Killing Eve (BBC America)

I heard an interview with Comer and she said how it's a show not to be so looked in to, but fun. So maybe we are being to harsh on it ? I'm not totally let down but i do see cracks in the show.

 

There are definitely cracks in the show. (If I look hard enough at any show I can see the crevices. . . ) But it's fun. I particularly like the evolution of the Paleski marriage as Eve ignores it for the most part. And Villanelle's perverse stubbornness to remain the flashy assassin.

 

I don't mind Nico, but the scenes are repetitive, same fight, nothing changes.

 

I’ve never believed them as a couple. There doesn’t seem to be organic chemistry between them. Could be the writing plays a huge part in that.

 

Yeah, I thought Jodie looked gorgeous last night. She’s a unique beauty.

 

Tonight's episode was very good , return to season 1 . The chemistry between these two women is so great .
Bit surprised Villanelle approached Nico, I don't see her killing him , just trying to drive further wedge between them . She knows her power .

 

There were a couple of really good scene moments towards the end of the episode. And yes those felt like a return to season 1. But the first 2/3 of the episode was fake and disappointing for me.

 

But there's many things that suspend belief in this show. Looking for realism this isn't it, just fun, entertaining when at it's best. Would they really put an assassin they've been wanting to catch as an interrogator, totally by herself, with no means of watching or recording what she's doing ?! No way. Government agencies often use unsavory types but not without supervision of some sort.
You could see this coming that they'd have to bring in Villanelle as an asset , how else could they keep show going otherwise ..

 

That episode was a real return to form.

 

I always thought that was intentional! Showing that Eve is deep down, someone who is not compatible with someone like Niko, that the safe, and to her more boring life choices is something she is willing to ignore and disappoint for the pursuit of Villanelle and her more dark desires/thoughts

 

Tonight's episode was really good as well . Just when you think eh maybe Villanelle is showing her humanity (although I think deep down she feels similiar to her confession in AA)
she acts out in an outrageous and heinous way - pushing that woman in front of bus. Totally saw it coming but still flinched like Eve when it happened.
Loved that striped outfit V was wearing and her scene with the accents . Also loved how Eve was acting out in the teacher's room like V did in her house.
Thought Sandra Oh was so good in that scene , way she put them both in their place .
V has got to kill the obnoxious Peele , obviously that meat scene was her idea , ugh ! If she starts killing again though how can they continue to work with her?!

 

Oh and forgot to add Carolyn and her hookah and the eggs comment
One of her quirky moments

 

I hate this latest episode and am thinking about not watching any more, totally unbelievable.

 

What did you hate about it ?
I didn't like how the ending felt chopped.
There are two episodes left unless this season goes longer which I haven't heard, any predictions ?

 

The show seems to have lost its 'mojo'. They'd have to really pull a rabbit out of the hat to get me to watch next season. It's a shame, the 1st season was brilliant!

 

Rome! Great Soundtrack, as always:


Va tu sei libero - Dalida

 

Good episode. Maybe Eve & Villanelle are going to discover they are more a match as friends than anything else. They certainly have chemistry, like and admire each other in different ways. Looking forward to the finale..

 

Looking forward to the finale as well. There will be a third season so maybe (probably) we are left with a cliffhanger again.
I still enjoy this season very much. I must admit that I laughed at first when I saw what happened to Niko's teacher friend Gemma. Similar to the scene with the toilet brush, the difference being he deserved it.

 

Gemma was being annoying but didn't deserve to be killed. Do you think they are throwing in a kill an episode so to speak lest we forget how dangerous V can be?
In order for her to stay around and keep working with them she has to be redeemed somehow you'd think .

 

Yes, that's what I think as well. Apart from that I also agree with what you wrote earlier that it is a fun and entertaining show that isn't meant to be taken so seriously. Just look at the random killings. Whenever you might start to relate to Villanelle a little bit, like the AA meeting, she does something later showing that she's a totally unpredictable psychopath. She kind of has her own style (like her facial expressions) making these brutal acts shocking but also, well, funny in a way.

 

You can tell my love had waned, I only got round to watching episode 5 last night, after telling my friends how disappointing season 2 was.

But wonder we're back on track and what a joy, 5, 6 and 7 last night,Villanelle's got her mojo back and Caroline's returned to her old self. Two deaths one to laugh out loud and one that chills plus Eve's talk with the psychiatrist, which had the dread feel of Hannibal, that's the brilliance of this programme, what genre is it.

It's a shame we had to wait until episode 5, too late for this series to equal series 1 but I'm happy now,

 

Well we will have to talk about the finale

 

This show is not fun anymore. Seems more like treading water & going nowhere interesting. *shrug*

 

I see that kill a little differently since she let Nikko (sp?) live. In her mind she may have been protecting Eve from someone that wanted to take her husband away...so in her twisted child like logic the threat of Nikko getting together with Gemma is eliminated (pun intended) and Eve would be happy about it.

 

That seems very likely!

Spoiler

I like the explanation. That would make V the saviour of Eve's and Nikko's relationship. That is more than enough for her to justify the kill. Like you say, she probably thinks she's doing her a big favour.
Also, she might have even thought to be considerate of Nikko when asking him first if he loved Gemma. His answer being "no" and also saying that he still loved Eve might also count like an okay for Villanelle to go ahead and kill Gemma. All is well and easy in Villanelle's world!