[nostalgic pop music]
[James] I'm James
I'm 17
And I'm pretty sure I'm a psychopath
[music builds]
♪ I'm laughing on the outside ♪
♪ Crying on the inside ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm so in love ♪
♪ With you ♪
[James] I was eight when I realized[/i]
I didn't have a sense of humor[/i]
[man] Why doesn't the Queen wave
with this hand?
Eh? Why doesn't the Queen wave
with this hand?
'Cause it's my hand!
I'd always wanted to punch
my dad in the face
♪ Laughing on the outside ♪
When I was nine,
he bought a deep-fat fryer
He saw it
on an American shopping channel
One day, I put my hand in it
[sizzling]
I wanted to make myself feel something
When I was 15,
I put my neighbor's cat in a box
and took it into the woods
It probably had a name
[cat meows]
[Kn*fe slices]
After that, I k*lled more animals
[g*nshots]
And I remember every single one
[thunderclap]
♪ Laughing on the outside ♪
♪ Crying on the inside ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm so in love ♪
♪ With you ♪
[James] School was beneath me,
but it was a good place
for observation and selection
because I had a plan
I was gonna k*ll something bigger,
much bigger
[music stops]
Hey
I've seen you skating
You're pretty sh*t
f*ck off
[Alyssa] I get these moments[/i]
when I have to lie down[/i]
because everything feels,
sort of, too much
[birds tweet]
And I look up and see the blue
or the grey or the black
and I feel myself melting into it
And for, like, a split second,
I feel free
and happy
Innocent
Like a dog
Or an alien
Or a baby
[baby cries]
[woman whispers]
Your presence is required, young lady
Why are you talking
like Downton Abbey?
Just get inside and help
[gentle acoustic music]
[Alyssa] My mum used to be nice,[/i]
but then she divorced my dad[/i]
and met...
Tony
Last week, he said he thought
I needed a bigger bra
So I threw a Chicken Kiev at his head
Mum pretended
that she hadn't heard him
Now she has the perfect house
and the perfect garden
in the perfect neighborhood...
with perfect twins
Well...
their heads do smell nice, though
It's true
[door slams]
I haven't see my dad since I was eight
He never fitted in. He couldn't settle
So he had to leave
I don't blame him
But he sends me a card, without fail,
every single birthday
[electric guitar rendition
of "Happy Birthday"]
I understand, actually
I don't trust people who fit in
[frantic typing]
[phone buzzes]
[typing continues]
Is this from you?
What?
- What the f*ck?
- What?
I'm here. I'm literally here
[scoffs] It's free
[smash]
[acoustic guitar solo]
[upbeat rock music]
♪ I've got so angry lately ♪
♪ Don't know what's wrong with me ♪
[Alyssa] I'm not saying he's the answer,
but he's something
♪ It's been so weird lately ♪
♪ Don't know what's wrong with me ♪
♪ Found you staring at the... ♪
[music stops]
Hey
Hey
I've seen you skating
[Alyssa] I haven't
You're pretty sh*t
f*ck off
[James] Alyssa was new
She'd started that term
I thought
she could be interesting to k*ll
[bell rings]
[doo-wop]
♪ Never fall in love again, no, no ♪
♪ Never fall in love again, no, no,
never fall in love again ♪
♪ No, no, never fall in love again,
no, no... ♪
Are you waiting for me?
[James] So I pretended[/i]
to fall in love with her[/i]
What happened to your hand?
Shut up
♪ I'll never fall in love again ♪
♪ I lost my one and only... ♪
I haven't got a phone
OK
I smashed it
OK
Like, on purpose
OK
So you can't call me
OK
I don't have a phone either
- Really?
- Yeah
I hate them
[James] I knew that people in love[/i]
went out on dates[/i]
Do you wanna go on a date?
With me
[gentle guitar chord]
[James] She said yes
Hi, what can I get for you today?
Is this true?
"One of the top 10 greatest
American dining experiences"?
Yeah!
I can take your orders
- Uh...
- I will have a...
banana split with extra cherries
Mm-hmm
Some blueberry pancakes
Mm-hmm
And a hot chocolate with cream
[giggles] You're hungry!
[giggles insincerely]
And an extra f*cking spoon
- Excuse me?
- For him
Sorry. You can't use language like that,
otherwise I'm gonna have to ask you
and your boyfriend to leave
[mocking] OK
[sincere] OK, I'm sorry
Sorry
[Alyssa sighs]
I will have...
a great big banana sh*t
with extra f*cking cherries
all on top of it
OK, sorry, that's it. Right
[shouts] Marvin!
Oh, yeah! Go get Marvin!
See if Marvin can make a banana split
for me, you f*cking c**t!
[shouts] Bye, Marvin!
[door slams]
[James] It seemed that Alyssa had[/i]
some issues[/i]
[birds tweet]
[distant church bell]
I think we live in the most boring town
on the planet
Yeah, maybe
Everyone's so f*cking square
Well, they've got money. They feel safe
Are you boring, too?
No
She's the only cool person in this town
- Her?
- Yeah. She's done stuff
She was probably a spy
and had, like, 15 abortions
when it was illegal or something
She's lived
Really?
Whatever
Can we go to your house?
