13 Reasons Why

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Season 2
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 31, 2017
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
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Mixed or average reviews- based on 299 Ratings

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  1. branjsmith
    Jan 1, 2023
    4
    13 Reasons Why's sophomore season sports good intentions and crafts some very powerful moments on occasion, but its crucial message on suicide is dampened as it morphs into an unfocused chronicle of its characters that has little to do with its initial premise.
  2. tdh1878199410
    Feb 13, 2022
    4
    13 Reasons Why's sophomore season sports good intentions and crafts some very powerful moments on occasion, but its crucial message on suicide is dampened as its morphs into an unfocused chronicle of its characters that has little to do with its initial premise.
  3. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 4, 2022
    1
    Basically, Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why didn't need to exist. The first season was a fairly self contained adaptation of the only source material. With the second season, there is no source to adapt from, and it shows. The writers retroactively add events that are unneeded and mess with the first season's plot. Many plot points built up over the course of season 2 lead nowhere satisfactory,Basically, Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why didn't need to exist. The first season was a fairly self contained adaptation of the only source material. With the second season, there is no source to adapt from, and it shows. The writers retroactively add events that are unneeded and mess with the first season's plot. Many plot points built up over the course of season 2 lead nowhere satisfactory, including the finale. Largely, the season comes across as an excuse ride the success of the prior season rather than stories that needed to be told.

    It is my truthful recommendation to anyone that enjoyed the first season to leave the series on that high note instead of moving forward with this trash. I regret having watched it    … Expand
  4. Josephgamers65
    Jul 28, 2021
    10
    I think this season is good as the first season for some reason there is a lot of hate for some reason I do get some points Not all And the score is still great it does lose a little bit of it they do expand the concept it does not feel rushed or fake it feels real they did a great job on doing on this season bringing more depth to its characters. All-round this season is a scattered messI think this season is good as the first season for some reason there is a lot of hate for some reason I do get some points Not all And the score is still great it does lose a little bit of it they do expand the concept it does not feel rushed or fake it feels real they did a great job on doing on this season bringing more depth to its characters. All-round this season is a scattered mess I get that how do u tell a story if u really don't know what to do This season is a mess but u can appreciate what they tried to do That is why I gave these episodes high ratings I respect what they did An A… Expand
  5. Lolaes
    Jul 24, 2020
    10
    A mi si me gustó esta segunda temporada,como siguiron, esta serie realmente me ayudó en algunos aspectos
    Muy recomendable
  6. LucaCritics
    Mar 28, 2020
    6
    13 Reasons Why Season 2 Review: 6/10
    I think it made sense to continue the show to see everyone's point of view, but I don't think it was managed in the best way.
  7. Felindie
    Jul 16, 2019
    4
    This season was a nonsense, the plot was ridiculous, the characters were annoying.
  8. JBS
    May 16, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Season 1 had some pretty decent moments, was a solid 6 or 7. Season 2 however I'd absolute pig plop in every way. Truly awful writing, the acting seriously declined too. (probably because there's no way to convincingly pull off that terrible dialogue)
    Every single episode seems like it's there just to infuriate the viewer. The lawyer representing the school might be the worst character I've ever seen in a TV show. The irony is the frustration of watching this show made me want to commit suicide. Nothing gets resolved, every bad thing goes unpunished, literally everyone in it is now a piece of sh*t in some way. Embarrassing.    … Expand
  9. JulianIncen
    May 5, 2019
    5
    For me, the second season of '13 Reasons Why' is a little better than the first one. More exciting, more character development and one secret than another that opened the can of speculation. Let's see what plot they have in the third one that is already confirmed for this year.
    I watched the whole show from an iPhone, so maybe that's why I got engaged.
  10. tonyyan
    Sep 22, 2018
    0
    I have spent almost 5 months watching this and couldn't get it done. If you are a fan of the first season, don't watch it. This show successfully ruins every character that you liked.
  11. hornysoul
    Sep 21, 2018
    4
    Netflix, porquê continuar a série? Porque não aproveitaram os enormes lucros da primeira temporada (um sucesso monstruoso) e não criaram uma série com outro conceito diferente?
    A história tornou-se desinteressante, aborrecida e completamente sem nexo. Alguns momentos de certos episódios foram bons, mas isso não bastou. Uma pena!
  12. Weareconnected
    Sep 6, 2018
    4
    The premise was there however too many questions were left unanswered and half truths were consistently presented. The most disturbing storylines were the brutal attack in episode 13 and the rape trial which saw male power and money diminish the victims. In both cases the victim was left without a voice and the teen audience is being shown that there is no support for the victim. As aThe premise was there however too many questions were left unanswered and half truths were consistently presented. The most disturbing storylines were the brutal attack in episode 13 and the rape trial which saw male power and money diminish the victims. In both cases the victim was left without a voice and the teen audience is being shown that there is no support for the victim. As a parent and empath this was completely upsetting to me. As a victim of bullying it left me fearful for those who don't have power and those who watch this and feel empowered for the wrong reasons. Season 3 will absolutely need to step up and empower the right characters the right way.… Expand
  13. iamelloyello
    Jul 1, 2018
    10
    You guys are being ridiculous. Don't watch a show about suicide and sexual misconduct and assault and then complain there is a graphic scene. On netflix, it states, CLEARLY, that this is a sexually explicit show, with dark themes, etc. For an actual review, the second season went in a refreshing direction and I like the way the story is heading. The characters keep developing in the ways IYou guys are being ridiculous. Don't watch a show about suicide and sexual misconduct and assault and then complain there is a graphic scene. On netflix, it states, CLEARLY, that this is a sexually explicit show, with dark themes, etc. For an actual review, the second season went in a refreshing direction and I like the way the story is heading. The characters keep developing in the ways I expect and it keeps raising questions and giving answers. No, this show isn't for everyone, maybe the snowflakes need to read the ratings of t.v shows before watching.… Expand
  14. lee97LP
    Jun 24, 2018
    8
    This show got interesting

