Whoa there, friend: This recap spoils the events of 13 Reasons Why ’s season premiere. Haven’t watched? Get to streaming!
Take note, teens: Dangerous things come in groups of 13. Those cassette tapes were just the beginning.
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In fact, the Bakers’ lawyer’s opening remarks in the premiere serve as a pretty consistent blueprint for the rest of the season: “Each day in this trial, you’re going to hear testimony from students who knew Hannah Baker at Liberty High, from adults at Liberty, from Hannah’s own parents. You’ll hear about a girl in crisis, a poisonous school culture and an administration that could have averted a tragedy, but didn’t.”
Tyler is the first to take the stand, painting Hannah as a kind-hearted girl who befriended him when others chose to look the other way (if he was lucky). But he also recalls their friendship taking a dramatic nosedive when that infamous slide photo began circulating around school. And in a refreshing display of honesty, he also admits to taking pictures of Hannah through her bedroom window. He still can’t understand why she would be sexting “with just some guy.” (Because, you know, the person stalking his crush from a tree should totally judge her behavior.)
Having helped out Hannah’s cause by telling the truth in court, Tyler feels pretty good — until he discovers pictures of himself (with his eyes scratched out!) in his darkroom. And what would a series of chilling photos be without an equally chilling threat: “You ain’t seen s–t.”
Meanwhile, Alex — walking with the assistance of a cane and experiencing cognitive difficulties as a result of his suicide attempt — returns to school with Jessica, who’s devastated to discover that Bryce rewrote their story in her absence; rather than a rape victim, her classmates (and the blow-up doll she finds on her doorstep) see her as a “slut” and a liar. All of the above is made even more complicated by the school’s ludicrous new rule: Any talk of Alex, Hannah or suicide in general puts a student at risk of suspension.
Naturally, those are the only topics Alex wants to talk about, particularly since he can’t remember enough about what happened to even make sense of his suicide note. One line haunts him above all others: What did he mean by “I could have stopped it”?
While Alex grapples with that mystery, Clay is handed one of his own: a polaroid of Bryce in what appears to be a very compromising position with an unidentified female. (Girl? Woman? I don’t even know.) And on the back, a chilling sentiment: “Hannah wasn’t the only one.”
Thus, a new mystery is born.
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