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then decides it’s time to graduate from slaughtering animals to something bigger – and he already has a target in mind.
Meanwhile, angst-ridden Alyssa ( Jessica Darden) feels like she doesn’t fit in at her new school, despite being quite popular with the other kids.
Her first words to James (‘go f**k yourself’) single her out and he begins to see her as his next victim.
In one narrative he reveals: “I thought she might be interesting to kill. So I pretended to fall in love with her.”
From the outset the dark duo – who are prone to explosive bouts of bad language – seem destined for
return of this French legal drama earlier this month came as a very welcome surprise. Fans of the hit show were left in limbo after season five’s shock ending, when pregnant homicide cop Laure, right, was stabbed and left to drown. But after a two-year hiatus the brutal and brilliant drama is back – as gripping as ever. Laure survived the disaster and they soon get caught up in a trail of violent events.
Both lead actors are in their mid-20s in real life but are so convincing in the roles that you’d never suspect it.
The unlikely pairing build an uneasy relationship but they’re far too cynical to label what happens as something as clichéd as “falling in love”.
Their bleak humour and resentment can become tiresome but what viewers see is two lost souls who find in each other a refuge from an uncaring and at times cruel world.
Comedy it may be but it’s not for waterside attack and is now balancing the demands of motherhood with police work as her premature baby fights for life in hospital. She juggles expressing milk and hospital visits with chasing down a sadistic killer after the torso of a fellow cop is discovered on a Paris street – followed by his severed head. Meanwhile Judge Roban uncovers a dark secret about a colleague. the faint-hearted. Both characters can be violent but flashback sequences reveal a brutal upbringing shaped by violence, neglect and attempted rape. The End Of The F***ing World rates a perfect 5.0 on Rotten Tomatoes and the fact that it breezes by in eight snappy 20-minute episodes might have helped that score. In short, it’s a must-watch for anyone who missed it first time round on Channel 4.
And with rumours abounding of a second season, let’s hope it’s not the end of the road for this road trip with a difference.