    Overall was a very gripping story, you got too learn about court cases and how they worked. Has a few new story's from Hannah which nobody expected. Whether people think it was pushed in or not that's just an opinion I enjoyed it.

    Overall I'd say it wasn't as good as the first season but is still an amazing season and I cannot wait for the 3rd.
  15. Aurelius1975
    Jun 11, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My only criticism of season 2 is that I did not like the Bakers vs. school trial plot device. I doubt a real court would have let the attorneys abduct the trial to investigate on the Bryce Walker rape allegations but hey, this is tv!

    What was good particularly about season 2 was that the story was not very black and white. The Hannah Baker suicide was shown as what it was - a desperate but pointless and rather selfish act that nothing good really came out of. The same applies to the rape charges sub plot. Bryce's sentence seems realistic - that's the sentence you would get for a rape like that.

    I think some of the bad reviews are based on moral indignation rather than the actual merits of the show.    … Expand
  16. poezwoez
    Jun 8, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really enjoyed watching the first season and it had me hooked until the very last second. I thought season one's ending was amazing and really made you think, I felt like there shouldn't have been a second season. However, sadly enough, there was. I decided to give it a shot. I regret it as I felt like the show is now ruined. Basically every episode in this season is exactly the same, just with a different episode. Every episode was like this:
    1) Voice over from one of the reasons
    2) That reason in court
    3) Clay drama
    4) Random school drama
    5) Lawyer turns the reason their words around and make Hannah look bad
    6) Clay is mad
    7) Unnecessary plotlines to fill an hour
    The routine got very boring. This whole season built op to nothing and there was nothing exciting happening. Even the last 5 minutes, building up to a school shooting, immediately took a twist and didn't happen. The cliffhanger is literally the fact that nothing happened and that Clay happens to hold a gun. I'm still giving this a 4 because of the character development and the fact that some scenes and plotlines were actually interesting.
    It's sad that 13 Reasons Why is one of those shows that got ruined by milking it out. Especially knowing there will be ANOTHER season.    … Expand
  17. Milesschabel
    Jun 7, 2018
    4
    How do you make Thirteen Reasons why worse. You do this by making the characters worse, the last episode a complete underwhelming mess, the cinematography way blander, and writing that reeks of padnering. It's easy to start a conversation, it's another to make the conversation even more hostile.
  18. Belznickel
    Jun 7, 2018
    2
    So dissapointed. Everything that worked in season 1 they just took an ruined it. Great job!
  19. KingDevil999
    Jun 3, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So just recently finished this new, perhaps unnecessary season of 13 reasons why, let's start by the pros, the soundtrack remains awesome and each music selected fits with each scene nicely just like in the first season, especially at the ending of episode 9, also Clay although a few problems showed up to his character in this season, it's now less disturbed and faint in contrast to the first season where people played with him almost all the time.
    However the cons is the thing really smashing this season quite a bit, there are considerable plot holes from start to finish, characters who appear for a few secs and only show up again far later, or not even that some disappear completely, certain characters taking questionable and plain dumb decisions that feels completely off compared to the first season and how they behave and most of them are just plain depressive
    Also compared to the first season, this one tries to go the darker, violent way in many moments,clay constantly seeing hanna in his head as if this was fight club, now going back to the darker/violent moments, this applies especially to the final episode with the now infamous bathroom scene that perhaps was something forced in and completely unasked, as if the writers are trying to turn this into a way too violent teen series
