The End of the F***ing World: Ending Explained

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  • čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
  • Sign up for Skillshare: skl.sh/thetake64 | What's the deeper meaning of the ending of The End of the F***ing World? In this video, we explore what the show has to say about carrying on after what feels like the end of the world (at the end of season 1) -- and how it reveals itself to be a powerful manual for growing into a well-adjusted adult. If you like this video, subscribe to our channel or support us on Patreon: / thetake
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  • @thetake
    @thetake  Před 4 lety +138

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    • @edwardmaranan1174
      @edwardmaranan1174 Před 4 lety +1

      Season 3 pls. Can't wait for it.

    • @trasiepotts5224
      @trasiepotts5224 Před 4 lety +1

      Edward Maranan the show ended .. I went on Tv time today and it said that it ended I was pretty pissed off .....

  • @wowok1272
    @wowok1272 Před 4 lety +3980

    When the dad died I cried like an idiot, because he honestly didn't do anything wrong

    • @batoola2414
      @batoola2414 Před 4 lety +624

      Yes! Honestly I think a big part of James' healing process in the beginning of season 2 was having his dad's support. It hurt to see how little time they got to have a solid father-son relationship before he passed away.

    • @ziawais8819
      @ziawais8819 Před 4 lety +10

      Wow Ok ik

    • @israellai
      @israellai Před 4 lety +26

      Well that's real life for ya

    • @avascarlett6418
      @avascarlett6418 Před 4 lety +23

      Ik I watched the whole of season two last night and I cried allllll night. It was so sad.

    • @skwijit
      @skwijit Před 4 lety +41

      omgggg sameee i also honestly cried a lot when he punched him in the face lmaoooo

  • @sofiaarango3484
    @sofiaarango3484 Před 4 lety +7268

    I loved the second season because we got to see James with a soul

    • @fridaynightpizza7158
      @fridaynightpizza7158 Před 4 lety +417

      him not actually being a psychopath was the whole point of season one. we already got to see that

    • @hayden113
      @hayden113 Před 4 lety +23

      That's what I hated aboutit

    • @grace1694
      @grace1694 Před 4 lety +43

      Lol I kindve liked him without one

    • @sofiaarango3484
      @sofiaarango3484 Před 4 lety +109

      @@leftheodo Yo stop projecting

    • @leftheodo
      @leftheodo Před 4 lety +12

      @@sofiaarango3484 lol. Projecting? Did I write anything that wasn't present in the season? The only thing that is projected here, is your low cognitive capacity that isn't able to generate a valid argument.

  • @ahbao4126
    @ahbao4126 Před 4 lety +3165

    the entire show's line is:
    James:okay.
    Alyssa:Wot!?

  • @vonelle9122
    @vonelle9122 Před 4 lety +3518

    Wow, i only now realized that they're called bonnie and clive, which sounds alot like bonnie and clyde

    • @oreopoptart8437
      @oreopoptart8437 Před 4 lety +114

      This man got it

    • @marchforth3515
      @marchforth3515 Před 4 lety +19

      Me too lmao

    • @piloncillo09
      @piloncillo09 Před 4 lety +27

      Mee too, I was watching like radomly and they said it a I was That woooot xD it's true

    • @nonpersonal7006
      @nonpersonal7006 Před 4 lety +1

      Vo Nelle tbf I thought like that all along I was waiting for someone to say smthn

    • @SpookStatik
      @SpookStatik Před 4 lety +1

      Aren't thise names from the Loud House Nickelodeon series?

  • @MultiKillerjoe
    @MultiKillerjoe Před 4 lety +4363

    Honestly i am so Glad They didn't kill off James.

  • @clee89
    @clee89 Před 4 lety +5694

    it's kinda embarrassing how much i like this show

  • @jswot440
    @jswot440 Před 4 lety +2959

    who else heart dropped at the bar scence on ep. 7 when bonnie was visioning when talking to them both. ifykyk

    • @wootwootsoup
      @wootwootsoup Před 4 lety +346

      jswot I physically gasped and started to panic 😭😭 I’m too attached to this show lol

    • @3amstillstanding68
      @3amstillstanding68 Před 4 lety +78

      jswot I had actually seen the next ep’s photo so I was like wait what the fuck

    • @tommymeehan2694
      @tommymeehan2694 Před 4 lety +98

      I just watched it and I literally was panicking. It was unreal.

    • @skiladdy4509
      @skiladdy4509 Před 4 lety +28

      i lowkey panic

    • @kristine564
      @kristine564 Před 4 lety +151

      lmao i was waiting for it to be bonnie’s imagination but the scene was the same frame for like 30 seconds i was like oh *shit*

  • @toneriggz
    @toneriggz Před 4 lety +5087

    An alternate title for this show could've been "Wot?"

  • @XicaMarrua
    @XicaMarrua Před 4 lety +1041

    I love how Alyssa admits that she'll need psychological help, it shows that people shouldnt feel ashamed or afraid to do so, specially after such traumatic events.

    • @datname1939
      @datname1939 Před 3 lety +29

      That's actually my grievance with the show. They never actually go in on James emotions towards murdering someone which was a bit of a loss. If anyone needs psychological help it's him. Mom committed suicide infront of him, killed animals on a whim, killed a person, got shot, dad died right Infront of him when he was just starting to form that bond they never had. This kid is royally way more fucked up but they don't touch on it as much in season two.

