13 Reasons Why takes a hard look at suicide from the perspective of a teenager who gives a wholly honest and unforgiving account of what she has endured.
And after watching it, I would argue that the real trouble people have with 13 Reasons Why isn’t that it glamorises suicide – it’s that it justifies it.
Could it be that 13 Reasons Why has helped some young people identify their own feelings and feel inspired to share them?
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions – and for many, that seems to be the case with Selena Gomez’s new television series, 13 Reasons Why.