    Despite all this, the biggest flaw is how the Hannah character got mostly butchered, the first season portrays her as this vulnerable, shy and sometimes just plain weak teenager girl constantly target of other people, but at the same time kind, friendly and very loyal(jessica was a good example when it came to loyalty) who end up leaving these tapes to make people self consciousness of their acts that lead her to the unfortunate act of suicide
    Now in this season this was almost all thrown away, hannah looks like a slut most of the time, FAR too forgiven also a problem that clay ended it up having in this season, she doesn't appear to like clay that much in contrast to the first, often shoving herself into weird ass relationships(cof cof dampsey) and giving her dumb and laughable dialogue lines unfit for the character that was built in the first season.
    One last point i wish to write are the new "tapes", basically split between polaroids and testimonies, the polaroids idea is quite interesting, especially if you are a fan of life strange it may give the feeling they were inspired by it and they have a rather important role,the testimonies however aren't that good, most of them is where the plot holes come in and messes with the plot of the first season.

    My final thoughts are, this season is truly unnecessary as most people say it, it doesn't have a source material which is likely the reason many mistakes were made it by the writers trying to making this into another exaggerated dark teen drama, hannah character was mostly butchered/damaged, clay now has a bigger motivation in contrast to the first season but at the same time is way too forgiven to other characters such as justin, zach, jessica etc    … Expand
  20. Masquic
    May 31, 2018
    2
    I don't really see the necessity of this season, I still watched it, I wish I didn't.
  21. Jokohama
    May 31, 2018
    6
    They tried to tell more stories to be related with nowadays society, but it felt lengthy and excessive, even boring.
  22. bigmutt
    May 31, 2018
    1
    The pace drags, the dialogue is unnatural and cheesy, the plot is dull and absurd, and I constantly found myself wanting to fast fwd to something relevant & interesting.
    I was a big fan of Season 1 .... but this second attempt was just a waste of time. MUCH more interesting offerings on Netflix.
  23. drambuie_
    May 31, 2018
    4
    this season really crossed the line! suicides, gun shootings, far too cruel bullying and legal help gets you nothing at all !? If you want to show such a serious problem you are obliged to show solutions!! not even one character of this series tallked to an adult or teacher and they all took matter to their own hands! this series have a really young audience and they are setting the worstthis season really crossed the line! suicides, gun shootings, far too cruel bullying and legal help gets you nothing at all !? If you want to show such a serious problem you are obliged to show solutions!! not even one character of this series tallked to an adult or teacher and they all took matter to their own hands! this series have a really young audience and they are setting the worst possible examples. there should made more series/movies pointing out at the right direction for solving a problem than just making you lose faith and showing you how terrible life in highschool is. (take a look at the comments on the series instragram account, i got terrified. )… Expand
  24. TheFreeman148
    May 30, 2018
    0
    I mean, does anybody ACTUALLY think bullies are sodomizing kids with mops these days?
  25. jaxson
    May 28, 2018
    1
    They really should have just left it at Season 1. Season 2, nah, that was a bad call!
  26. thedaywalker
    May 27, 2018
    6
    Season 1 was probably the best show i watched last season. It was quick, the information was given to us quickly, the acting was superb and it had 1 clear purpose, tell Hanna's story. Yes during the season it had other informations and sub-plots. This season however has so many things it was to do that in the start it drags so much it gets boring.