    • @alanz4819
      @alanz4819 Před 3 lety +36

      @@datname1939 it seems like James may be at the start of that process at the end of the show. We see him trying to cope: living out of his car, carrying his dads ashes with him everywhere he goes, trying to make Alyssa the answer to what is the point of all this pain? But by the end, he starts letting go and starts making positive steps. He spreads his dad’s ashes, he develops a healthier relationship with Alyssa, and they are on a more hopeful trajectory.

    • @Crosshill
      @Crosshill Před 3 lety +10

      @@datname1939 it felt natural enough to me, he's still suppressing a whole lot by the end of the show and he's barely even gotten started. james just been dealing with the same old shite for years till he aint really feel much of it yet, so alyssa gets to bear the whole 'get help' arc for the both of em. he's a petrified turd, and will be for a while yet, but alyssa needs the help a lil more urgently

  • @jeinyabad
    @jeinyabad Před 4 lety +874

    "The problem with a person having a lack of love is that they don't know what it looks like so it's easy for them to get tricked" my favorite quote of the show

    • @pocketfriendlyshorts2867
      @pocketfriendlyshorts2867 Před 2 lety +2

      Yah,that hit me hard too.

    • @andrewsuryahartono829
      @andrewsuryahartono829 Před 2 lety +3

      The way i see it this happened to both alyssa and james. Their story together started because james lacked love from his mother’s suicide and alyssa, her mom and stepdad’s neglect. And in this way they get tricked into thinking that another person is the answer

  • @mikahong
    @mikahong Před 4 lety +3007

    I love this series. S2 was brilliant bonnie was an emphatic villain like no other.

    • @trinaq
      @trinaq Před 4 lety +171

      Indeed, you could really understand Bonnie's trauma and pain of the death of her boyfriend, despite being the main antagonist, and tries to kill James and Alyssa.

    • @aartig.5143
      @aartig.5143 Před 4 lety +6

      The f**k? He dies? I haven't seen the S2 but wtf?

    • @mikahong
      @mikahong Před 4 lety +40

      @@aartig.5143 just see it first dude. Trust me worth the watch

    • @abbyniloingsigh7188
      @abbyniloingsigh7188 Před 4 lety +3

      *empathetic

    • @luvlyghost900
      @luvlyghost900 Před 4 lety

      idk, thanos was better

  • @michaelmullaney6388
    @michaelmullaney6388 Před 4 lety +1412

    I loved the moment at the end os s 2 ep 8 where Alyssa holds James' burnt hand, even though she refused to in the first season. it's a great subtle way to show character growth

    • @s.o.s-5714
      @s.o.s-5714 Před 4 lety +76

      Michael Mullaney I noticed that right away! That’s how ik she really loves him now.

    • @kidonaplanet4583
      @kidonaplanet4583 Před 3 lety +49

      Right!!! I thought of it as her accepting his trauma on top of her own. Alyssa has been shown to be outwardly selfish, but her being able to show James that she cares for him and accepts him the way he is (rather than being scared of him). It was so touching.

    • @andrewsuryahartono829
      @andrewsuryahartono829 Před 2 lety +3

      Yeah it shows how alyssa accepted james as a person. By taking his ugly side

    • @kjl4983
      @kjl4983 Před rokem +2

      But she already did that in the first season?!?

    • @mdkdodkdk2628
      @mdkdodkdk2628 Před 5 měsíci

      I thought no one noticed and love this sene beside me

  • @TechnicJunglist
    @TechnicJunglist Před 4 lety +4230

    A brilliant show. The soundtrack is definitely a huge character as well.

    • @dogparkagawa7273
      @dogparkagawa7273 Před 4 lety +116

      Agree. The soundtrack is brilliant and so on point.

    • @TechnicJunglist
      @TechnicJunglist Před 4 lety +47

      @@dogparkagawa7273 it's lovely. I went to it immediately after the show ended

    • @liloreos5106
      @liloreos5106 Před 4 lety +2

      TechnicJunglist same I luv them!

    • @leahlo5133
      @leahlo5133 Před 4 lety +3

      Super boy super girl

    • @vintagegirl1195
      @vintagegirl1195 Před 4 lety +11

      I have a music playlist on Spotify it’s called TEOTFW playlist

  • @batoola2414
    @batoola2414 Před 4 lety +1339

    I also love the symbolism of their costumes. James spends much of the season in a funeral suit and Alyssa spends it in a wedding dress- which represents the dichotomy of life/death or beginnings/endings. But it's also interesting that their outer appearance is juxtapositioned with their inner dialogue and thoughts. James is dressed in funeral wear, but he's had this process of renewal and this newfound optimistic approach to life (like when he says that as bad as things are there's always something good). Meanwhile Alyssa in her wedding dress is more like a hollow ghost of her old self- almost like the younger, rowdier, and livelier version of her died and left this older, sadder version.

    • @mdeandre20
      @mdeandre20 Před 4 lety +62

      Batool A so true James said “it was like someone took her batteries out “

    • @Maria-ym1yw
      @Maria-ym1yw Před 4 lety +24

      I love your analysis. ^^

    • @erenkruger5834
      @erenkruger5834 Před 4 lety +10

      Screenshotted I’m using this in school

    • @hafit2446
      @hafit2446 Před 3 lety +20

      and at the end they're both wearing very vibrant colored clothes which kinda symbolize them finally coming to terms with it all and expressed their feeling to each other and the world

    • @Dale-ct5ru
      @Dale-ct5ru Před 3 lety +3

      Great analysis! I hadn't thought of that

  • @erenkruger5834
    @erenkruger5834 Před 4 lety +841

    Who else was shit shook when they made us think Bonnie killed James and alyssa?

