11 times Alyssa from 'The End of the F***ing World' was the ultimate DGAF badass

Telling it like it is.
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Sam Haysom
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When it comes to giving absolutely zero f*cks, nobody does it better than Alyssa from The End of the F***cking World.

Played by an impressively deadpan Jessica Barden, Alyssa is a 17-year-old girl who goes on the run with potential psychopath James (Alex Lawther) in Netflix's latest black comedy.

She's tough, she takes absolutely no nonsense from anyone, and in a show that has some gloriously blunt one-liners, she has some of the best.

Here's a roundup of some of her most DGAF moments.

1. This no-nonsense introduction.

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2. Her abrupt reaction to a friend sending her a message while they're sitting together at the same table.

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3. Her thoughts on chain restaurants.

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4. Her blunt response to a suspicious hotel receptionist.

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5. The time she chose the evening's entertainment.

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6. This clean-up process.

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7. The time she shut down a guy who complained after she changed her mind about having sex.

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8. This casual exit from a shop, after a security guard had just let her off with a warning to "stop stealing".

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9. These parting words about her slimy stepdad, spoken before hanging up on her mum.

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10. The time she stood up to her dad.

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11. And, finally, put him in his place with this moving speech.

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The first series of The End of the F***ing World is available now on Netflix.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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