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Justin 13 reasons why season 211/12/2022 ![]() The opioid overdose rate for teenagers aged 15 to 19 tripled from 1999 to 2007, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for National Health Statistics. Which brings up a timely new theme that the series wrestles with in season 2, one that I happen to know intimately: heroin addiction.ĭuring my senior year of high school, in 2007, I was addicted to Ox圜ontin and eventually transitioned to using heroin. Program championed during the height of the War on Drugs, when cops went to schools and told students to “Just Say No!” (DARE was recently tweaked to be more evidence-based). ![]() Oddly listed is the widely discredited D.A.R.E. A disclaimer follows each episode directing anyone struggling to visit for a list of resources. He didn't intervene when Jessica was raped and then lied to her about it until he was forced to come clean.The series addressed last year’s controversy with a thorough trigger warning before each episode, where the actors say exactly that: If you’re struggling with sexual assault, suicidal thoughts, or other issues, the show may not be for you. But does it matter that Justin feels really bad when he was an accessory to an assault? He may have guilt, he may have suffered, but that doesn't erase his actions. Justin obviously feels intense remorse for what he did and has gone to great lengths to own up to it, even corroborating Jessica's account of the rape to the police despite the fact that it ended in his arrest for accessory to felony sexual assault. It's also impossible to ignore Jessica and Justin's history. While it's possible she and Alex had no intention of being exclusive, it's also unlikely Alex probably won't be thrilled to find out that his new girlfriend slept with her ex while they were in the middle of a date. She should be the one deciding who she sleeps with and when, but that doesn't mean the situation is simple. To be clear: Jessica taking control of her body and her sexuality is important under any circumstances, but especially in the wake of her rape. Whether or not this means they're getting back together is unclear, especially because Jessica didn't end her tentative relationship with Alex before being with Justin. However, after seeing Justin at the dance and having a heartfelt conversation with him in the locker room, Jessica decided to sleep with him. After struggling to process her assault for months, it looked like Jessica was ready to try being in a romantic relationship again. They mutually agreed that they were dating and Jessica seemed genuinely happy about reconnecting with him. In the Season 2 finale, Jessica accepted Alex's invitation to the Spring Fling. That push and pull continued throughout Season 2: though the reason they broke up was never far from the characters' minds, Justin and Jessica clearly still have feelings for each other. ![]() When he came back, Jessica wanted nothing to do with him, but it was clear she still felt concern over his wellbeing. Then he lied to Jessica and told her that they had had sex (which would have also been rape, because she was unconscious and incapable of giving consent), which she continued to believe for months until the tapes exposed the truth.Īfter their breakup, Justin left town for five months, during which their only contact appeared to be a single postcard he sent that she kept pinned to a board in her room. Bryce locked him out of the room, but Justin didn't make any attempt to help her, go find help, or alert the authorities. As revealed in Hannah's tapes in Season 1, Justin stood by while an unconscious Jessica was raped by his best friend Bryce. But will Justin and Jessica get back together on 13 Reasons Why?įirst it's worth examining why their relationship splintered in the first place. However, his return in Season 2 complicated matters and by the end of the season, their relationship seemed to reignite. Things had transpired between them that were unforgivable and Justin leaving town seemed especially finite. ![]() Warning: spoilers for Season 2! Justin and Jessica broke up at the end of the first season of 13 Reasons Why, and their relationship seemed irreparably damaged at that point. ![]()
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