Summary: In flashbacks, Marcus calls Hannah after getting matched with her for dollar valentines. Hannah initially likes him but Marcus completely embarrasses her on their date. In the present, Alex and Monty get in a fight and Monty is suspended while Alex is let off with a warning. Clay starts to hook up with Sheri but she reveals that she just wants Clay to not think poorly of her because she is on the tapes. A frustrated Clay tells her to leave.
The Good: I thought the fight storyline was really well done. The situation felt like a realistic position for a fight, and considering what we have seen from Alex, it fit his character to do something like confronting Monty for being stupid. The honour board meeting which followed was also really good and had some great storytelling which seemed to highlight the show's biggest moral question: who is responsible for the actions of others? I enjoyed the exploration of the topic, even if it was brief. Clay's character arc remains extremely interesting. He's becoming more open but as a result is also falling more into depression while doing so. The storyline with Sheri was pretty interesting and added even more reasons for Clay to continue his descent. I said it before, but I'll repeat it again; I think Clay's arc has been much better than Hannah's. It was nice to see a scene of Hannah on her own, dealing with things and apparently starting to have slightly suicidal thoughts. I wish the early parts of her story were told better, but if they start focusing on her emotions now, I still think her character arc can be turned into something really good. The Bad: The entire concept of dollar valentines was pretty stupid to me. I can hardly buy that the school would try something like that. Marcus' story was extremely dumb. He has come off as a pretty decent guy so far in the show, so to see him try to take advantage of Hannah felt horribly out of character and ridiculous. I think his character got by far the worst treatment out of any other characters who were focused on in the tapes. I hardly knew anything about him before, and that is still completely the same. The storyline surrounding Hannah's parents has gotten pretty repetitive. We just see them grieving episode after episode and then having a really basic conflict which is resolved by the episode's end. I don't think we need so much focus on their characters at the moment, and more needs to be done to characterize the high schoolers instead. Unfortunately that wasn't the only repetitive thing either. Hannah's story was yet another one about how guys can suck. It had very little substance to it and honestly I don't think the show would be any different without it. It was by far the weakest story thus far. The characters of Justin and Jessica are suffering the most from not receiving enough focus. They spend so much of their time arguing so it's extremely hard to care about or even buy into their relationship. Both characters come off as annoying assholes on their own as well so they have ended up being some of the series' worst aspects. Sheri's motives were ridiculous. If she wanted Clay to like her, why not talk to him about it instead of just pretending like she isn't even aware of the tapes? Her reasoning is shallow and stupid and makes me dislike her character as well. It would be nice to have other characters to like in this show. The Unknown: I'm still standing by my theory that Jeff died, hence the transition to Clay tutoring Jeff after looking sad for a few seconds. What is Skye's story? She seems to like Clay based off of her comments to him being with Sheri. Was the guy Tony talking to his boyfriend? I assume so, and I think that means that Tony actually wasn't following Clay there. That also raises the question of why he is following Clay. Also what are his secrets? Whose secret is it that he's keeping? Hannah's? Or somebody else? Best Moment: The honour board meeting was a pretty great scene in a weaker episode. Character of the Episode: Alex. Conclusion: This was the weakest episode of the series for e. Not a whole lot happened, there were few talking points and Hannah's story was definitely the most repetitive and empty it has been so far. Without the excellent Alex/Monty storyline, this episode would have been a complete failure. Score: 53
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