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What is wrong with 13 Reasons Why (and why you shouldn't watch it) - Season 1 spoilers

When this TV series first debuted, I found myself instantly disliking it, mostly because of the dialogue. I saw it weak from a story perspective, with a plot that was unfathomably drawn out and some very poor performances. My mother and some of my siblings binged the whole season, and I can to some extent understand why. The shows ability to be honest regarding how some people view sexual assault, rape, and suicide, was I think what drew attention in the first place.             Tha t said, and this is in no means an attack on those who enjoyed the first season or the second (which I refuse to watch, as there should never have been thirteen episodes of this show, let alone two seasons) it is a well-dressed piece of garbage.             The acting is not strong enough to carry the weight of the subjects, the leads are boring at best and aside from a couple moments, the villains are cartoonish. The p...