Much of the third season of killing eve was a search for identity that put Villanelle (Jodie Comer) in the unique position of rethink your own story. Of course, Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) kept reminding her that her only goal is to kill. As many times and in as many ways as necessary. But for the most beloved killer in recent pop culture, things aren’t that simple.
Villanelle’s search for identity is a global idea about control of her life. There was a new perspective a decision at hand, an uncomfortable search for a more elaborate perception of herself. At the same time, a series of questions about by Eve (Sandra Oh) and how the two are related. Some questions that are destined not to be answered immediately.
The scene of the final chapter of the third season not only marks a full stop, it also defines the entire season. Specifically, when Eve and Villanelle are in a ballroom and the Villanelle’s confessions about her crimes. At that moment, the long search and chase between the two reached a new point.
On the other hand, the growing tension that unites the characters will inevitably lead to disaster. In the end, killing eve is based on the ability of the protagonists to sustain a hard and tense story. So that the rarefied atmosphere that unites two brilliant women is sustained for as long as possible. So the fourth season has the strange responsibility of closing not only the story, but the way Eve and Villanelle relate.
With a history full of ups and downs (it was insisted that the third season had been unnecessary and bland), killing eve comes to the end with a handful of questions. In particular, how to resolve conflicts between two powerful characters, discover the enigma of the Twelve, even the death of Konstantin (Kim Bodnia) at the hands of Carolyn. What can be expected from the end of a story in which most of the characters are destined for a brutal fate? does it meet killing eve with all the promises of that disconcerting final chapter of the third season?
Two faces on an axis of shadows
Actually, the fourth (and final) season of killing eveIt is more of a recapitulation than a conclusion. And that is evident from the first minutes of its first chapter. Time has elapsed — weeks, months? the series does not clarify it — and their characters have evolved. As if it were a journey through the mysterious worlds of each of them, the series shows them in new settings. On the one hand, Villanelle goes through a journey of introspection and understanding of her abilities. Something that a good part of the critics and the fans of the series had expected during the last seasons.
At the other end of the spectrum, Eve is as far away from risk and danger as she can get. Or at least from the sense of imminent stalking which was the muscle of his character in the previous chapters. Little by little it becomes clear that the series tries to imply that the conflicts are, for now, on hold.
Or at least stopped while his characters find a way back to a blind space. Even Carolyn seems to have lost her momentum. Does it mean finally killing eve explore a new direction? At least, for the first section of its opening chapter, it is the most obvious premise.
Obsession has only one way
But as strange as it may seem, what is shown as a deviation from the medullary center of killing eve, ends up being a trap that is revealed in the first episode. One not too witty to make it clear that the series follows the worn plot from their previous seasons. In fact, one of the most surprising things about the new chapters is how quickly it returns to its main plot.
Again, the obsession between Eve and Villanelle is obvious; Carolyn’s need to understand the reach and influence of the Twelve, too. So the question of the series is obvious. Did it change at any stage point?Did it morph into something wittier based on your usual themes? It’s difficult and disappointing that the series avoids showing any changes to its basic story. Even the novelty points seem to come to the same strategy that it has moved on since its inception.
At the end, a big smile of satisfaction
Of course, there is a hint of complacency in returning to the cunning game of cat and mouse between two formidable women. Also, to a renewed staging that recovers from its first season the taste for the symbolic and the dark. killing eve bases its effectiveness on the resplendent chemistry between its characters. Likewise, in its ability to become more twisted as death looms and the need for violence becomes more and more satisfying.
In fact, in his best moments, this dark vision about power, love and physical and intellectual attraction reaches brilliant levels. But by the time the plot progresses, it’s clear that this sendoff — which answers the questions from the season three season finale — is fitting. Not especially imaginative or powerful. But it is necessary to end the strange relationship with an unclassifiable series that says goodbye remembering its essence.
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The twisted humor, the almost erotic chemistry between the cast, the malice hidden on the sidelines. Is something similar enough for a series like killing eve?At least it’s respectful to one of the best stories of the decade. It remains to be seen if the episodes (which will be released weekly), support the elaborate language and the search for an eloquent message. Something more than enough for a farewell.