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The End of the F***ing World (Television Series)

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The End of the F***ing World is a Netflix mini-series that is dark, witty, and comedic. The show centers on the cynical teens Jame and Alyssa, two social outcasts who begin to fall for each other, and cause havoc along the way. James and Alyssa are no ordinary teenagers. James is a quiet wallflower who believes he is a psychopath, and wants to desperately know what it is like to take the life of another human being. On his first encounter with Alyssa, he decides that she will be his victim. Alyssa is angsty, curses like a sailor, and is emotionally unstable. Fed up of their home lives, the two decide to run away together. At first I was not sure if I was going to enjoy this show. A teenage boy who grew up killing animals, and now wants to kill his love interest? However after watching the first episode you realize that there is more to both James and Alyssa’s story than meets the eye. The show did a great job to display what is like to experience flashbacks of a traumatic experi