In its debut season last year, Netflix’s young adult series 13 Reasons Why found itself regularly blasted for its controversial depiction of suicide. Some schools banned it, parents petitioned against it, and Netflix installed multiple warnings prior to each episode warning viewers of graphic content ahead. In the finale, the character of Tyler returns to high school after spending a month away to work on his emotional issues. In a later scene, it’s revealed that this is the incident that inspired him to go forward with his plans for a shooting at the school dance. He is convinced not to go through with it by Clay in the final minutes of the episode, but the incredibly graphic rape scene and the ensuing school shooting narrative have been criticized for not only being unnecessary, but rather horribly timed.

Source: National Post May 22, 2018 18:22 UTC