2020 has been easily the worst year of most of our lifetimes, but one positive in all that is the return of Killing Eve. The show has developed a huge fan base and won many awards, and is one of my personal favourite TV shows.
The opening episode feels again like a to al shift, which is inevitable as the show switches showrunners every season, but it does still feel like the show we love, mainly because of the cast and characters.
While the episode does struggle from non existent pacing and a lack of actual story, this may just be because it needed to re-introduce (and introduce) all these characters, and hopefully the rest of the season will be as cleverly plotted and well paced as the original.
*Below features spoilers for Killing Eve Season 3, Episode 1.
We find Villanelle (Jodie Comer) marrying a new woman, which shows she is moving on and also gives us the chance to see Jodie Comer is a wedding suit, which is a win for all involved.
However, as events unfold, her former teacher Dasha (Harriet Walter) drags Villanelle back in.
Konstantin and Carolyn also have their own separate situations that are introduced, and I am sure will overlap at some stage.
Meanwhile, Eve is living a new and unhappy life alone after the events of season 2, with only Kenny reaching out to her to try and get her assistance in investigating the Twelve. She isn’t interested but does agree to go for a drink with him at work.
When she arrives, she sees his body thrown from the roof, to his death, reminiscent of Bill’s demise in season 1. While we don’t see the killer and it is unlikely to be Villanelle this time around, this is going to be extremely personal for Eve (and Carolyn) and will lovely drag them both head first back into the world of assassins and murder.
RIP Kenny, you were too good for this world (it should’ve been Niko), but I’m sure you death won’t be for nothing.
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