    • @enigmaj1494
      @enigmaj1494 Před 4 lety +58

      I’ve never heard the phrase “shit shook” before now, but I love it.

    • @emgems6667
      @emgems6667 Před 3 lety +39

      I literally just sat there like :0 until i realised it was just in her imagination

    • @erenkruger5834
      @erenkruger5834 Před 3 lety +1

      emily same

    • @KaylaaJoii
      @KaylaaJoii Před 3 lety +18

      no cus i literally sat there completely still with my jaw dropped. i sat like there even after it was just an imagination

    • @Jackn17_
      @Jackn17_ Před 3 lety +27

      I thought it was a hallucination but it went for so long and i started getting worried😂

  • @dixieprobably2711
    @dixieprobably2711 Před 4 lety +2312

    For everyone asking for a 3rd season, why?? It was a perfect ending

    • @sharp7237
      @sharp7237 Před 4 lety +456

      dixie probably because we want more 😭

    • @meekahtayo
      @meekahtayo Před 4 lety +177

      yeah I would cry if there was more LIKE this show. I think teotfw had a perfect closing

    • @daveramos3207
      @daveramos3207 Před 4 lety +398

      I thought the ending of S1 was pretty damn perfect not needing S2. Now that I've seen S2, I feel the same way yet of gladly accept a third season with open arms.

    • @etefanyt245
      @etefanyt245 Před 4 lety +30

      Dave Ramos couldn’t have said it better 👌💛

    • @tannguyen7526
      @tannguyen7526 Před 4 lety +53

      I honestly don’t mind if season 2 end. I strongly agree that the ending is perfect. I

  • @imtelli4233
    @imtelli4233 Před 4 lety +1186

    Why can't we analyse stuff like this in class🥺

    • @lemarchanddesable6419
      @lemarchanddesable6419 Před 4 lety +48

      i'm telli Ikr that would make things so much more interesting

    • @moseshrangbung6958
      @moseshrangbung6958 Před 4 lety +52

      While Shakespeare is cool, analysing modern works is so much better

    • @Jackn17_
      @Jackn17_ Před 3 lety +4

      This and You would be so much better to learn about
      First, people would enjoy it more
      Second, they are a lot more interesting
      Third, they have a lot of detail

    • @2kmichaeljordan438
      @2kmichaeljordan438 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Jackn17_ no lmao. People don’t like analyzing things because they see it as trying to find shit that isn’t there

    • @char6081
      @char6081 Před 3 lety

      I’m gonna request this

  • @knowyournature7950
    @knowyournature7950 Před 4 lety +671

    When Alyssa told Bonnie that Bonnie had spelled her name wrong on the bullet, Bonnie should have had a fit, because it was exactly what her mother used to do.

    • @cristal6406
      @cristal6406 Před 4 lety +8

      YES OMG 😂

    • @prettyrat.
      @prettyrat. Před 4 lety +63

      I think that was why she paused a little. I fully expected Alyssa to die then... rude 😂

    • @andrewsuryahartono829
      @andrewsuryahartono829 Před 2 lety

      @@prettyrat. lmao yea she prolly thought of her mother in that moment

  • @viviansenabarron4098
    @viviansenabarron4098 Před 4 lety +485

    I love this show because you think that Alyssa is going to be some Manic Pixie Dream Girl for James, “the answer”, his purpose, a way to find himself before him dying but really this isn’t that- they’re real

    • @margaritam.9118
      @margaritam.9118 Před 4 lety +47

      Vivian Sena Barron
      She’s too angst-y and cynical to be a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
      They are both protagonists, whereas MPDG movies have a guy as a main hero and a girl as some perfect object of affection he puts on a pedestal.

    • @vaguilar8398
      @vaguilar8398 Před 4 lety +20

      that’s what James wanted her to be and it was freeing when he realized she couldn’t be because of her own traumas.

    • @someonefromearth5231
      @someonefromearth5231 Před 3 lety

      THIS

  • @suz3787
    @suz3787 Před 4 lety +1955

    my heart is so empty at it being over, but also so full knowing this is the best possible ending this story and the characters could receive.
    (game of thrones take note)

    • @trinaq
      @trinaq Před 4 lety +63

      Seconded, this was the best way they could have ended the show, and it concluded in a satisfying way that doesn't warrant a continuation.

