YMMV / The End of the F***ing World

• Adorkable: James is awkward, doesn't know how to talk to people or show emotions, has weird hobbies and talents, and is somehow a little cute.
• Awesome Music: The show's soundtrack makes surprisingly excellent use of dream pop, indie rock, and even doo-wop, adding to the anachronistic atmosphere.
• Complete Monster: Clive Koch has the dubious honor of being the only irredeemable character in the show. Hiding behind the mask of a polite and charming philosopher, Koch is in truth a vile sociopath who records himself violently raping women and takes pictures of their bodies as morbid trophies, with not even Alyssa being safe from him. The second season revealed even more of his dark and twisted nature, as he had manipulated a mentally-fragile woman named Bonnie into falling in love with him, treating her as a sex object and ignoring her attempts to communicate with him from prison.
• Diagnosed by the Audience:
  • It turns out that James is not a sociopath, but his monotonous speech patterns and difficulty connecting with people indicate that he's at least a little off. Much of it has to do with his trauma from seeing his mother kill herself.
  • Bonnie has trouble connecting with people, walks and talks slowly, is easily manipulated by others, and doesn't see a problem in killing people.
• Jerkass Woobie: Because of all the horrible shit they've had to deal with growing up, both James and Alyssa are pretty mentally and emotionally disturbed, and are pretty unpleasant people as a result. At least, before Character Development starts setting in.
• One-Scene Wonder:
  • Emil, the security guard who nearly arrests Alyssa. He's large, intimidating, and serious ... but, when Alyssa does the right thing when it would've been very easy to save herself instead, he softens up ever-so-slightly and lets her go. As one of the few truly competent, decent adults in the series, you're left wishing he was in more than one episode.
  • Frodo, the gas station clerk. Thanks to his awesomely absurd name, utter hatred of his job, and temporary kinship with the lead characters, he leaves quite an impact.
• Special Effects Failure: In the beginning of the first episode, you can clearly tell that the bat James killed is plastic. Which is a bit strange, because all the other dead animals look convincing.
• Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: All the Adults Are Useless or abusive pricks, the show’s attitude is borderline nihilistic, and even Alyssa can be incredibly hard to like at times due to her dirty mouth and her and James’s horrible behavior. Fortunately, the two leads are sympathetic enough to root for and their Character Development is endearing to watch.