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Originally Posted by duga
I can certainly respect your perspective and opinion of the show, but I disagree with this statement. People need to be made aware of how their actions can affect other people and try to think of these types of situations from a different perspective. For most people, couching the topic in the safe space of a movie or TV show is the only way they can confront it. The show may not have rung true for you, but I've read plenty of reviews and blogs online that tell me it struck a familiar chord with a lot of people.
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But that's absolutely the entire problem. If we stick with the same notion that it needs to be played off so that people can understand it by stripping the very theme of everything it truly is, and only show the after effects, you're not going to get anywhere. TV show directors are far too afraid to let people into the deeper aspects of depression and suicide because they know for a fact that most of the world finds it to be something no more than the person simply complaining about their emotions. A TV show about it isn't going to change people's minds especially if that TV show is meant for teenagers. What's actually going to help is when people can stop feeling victimized for being depressed and having thoughts of suicide. You talk about people understanding, yet you use one of the few examples that completely combats your own point.
If you want a truly good look into depression, don't watch a TV show that caters to the marketing of it. Speak to someone in person and get their perspective. I bet your perspective will change. Also, if you've never dealt with depression to the point that you want to kill yourself, you can't say the TV show does a good job at portraying it. It doesn't.