Dylan Minnette as Clay Jensen in a still from 13 Reasons Why. The students’ testimony, kind of, provides this season the narrative structure. Also as Hannah’s mother, Olivia Baker (Kate Walsh, in a heartbreaking performance), takes the high school’s administration to court alleging how their carelessness ultimately led to her daughter’s suicide, everyone Hannah implicated before she died is called to the stand. Set five or six months after the first, the second season deals with the aftermath of these tapes as they are distributed in the community.
13 REASONS WHY 2 BOOK SERIES
This leads to our big cliffhanger going into season three.The first season of 13 Reasons Why tells the harrowing tale of Hannah Baker’s suicide through a series of tapes she left for her classmates explaining 13 reasons why she killed herself. Surprisingly, Clay helps Tyler escape the scene after convincing him not to go through with the shooting. After Tyler is assaulted by Monty, he experiences a breakdown and plots to shoot up the school during a dance. The entire season subtly hinted that Tyler had some deep issues that desperately needed to be addressed. Perhaps the biggest thing you need to remember ahead of season three is Tyler's plot to kill his classmates in a deadly school shooting. Tyler plans to shoot up the school during the dance but Clay stops him. This is seen as a huge catalyst for Tyler's planned rampage and it will certainly come up again in season three. One of the most controversial moments in season two involved Tyler being assaulted by Monty in the school bathroom. He raped Hannah, Jessica, and Chloe but only receives three months probation for everything that he has done.įans have wanted Bryce to face the consequences of his actions since season one and it looks like someone takes matters into their own hands in season three. When she gets on the stand, though, she changes her testimony and later we find out that she is pregnant with Bryce's baby.īryce does not get punished for his crimes.ĭespite the mountain of evidence against him, Bryce manages to evade real punishment. When Clay and the others let her know what happened to her, Chloe agrees to testify against him. In season two of 13 Reasons Why, we find out that Bryce raped Chloe while she was unconscious in the Club House. This will definitely be a huge point of tension in season three.Ĭlay's family adopts Justin on 13 Reasons Why.Ĭhloe lied for Bryce on the stand and she is pregnant with his baby However, it soon become clear that Justin isn't entirely clean yet. Meanwhile Clay's parents allow Justin to stay in their home and it finally seems like Justin might have a stable home life.Ĭlay reveals that his parents are interested in adopting Justin and things seem to be looking up. When Clay and Tony find Justin in season two, they help him detox. While Justin is away, he develops a drug addiction. We probably won't be seeing much of Hannah's mother but, who knows, she could make an appearance when the series draws to a close in season four.Ĭlay's parents are adopting Justin but he is still struggling with addictionĪt the end of season one Justin is so consumed with guilt over his cowardice that he picks up and leaves town. Her marriage breaks down and in the end she decides to move to New York to honour Hannah's memory. Hannah's mother (played by Kate Walsh) also spent much of the season investigating her daughter's life. This represented Clay turning the metaphorical page on the Hannah Baker fixation that caused him to see her as a "ghost" for the entire season. So, we're heading into season three with the knowledge that everything is out in the open.Ĭlay said goodbye to Hannah's ghost and Hannah's mum moved to New York.Īfter the trial, Clay makes an emotional speech about Hannah and we see her "ghost" walk out of the room. However, in season two, that all goes out the window when Clay decides to release the tapes himself.Īfter going back and forth with the ghost of Hannah Baker (aka his conscience) he decides that it is in everyone's best interests for it to be released.
In season one of 13 Reasons Why, the main characters are desperate to keep the tapes from getting out to the public.
Clay released Hannah's tapes on the internet so everyone could know "the truth". But before we dive head long into season three, here's what we need to remember from season two.