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There had been plenty of discussion on whether or not a second season of 13 Reasons Why was even necessary, and both the fans and the critics concluded that it was not. Unfortunately, Season 2 did little to convince otherwise.

The series arrived on Netflix back in 2017, and caused controversy over its portrayal of suicide. The protagonist, Hannah Baker, took her own life and then left a series of tapes for her friends to listen to, explaining why each of them played a part in her life-ending decision. Regardless of how anyone felt about the show, there is one thing that everyone agreed on: 13 Reasons Why was a one-season thing. Much like the book on which it is based, the story was wrapped up.

The second season is one big bloated contrivance from start to finish. While there are a few nice moments scattered throughout, the big takeaway from Season 2 is that the writers had to alter their near-perfect Season 1 narrative in order to create a storyline for the follow-up. A prime example is Hannah's happily married parents, who now - out of the blue - are getting a divorce. Also, we learn that Andy had cheated on Olivia while Hannah was alive, and yet there was never any mention of this prior to the second season. Additionally, Tyler's abuse in the finale was unnecessary, and served little purpose to the narrative.

There was really no reason for a second season of 13 Reasons Why. However, at a push, you could argue that its sole purpose was to tie up all the loose ends of Hannah Baker's storyline. But since that has now been accomplished, why has a third season been commissioned? Not only has the show now wrapped up every bit of its original storyline, it has lost its protagonist - and yet it's still coming back for another season. There's no denying the fact that 13 Reasons Why should've remained a one season show.