Summary: In flashbacks, Hannah become friends with Jessica and Alex and hang out to drink hot chocolate. Then Jess and Alex stop coming and Hannah learns that they are now dating. Alex makes a list and breaks up with Jess, causing Jess and Hannah to have a falling out. In the present, Clay tries to meet with Justin who is staying at Bryce's and smoking. Jess tells Clay that Hannah is a liar. Tony is revealed to be in contact with Hannah's parents.
The Good: The Hannah, Jessica and Alex storyline is a pretty good main focus for this episode. Their friend group is an excellent portrayal of the kind of casual, and quirky groups which sometimes exist in high schools. While the "FML" thing seems a bit much, I did enjoy the idea of their friendship and the falling out was suitably sad to watch. It's fitting as an early conflict which started Hannah on the road towards her suicide, and I'm definitely interested to see Hannah's character slowly devolve through the course of the series. At the moment her character seems a bit shallow, but I'm sure that she will be developed more as we go through the show and get more insight into her mental state. The other characters are also pretty shallow at the moment, but the show has definitely started to flesh them out. Right now the show is fascinatingly showing us the many different ways these teenagers are dealing with the gilt of feeling responsible for Hannah's death. Justin smokes, Clay remains a recluse, Jess is in denial that she is at all responsible and Alex looks absolutely miserable. It's nice to see such a broad look at how people react to suicides and the guilt they feel when they know the person who actually killed themselves. I'm interested to learn more about these characters which is a very good thing. I like that Clay's parents are noticing that something is bothering him. After all, why wouldn't they? It makes sense that they are trying to take steps to get him to talk. It also appears that Clay has a history with depression. I'm assuming that might play out a little in the story which should be another interesting storyline to watch. The Bad: Hannah's narration is becoming annoying unfortunately. It's way too heavy-handed and just doesn't sound like something we would hear from a suicidal girl. It's being used more to make the show stylish ad to deliver exposition than it is to be consistent with what Hannah's character should be like. The dialogue in this show has been really poor sometimes. The office scene with Hannah and Jess in particular stands out and is just extremely awkward. It's so hard to believe that 2 girls would talk like that and become friends. The dialogu3 problem is present for most of the episode, as it often feels far too wordy and unrealistic, especially when we are talking about teenagers who really should be using more slang than they actually are. At least it's much better than "Riverdale" though. I thought Jess and Hannah's fight was overly dramatic and escalated far too quickly. It was pretty annoying and did nothing to make me like Jess as a character, though that may have been the point. The Unknown: Who else has had the tapes before Clay? I presume that he's one of the last people, if not the last person with the tapes. Why is Clay on attendance alerts? What did Justin tell Mr. Porter? Is the school becoming aware about the existence of the tapes? Why did Marcus and Zach try to pick up Clay? I assume they were on the tapes too. What was the point of that scene? What are their current motives? How s Tony involved with all of this? Why is Tony in contact with Hannah's parents? He seems like a really trusted friend. What are his motives? What will he tell Hannah's parents? Why did Alex make that list? Did he even make it? What is "there" in the tapes, which Justin and Jess reference? Can we actually trust Hannah? Jess says that she lied, so is that true? It's very risky to have Hannah lying especially since she committed suicide and it really wouldn't put a good look on suicide victims as characters, so the show really should avoid going down that route. Best Moment: Not much stood out, but I suppose the best part would be seeing Alex for the first time in the present. He seemed like a totally different person and felt like a real example of somebody who is suffering from somebody else committing suicide. Character of the Episode: I'll give this one to Alex who I think stood out the most in his limited screen time. Conclusion: This was another solid episode which continued the mystery of what lead Hannah to taking her own life. The show is beginning to expand and seems to be consistently decent at the very least, despite the notably weak dialogue. Score: 62
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