Alex is also struggling with walking, the use of his hand, and is suffering from erectile dysfunction, all as a result of shooting himself in the head.Īs Alex shows progress through season two, he grows increasingly frustrated with his mental and physical limitations. In season two, we learn that Alex survived but is missing his memory up to a month before his suicide attempt. 6) It shows the aftermath of an attempted suicide.Īt the end of season one, it was revealed that one of Hannah's former friends and one of the recipients of the tapes, Alex Standall, had attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head with his father's gun and was in a coma. Season two also really dives into the issue of gun violence- something that is, unfortunately, an undeniable threat in our country nowadays. It definitely starts an important conversation about what we can do to be more understanding towards survivors and how best to help. Season two very realistically shows how victims of rape and sexual assault deal with their trauma or in many cases, don't deal with their trauma. In season one, sexual violence is definitely a recurring theme, but in season two, this serious issue is really examined. 5) It widens the conversation to include sexual violence and gun violence in addition to suicide. Hannah isn't even close to as perfect as she is originally made out to be, but that's almost better because it makes her far more relatable as a character. All of her mistakes and darkness intermingling with the fresh-faced victim we've come to sympathize with after the first season. We get to see the real Hannah Baker in season two. Since we see different sides to each character and their relationships with Hannah in season two, many of the characters are far more likable, making the show easier to watch without harboring a blinding hatred towards every single character.īryce still sucks though.
In season one, many of the characters were easy to hate, since they were introduced to the audience primarily through Hannah's tapes, showing them as the "monsters" they were in Hannah's eyes as their actions caused her to end her life. 3) Many of the characters ended up being far more likable.