The second season of the Netflix original “The End of the F***ing World” was released on Nov. 5. The show is rated TV-MA due to language, inappropriate sexual references and violence. Photo fair use from IMDb.com
Season two of Netflix original “The End of the F***ing World” was released on Nov. 5, and it does not live up to the expectations left behind by season one.
The Netflix original “The End of the F***ing World” released its second season on Nov. 5. The season was neither as exciting or unexpected as season one.
Over the course of both seasons, main characters James (Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden) go on an adventure and rediscover themselves. In the second season, Bonnie, (Naomi Ackie) is introduced and is on a quest to avenge the murder of her lover.
“The End of the F***ing World” is rated TV-MA due to its crude humor, sexual references, foul language and graphic violence.
The last episode of the first season left viewers on a suspenseful cliffhanger. The second season started off dedicated to introducing Bonnie instead of continuing the storyline. This creates confusion among viewers expecting a resolution from the last season. Although, as the show continues, viewers will begin to realize the reason behind the odd sequence of events.
The season includes eight episodes that average to roughly 22 minutes each, which makes for a great show to binge-watch. James, Alyssa and Bonnie’s adventure seems to never end because of the amount of events that happen in such a short span of time and this keeps viewers on their toes as they follow the characters through their journey. The climax of the adventure is both unexpected and suspenseful. The audience is given closure that leaves them wondering without the ending being a cliffhanger.
The show was based on a graphic novel by Charles Forman, so there wasn’t much Netflix could change in regards to the plot. However, they could have taken advantage of the new format by adding more suspense and excitement to small scenes by including more fitting music and making the characters more relatable than they had been in the graphic novel.
Each actor and actress had a stunning interpretation of their own characters and everyone was really invested in their roles. These interpretations definitely added to the overall ominous effect.
Overall, “The End of the F***ing World” season two is worth the two-year-long wait from the first season because of its short runtime, but it’s not as good as it could have been.
