Just got through binging this over this weekend. I hesitate to say I really enjoyed it because it was very, very dark at times, but it was incredible television. It was indeed very graphic, but as far as the argument that it glorifies suicide I can't see that at all. In my opinion it was quite the opposite. The scene where her parents find her lifeless body in the bathtub is absolutely heart wrenching. That scene alone completely shatters any notion of glorifying suicide to me.

Remember all the deep analytical conversations we had in high school? Shows like this really nail the way teenagers talk to one another.

 

As far as the show goes, I'm 6 episodes in. I really am disliking all of the characters a lot, but I'm definitely hooked on.

 

 

 

Reminds me of the summer mornings spent watching Dawson's Creek(followed by Ed).

Remember all the deep analytical conversations we had in high school? Shows like this really nail the way teenagers talk to one another.

 

As far as the show goes, I'm 6 episodes in. I really am disliking all of the characters a lot, but I'm definitely hooked on.

 

 

 

Reminds me of the summer mornings spent watching Dawson's Creek(followed by Ed).

 

Haha that really was one of the benefits of this show airing on Netflix. They could write dialogue true to how teenagers would actually communicate. Gotta disagree on the Dawson's Creek comparison though. The kept the melodrama to a minimum.

Just got through binging this over this weekend. I hesitate to say I really enjoyed it because it was very, very dark at times, but it was incredible television. It was indeed very graphic, but as far as the argument that it glorifies suicide I can't see that at all. In my opinion it was quite the opposite. The scene where her parents find her lifeless body in the bathtub is absolutely heart wrenching. That scene alone completely shatters any notion of glorifying suicide to me.

 

This is my biggest concern with the show. You have a graphic and dark show that is available for binge-watching by virtually anyone with a Netflix password.

 

I think it would be one thing if this show was on television, week at a time, where a parent could sit with their adolescent or teen and discuss the show as they watch it. Instead, we have the opportunity for adolescents and teens to binge watch this in the course of a couple of days/nights while on their own.

 

Not only that, but they choose to portray the one counselor in a very negative light...having the counselor choose to essentially ignore the rape allegations made by the girl who eventually kills herself.

This is my biggest concern with the show. You have a graphic and dark show that is available for binge-watching by virtually anyone with a Netflix password.

 

I think it would be one thing if this show was on television, week at a time, where a parent could sit with their adolescent or teen and discuss the show as they watch it. Instead, we have the opportunity for adolescents and teens to binge watch this in the course of a couple of days/nights while on their own.

 

Not only that, but they choose to portray the one counselor in a very negative light...having the counselor choose to essentially ignore the rape allegations made by the girl who eventually kills herself.

 

I can't fairly comment on your first point since I am not yet a parent. I don't see why this show would be any different than any other show with mature content though. It's up to the parents to make sure their kids only have access to age appropriate things. Easier said than done I'm sure, but I do know Netflix has parental controls available.

 

As to the second point, I think that was a very deliberate choice by the writer and not merely a plot device. Unfortunately in many schools it is reality that you have unqualified people trying to serve the role of mental health professional when they have no business doing it. I don't have a solution to that problem. I'm just saying it wasn't an unfair portrayal.