That said, bringing the series back still felt like a complete misfire. Parminder Nagra as Priya Singh (guest seasons 2, 4 recurring season 3), the school counsellor who replaces Mr. There were some silver linings in there, such as Alex's road to recovery/his friendship with Zach and the beginnings of Justin and Clay's brotherly bond, while the cast's authentic performances elevated everything it tackled. During the course of the series, 49 episodes of 13 Reasons Why were released over four seasons, between March 31, 2017, and June 5, 2020.
In addition, the attempt to recreate the first season's tape format through the trial didn't work at all and only made the 13-episode season feel like it dragged on much longer than necessary. 13 Reasons Why is an American teen drama television series originally developed for Netflix as limited series by Brian Yorkey, based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. If you are a moderator please see our troubleshooting guide. Worse than that, the real Hannah's return - if you will - through various flashbacks was accomplished at the expense of the first season's tightly-constructed narrative as the writers wrote around the events of it, changing things just to suit the new story. While Clay spends a heartbraking night listening to his tape with Tony, tensions boil over at Bryce’s house. Moving on with Hannah but still too afraid to let her go, the show had Katherine Langford return as Hannah's ghost (inside Clay's head), but all she did was serve as a plot device so that Clay could exposit information to the viewers. Season 2 Episode 11 - Chaos erupts at school in the aftermath of Bryce's testimony. As problematic as many found the first season, it was gripping television that expertly made viewers feel everything the writers wanted them to feel, but few of those qualities were present in the second. I think this season is good as the first season. This was where things began to fall apart for the show. mysterious movements and storytelling that will leave you happy and sad by the end of all 13 episodes.