like a loaded question, she responds.
Like most teenagers, this whole dynamic is way too self-conscious.
Even when the dialogue is a little awkward, though, the actors continually elevate the material.
Minnette and Langford still have nice chemistry together, even if Hannah is technically a mere specter to Clay.
Heizer, Boe, and Druid, in particular, evoke their characters vulnerabilities without ever chewing scenery.
In every episode, Prentice is and this really is a compliment a spectacular asshole.
It is impossible to like him, and thats as it should be.
That is clearly the shows point of view as well, and in general I dont disagree with it.
In the season finale, thats exactly what it does.
Those final moments will certainly get people talking about and criticizing the series again.
They also will have some wondering whether there may be a season three.
