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Indeed, someone hid drugs in Clay's backpack and yes, he is not blaming anyone (although one might argue, he does, but does not let anybody see it). At first I thought the same: He is acting out of character. But after thinking again I realize: That is exactly the kind of behavior you would expect from Clay.
Two reasons: First, he may be many things but stupid is not one of them. He knew he was framed and he is pretty sure by whom. (Or at least he could pin it down to 2-3 people.) But what good would it do? He is still unsure how to solve the whole Hannah-situation, but in his head (wild guessing) he is forming a kind of plan, as we see when he visits Justin. And blaming all the ones guilty of driving Hannah to her suicide would interfere with his plan.
Second and far more important: Maybe he does not care at all, because his focus is all about Hannah. He lost himself in his struggle or coping with Hannah's story. In a sort of unhealthy way that may even seem romantic, disregarding everything but Hannah. He is a complicated character, a complicated boy, who is over-challenged (right word?) and not able to cope with his situation in a healthy, sensible way. Instead he goes all-in, throwing every emotion he feels into his understanding of Hannah's tapes.
So on a second or even third level of the story, we have a young man, doing what he thinks is right, albeit not knowing that this may be just a wrong turn. But hey, he _is_ a young man and young people have the right to make bad decisions for the right reasons. (Indeed we all do some times, I guess.) And that's why this episode is getting my 9 of 10 stars.
Indeed, someone hid drugs in Clay's backpack and yes, he is not blaming anyone (although one might argue, he does, but does not let anybody see it). At first I thought the same: He is acting out of character. But after thinking again I realize: That is exactly the kind of behavior you would expect from Clay.
Two reasons: First, he may be many things but stupid is not one of them. He knew he was framed and he is pretty sure by whom. (Or at least he could pin it down to 2-3 people.) But what good would it do? He is still unsure how to solve the whole Hannah-situation, but in his head (wild guessing) he is forming a kind of plan, as we see when he visits Justin. And blaming all the ones guilty of driving Hannah to her suicide would interfere with his plan.
Second and far more important: Maybe he does not care at all, because his focus is all about Hannah. He lost himself in his struggle or coping with Hannah's story. In a sort of unhealthy way that may even seem romantic, disregarding everything but Hannah. He is a complicated character, a complicated boy, who is over-challenged (right word?) and not able to cope with his situation in a healthy, sensible way. Instead he goes all-in, throwing every emotion he feels into his understanding of Hannah's tapes.
So on a second or even third level of the story, we have a young man, doing what he thinks is right, albeit not knowing that this may be just a wrong turn. But hey, he _is_ a young man and young people have the right to make bad decisions for the right reasons. (Indeed we all do some times, I guess.) And that's why this episode is getting my 9 of 10 stars.
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