    • @beauxbromwell5121
      @beauxbromwell5121 Před 4 lety +5

      Suzi Visser yes and didn’t need 8 seasons to do it ❤️

    • @suz3787
      @suz3787 Před 4 lety +5

      rip every GOT fan

    • @nomisfurste2932
      @nomisfurste2932 Před 4 lety +3

      BEST SERIES EVER😭😭

    • @vivianasegura6774
      @vivianasegura6774 Před 4 lety +2

      Only if it had long episodes

  • @lyla5434
    @lyla5434 Před 4 lety +453

    part of me wants a third season but the more logical half of me knows this is the best ending

    • @KaylaaJoii
      @KaylaaJoii Před 3 lety +2

      samee🙄

    • @rachaelrojas8178
      @rachaelrojas8178 Před 3 lety +11

      no we need another season they never showed their love really deeply or had a really intimate moment

    • @brrrrr7057
      @brrrrr7057 Před 2 lety +2

      @@rachaelrojas8178 so like a sequel to the couples or a backstory of james’s family

    • @mwlvyn5534
      @mwlvyn5534 Před 5 měsíci

      @@rachaelrojas8178you want a sex scene? Of course they showed their love. Im glad there is just two seasons

  • @FinnaRealtawk2323
    @FinnaRealtawk2323 Před 4 lety +1486

    This was the best series I’ve ever watched in my entire life. Hands down. Just brilliant in so many ways.

    • @marvel096
      @marvel096 Před 4 lety +9

      Try westworld, true detective season 1or fleabag

    • @clax5699
      @clax5699 Před 3 lety +16

      Watch breaking bad

    • @Marie-mw6bh
      @Marie-mw6bh Před 3 lety +3

      Me too!! The End Of The Fucking World, Supernatural and Sex Education are my all-time favourites :))

    • @amelia1658
      @amelia1658 Před 3 lety

      agreed

    • @2kmichaeljordan438
      @2kmichaeljordan438 Před 3 lety +3

      Breaking bad? Walking dead? Game of thrones? Defending Jacob? The Office?

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq Před 4 lety +683

    I love this show, especially this season. Bonnie and Clive are a clear parallel to James and Alyssa. However, while James is eventually redeemed by his love for Alyssa, Bonnie is so starved for love and affection that she's been become a martyr for Clive, and is blind to the fact that he's blatantly using her. You ultimately can't help but feel sympathy for Bonnie.😩

    • @BigHenFor
      @BigHenFor Před 4 lety +5

      Bonnie and Clyde, btw

    • @Deoxysiscool1
      @Deoxysiscool1 Před 4 lety +2

      clyde*

    • @cecilia5553
      @cecilia5553 Před 4 lety +41

      @@BigHenFor she's talking about the proffesor they killed on the show. Not the classic couple Bonnie and Clyde

    • @nataliaalfonso2662
      @nataliaalfonso2662 Před 4 lety +19

      BigHenFor cliiiiiivvveeeee. The rapist professor from the show.

    • @77dris
      @77dris Před 4 lety +11

      When they hold down Bonnie, and Alyssa thinks out loud about how people become this way from lack of love growing up; that was epic. Such a great show, I will miss it. "Wayne" is quite similar to this - an American version - but it's not quite the same.

  • @LEONARDO-xs2ke
    @LEONARDO-xs2ke Před 4 lety +572

    " I'm just getting some milk " Okay

  • @nigelc5264
    @nigelc5264 Před 4 lety +611

    And then I didn’t die 😂😂😂 that killed me

    • @LA-xc4tc
      @LA-xc4tc Před 4 lety +4

      Black Viking Reactions same 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @certainlyjoel7778
      @certainlyjoel7778 Před 4 lety +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @jordxn429
      @jordxn429 Před 3 lety +1

      Nigel C but then u didn’t die

  • @filmreviewer117
    @filmreviewer117 Před 3 lety +87

    James's Dad was the best parent as he tried the best he could but never got over the grief of losing his wife and never knew how to talk about it with his son.

  • @JC-vy7ns
    @JC-vy7ns Před 4 lety +265

    For me, this show is deep and there are many character developments as the stories goes on. I loved this series.

  • @magpie7938
    @magpie7938 Před 4 lety +389

    Sorry but I laughed when they poured out his dad’s sludge

  • @mahfuzurchowdhury2765
    @mahfuzurchowdhury2765 Před 4 lety +81

    Also, how right at the end, she held his "weird hand", whereas in last series, she really didn't want to.

  • @K1LLRYN
    @K1LLRYN Před 4 lety +429

    am i really the only one that saw alyssa running off to that house and jumping into the pool as her trying to end her own life but for whatever reason, she luckily couldn't and therefore survived?? i felt like this was her secret, this time. in the first season, james planned to kill her but even after these thoughts of his had gone away, he never actually told her about it. so when james admits that he thought alyssa might have done something bad to herself and she reassures him by telling him that she wasn't going to do that, i feel like that was her lie. she didn't want him to know that she actually had tried to end her own life.
    does this make sense?

    • @sandygonsalves4646
      @sandygonsalves4646 Před 4 lety +111

      It does, but I don't think that's the case. Alyssa has always been very strong and confident. I believe when she said she wasn't going to commit suicide she meant it.

    • @Ruth-kq3zs
      @Ruth-kq3zs Před 4 lety +7

      James told Alyssa that he planned to kill her though?

    • @batoola2414
      @batoola2414 Před 4 lety +55

      @@Ruth-kq3zs I don't think he ever did. The only time they came close was when Alyssa asked him where he got the knife that he used to stab Clive from, and he told her that his dad gave it to him as a gift and that it was a hunting knife. She never really finds out what he intended to do with it.

    • @georgehs6111
      @georgehs6111 Před 4 lety +14

      Batool A also in the scene when they are in the cafe and James asked if she wanted mustard on her chips and she’s like there is definitely something wrong with hi,

    • @luigi9575
      @luigi9575 Před 4 lety +3

      Yes, it does.

