The End of the F***ing World

 

As usual, I  am discovering another great bit of work, long after everyone else has moved on..... This week I finally watched both series of The End of the F***ing World and I really loved it.  

Another adaptation from a graphic novel, I hadn’t fancied the series originally, and didn't even pick it up in the deepest days of Covid lockdown although not quite sure why now.  

Series 1 had quite a lot of plot to get through whilst gradually (and surprisingly delicately given the brutality of some of the scenes) peeling back the layers to find out what is really going on with the two teenagers.  Given the bleak ending to series 1 it was great to find series 2 had more time to spend on character and found a real heart as James and Alyssa work through their redemption story.  Perfect as a black comedy, lots of blood and nastiness but also a really sweet love story about two damaged people.   Loved the slightly Wild West feel too; not sure where the locations were but that scrubby seediness was just right.   Alex Lawther’s performance as a young man on the edge was perfect, and very affecting, whilst I am actually more than a bit in love with Jessica Barden’s Alyssa. 

I wonder what else I have missed tv gem-wise (and in graphic novels too) over the last few years.  So much great stuff, so little time.