[menacing thud]
[screech]
[birds tweet]
Yeah, sure
[footsteps leave]
Why do you live in such a weird house?
I don't know
There's too many windows
Maybe
[bird caws]
[menacing rumble]
[door closes loudly]
[silence]
[gentle acoustic guitar]
Is that your mum?
Yeah
She lives in Japan
Cool. You look like her
[James gulps] [music stops]
- This is pretty retro
- I don't like it
Why not?
[menacing rumble]
I just don't
[James] Alyssa was kind of[/i]
a nymphomaniac[/i]
[cr*ck]
What?
Huh?
[door opens]
Oh, no
[door slams]
[man] The hunter has returned!
Cheers!
Well, this is nice
What is?
This. You two. Eh?
[laughs] What a relief!
I tell you what. I've never been sure
if he even, you know...
I always thought there was
something wrong with him!
[James] I actually masturbated[/i]
once a week for medical purposes[/i]
I knew it wasn't good
to let things build up
I thought probably he was gay
Which is... That's fine. Like...
Obviously
But, uh, here you are
Maybe I'm gay
Maybe he's asexual
We're dealing with a really broad spectrum
these days
[distant bark]
Your dad's a prick
Yeah, I know
Sometimes, I feel like punching him
in the face
You should definitely do that
Have you ever eaten a p*ssy before?
[James] It was important to be confident[/i]
in moments like this[/i]
Yeah. A few
I want you to eat mine
Now?
Tomorrow
I'll be here at 11
[dissonant resonance]
[James] I was ready at 11
Actually, I was ready at ten
It was important to work out
the exact logistics beforehand
When it got to 12, I started to think
she might not be coming
[clock ticking]
[Alyssa] Sometimes,[/i]
I worry that I ruin things[/i]
[hard rock]
[silence]
But I feel... I dunno
I feel comfortable with him
Sort of safe
- Lyssa. Alyssa
- What?
Put these on and come downstairs
- What?
- The party
No way, I told you. I'm going out
[whispers] I am not having
this argument again, Alyssa
Mum, there's no way!
Please, love. I want you to be there
For me
[country pop]
[laughter and chatter]
♪ Here I go,
falling down, down, down... ♪
Right. Those aren't for you
Hand them round
Hiya!
♪ I go deep into the funnel of love ♪
[music stops]
- All right?
- Go away
Here
Have a beer
Chill out
Thanks, Tone
This is a load of bullshit
Your life is bullshit
Oh, well, if you hate it so much...
leave
I'm serious
Do us all a favor
[laughs nastily]
You look good when you make an effort,
don't you?
[soft rock]
♪ I learned the truth at 17 ♪
♪ That love was meant
for beauty queens ♪
♪ And high-school girls
with clear-skinned smiles... ♪
[Alyssa] Sometimes, everything is[/i]
suddenly really simple[/i]
It's like everything shifts
in a moment
And you step out of your body,
out of your life
You step out and you see where you are
really clearly
You see yourself
And you think...
f*ck. This. sh*t
♪ And those of us with ravaged faces ♪
♪ Lacking in the social graces ♪
♪ Desperately remained at home ♪
♪ Inventing lovers on the phone ♪
[music stops] James!
[barking]
[Alyssa] I think being angry and sad[/i]
at the same time really turns me on[/i]
[screech]
[Alyssa sighs]
Come here
[Alyssa] I think I could fall[/i]
in love with him[/i]
Also...
he has a car
[James] I wondered if it'd be easier[/i]
to slit her throat if I flipped her round[/i]
Whether it would be better
not to see her face,
but then, the angle
It was a conundrum
- What?
- Let's get out of here
- What?
- I'm serious
Let's leave this sh*thole town. Now
You hate it. I hate it
Our parents are dickheads
You've got a car
- It's my dad's
- Who's a dickhead
I'm going, whether you come with me
or not. Are you in?
[Alyssa] Please say yes
[James] I figured...
I wasn't in a rush
Yeah, all right
[bass guitar]
[indie pop]
♪ Superboy, Supergirl ♪
♪ Oh, I've got a question
for your Superworld ♪
♪ What gets you through? ♪
♪ And who gets your past? ♪
[James] I didn't know where we were going,[/i]
or when I was gonna k*ll her,[/i]
but I punched my dad in the face
and stole his car
And that felt like a good place to start
♪ Who you are ♪
♪ Well, it can't be the same ♪
♪ 'Cause I hear
you're from outer space ♪
♪ Pretty far ♪
♪ And Superboy's got his problems
and girl's got her hang-ups ♪
♪ And I know
that it can't be easy to be... ♪
[music fades into background]
Are you scared?
I dunno
A bit, maybe
I'm not
[James] She probably should have been
[car revs and tires screech]
[indie pop continues]
♪ I said,
"Please don't let them get you down ♪
♪ 'Cause you're the only superhero ♪
♪ In our town" ♪
♪ I said, "Please don't let them ♪
♪ Get you down ♪
♪ 'Cause you're the only superheroes ♪
♪ In our town" ♪
♪ I said, "Please don't let them... ♪
01x01 - Episode 1
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Series is based on Charles Forsman's mini-comics The End of the f*cking World, which were collected into a book in 2013.
Series is based on Charles Forsman's mini-comics The End of the f*cking World, which were collected into a book in 2013.