  • @daryllepedrosa692
    @daryllepedrosa692 Před 4 lety +103

    The way Alyssa describes her trauma perfectly described the way I felt about mine. It’s like life moves on and I’m doing stuff, but it’s hard to get out of that mind space. I can pretend to be fine on the outside but on the inside it’s a battle to try and feel okay

    • @surayaiffah4967
      @surayaiffah4967 Před 9 měsíci

      that's why it's important that you simply take life one day at a time, have a set routine, and always curiously and compassionately ask yourself what you want, as a kind parent would, and give yourself that. Praying for you

  • @alphasweatzz6964
    @alphasweatzz6964 Před 4 lety +321

    I'm honestly not surprised that there is only two seasons I can't see where they could go with a seasson 3 it's a perfect ending

    • @sienaschwartz219
      @sienaschwartz219 Před 3 lety +15

      I could kinda see a season three where Alyssa finds out about how he was plotting to murder her, and then the writers take it from there. But I do think it was a perfect ending, but I like all amazing shows, I want to watch more beyond the last episode.

    • @shanesarna5972
      @shanesarna5972 Před 3 lety

      Fr

    • @georgefreemon2935
      @georgefreemon2935 Před 2 lety

      I heard the creator didn’t even want a season 2

    • @AkemiNinjitsu
      @AkemiNinjitsu Před 29 dny

      We ARE CRAVING A SEASON 3 you’re delusional

  • @godbear2930
    @godbear2930 Před 4 lety +125

    I wish the story would never end...but I'm glad they got together after all.

  • @GatoSanDad
    @GatoSanDad Před 4 lety +120

    Glad I was alive to watch this amazing show.

  • @tessfrancis3232
    @tessfrancis3232 Před 4 lety +40

    i love this show so much. it’s funny , relatable and most importantly - timeless. the soundtrack and the lack of technology makes you question what time period the show is actually set in. it’s hands down the best show i’ve ever watched !

  • @bloojay7
    @bloojay7 Před 4 lety +71

    Finally, someone who understands the thematic point of Bonnie's character!!

  • @milfsfilms
    @milfsfilms Před 4 lety +228

    season 2 either is an epilogue or a transition into a new life for james and alyssa.. lord let it be the latter

    • @user-qo4px7zp8o
      @user-qo4px7zp8o Před 4 lety +17

      Sadly, the producer of the show, said that it would be the end...

    • @anniej844
      @anniej844 Před 4 lety +16

      I have to admit I’m glad there won’t be a season 3. The story is done, and if they went on making season after season it just turn to shit

  • @habibrakhman4265
    @habibrakhman4265 Před 4 lety +64

    "Yes, a few"
    Such an awesome line for 17

  • @amazontiger1568
    @amazontiger1568 Před 4 lety +126

    I really liked season 2. I was not expecting a season 2 cuz the first season just felt like that was the end and another season wasnt needed. I liked the way season 2 ended. My heart dropped when bonnie shot james and Alyssa, I thought they were just about to go with a tragic ending

  • @spinos4ru553
    @spinos4ru553 Před 4 lety +40

    In the very last video I fully lost it when James thought Alyssa has commuted suicide :( really hit home

  • @strats007stts8
    @strats007stts8 Před 4 lety +88

    Something I noticed:
    We start Season One having already seen the trailers, so we're more worried about Alyssa than James because we know James. James is the one going through being a sociopath in S1.
    We start Season Two with Bonnie and Alyssa, and we're worried about James because we don't know what happened. Alyssa is the one going through being a sociopath in S2.
    Also, in S1, James was going to kill Alyssa but ends up killing Clive Koch to save Alyssa. In S2, we start off immediately with Bonnie, she wants to kill James and Alyssa for revenge. But just like the constant loop, Bonnie ends up killing the motel owner and almost herself.
    Amazing writing! 😁💯

  • @meekahtayo
    @meekahtayo Před 4 lety +98

    I cried at nearly every episode.. I love this show so much

  • @littlewhispers8926
    @littlewhispers8926 Před 4 lety +29

    After watching the series and this video over and over, I realized a symbol of growth in Alyssa. In season 1 in the diner (after their time apart) James and Alyssa held hands but Alyssa didn't want to hold his injured left hand. In the season 2 finale, she openly takes his left hand when they hold hands, evenly subtly rubs it. I believe this shows Alyssa moving the pain/acknowledging the pain and working toward accepting the pain instead of blocking it out. This may be obvious, but I thought I'd share.

  • @thedavidjscott_
    @thedavidjscott_ Před 4 lety +91

    This show is amazing. But I also wouldn't care if they didn't make any more seasons. I feel like it was wrapped up with a nice bow at the end.

  • @federicosilva1239
    @federicosilva1239 Před 4 lety +378

    I didn't know it was the last season:(

    • @trinaq
      @trinaq Před 4 lety +219

      Yep, although two seasons seems rather short, I'm glad that they're not dragging it out unnecessarily, unlike certain OTHER shows (cough THIRTEEN REASONS WHY cough)!

