’13 Reasons Why’ creator addresses Season 2 rape scene

The following contains spoilers for 13 Reasons Why Season 2. 

Those who binged 13 Reasons Why have many reactions to the controversial show’s second season, particularly to one scene in the finale. Series creator Brian Yorkey defends the scene where Tyler (Devin Druid) returns to school after a hiatus, only to be immediately singled out by his bullies and brutally raped in a bathroom stall.

“As intense as that scene is, and as strong as are [sic] or reactions to it may be, it doesn’t even come close to the pain experienced by the people who actually go through these things,” Yorkey told Vulture. “When we talk about something being ‘disgusting’ or hard to watch, often that means we are attaching shame to the experience.”  Read more…

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