13 Reasons Why: 10 Overlooked Positives To The Show
2. The Character Moments And Dialogue Frequently Work Very Well
Thirteen Reasons Why, to some extent, is actually a well-written show. It frequently handles the over-arching narratives in a dodgy fashion but the dialogue is usually genuinely strong and emotionally powerful.
Similarly, Thirteen Reasons Why does character moments incredibly well, with Hannah and Clay's scenes in season one and the moment when Tyler told Clay about his sexual assault lingering in the memory as beautifully-written scenes.
Big moments such as the truth behind Bryce's murder and Hannah Baker's suicide haven't always worked as well as they should, but scenes involving characters having quiet conversations are nearly always compelling.
So, while Thirteen Reasons Why is usually bashed as a badly-written program, this is once again an overly harsh judgement that often only feels based on some of the show, not all of it as a whole.
Looking across the three seasons, dialogue moments aren't clunky, avoid exposition and rarely fail to stir emotions, so the Thirteen Reasons Why writing team do write the series with far more skill than they're ever given credit for.