Trzynaście powodów

Trzynaście powodów (2017) 

Days after watching this series, I still think about the story, and when I remember it, I am overwhelmed with a heavy feeling of helplessness and sadness. How just one single act or two words could have changed something, reversed something. If only people would treat each other better and show their feelings – I guess I'm naive :) I also think it didn't have to end the way it did, but anyone who says that nothing that bad actually happened and that there was no reason to, either never was a victim of bullying themselves, never was mocked, or just isn't empathetic enough. After all, teenagers are so vulnerable. The emotions and the sheer gravity of the stories we hear from the tapes intensify with each episode. I enjoyed this series and it moved me a lot. The credit for this goes to the story itself, of course, but mainly to the acting and the first-class soundtrack. I was pleasantly surprised by Dylan Minnette, he always reminded me of his fellow actor Logan Lerman, who I always thought was better, but I have to say that Dylan as Clay won me over. It may seem illogical to some that he didn't listen to the tapes in one night, I agree with that too, but I can imagine myself not getting into it for fear of what I would hear about myself. Katherine Langford as Hannah is another revelation for me, I believed her every tear and cheered for her so much, which makes it all the more heartbreaking. A truly fabulous series that, if it weren't so sad, I'd watch again. (13.06.2017)