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It was like the writers quit after writing 4 or 5 episodes worth of material, then they somehow had to stretch it to 10 with new writers who had no knowledge of the story.
it ranked girls by their features, like one girl was ranked "Best Lips". She seemed to be proud of it, then one day she just disappeared and the word on the street was that her parents transferred her to a girls' Catholic school. "Best Ass" was Hannah and "Worst Ass" was Jessica. Alex said he did that to get back at Jessica.
That's where the list comes in. He left the trio and they split up a bit after that. Those circumstances are a bit unclear, because Hannah's version doesn't match Jessica's version. But without Jessica, he needed to do something to stay in the group, so he said he broke up with Jessica because she wouldn't have sex with him. Then he made the list. It's all dumb high school drama, but the real Alex could see above that and knew those guys weren't worth it, which is why he felt so guilty over it, especially after learning how it affected Hannah.
He was a misfit in general, the reason the jocks were hanging out with him was because he attracted Jessica and they didn't understand why (I think it is episode 3 where this is revealed). Probably the reason he got Jessica- she was a new girl and didn't know many people, and she and Alex spent a lot of time talking outside of the school environment.
Most signs point to Alex shooting himself, and Tyler taking his picture down after hearing about it. The point of it was to show how easy it is to overlook someone who is suicidal, but if you go back and watch all the Alex scenes, he was dropping hints about it the whole time.
They went to Pastor Tim because he's the only one who can give them advice from an American perspective. They can't relate, because they grew up in the USSR, but their own kids are Americanized.
According to what she said on the tape, he started stealing the notes out of her bag after she rejected him. She was very insecure, so that was a big deal to her. When she put a note in there to him to explain why they were important, she said on the tape that he took that note and threw it away.
Clay was still in "retaliate" mode, so that's why he keyed his car. Then he finds out Zach didn't actually throw the note away, and the tape made him out to be a lot worse than he really was. This is when Clay's attitude starts to change from getting back at people to trying to make things right.
There will be another season.
Clay's tape is #11. Episode 9 is where the show takes a darker turn, and some of the things from the previous episodes start to connect.
She admitted she knew it was a bad idea, but did it anyway. It is common for young people who are suicidal or on the edge to engage in risky behavior.
I have to go back and watch season 1 again, it was implied several times that Chuck's dad did similar things in the past. Always thought Chuck became a prosecutor to spite his dad, and Axe represented everything Chuck hated about himself, the guy his father wanted him to be. In this episode, Chuck essentially blamed his father for making him this way, while Axe admitted to his sons his own faults. Interesting turn of events to end the season.
I asked a few teacher friends about this, because it would have been very odd 20 years ago. They all said tats are a thing now in HS.
I'll guess there won't be any strong evidence against Wendy, between spousal privilege and doctor-patient confidentiality, it would be difficult to connect the dots in court.
But if he does become the governor, he can pardon her.
He seems to connect with his father more this season, but there is still some resentment for whatever happened between them in the past, he knows his father will eventually wreck his campaign over the trust. He probably wrote that money off as soon as he gave his father control over it. He also doesn't care about his father losing his own money because it seems to be that's what he does. But losing his friend's money doesn't make sense, I am guessing Chuck or Wendy will do something there to make it right. Wendy probably made enough betting against them to replace Ira's money. Also Wendy has plenty of money on her own, so they're not going to go broke.
I think Chuck started planning what he wanted to do to Axe even before the Sandicot deal. Remember the first part of the season, he swept for bugs, added extra security protocols, had someone in the office at all times when business is discussed, to insulate him from shady deals. Chuck needed to do something to hurt Axe badly enough that he would want to cross the line when he saw an opportunity for revenge. He knows Axe is no match for the upstate power brokers, and it would only be a matter of time before he finds out Chuck has been dealing with them. The final part of his plan fell into place when Ira brought him Ice Juice and he was able to flip Boyd. He played up the Ice Juice deal to Wendy so she would come warn him when she saw the guys at work were onto it, but really it was just so he would know they were getting ready for Golden Frog Time.
1: they each were told Tony has a copy of the tapes, and if they don't pass them on, he would release them "in a very public way"
2: she didn't actually say no. What she said during that scene was, "please, Bryce..." We all know what she meant, but apparently Bryce didn't, or didn't care. Compared to the scene with Clay in the previous episode, the producers wanted to show what consent (or lack thereof) looked like.
If Justin was her first kiss, she was probably a virgin before she got raped. Add that to the fact she was 16 or 17, already in a desperate emotional state, she's not going to be clear and open when describing what happened to her to an adult she barely knows. The scene with the counselor, he does start getting it out of her by asking very short narrow questions, but he never fully gained her trust.
This is what I think about when I see Paige:
http://i.imgur.com/RpXdxIF.jpg
I think the guy was scared to ask Claudia for help because he was inexperienced and didn't want her to know he couldn't do basic stuff like write reports.
They're making him to be super smart, so he might figure out his parents' true identities. But if he's going to boarding school, he could end up being friends with some senator's kid and give them the inside track. That might be why Elizabeth is supporting the idea.
That's why they put that scene in and made her parents a big part of the show. People who are suicidal, especially teenagers, they don't always think it through, what happens after. She believed she was a burden to her parents and their lives would be better if she were gone. They were fairly quick to get over her losing the money, especially her dad. They had money problems with the store, but they were handling it. All that was nothing compared to losing their only child and not knowing why.