Review 13 reasons why phần 3 năm 2024

For me to get into Season 3 we have to start at the beginning. My review of Season 3 will be spoiler free, but I want to quickly review the first two seasons WITH SPOILERS so I can better explain my thoughts on Season 3. “13 Reasons Why” is a series based on the novel of the same name by Jay Asher, and streams as a Netflix exclusive.

Season 1

In Season 1, we learn that a student — Hannah Baker — has killed herself, and has left behind 13 tapes detailing why. Each tape contains a reason that led to her killing herself. Some were very petty and some were extreme. There were rules to the tapes: if you received the tapes, that means you were on them. What you needed to do was listen and then pass them along to the person after you on the tapes. Tony Padilla, who is not on the tapes, is in charge of making sure everyone does what they are supposed to do.

The season is narrated by Hannah and each episode you are listening to one of the tapes.

Our story picks up when Clay Jensen gets the tapes. Clay is the main character and was in love with Hannah. He tries to make his own justice while listening to the tapes. Getting people back for what they had done to Hannah.

The ones we need to know going into the rest are about a subject not to be taken lightly: rape. Bryce Walker raped two people in season one. In the end, he raped Hannah, which ultimately lead to her taking her own life. The scene where Hannah commits suicide has been edited, which is a relief for me. It was a very difficult scene to watch and was unedited until recent months. To say it was graphic was an understatement.

The season is a roller coaster that keeps you wondering what the next person would have done to be on the tapes. I would give this season a 9/10. It’s a strong start to a show which would have a great mini series but when a second season was announced I was thrilled.

Season 2

Season 2 picks up right after Season 1. The tapes are out, and a trial has begun that pits the Bakers against the school. You get more sides to Hannah’s story, finding out things about people that Hannah did not put on their tapes. There should have been more character development, but to me, it just felt like they poked holes into season 1.

While the trial is going on, each episode has a different student taking the stand. Whichever student is on the stand that episode is also narrating the episode for you. It was nice to hear all the different voices taking you through the season.

Clay is given Polaroid pictures throughout the season from an unknown source that shows girls in an unknown area. What we come to learn is that these girls were either raped or put into various uncomfortable situations by other kids in the school. One picture depicts the rapist from the first season, Bryce Walker, doing exactly that to another girl.

The school is deemed not responsible for Hannah’s suicide, and when all hope is lost, another trial begins. Bryce Walker is put on trial for his rape allegations. The jury comes to the conclusion that Bryce is also not responsible and he seemingly gets away with it.

While all this is going, on you are still witnessing terrible events going on in the school. The worst of which happens to a student named Tyler Down. It’s a scene that’s very difficult to watch. Tyler is beat very violently in the bathroom, thrown into a stall, and then raped with a broomstick. Again, this was very difficult to watch. This sends Tyler to his breaking point.

The final episode has all the students at a school dance. No one is in good spirits since there were just two trials that should have brought justice, but both defendants were ruled not responsible.

Tyler tips someone off to get out of the school, who than spreads the word. Tyler arrives to the school with an arsenal of guns. Clay comes outside and confronts Tyler and talks him down. While this was going on the police have been called. Clay gets the gun from him just as Tony pulls up in his car. Tony was a huge player in Season 1 so it only seemed right that Tony would play another huge role here and be the one to pick up Tyler. Tyler gets in the car, Tony drives away, and Clay is left with the gun and cops on their way.

The series ends with a lot of questions on how they will move forward and what happens with Clay and the gun. For me it was a season that wasn’t needed. It poked more holes in Season 1 than anything else. I give this season a 5/10. I still do recommend watching it, if you liked the first season.

Season 3

With that out of the way, that leads us to my Season 3 review. This review will be mainly spoiler free. I will have only very light spoilers for some character development but no major events.

The trailers and the headline of the show gave you the plot, “Who killed Bryce Walker?” Bryce seemed to have gotten away with everything without a care in the world. He made a lot of enemies in the first two seasons so the list of suspects was long.

This season opens up, and then continues with a decision I absolutely hated. The entire season is narrated by a newcomer to the show: Ani, and she is in the driver’s seat with you, bringing you through the season. The kids in this show are all phenomenal actors and actresses. It could have easily been any one of them, or a mix of them all, that could narrate you through the season. There was a murder, so you know the police will be talking with the kids; I would have whoever is being questioned that particular episode narrate the episode, but what do I know.

The season begins eight months after the incident with Tyler at the school dance. Clay and all his friends have been taking care of Tyler, rehabilitating him, and getting him in good spirits. Tyler was the star of this season to me. You see the change in him from the start to the end and it is such a feel-good story. It was my favorite character development in the entire series so far.

Bryce is dead, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t in the season. Through flashbacks, you see everything that has happened with Bryce leading up to his murder.

Bryce has transferred schools, and his new school was set to play his old school in a football game. You don’t find out what happened right away, but you know there was some kind of brawl at the game. After that game, Bryce was murdered.

This show did the unthinkable: Bryce, who was the villain of the first two seasons and caused so much harm to many people, was somehow made a sympathetic character to me. I won’t say too much in order to avoid spoilers. Bryce is on a path of redemption. He is trying to be better and right his wrongs. You don’t see the powerful Bryce Walker in this season, instead you see a hurting child living with his mistakes. If I’m being honest, when they released the promos and showed Bryce was killed, I was happy. Violence is never the right option but it seemed he got what he had coming. While that may be the case, in the eight months that took place between seasons you see a different person.

While you watch the show you find out that everyone has been lying. Everyone has a motive for killing Bryce, and anyone could have done it. Many people come in contact with Bryce, and most of them see a different Bryce. He is not being a trouble maker and malicious, he is truly trying to be better. This development makes it less cut and dry how you feel that you know he was killed.

This was an easy season to jump into and engage with. Who doesn’t love a murder mystery? This season did an incredible job of developing a lot of characters. You learn so much about characters you thought you already knew. Newcomer Ani was really the only mistake they made that hurt my enjoyment of the show.

Season 4 is confirmed. Leading up to Season 4, I will most definitely watch this season again, and I’ll be excited too. I will give this season a 7/10. Great character development, and the engaging story, was just hurt a little too much by adding Ani as the narrator.

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