The End of the F***ing World

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Season 2
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Rebecca Nicholson
    Dec 3, 2019
    100
    It is gruesome and violent and scatalogical, but then it is funny and pointed and wry, and then it defers to a tender look, or an affectionate touch, and shows its heart. Lesser shows would give you whiplash, but the tone here is uniquely its own, and just perfectly, recognisably, The End of the F***ing World.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Nov 27, 2019
    80
    It’s true to the spirit of season one, which made the two messed-up central characters Alex Lawther’s James and Jessica Barden’s Alyssa sympathetic against all odds. It has the same gonzo tone and darkly funny writing. And it has a decent plotline that’s linked to the action of season one in a not-forced way.
  3. Collider
    Reviewed by: Haleigh Foutch
    Nov 5, 2019
    80
    Once again, it’s a story about the light that slips through the cracks in broken hearts; this time, the light may not be quite as dazzling, but it’s absolutely still worth capturing.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Nov 5, 2019
    80
    The good news is that season two of The End of the F***ing World stays true to the vibe of the first season, has a decently good but not great story and manages, by the end of the final episode (of eight in total), to have righted most of the wrongs that came before it.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Amanda Bell
    Nov 6, 2019
    70
    Overall, fans of The End of the F***ing World's first season should be pleased with what they find in Season 2. Though there are new faces and places involved, it's still got that same dreary dryness and wild unpredictability in play. While the second season doesn't exactly feel necessary, it's still fun to take another aimless ride with the show's resident weirdos and see where we end up.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Nov 4, 2019
    70
    The new batch of episodes, which Covell has indicated will be the last, is essentially all resolution, a season-long working out of the original story’s loose ends, and while it’s as assured in its execution, it’s ordinary by comparison.
  8. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Nov 6, 2019
    60
    It’s watchable but unnecessary.
  9. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Nov 5, 2019
    58
    Season 2 is an empty shell of an epilogue that still usurps what it should be propping up.
  10. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Nov 5, 2019
    50
    When the season ends, you’re left with a strong sense of, “Is that all there is?” There’s no new perspective or deeper point made by season two that wasn’t already conveyed more effectively by season one.

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#83 Best TV Season of 2019
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#55 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 71
  3. Negative: 6 out of 71
  1. JLuis_001
    Nov 8, 2019
    5
    The clearest example of when you ran out of narrative ideas but wanted to extend things to exploit a little more a success you weren't expecting.
  2. SimboTheKing
    Dec 12, 2020
    7
    I don't think this lived up to the first season tbh but I'm not mad that they decided to release a 2nd season. I felt it started off a bitI don't think this lived up to the first season tbh but I'm not mad that they decided to release a 2nd season. I felt it started off a bit slow and I just don't feel like it caught the vibe that made me love S1 so much. As the season progressed though, I felt that it hit its stride and it started to reach the heights of S1.

    I also quite like how they ended it as it feels like the strange story is fully told now. Despite my reservations of S2 I'd definitely recommend watching both seasons. This show just scratches an itch that very few other shows do for me, it's aura is strange but I really like it.    … Full Review »
  3. brockcheese
    Jul 24, 2020
    7
    This second season is slightly unnecessary and definitely not as strong as the first, however, it still maintains the same charm that madThis second season is slightly unnecessary and definitely not as strong as the first, however, it still maintains the same charm that mad James and Alyssa so likable in the first place.… Full Review »
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