This episode is hard to watch. It makes your stomach turn and leaves a lump
in your throat the size of a mountain.
What could happen that would make Hannah give two tapes to Justin Foley? Bryce Walker happened. Justin and Bryce are close. With Justin’s terrible home life, Bryce has
been a solid ground to stand on.
When
summer break is over, Clay gets to the tape of Jessica’s party, the one they
have been talking about, the one they have tried to keep him from hearing. What Justin told Jessica is that he and
Jessica hooked up and then passed out.
No big deal, right? That is not
the story Hannah tells. According to
Hannah, Jess and Justin start to hook up, but Jess is so wasted that she passes
out, so Justin leaves her to sleep instead.
That is the right thing to do.
Unfortunately, Bryce is in the hallway, also wasted. Justin tries to shut the door and get Bryce
to walk away, but Bryce has other plans.
He wants Jessica. This is where
your stomach turns. Jessica is so drunk
that she is passed out. She is
completely non-functional. Justin
understands that this is a good time to walk away, but Bryce? Bryce decides this is a good time to take
advantage of the situation and how he has been there for Justin for so
long. He flings Justin out of his way
and on to the ground, and then he walks through the door. Little did he know, Hannah was in the room
hiding because Jessica and Justin busted in while she was on the floor
crying. Bryce rapes Jessica. Bryce rapes Jessica. Yes, Bryce rapes Jessica. I guess this scene hurts me so deeply because
I identify with her. I, too, have been
raped while unconscious. At 11 years
old, 12 years old, 13 years old, until my dad finally showed up and whisked me
away to safety. In the show, on this
night, no one showed up for Jessica.
They are graphic about the scene.
I had to turn away. I am sure
most people do when it comes up. This is
all I can say about this episode.
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