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1. ›The End of Fuc****ing world 2 (ENG - ITA)@serialfiller2266d

   

   

   
   

   The first season of The End of the F *** world had destabilized everyone. Great story, wonderful characters, excellent rhythm, excellent writing, British humor, black humor and an impressive ability to talk about universal problems, normal anxieties through the eyes and experiences of 2 dysfunctional teenagers, almost psychopaths like James and Alyssa.
   8 episodes of 20 minutes each. A little over 2 hours to immerse yourself totally in the reality of those 2 crazy and desperately lonely, empty boys. Once upon a time in today's TV yet enough to make us addicted to that story, those 2 characters so unique and complex. A roller coaster of emotions, absurd situations and terrifying interior monologues that kept us suspended on a very fragile track that divided madness from the desire to be normal. The first season ended with an anomalous cliffangher that if on the one hand left the spectator with the uncontrollable desire to see how the story ended, on the other hand it left him with a full stomach, satisfied with all that had been told.

   

   
   

   La prima stagione di The End of the F***ing world aveva destabilizzato tutti. Grande storia, stupendi personaggi, ottimo ritmo, scrittura sopraffina, humour british, humour nero ed una capacità impressionante di parlarci di problemi universali, di ansie normali attraverso occhi e vissuto di 2 teenager disfunzionali, quasi psicopatici come James ed Alyssa.
   8 episodi da 20 minuti l'uno. Poco più di 2 ore per calarsi totalmente nella realtà di quei 2 ragazzi folli e disperatamente soli, vuoti. Un tempo risicatissimo nella tv odierna eppure sufficiente a renderci dipendenti di quella storia, di quei 2 personaggi cosi unici e complessi. Una montagna russa di emozioni, situazioni assurde e spaventosi monologhi interiori che ci hanno tenuto sospesi su un fragilissimo binario che divideva la follia dalla voglia di essere normali. La prima stagione si chiudeva con un cliffangher anomalo che se da una parte lasciava lo spettatore con l'irrefrenabile voglia di vedere come la storia andasse a finire, dall'altra parte lo lasciava a pancia piena, soddisfatto di tutto ciò che era stato raccontato.

   

   
   

   The most evolved spectator had sensed that, as far as seeing new episodes, one always wants, especially in relation to such well-made series, probably a second season was not entirely necessary. In the past few days the second season has arrived, unfortunately or fortunately. Usual absurd situations, great affection for Alyssa and James, great rhythm, great writing but as someone had imagined, nothing new. The second season, in fact, loses its power, its freshness, its originality that had made it so loved in the first round of episodes. There is always an intact pleasure of seeing James and Alyssa at work but there is no longer that addiction to their existential discomfort and trying to understand it, to dig deep. It remains a very good season but there was perhaps no need for it. Happy and happy we have witnessed yet another cycle of adventures of one of the strangest and most delightful couples of recent years, but this time with greater detachment and less interest.

   
   

   Lo spettatore più evoluto aveva fiutato che, per quanto di vedere nuovi episodi si ha sempre voglia, soprattutto in corrispondenza di serie cosi ben fatte, probabilmente una seconda stagione non era del tutto necessaria. Nei scorsi giorni la seconda stagione è arrivata, purtroppo o per fortuna. Solite situazioni assurde, grandissimo affetto per Alyssa e James, grande ritmo, grande scrittura ma come qualcuno aveva immaginato, nulla di nuovo. La seconda stagione, infatti, perde quella sua potenza, quella sua freschezza, quella sua originalità che tanto ce l'aveva fatta amare nella prima tornata di episodi. C'è sempre un piacere intatto di vedere all'opera James e Alyssa ma non c'è più quell'assuefazione al loro disagio esistenziale ed al cercare di comprenderlo, di scavare a fondo. Resta dunque un'ottima stagione ma di cui non c'era forse la necessità. Felici e contenti abbiamo assistito ancora ad un altro ciclo di avventure di una delle coppie più strane e deliziose degli ultimi anni, ma stavolta con maggiore distacco e minore interesse.

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2. ›The End of the F***ing world: the 2nd season is delicious but not so interesting like the first@serialfiller2422d

   

   

   
   

   The first season of The End of the F *** world had destabilized everyone. Great story, wonderful characters, excellent rhythm, excellent writing, British humor, black humor and an impressive ability to talk about universal problems, normal anxieties through the eyes and experiences of 2 dysfunctional teenagers, almost psychopaths like James and Alyssa.
   8 episodes of 20 minutes each. A little over 2 hours to immerse yourself totally in the reality of those 2 crazy and desperately lonely, empty boys. Once upon a time in today's TV yet enough to make us addicted to that story, those 2 characters so unique and complex. A roller coaster of emotions, absurd situations and terrifying interior monologues that kept us suspended on a very fragile track that divided madness from the desire to be normal. The first season ended with an anomalous cliffangher that if on the one hand left the spectator with the uncontrollable desire to see how the story ended, on the other hand it left him with a full stomach, satisfied with all that had been told.

