By BROOKE MCCELLAND
TV Reviewer
“The End of the F****ing World” is one of Netflix’s newest original shows, and despite the weird, abrupt ending, it was pretty good.
The show follows Alyssa and James, two 17 year old kids who want something that their lives aren’t providing for them that they eventually find in each other. Understanding.
Alyssa is very annoying and sabotages nearly every relationship and event in her life, but eventually grows to let one person in her heart. James, who believes he’s a psychopath, and sets out to kill Alyssa. Some parts of the show were predictable, but there were a few curveballs thrown in that certainly shook things up and kept the viewers guessing on how James’ and Alyssa’s story would inevitably end.
There’s not much to gripe about in the show, but there are a few aspects that come to mind. For instance, how are the parents so clueless? Is that part of the coming of age stereotype in cinema where there can only be personal growth for the kids if the parents are either blissfully ignorant or completely out of their lives?
Also, without giving too much away, how did the two cops get together when they have absolutely nothing in common except their career field? Personal opinion? Lapse of judgement.
Aside from those minor gripes, the actors were totally on point, especially for Jessica Barden and Alex Lawther who play Alyssa and James. They brought raw emotion and clever witticisms to their characters that truly made them shine and made us viewers root for them. The humor was spectacularly crude and clever with a morbid twist that perfectly symbolized the show. The ending was abrupt, a true cliffhanger that leaves it open for another season if Netflix decides to renew it, and when considering how well scripted and acted the show was, there’s a good chance it might.
“The End of the F***ing World” brought a refreshing start to the new year, and here’s hoping that there will be more to come from it.