    • @LEONARDO-xs2ke
      @LEONARDO-xs2ke Před 4 lety +29

      I will start crying if it was the last season okay

    • @stepconnar9442
      @stepconnar9442 Před 4 lety +32

      tech psyche the writer confirmed they wont make another season

    • @LEONARDO-xs2ke
      @LEONARDO-xs2ke Před 4 lety +22

      @@stepconnar9442 thanks i am crying

    • @gomi_chow
      @gomi_chow Před 4 lety +63

      I really wanted to see how Alyssa would react to James wanting to initially kill her. But I'm content with this

  • @Gabriela-co8ee
    @Gabriela-co8ee Před 4 lety +19

    Alyssa's accent is like music to my ears i love it

  • @merlin8046
    @merlin8046 Před 4 lety +15

    One of the best surprises I ever saw in a TV show. I literally binged both seasons in one night.

  • @snowyy3028
    @snowyy3028 Před 4 lety +96

    Man Todd was actually a good person...

  • @Nasreenart
    @Nasreenart Před 4 lety +41

    Bonnie's story broke my heart into so many peices.

    • @RomuloFarias37
      @RomuloFarias37 Před rokem +1

      what made me happy was that james was worried about her and trying to ask the cops for help

  • @alano9936
    @alano9936 Před 4 lety +33

    THE SOUND TRACK THOUGH!

  • @tasenova2717
    @tasenova2717 Před 3 lety +32

    "I'm sorry"
    "For what?"
    "For making you the answer its not fair"
    But that's the thing. Wasn't she?

    • @ashleymatthews6429
      @ashleymatthews6429 Před 3 lety +13

      No she wasn't. That's the point. You should never make another human being the answer. Although she did help and effect him to redemption in quite a few ways, making her the answer would only drive James onto Bonnie's path of love which is not healthy

  • @gigigooglas4242
    @gigigooglas4242 Před 3 lety +9

    One detail missed at 4:19 Alyssa holds James "weird hand." I can recall instances from the series where she would say "not the weird one." Make of this as you will

  • @tatum9870
    @tatum9870 Před 4 lety +43

    THIS HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE SHOW EVER IM SO SAD IT ENDED :( but at least they’re both alive

  • @yesenia5897
    @yesenia5897 Před 4 lety +35

    I loved seeing james in a suit and tie and alyssa in a wedding dress. Makes me think they get married afterwards
    So sad for there not being another season, but wow this show is amazing.

  • @mikahong
    @mikahong Před 4 lety +98

    I love you, The Take! A gem in the youtubeverse

  • @_sunflower_6482
    @_sunflower_6482 Před 4 lety +50

    This show is so freaking good i am kinda upset that there wont be another season but the ending is perfect another season would have ruined it

  • @lndn787
    @lndn787 Před 4 lety +75

    This show is full of memories for me I don’t even want to go in depth but just know I’m sad about it ending

  • @rosemary8136
    @rosemary8136 Před 4 lety +20

    Holy crap, this analysis is honestly so amazing and brilliant. I've rewatched the show many times and still couldn't connect the many dots. Thank you for making this video.

  • @ethantinsley8185
    @ethantinsley8185 Před 4 lety +54

    I really enjoyed this show. For awhile I wasn't quite sure despite my addiction to keep watching it, but over all, I really liked it. The show has a weird way of making you feel empty and happy at the same time. It toys with your emotions, which I wasn't expecting going in, thinking it to be a dark comedy rather then a dark dramedy. Regardless, I felt I left walking away with more than optimistic nihilism. The show reminds audiences the importance of love, empathy, and feeling. A lot of people try to run or hide their feelings, which isn't entirely their fault. In a society that has expected perfectionism and class in the past, and pop culture that sometimes conditions that suppression, it's easy to see why so many become desensitized, nihilistic, and apathetic. When people surpress their emotions so much whether it's because of social conditioning, trauma, or anything else, they lock themselves behind bars that deprive them from being really human. To live life, is to live through sorrow. If a man cannot be willing to open up to sorrow, then they don't open themselves up to love either. For every day an individual experiences pain, another one is filled with greater love or positive emotions then before.

  • @djuanjohnson991
    @djuanjohnson991 Před 4 lety +15

    I couldn’t believe James was the same person as the story progressed

  • @tylerwatkins2923
    @tylerwatkins2923 Před 4 lety +192

    Analysis Euphoria which is another TV-MA teen drama please!!!

    • @trinaq
      @trinaq Před 4 lety +16

      I agree, I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, but the characters were so well fleshed out and relatable!😍

    • @tylerwatkins2923
      @tylerwatkins2923 Před 4 lety +5

      Trina Q what do you think it means when the most likable character is the drug dealer ?

    • @maggieverschut8872
      @maggieverschut8872 Před 4 lety +5

      @@tylerwatkins2923 so you think a drug dealer is a bad person bc they do drug the show shows all the down sides of drugs

  • @rodaxel7165
    @rodaxel7165 Před 4 lety +28

    Perfect ending. I'm happy if it doesn't comeback for a third season.
    I just love how in the first season James wanted to kill Alyssa, the 2nd season he confesses his love for her.

    • @alainabrooker5566
      @alainabrooker5566 Před 4 lety +1

      rod axel i agree i loved the ending

    • @PirateRadioDude
      @PirateRadioDude Před 2 lety

      Tbf, After episode 4 S1, James were pretty much in love with Alyssa. Now that i think about it, the psychopath thing was just a way to mask his own individual traumas

  • @user-qv2qf1jk5o
    @user-qv2qf1jk5o Před 4 lety +42

    FINALLY! I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THIS SHOW FOR SO LONG!

