The End of the F**king World Season 2 Review

November 11, 2019 at 8:00pm
By Jason Stettner

The first season of this show was rather shocking, and just remarkable. It was about two young people doing their own thing, while dealing with an awful world. They both had severe issues and somehow came together for an exciting ride. Things have changed however, folks are slightly older and since the events of the first season things have changed a lot. James (Alex Lawther) was shot, and Alyssa (Jessica Barden) had to watch from the distance. So in order to dive into this season I actually have to lightly touch on what’s a big spoiler type surprise that’s right near the start.

If you care, watch the series first otherwise I’ll continue. I will note you could come back after a couple episodes for this not to be a spoiler. This is not something I typically mention in my reviews, but I have to in order to discuss this season at all. Ok, so James isn’t actually dead and that’s shown fairly quickly. This is another adventure in their lives where they decide where they want to go in life. It’s less about being reckless, and more about deciding what they actually want with, or from one another.

Alyssa felt pressured into a marriage with someone else, and there’s fallout involved with everything they do. There’s another person joining them as well, her name is Bonnie (Naomi Ackie). This lady has an interesting back story that’s developed through flashbacks, and she has a direct connection to these two. It’s intriguing to have a full perspective, while our leads have no idea who this person is. This works well, and creates a direction I wouldn’t have anticipated.

This was a beautifully shot show, like in the first season the cinematography is simply stunning. This looks great the entire way through, and it helps to define the morbid atmosphere. James is slightly better in attitude, but Alyssa seems to be at her worst.

It’s interesting, and the comedy, as well as what happens throughout this season is directly on tone with the first one. It’s great, entertaining and a very easy binge. I watched it the entire way through the moment it released, a late night for sure. The music works well, and the themes in this are excellent. I quite enjoyed watching this, but didn’t find it quite as enticing as the first season as that one really had a perfect sort of style to it.

This is great, its super tense and surprising. At the same time, there’s not a whole lot of travel. This is kept intimate, and smaller in scale. This lets you dive into the characters further, at the same time it doesn’t take us very far. I liked the sense of discovery present the first time around, whereas here they’re looking inwards at themselves and who they’re close to. The acting of course is incredible, the three leads were perfect.

The Conclusion

The End of the F**king World Season 2 is another perfect season of this incredible story that centers itself around two insanely messed up people. Life sucks, and they just deal with it in their own ways which is great. This is a more intimate season, one that focuses on the relationships involved in regards to their journey the first time around. It doesn’t go far, but it’s still great. I didn’t quite like it as much as the first season, but this is right near parity with that one.

The actors are great, this is an enticing tale and I’m sure more awful things will come in the future. It once again wraps things up in a satisfying way, so if this is the end I’m more than happy. I would have never anticipated it going in this direction, and it was very unique. There’s a lot at stake here, and how oblivious our crew is to this third member is really well done. You get a distinct perspective, and that leads into fun as things don’t go smoothly for anyone around this place.

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Rating Overall: 8.0