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Season 2
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 31, 2017
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    May 16, 2018
    30
    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. Using the trial as a structuring device might not have been a bad idea, except that there is no aspect of the trial that isn't absolutely ridiculous.
  2. UPROXX
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    May 16, 2018
    30
    With each new revelation, each new flashback that adds additional context to one of last season’s flashbacks, it begins to feel less like a sensitive teen drama than like one of those forgettable Lost rip-offs that thought the key to success was introducing five new questions for every old one that gets answered. ... And each additional reason, each additional season, dilutes the impact of when we first heard [Hannah’s story].
  3. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Kelly Lawler
    May 16, 2018
    25
    The pace drags, the dialogue is unnatural and cheesy, the plot is dull and absurd, and most of the characters are still abhorrent. Watching is a chore, but there's no benefit at the end. There are zero reasons to put yourself through it.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 299 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 129 out of 299
  2. Mixed: 67 out of 299
  3. Negative: 103 out of 299
  1. josektv
    May 18, 2018
    1
    Totally unnecessary, it is ridiculous to launch a second season with an ending already closed in the first, I hope there is no third, god,Totally unnecessary, it is ridiculous to launch a second season with an ending already closed in the first, I hope there is no third, god, that would be horrible.… Full Review »
  2. ajpap_
    May 18, 2018
    10
    The controversial Netflix show is back after a year long wait. This season, the producers have been more careful in portraying the taboo issueThe controversial Netflix show is back after a year long wait. This season, the producers have been more careful in portraying the taboo issue of suicide. After binge-watching 5 episodes, I have concluded that many aspects are much better than the first series, Katherine Langford and the main cast acting is at an all time high, the cinematography is phenomenal and the storyline is different, but is still very much like its predecessor, if not better. This will reach many teens.… Full Review »
  3. sofakingmeta
    May 23, 2018
    4
    Season 1 was great and presented a troubling decision in a compelling and unique way. Season 2 fails the first season so badly that it shouldSeason 1 was great and presented a troubling decision in a compelling and unique way. Season 2 fails the first season so badly that it should never have been produced...in many ways Season 2 completely dilutes most of what was great about Season 1.

    Season 2 seems to be more interested in PC damage control, creating gray areas and being edgy than it does at telling a compelling story like the season before it. The entire season just feels like a hamster wheel experience, time passes but you don't feel like you've gone anywhere or done anything of any significance. I kept waiting for something big to happen but it never did and certainly never captured the "what happens next?" aspect that Season 1 did. The major plot lines are incredibly predictable and cliche. It looks as if there could be a setup for a Season 3 which is unfortunate.

    TL;DR They should have kept this to the first season to preserve its magic. Nothing of any real significance happens in 13 hours and any small bits that do happen are massively predictable. This season ruined what should have been a classic.    … Full Review »
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