r/13ReasonsWhy • u/FunSpecialist9716 • 6h ago
Why 13 Reasons Why Hits Me So Deeply
I’m rewatching it from the beginning for what is probably the fifth time. Even though this series is incredibly deep and emotional, I watched it during some of the hardest moments of my life.
I can relate to what Hannah went through, to Clay’s savior complex, and to Justin’s struggles with addiction. At different points in my life, while watching the series, I found myself identifying with a different character.
(Spoiler Alert)
But every single time I finish the last season, I cry my heart out. I always do.
The reason is that I related so much to Justin. When I was alone, disconnected from my family, and going through withdrawal, I saw myself in him. I kept telling myself that if he could make it through everything he had been through, then maybe I could too. I know it’s just a TV series, but it gave me hope that I could succeed as well.
That’s why I felt his ending was so unfair. He had endured so much. He had finally found a family. He had managed to keep fighting despite multiple relapses. He never stopped trying.
As for Bryce, in a way, he had earned his fate. Even though he worked on himself and the series made us feel a certain amount of empathy for him, what he had done could never be erased.
But Justin didn’t deserve what happened to him.
And then there’s Clay. He loses the people he loved the most: Hannah, his first true love, and Justin, his brother. I could even feel his loneliness.
Why? 💔
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u/Puzzled_Regular_280 6h ago
I really liked this show too. Justin's death was the saddest death of a major character in a series that I can recall seeing. I wept uncontrollably when it happened, especially given how unfair his life was being subjected to a neglectful, uncaring addict of a mother and then having to have sex with men just to make enough money to survive being homeless. And he tried to get clean and to do better, but he was prone to relapsing when things got bad because he didn't feel that he was worthy of being loved. He was a very sweet, kind soul that showed promise with an upward arc, only to die from the most gruesome of diseases. Seeing him die like that affected me deeply.