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Alyssa is the one of the main protagonists of the British black comedy-drama television programme, The End of the F***ing World. She is a rebellious teenage girl, who is initially James' intended victim but later his love interest.
Physical appearance[]
When introduced, Alyssa has middle parted medium length brown hair, pale skin with freckles across her face and blue eyes. In the first few episodes, she is seen wearing an outfit consisting of a grey shirt, a red cardigan, and blue jeans with sneakers. In some scenes, she is shown wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, and her beige jacket.
Story[]
Season 1[]
Alyssa is a rebellious new schoolmate, who is encountered by James (an 17-year old who has a psychopathic disorder) and he decides that he will kill her next. As she takes an interest in him, he feigns romantic interest and the two start dating. When Alyssa asks James to perform cunnilingus on her the next day, he begins preparing his knife and working out how he will kill her. She is late after being stuck at a home garden party where her stepfather tells her it will be better if she left. After that, she visits James and blurts out her desire to leave town with or without him and asks if he is in, wanting him to say yes.
With their newfound freedom, Alyssa and James play laser tag but end up having to dine and dash at a restaurant after realizing they have spent all their money. Alyssa suggests they attempt to have sex while driving, but while getting undressed they swerve off the road and crash into a tree. They hitchhike in the van of Martin, a middle-aged man whom Alyssa quickly despises. While in the toilets of the restaurant they have stopped at for food, Martin follows James and asks about his burnt hand, before smelling it and putting it on his crotch; James is submissive, despite being disgusted by it. Alyssa sees this and blackmails Martin into giving her his wallet. After booking a hotel room, Alyssa goes to the bathroom and cries, while James waits with his knife by the door, hesitantly. He softens when he hears her crying and puts his knife away; Alyssa calls home and her stepfather Tony answers.
Season 2[]
Alyssa is now 19. After the events of the previous season, she was given a community service sentence for her crimes. Tony left Gwen. Due to the reaction to her misadventures, Alyssa's mother Gwen sold their house and moved in with Gwen's half-sister Leigh in the country. Alyssa is employed by Leigh as a waitress in her café. Alyssa meets Todd, whom she soon asks to marry. She receives a bullet with her name scratched on it in the mail that she does not take seriously. Over time, she notices that a red car has been following her, which she discovers James in.
Whilst James finishes his statement at the police station, Alyssa returns to Koch's home. James tracks her down, believing she may have harmed herself. Together, they reflect on their shared experiences there. James scatters his father's ashes at the underpass where his father and his mother met. They eat lunch together and Alyssa confesses she had earlier overheard James saying he loved her. She admits she feels the same, but adds that she will need time and therapy. They hold hands and say "I love you".
Personality[]
Alyssa is shown to be quite a confident, stubborn and sometimes an explicit young woman, who has a taste for adventure and is essentially bored of life. Even before she meets James, she tells us about her reckless behavior towards other people around her. On the second season, however, Alyssa becomes a more thoughtful person. She cares about the feelings of others more, and having to divorce her newly-wed husband because James still loves her, all this time weight heavily on her conscience.