  • @nigelc5264
    @nigelc5264 Před 4 lety +51

    Dad : I’m just getting some milk 😂😂😂

  • @hermannbarbato
    @hermannbarbato Před 4 lety +32

    Title: ending explained
    Video: *proceeds to explain everything about the series*

    • @milesbf
      @milesbf Před 4 lety +2

      Hermann Barbato Well i’m not complaining

  • @mich5665
    @mich5665 Před 4 lety +32

    I was waiting for someone to explain the series and its ending, im so glad it was you!

  • @vanusaggar
    @vanusaggar Před 4 lety +6

    I love the way they just say Okay. It’s so simple yet puts a smile on my face

  • @typicalbootss586
    @typicalbootss586 Před 2 lety +2

    i had to say prolly my favorite thing about this show besides the adorable relationship is the music, the music is awesome. every single song is a banger

  • @lilywhite6799
    @lilywhite6799 Před 4 lety +19

    I just wanna watch James and Alyssa getting together and loving each other. S2 is not what I expected.

    • @PirateRadioDude
      @PirateRadioDude Před 2 lety +1

      S1 pretty much shows how their love can conquer anything, and S2 is when reality hits and that they have to work on themselves even if they love each other.

  • @phillyredsox9195
    @phillyredsox9195 Před 4 lety +17

    Such a wonderful essay about an incredible show. Thank you. I love your content.

  • @blaireyuu1564
    @blaireyuu1564 Před 4 lety +21

    I love you so much, The Take. Thank you for everything.

  • @amberism
    @amberism Před 3 lety +5

    "You can think you've run away from something, but actually you've been carrying it the whole time." love that quote

  • @yellowbubble8465
    @yellowbubble8465 Před 3 lety +5

    This is such a good video essay!! I didn't realize all the parallels and beautiful heartbreaking messages and the difference in feelings I felt towards season 1 and 2. I love this show

  • @AMKmusic96
    @AMKmusic96 Před rokem +2

    This is the first and only show that had closure at the end and didn’t make me mad or upset. I felt peace

  • @wengen2007
    @wengen2007 Před 4 lety +14

    Two great central characters - brilliant acting.

  • @donnchamccauley9470
    @donnchamccauley9470 Před 3 lety +2

    I love this show for how it taught me so many things about learning to deal with previous trauma and the trials and tribulations of over coming that trauma

  • @Kaiwala
    @Kaiwala Před 4 lety +202

    Allow me to explain the ending to you-
    The world f***ing ends.
    The end.

  • @katelyn5320
    @katelyn5320 Před 4 lety +12

    I am on my period so I cried like a bitch every time they cried or had a sad moment. Almost literally. Especially in season two when I got attached. Like when he said “I don’t know if it... works anymore. I got shot close to it so..” I SOBBED. I need helped. And yes. I cried also watching this video when it said “I am James. I just turned 18. And I just learned what ppl mean to each other” yup. Really. Still on my period. Okay bye

  • @HellenBeddQueen
    @HellenBeddQueen Před 4 lety +21

    Absolute favorite show I've seen on Netflix

  • @pranjallpahuja
    @pranjallpahuja Před 2 lety +6

    this is probably one of the most well thought-out and deeply explored video essays i've seen. you made me notice and realise so many things i hadn't before! thank you.

  • @oscarard7482
    @oscarard7482 Před 3 lety

    Dear people of the take I genuinely appreciate the good job you're doing, it's nice to find a place where deep topics can be discussed with nice and wholesome people, and you're comment sections are always filled with those. I believe good attracts good, and you're content is always so nice and wholesome, while objective. As Alyssa would say... Phanks!!

  • @bigw725
    @bigw725 Před rokem +2

    i’ve been suicidal af and i’m not saying that’s changed, but i can’t believe i had the significance of james and alyssa’s talk about death explained to me thru a video that feels like watchmojo. I didn’t see it through the lense that this channel did. thanks

  • @whatsablurryface7732
    @whatsablurryface7732 Před 4 lety +35

    why there should be a third season:
    -alyssa finds out about james wanting to kill her
    -alyssas depression?
    -what happened to bonnie?
    -why was james’ dads ashes a paste?
    -alyssa getting help
    -what does james do with his dad being gone?
    -does james get over his mom and dads death?
    -james possibly getting help???
    if you guys think there should be more things to add comment down below :)

    • @milesbf
      @milesbf Před 4 lety +8

      what’s a blurryface James’ Dad’s ashes were probably a paste because some water got into the urn

    • @Cremecek
      @Cremecek Před 4 lety +2

      She did find out that James wanted to kill her, that's why she ran away from him

    • @whatsablurryface7732
      @whatsablurryface7732 Před 4 lety +3

      Keisha Fabo no?? she ran away because he killed the professor. i’m assuming you’re talking about season 1

    • @Cremecek
      @Cremecek Před 4 lety

      @@whatsablurryface7732 oh oops

  • @drit4890
    @drit4890 Před 4 lety +9

    Girls, you nailed it! That was the best analysis ever. Loved it!

  • @yuki_eerhs4591
    @yuki_eerhs4591 Před 4 lety +5

    OMG just what i was looking for. I just watched it yesterday (I even got Netflix for it - turns out you didn't need to watch it but still) It's so good. Thank you.

