Did season 2 take place in 2019?
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2. Did season 2 take place in 2019?
’13 Reasons Why’ were clearly trying to reference the Columbine school shooting which took place April 20, 1999. When ’13 Reasons Why’ made the date for the school dance take place on Saturday April 20, there’s no way they could have been referencing this year. (April 20 was a Friday in 2018). So, either season 2 took place in 2019 or the writers screwed up their own timeline for no apparent reason.