Listening report 7

13 Reasons Why Season 1 - Episode 1

Time and duration: released in the year 2017 and the episode lasts 52 minutes.

Channel/source: Netflix

Subject: Tape 1, Side A Justin

Keywords: Clay Jensen, box, audio cassette tapes, death, suicide, Justin Foley, in love, cinema

Summary: Clay Jensen, one of the main characters in this serie finds a box filled with audio cassette tapes that are delivered anonymously to his front door. There are 13 tapes in the box. He plays the first cassette in his father’s box and realizes that his old classmate Hannah Baker is talking, before he accidentally drops the boombox because his mother scares him. Hannah Baker committed suicide a while ago and nobody knew why. On the Walkman of his friend Tony, whom he has stolen, Clay listens to the first tape in which Hannah describes the events that are the cause of her suicide. She starts with the story of her first kiss, which she had with Justin Foley, who later spread the sultry rumor that led to her downward spiral. Justin had sent a photo of Hannah around and ridiculed her for the whole school. With numerous short flashbacks, it is revealed that Clay had been in love with Hannah and has worked with her in the local cinema.

My opinion: I really liked this first episode of the series. At first I had to earn a little income, but I soon understood. I found it quite exciting. I thought it was special that Hannah had spoken 13 tapes before she committed suicide. I was also very curious about what would be on the tapes. When I finished the episode I wanted to watch the next one right away.