Congratulations, class of 2020. The teens of 13 Reasons Why have finally graduated, as Netflix released the fourth and final season on Friday.
It’s been a long journey since Season 1 and often a painful one, as 13 Reasons Why repeatedly insisted on unnecessary new characters, sloppy narrative technique, and confusing messages about violence, toxic masculinity, and so, so much more.
Who’s the new guy?
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Season 4 frays from the start, because one of its two central questions, posed repeatedly by Winston (Deaken Bluman) throughout the season, has already been answered: “Who framed Monty?” The audience, and most of the characters, know it’s the same as the answer to last season’s “Who killed Bryce?”: Jessica (Alisha Boe) and Alex (Miles Heizer) were the ones who let Bryce (Justin Prentice) drown after Zach (Ross Butler) beat him to a pulp, not only for raping several women but also just for being an overall jerk. Read more…
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