"13 Reasons Why" is a Netflix original series based on the of the same titled book by Jay Asher. Both the novel and the book share the focus of a teenage girl named high schooler Hannah Baker who commits suicide. Instead of a note, she leaves behind 13 tapes, each dedicated to person and the reason they left her to kill herself. The book and the movie vary in that the book is told in second person, as if the reader is listening to the tapes, but the TV show follows a boy named Clay Jensen, a former friend of Hannah's. He is the one who listens to the tapes as he goes through the days after her passing.

This show has received quite the hype since its release on March 17, 2017. While it brings up serious topics, such as drug abuse, rape, and suicide, does the show handle it all that well? Here are 13 reason why I believe "13 Reasons Why" doesn't deserve the hype.

*Spoiler Warning Ahead*

1. Suicide doesn't equal revenge.

In the show and the story, Hannah uses her suicide to seek vengeance on those who have done her wrong. By giving the tapes to the people who have betrayed or hurt her in some way, she makes them feel guilty for their actions. People should not get away with bullying and demeaning others, but the show portrays suicide as if it it a way to get even with tormentors.

2. Kindness doesn’t fix mental illness.

While the moral of the story is good in the fact it encourages people to think about what is happening in other people's lives below the surface of what they show, it doesn't explain that sometimes, being kind to people is not enough. Everyone needs a helping hand, but when someone is suffering from a mental illness, or at least to be neurotic enough to commit suicide, they need professional help. Having someone to help them through it can help, but it does not save lives. If someone is at risk of committing suicide then they should be referred to a trusted adult. .

3. No mention of mental illness?

Both the book and the show fail to even mention the words mental illness, let alone depict the struggles of mental illness. Everyone has bad days or even thinks about suicide, but neurotypical people do not follow through with it. By not mentioning mental health in any way, it does not accurately discuss these types of situations. How mental disorders effect people, signs of it, and ways it can be treated should have been a theme in the show. It could have helped to end the stigma behind mental illness.

4. Suicide has no liability.

The whole premise of the works are to place blame for Hannah Baker's death on people. While some of the characters actions were deplorable, there is no need to guilt people who tried to help or made stupid mistakes. Hannah's death will weigh on their mind forever for the things they did in high school. Does someone who published her poem without asking deserve to have her death on his conscience forever when he thought he was doing right? Clay Jensen is mentioned in the tapes as well, by him receiving the tapes he feels guilty for not doing more to save her even though her death is not his fault. You can not blame anyone for someone's suicide.

5. No Internalization

The show could have explain Hannah's thought process better. A more inclusive view into her mind would have added some depth to the show. The watcher gets the gist that she felt sad, but the inner monologue that the book had did not transfer to the series.

6. Stereotypical much?

The show appears to be just a typical teen drama. It uses the basic high school trope of oblivious adults, popular bullies, misunderstood girl and sweet boy to be the love interests. We have been seeing this same equation in teen shows, books and movies since before "High School Musical." There are not many shows that bring suicide to light like this, but it certaintly loses originally points for its predictable story arch.

7. Romanticization Of Suicide

The love interest of the show is Clay Jensen, a classmate of Hannah Baker who admits hos love for her a little too late. The show turning the novel about a suicide into a romance of lost love makes it lose ethos. Young kids watching this might think people will confess their love for them if they hurt themselves or try to kill themselves. It paints the picture that people only care once you do something drastic, which is untrue and a dangerous depiction to make in something targeted towards the most influential age group.

8. Insensitive To Target Audience

While the show does give warning to episodes that could be upsetting to some viewers, who could guess it would be so graphic? “It’s very important that kids have books that discuss the issues they’re facing in a grown-up way," author Sophie Hamilton says, but dramatizing suicide is dangerous. It exposes young viewers to adult themes, such as rape and drug abuse. This could be insensitive towards victims of such acts. The show does not empower victims or give light to things getting better; it acts as if the solution to trauma is suicide.

9. Not A Choice...

Suicide is not a way out of hard times. The series never gives alternatives to suicide, instead it portrays it as Hannah's only choice. Suicide is not a cause and effect situation, no matter how hard things get suicide should not be look at as an option.

10. And even justifies it

Hannah Baker's suicide depicts her as a tragic hero of the story, saying suicide is okay if you are getting even with tormentors. Glorifying suicide at a way to set evildoers straight is not the impression a show should leave on the teen demographic. There is no reason for suicide to be the answer. Telling an adult would have been a way to get back at bullies.

11. Aesthetics Of Death

Suicide is not poetic or stylish. The story is turning into an aesthetic when it is supposed to be an important message. Now it has turned into a fashion statement or a wallpaper, losing all original meaning. A serious and controversial topic has been reduced to screen shots and captions for tumblrs and Instagrams.

12. What conversation?

The show delivers a guilt trip to the listeners more than create a conversation on suicide. It blames people and puts guilt on bystanders, so if the message is that you are responsible for other people actions, then it made its goal. The teen drama may focus on a girl's suicide, but it does not make it easier to discuss why it happens or how to stop it. Rather, it is passed off as a dark romance.

13. Overshadowed Storyline

Glorification, romanticization and dramatization can all undermine the theme of the story. To put dark topics along with cliches is an insult to the cause. The show is taken less seriously when it is shopped up to a teen drama, which takes from its credibility. This hurts the people who actually go through the themes of the show and dilutes their struggles with fluff. It allows the issues they wanted to bring to light to be over looked, because it is covered up by it trying to be a mystery and poetic.