  • @dylanzane1414
    @dylanzane1414 Před 4 lety +26

    Why does everyone think the ending is perfect ? Can someone please explain this to me ? I don't like how Alyssa sAys she needs a lot of time and stuff. It leaves an open ending and I wish we could see more of their relationship now that they have both gone through all of this stuff. Can we at least have a bonus episode that shows them together like a uear later and how their lives turn out tttttt

    • @daphneea.5604
      @daphneea.5604 Před 4 lety +29

      To me, it's a fitting end. I suggest not looking at it with rose-tinted glasses because it will make you miss the point of S2; having to face the consequences after what they did in s1 and that there's a healthy way to do that and that you can. It's a wonderful message to a society overrun by pessimism and romanticizing emotional damage. And this is why it was a fitting end.

    • @binhn.c.7003
      @binhn.c.7003 Před 4 lety +16

      Although the ending leaves us with a lot of uncertainty, we’re however promised two things: Alyssa and James love each other, and they will never leave one another. To me, that is enough

    • @jessicasilsby7698
      @jessicasilsby7698 Před rokem

      I think it’s a pretty optimistic ending. When Todd tells her she doesn’t deserve love because she doesn’t know how to treat people, she agrees. She doesn’t want to lose James, and knows she loves him deeply, and doesn’t want her trauma and triggers to ruin what they have or chase him away, so in her own way, she is agreeing to work on herself and get herself to a healthier place so she can be who she thinks James deserves and love him fully.

  • @rosabarrios7048
    @rosabarrios7048 Před 4 lety +1

    very happy you posted this video

  • @addictedtokpop4304
    @addictedtokpop4304 Před 2 lety

    Such a briliant analysis. Never thought before that this series have that deep meaning from each episodes. To be honest I also love all their monologue sentence..

  • @PirateRadioDude
    @PirateRadioDude Před 2 lety +3

    What I love most about this show is that in S1, James and Alyssa found love in each other and that love seems to conquer it all. James realised he wasnt a psychopath and thought he found his answer in Alyssa, his manic pixie dream girl who would solve everything and bring out the best in him. While Alyssa had abandonment issues as a result of not being cared for by any of her guardians; in James, she found someone who’d protect her at all costs, someone who genuinely care for her. Without addressing their traumas, they literally and figuratively ran away from their problems.
    I love S2 a lot and i know a lot of ppl hated S2’s sombre’s nature. Both Alyssa and James had to face the consequences of their actions and more depressingly, the weight of their trauma head on. Reality hits, love alone cannot conquer everything. You can tell Alyssa was really hurt and heartbroken from the letter, it felt like betrayal while James just wanted to live out that adrenaline from S1 again to “bring back” Alyssa.
    It goes full circle tbh, minus the Bonnie stuff its a story of a young couple who fell in love because of outrageous situations having to navigate their way after coming down off a high and having to realise that love alone is not enough. Alyssa acknowledging she needs psychological help and James apologising for trying to make Alyssa his answer shows how the 17 yo kids are now ready to take the next step and get better.

  • @tatal3321
    @tatal3321 Před rokem

    ugh love the storyline so much!! the message was there, and it was written beautifully

  • @AllTheArtsy
    @AllTheArtsy Před 4 lety +2

    Brilliant show, with two charismatic leads that you always root for. Fantastic soundtrack. Quite lush cinematography. I didn't expect a sequel, but so happy to have gotten one!

  • @fabledhorse356
    @fabledhorse356 Před 3 lety +2

    That was actually a really good analysis, thank you

  • @sandraperalta6402
    @sandraperalta6402 Před 4 lety

    Loved it!!! Great analysis!!! Thank you

  • @judithwallace2091
    @judithwallace2091 Před 4 lety

    Another great analysis. Well done.

  • @cyruzhrl339
    @cyruzhrl339 Před 4 lety +50

    Plot twist: he's a socialpath

    • @sourandcream
      @sourandcream Před 4 lety +5

      Cyruzh sociopath

    • @ives6622
      @ives6622 Před 4 lety +3

      High functioning sociopath

    • @epichighslowsofhighschoolf3074
      @epichighslowsofhighschoolf3074 Před 4 lety +15

      @@ives6622 hes not a sociopath. Stop throwing around serious mental disorders. Sociopaths play mind games and are violent, James isnt like that at all. He had PTSD, severe depression, and dissociation. Not sociopathy.

    • @ives6622
      @ives6622 Před 4 lety +2

      @@epichighslowsofhighschoolf3074 chill I was kidding "high functioning sociopath" as in BBC Sherlock

    • @doraorak
      @doraorak Před 3 lety

      @@epichighslowsofhighschoolf3074 Pretty sure you see hallucinations related to the trauma if you have PTSD. James did not see any.

  • @enanvigil
    @enanvigil Před 4 lety +1

    Outstanding work

  • @sinosleep007
    @sinosleep007 Před 4 lety +6

    I about lost my shit when he found the jacket, then did lose my shit when he loses his cause he thought it was his mom all over again. It's so fucking good.

  • @gwenyc.z5061
    @gwenyc.z5061 Před 3 lety +3

    I love this show. It wrapped everything up instead of making it longer than it needed to be. Soundtrack is awesome too

  • @MrGreaves
    @MrGreaves Před 4 lety +10

    I feel really sad about all the undertones and overtones in this series. It’s so well made