Summary: Courtney is the next one to testify in court. She reveals she is a lesbian and that Hannah was innocent. Jessica is threatened to keep quiet. Alex tries to get a copy of the tapes so that he can listen to them again to remember. Skye and Clay have a fight and she leaves Clay's house. Skye is later hospitalized.
The Good: I think that the idea of having these side characters testify in court to close out their storylines is a very good idea. So far it's led to the most satisfying scenes in the seasons as it pays off of what was set up last season. This episode resolved the Courtney storyline which had long since run its course, so I'm thankful that we don't have to suffer through Courtney trying to secretively be lesbian anymore. The ending scream from Clay was a nice moment to show his frustration. I also thought it was pretty funny. The Bad: I thought this episode was really bad though. For one, the Clay and Skye storyline was an utter failure. They failed to make me care for their relationship, and as such the ending fell completely flat for me. The set-up to it was incredibly predictable as well and it features all of the lame melodrama that I had hoped would not be there. The specific scenes were pretty terrible as well. The awkward dinner was just ridiculous and it is unbelievable that Skye would feel up Clay at the dinner table in front of his parents. Even worse was the idea that Skye would have sex with Clay and ask about if he loves her afterwards. Why would she have sex first if something bothered her? Also, are we just supposed to forget that Clay's parents exist? They seem to be inept as they don't hear anything that is going on, and the show seems to completely ignore their existence. In general this was just really poorly written, cheesy and not at all powerful. This honestly reminded me of "Riverdale" which is never a good sign. The narration is already grating on me. I didn't like it last season which is when it actually had a purpose, being that Hannah was narrating for the tapes, and this is even worse. The narration adds nothing, is cheesy, and also manages to be extremely annoying. This show is trying too hard to be meaningful and ends up becoming pretentious instead. The courtroom scenes once more didn't make much sense. Once more, what the hell is the relevance of if Hannah was actually a lesbian? These courtroom scenes are grounded on pointless arguments which have no relevance to the case, which makes them extremely unsatisfying to watch, compared to actual courtroom drama, which I am a huge fan of. Just go watch "To Kill a Mockingbird" instead of this garbage. Mr. Porter has been really dull so far. His scenes are repetitive as they all seem to consist of him trying to help students who proceed to talk about how much they hate him and how useless he is. It gets old, and I've seen enough of these scenes for the season. The characters have gone through transformations off screen, which is disappointing and bad. They were already shallow enough last season, but now we see that they have gone through some interesting developments, but instead of showing them to us to gave it emotional impact, they are kept secret to instead allow for mystery and shock value when the truth will eventually be revealed. Emotion is always far better than mystery and shock value, making this a really disappointing decision. The Unknown: Who sent that noted to Jess? What happened to Andy? Where is he now? What happened to Sheri? Tony? Zach? They all seem to have gone through some petty major stuff which just wasn't shown. Best Moment: The final scream because it was at least funny to see Clay screaming in Hannah's face. Character of the Episode: Clay. Conclusion: This was bad. The writing was awful and it was pretty tough to watch at times. This was a major disappointment as season 2 seems to be a major step down for the show. Score: 47
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