In this op-ed, writer John Paul Brammer explores the nuances of 13 Reasons Why's Tony Padilla, and why his struggle with machismo is a crucial part of his story. When we first meet Tony Padilla ...

This post contains spoilers for Netflix's "13 Reasons Why." If you've finished ... What the HELL is up with Tony!? The tattoo-covered, wisdom-spewing greaser who looks like he's 30 years old ...

Perhaps the most widely agreed-upon assessment of 13 Reasons Why is that there's way too much Tony. That's not a dig at actor Christian Navarro, whose portrayal of the uncomfortably wise and ever ...

I think the parents should watch it with them. Christian Navarro will be back as Tony Padilla in the second season of "13 Reasons Why," which is currently being written.

(Editor's note: Spoilers for Netflix's 13 Reasons Why ahead.) The most significant of these is Tony, a friend of protagonist Clay Jensen and, as Clay describes him, an "unhelpful Yoda" figure.