Killing Eve continues to hurtle towards the season finale, with an episode that felt very tonally like one taken from the dynamite first season, which gives me even more encouragement for Laura Neal (writer of this episode and the ‘bus episode’ earlier in the season) for when she takes over next season.
The cat and mouse game was back on as Eve finally got to take centre stage again and put her skills to use to track down Villanelle, while Villanelle continued her mental fragility and in attacking Dasha, made it clear she is done with the twelve.
It is really good character progression for Villanelle, and it gives Jodie Comer more range to pursue as an actor (she has been so incredible in the last few episodes, she is surely a favourite to repeat her Emmy win), I still hope when Villanelle has discovered her new place in the world, the funny/sexy/ruthless assassin will re-emerge to entertain us.
Just as Villanelle seemingly comes towards the light, Eve seems (especially with her interaction with Dasha) to be going towards the dark, and I think they need each other to balance each other out (and maybe kill Dasha together).
I am glad Konstantin didn’t die, although the show needs to be careful about seeming to kill supporting characters and then backing out (I still see no reason why Niko survived) but I’m glad Konstantin will be around a while longer.
These two star crossed lovers will finally meet again next week after spending nearly the entire season apart, and while this episode showed the show is still one of the best on TV, the thing that really sets it apart is the unique and sexually charged relationship between its two leads, and they need to really embrace that in the next episode and beyond.
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