    The addition of information felt    Season 1 was probably the best show i watched last season. It was quick, the information was given to us quickly, the acting was superb and it had 1 clear purpose, tell Hanna's story. Yes during the season it had other informations and sub-plots. This season however has so many things it was to do that in the start it drags so much it gets boring.

    The addition of information felt forced, and some actually made season 1 seem better than it was. Some scenes and information just seemed to be added to simply drive the plot forward then to drive the characters. I had to force myself to watch episode 1-5 completely, but episode 6 started to be decent, and episode 9 made me glad i got there, it was simply the best episode of the season

    The finale was... i don't even have the words to describe it, that one scene was completely exaggerated, they could have had other ways to drive their point across, i thought it was too much. But the wake, the "reasons why not" list was very nice.

    I thought season 2 didn't need to exist, and from now on they just want to add season, because season 1 was successful, hopefully season 3 will be better than this one    … Expand
  27. spengrob
    May 26, 2018
    0
    There was absolutely no reason for a second season of this show and that was especially evident after finishing season 2. This season does very little to solve any conflict in the plot and only creates a dozen more conflicts for a cliffhanger finale to lead into another season. Not to mention they added in some paranormal stuff as an excuse to get the main character a role. I'm certainlyThere was absolutely no reason for a second season of this show and that was especially evident after finishing season 2. This season does very little to solve any conflict in the plot and only creates a dozen more conflicts for a cliffhanger finale to lead into another season. Not to mention they added in some paranormal stuff as an excuse to get the main character a role. I'm certainly not going to continue watching this show if nothing gets resolves and every season is a set up to milk yet another season out of this garbage.… Expand
  28. susanarego
    May 25, 2018
    0
    This shows first season was great it ended with closure and it was awesome until it wasn't, it should've been left at that, the second season did not match the ending of the first one. Alex didn't die?? I just hated everything, and now this season was left with no closure what so ever, meaning they're probably coming back with season 3.... oh god no!
  29. Raul74
    May 24, 2018
    0
    Useless waste of time, the first season was nice but this one is total **** and boring. Unfortunatley there will be a season 3...
  30. S0LiD
    May 24, 2018
    3
    The season 1 was stunning, shocking. Season 2 is bored, with this nonsense trial...
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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
  1. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    May 31, 2018
    40
    The Netflix teen drama’s second season is occasionally arresting, but wholly unnecessary.
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    May 24, 2018
    40
    This wallow in angst ends up being mostly insufferable. [28 May - 10 Jun 2018, p.17]
  3. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    May 22, 2018
    50
    Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why takes a dive in quality from the show’s first which, for all of its flaws, remains a moving tragedy and a potent conversation starter. ... Season 2 employs Polaroid pictures as the breadcrumbs propelling along its feeble mystery. Along the way it also leads us through Jessica’s journey as an assault survivor, indubitably the season’s strongest storyline.
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