Summary: Flashbacks show Hannah encourage Tony to start a relationship with Ryan. While they are out, a passerby shames them for being gay so Tony beats him up. Hannah hides him and covers his secret. In the present, Sarah reveals Hannah bullied her in the past. Tony is called up afterwards and speaks about why Hannah gave him the tapes. Sheri gets into the clubhouse to find a way in. She discovers a box full of polaroids. Clay breaks in and steals it but is busted by Zach. Zach reveals he was the one giving the polaroids. Tyler breaks things off with Mackenzie and Cyrus is angry at him.
The Good: I liked the clubhouse scenes for the most part. The place seems like a deadly location in school. I also really liked the polaroid reveal as it feels extremely important. Not only can it help incriminate Bryce but it can also help the Bakers win the lawsuit by providing evidence that some very bad things are happening on school property. It feels like a big deal and it makes the story more engaging as things kick into the next gear as the finale looms closer. The Bad: Unfortunately most of this was the usual weak stuff after two decent episodes. The clubhouse is weak because it's really hard to believe. It seems like a nasty place to hang out so I have issues with the fact that teenagers would hang out there. Additionally, I find it tough to believe that nobody has been caught heading out there by any school official. I find it dumb that the building exists too, as surely somebody would either tear it down or use it for something. I wasn't a fan of the way the Zach reveal played out. This was the big mystery of the season and is what was used as a hook and it ended up having an unsatisfying and stupid ending. Zach sent out the polaroids, but the reveal has no meaning or impact. It's just an "oh okay" moment which doesn't move the plot forwards at all. A total disappointment for a major mystery. Also, Zach's motivation for sending the pictures and not revealing things was really dumb. Seriously, he could have just sent the picture with Chloe's face revealed instead as it would have been much more useful for Clay. I find it hard to believe that Zach is that much of a coward, plus that has never been his character anyways and feels really forced. A lot of other stories had bad developments. Clay's story suffered hugely here. He had descended to anger in the previous few episodes but now he seems surprisingly calm and relaxed which has seemingly come out of nowhere. Jessica and Nina's falling out is really bad too. It comes pretty much out of nowhere and escalates way more than it logically should. Another weak falling out is the Tyler/Cyrus one which I can describe in the exact same way. It comes pretty much out of nowhere and escalates way more than it logically should. Only that one is worse because it's stemmed from Tyler being a total idiot and ruining a relationship with a girl he genuinely likes, in a way which feels forced and stupid. Tony's story doesn't work either. I had hoped to learn something new about him with these teases about his past, but it's exactly what you would expect as Tony has anger issues and it got him in trouble. That's it. It's anticlimactic and leaves me completely unfulfilled, and it doesn't even answer the question of why Tony's car got all scratched. Furthermore, the court scenes were very bad. Tony kept getting asked about his past, but I have no clue why anybody would care about his past as it has nothing to do with the case. It was just a forced way for Tony to "face himself" or whatever. Sarah's story was bad too. Her storyline had no depth and really didn't accomplish anything. Also I don't understand what good her testimony was. It doesn't help redeem the school at all, and really doesn't do anything other than hurt Hannah's character but Hannah isn't on trial here, so it doesn't matter. Furthermore, the story has no depth and it really feels like this storyline is only here to fill time. The Unknown: Who attacked the Baker pharmacy? Also why are there so many people who just attack others in this show? People in real life aren't this aggressive. What will Clay do now that he has all the polaroids? Is this the beginning of the end for Bryce? Was Nina's rape in the clubhouse? What's the significance of that? Why was Hannah in the clubhouse? Another intriguing twist in the story which will unfortunately make Hannah's suicide less plausible, just like everything else her character has done. Best Moment: I'll go with Sheri discovering the polaroids in the clubhouse. Character of the Episode: Tony. Conclusion: This was another weak episode. Stuff happened but it didn't really feel important and a lot of big reveals and developments ended up falling totally flat. Hopefully the quality can pick up again. Score: 48
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