This is the episode we have all been waiting for. After so much suspense, so much bonding with
Clay Jensen’s character, we need to know what he did to Hannah. As Clay and Tony sit on the swings at the
park, Tony warns Clay that his tape is next.
He offers to sit with him while he listens. Clay hesitates because he is afraid. He asks Tony repeatedly if he killed Hannah
Baker. Tony tries to avoid the question,
but Clay asks again. “Did I kill Hannah
Baker?” Tony shakes his head yes.
Hannah surprises
her listeners by saying that, even though this is Clay’s tape, the blame is on
her. As the tape goes on, Clay is
shocked at a statement that Hannah makes and tells Tony that she isn’t telling
the truth. Tony responds, “She is
telling her truth.” When Clay asks Tony
why he has to be there, Tony says, “Because I don’t know what your truth is or
what you are going to do when you find out hers.” So, what really happened? Everything that has already happened came
crashing down on Hannah when Clay finally makes his move. She had already been too hurt. She had already been traumatized. At this point, even a healthy relationship was
traumatizing for her. All the moments
that left her feeling objectified were transferred onto Clay in that
moment. So, Clay’s tape is not Hannah’s
way of telling him how he killed her, it is Hannah’s way of apologizing to him. Clay was the one person that could have saved
her, but she was too afraid to let him.
She was too afraid to hope.
Throughout
the episode, Jessica spends time with Bryce to provoke Justin into telling her
the truth about Bryce raping her. She
had been getting bits and pieces of that night, that moment. She knew the truth, but Justin kept telling
her it was not true, so she forced his hand.
In the end, he broke. He finally
tells her the truth. It was the only way
she would have ever been able to heal anyway.
Otherwise, it would have destroyed her.
Believe me, I know. The truth
will truly set you free.
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