I'm absolutely not satisfied with this ending. I thought we would hear more about Clay's mental health diagnoses, more attention to Zach and his spiraling out of control, actual reasons for Winston's "I know what you did" obsession. But everything felt so unsatisfying to me.
I could probably keep going because these are just the complaints that I can think of immediately after finishing this season.
Review by MarinkaBlockedParent2020-06-15T08:21:52Z
The conclusion of the series was in one word: Heartbreaking. When Justin collapsed at Prom I knew he was going to die but I didn't think it was going to be THIS intense. Another heavy subject touched by this series, breaking the stigma and beautifully done. Justin deserved happiness and I'm so sad he didn't get it. He had to suffer throughout his entire life and it broke me. The scene between him and Clay, their 'goodbye'... I had to pause it because I couldn't see anything through my tears. I loved how the group came together once more in times of need. In the end I am very satisfied with the endings everyone else got. The speeches Jess and Clay gave were beautiful and captured the series perfectly. Seeing Ryan and Courtney again for graduation and the burial of the tapes was the cherry on top. I did miss Marcus there and I wish Ani wasn't part of the burial... I felt like she had no business being there which pretty much reveals that I never warmed up to the character.
I loved this show start to finish and I will re-watch it in the future. I'll miss the characters that told these heartbreaking and heartwarming stories. This show got some very gnarly, real and painful issues to the front, so we can talk about it. I know some will argue it too much, too heavy and even triggering. I personally disagree. Recovering from my own trauma's and suffering from PTSD for years while watching this show, I only felt heard and represented. I could show people clips and say 'this is it. this is the feeling'. I'll always hold this show in my heart and I am thankful the story got told.