Summary: Tyler and Cyrus become closer as friends. Clay visits Skye at the hospital but she doesn't want him there. She is moved to another facility. Jessica testifies at court and doesn't speak of Bryce's rape. Clay finds Justin homeless in the city and brings him to his house so he can live there until he can testify for Bryce's rape.
The Good: I enjoyed this much more than the last episode. Because of Jessica's emotions after all that has happened to her, this became much more resonant and memorable, even if it wasn't perfect (see: The Bad). Jessica's fear to talk to other people because of her problems as well as her guilt at not being strong enough to help Hannah are all very relatable and it makes her courtroom dilemma of choosing whether or not to tell the truth easy to understand and relate with. The episode also had a lot of really good tension in it. There was a lot of drama regarding whether Jessica would tell the truth about Bryce or not, and because of that, the episode was tense almost the entire time and had me engaged much more than the previous two episodes. The court scenes themselves also felt a lot more relevant. Discussing how Hannah chose not to inform the school because she couldn't trust them is an important topic, and it allows the courtroom scenes to feel much more realistic. The transition from Clay saying he will keep no more secrets into him hiding Justin in his house was genuinely funny and made me laugh. The humour in this episode was the best in the series overall which was good. The Bad: I wish that Jessica's character was explored in a more meaningful way. Too much time was spent producing tension and having a bunch of pretentious monologues of narration which didn't add much. I would have preferred a better look at her mental state and how her emotions are. The ending did a decent job and seeing a scene of her breaking down after the court was great, but I would have liked some more. The follow-up to Clay's storyline in this episode wasn't good. I still don't care at all about his relationship with Skye even if I can buy into the fact that he cares for her. They had no chemistry and I haven't seen enough of them to care. And what I have seen, I haven't liked. I thought that the follow-up was poor with Clay talking to Skye immediately only to be cut off afterwards. The storyline with his parents had bad follow-up too. Clay just tells them everything in a throwaway scene and everything he tells them is never mentioned again with the exception of him wanting a car. That's very poor and once more makes it so that Clay's relationship with his parents is explored in the same way with Clay keeping secrets and then talking to them about the secrets off screen. It's not satisfying. I also hated that the fallout of Clay getting Bryce's confession as shown off screen. A lot of time was spent on that storyline in the last season and to have it resolved off screen is stupid and once more kills all of the momentum the show had after the first season. I thought the search for Justin had some really contrived moments. The bribery that Clay had to do felt ridiculously forced and out of place in that scene. Moreover the cops arriving to catch Justin and Clay for "doing drugs" was stupid. They clearly weren't doing drugs for one, and also how did the cops show up so quickly. And why did the cops just give up without chasing them? The scene felt just forced in there for some pointless tension which they didn't even succeed in creating. Just overall bad filmmaking there. There were a few things I didn't like. I'm so sick of Olivia trying to talk to somebody only for them saying "I have to go". The show has relied on this way too much and it I just frustrating at this point. Also I don't like how Jessica just happened to bring in the pictures at the courtroom. Like where was she keeping them to grab them so easily and how were they not confiscated earlier? The Unknown: Who attacked Clay when he was biking? Was it the same person who has been sending all of the messages? Will Justin testify then? I'm sure he will, but the main question is when and what he will say. Why did Mr. Porter visit Bryce's mom? What does he have to say? Best Moment: My favourite moment was a scene which I haven't talked about at all yet. It was when Courtney returned to school and there was a very artful scene which focused on Courtney's paranoia that everyone is judging her even though nobody has addressed her. It was a great scene. Character of the Episode: Jessica. Conclusion: This was a better episode which had some great moments though it was still marred by flaws. Still much better than what the season has given us so far. Score: 58
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