Back in 2017 Netflix released their series 13 Reasons Why and it had everyone talking, not just about the show but certain scenes in the show. For example the rape scene was very graphic and hard to watch. But now Netflix has announced that after two years they have decided to edit out the suicide scene that happens during the season finale.
If you've never seen the show, it's about a high school student named Clay who has to figure out why a girl at his school, Hannah Baker decided to commit suicide through a series of tapes she left that explain everything. In the final episode they show about a three minute scene that goes through her whole suicide scene. It's VERY hard to watch. I'm not going to lie, I think I only looked at half of it.
The show's creator Brian Yorkey said this in a statement
"Our creative intent in portraying the ugly, painful reality of suicide in such graphic detail in Season 1 was to tell the truth about the horror of such an act, and make sure no one would ever wish to emulate it, But as we ready to launch Season 3, we have heard concerns about the scene from Dr. Christine Moutier at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and others, and have agreed with Netflix to re-edit it."
The new version of the show is already on Netflix, it now shows Hannah looking at herself in the mirror and you know what's about to happen and then it cuts to her family finding her.
Personally I believe the scene made suicide even more real, but for others who might have struggled with those thoughts, it might glamorize the act; so I get it!
If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.