   

   
   

   La prima stagione di The End of the F***ing world aveva destabilizzato tutti. Grande storia, stupendi personaggi, ottimo ritmo, scrittura sopraffina, humour british, humour nero ed una capacità impressionante di parlarci di problemi universali, di ansie normali attraverso occhi e vissuto di 2 teenager disfunzionali, quasi psicopatici come James ed Alyssa.
   8 episodi da 20 minuti l'uno. Poco più di 2 ore per calarsi totalmente nella realtà di quei 2 ragazzi folli e disperatamente soli, vuoti. Un tempo risicatissimo nella tv odierna eppure sufficiente a renderci dipendenti di quella storia, di quei 2 personaggi cosi unici e complessi. Una montagna russa di emozioni, situazioni assurde e spaventosi monologhi interiori che ci hanno tenuto sospesi su un fragilissimo binario che divideva la follia dalla voglia di essere normali. La prima stagione si chiudeva con un cliffangher anomalo che se da una parte lasciava lo spettatore con l'irrefrenabile voglia di vedere come la storia andasse a finire, dall'altra parte lo lasciava a pancia piena, soddisfatto di tutto ciò che era stato raccontato.

   

   
   

   The most evolved spectator had sensed that, as far as seeing new episodes, one always wants, especially in relation to such well-made series, probably a second season was not entirely necessary. In the past few days the second season has arrived, unfortunately or fortunately. Usual absurd situations, great affection for Alyssa and James, great rhythm, great writing but as someone had imagined, nothing new. The second season, in fact, loses its power, its freshness, its originality that had made it so loved in the first round of episodes. There is always an intact pleasure of seeing James and Alyssa at work but there is no longer that addiction to their existential discomfort and trying to understand it, to dig deep. It remains a very good season but there was perhaps no need for it. Happy and happy we have witnessed yet another cycle of adventures of one of the strangest and most delightful couples of recent years, but this time with greater detachment and less interest.

   
   

   Lo spettatore più evoluto aveva fiutato che, per quanto di vedere nuovi episodi si ha sempre voglia, soprattutto in corrispondenza di serie cosi ben fatte, probabilmente una seconda stagione non era del tutto necessaria. Nei scorsi giorni la seconda stagione è arrivata, purtroppo o per fortuna. Solite situazioni assurde, grandissimo affetto per Alyssa e James, grande ritmo, grande scrittura ma come qualcuno aveva immaginato, nulla di nuovo. La seconda stagione, infatti, perde quella sua potenza, quella sua freschezza, quella sua originalità che tanto ce l'aveva fatta amare nella prima tornata di episodi. C'è sempre un piacere intatto di vedere all'opera James e Alyssa ma non c'è più quell'assuefazione al loro disagio esistenziale ed al cercare di comprenderlo, di scavare a fondo. Resta dunque un'ottima stagione ma di cui non c'era forse la necessità. Felici e contenti abbiamo assistito ancora ad un altro ciclo di avventure di una delle coppie più strane e deliziose degli ultimi anni, ma stavolta con maggiore distacco e minore interesse.

   

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3. ›'The End of the F***ing World' Review: A comedic show that displays the harshness of reality@namiks3086d

   

   I'm not particularly fond of British television shows; at best I enjoy the likes of Black Mirror and Peep Show, but my interest doesn't really extend beyond that.

   The End of the F***cking World (I love how it's censored due to obvious marketing purposes) sparkled in front of me, however, due to its abnormally high review scores and lack of actual discussion across the Internet. Typically, to me, this spells out a good television show aimed at a niche that admires obscenity and artistic vision, without being too obnoxious, but enough to be what I'd refer to as a 'casual filter'.

   It follows too broken teenagers with both very complicated lives and upbringings, both are deranged and seeking for ways to escape reality; in the case of James, he's psychotic and searching for somebody to kill, and Alyssa is just a problematic teenager that is rude and far too straightforward and open about her thoughts. The two are outsiders, but quickly find solace in each other's company. It results in a very fucked up 'road trip' that quite literally has the two acting as if it is the very end of the world as they know it.

   

   Outside of its edgy humour, the writing portrays the characters as broken children that are simply in need of someone to actually talk to that will listen to them. They're not bad, they're just stuck in a direction that is a result of careless families and a clear lack of emotional support. It allows us to sympathise with them throughout the show, despite their actions--although often enough their actions are justified--in a manner that has us kind of actually wanting them to get away from all this and end up alone, together, to finally live in freedom and with that emotional support they've both been longing.

   What starts off as a twisted narrative soon becomes a story of love and acceptance amidst total chaos as the two remain on the run from the world, but they both know it's going to be short-lived, as hurdles constantly arise and prove that at some point, this has to end; although how it ends is something they're refusing to think of. As long as there is a way that ends with them together.

   

   What I absolutely love about this show is that, in a way, it displays the ways in which society slowly crushes and pins outcasts down; forcing them into situations that results in a breaking point. Society's ways are not for everyone, but is there ever an actual escape? These are not bad people, they're just so tired of how they've been treated, and how bleak the world actually is, that they're willing to take drastic measures in order to avoid it, even if that means it's merely temporal and results in a rather negative outcome. There's an excellent narrative being told outside of the lives and actions of the characters, and it's hardly even evident, given the great writing.

   The End of the F***ing World is mostly comedic, but hiding underneath the story is another that portrays society as a meaningless prison that often forces people to crack under its weight.

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