Starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, Killing Eve centers on two women: Eve (Oh) is a bored, whip-smart, pay-grade MI5 security officer whose desk-bound job doesn’t fulfill her fantasies of being a spy. Villanelle (Comer) is a mercurial, talented killer who clings to the luxuries her violent job affords her. Penned by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) and based on the novellas by Luke Jennings, Killing Eve will follow these two women, equally obsessed with each other, as they go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse.
I didn't even know this show was on. Thanks for the heads up. Thanks also to Directv I was able to catch up on the previous episodes. This is a great show and Jodie Comer is, as usual, brilliant. I first saw her on BBC's "Thirteen" and that is still one of my all time favorite tv shows. She was very good in "The White Princess" mini-series also. She's just flat out a great actress.
I was hoping EVE POLASTRI would have been an equal match vs VILLANELLE!
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EVE POLASTRI Eve always dreamed that she’d be working as a spy in a secret assassin-hunting department for MI5, but really she is just a desk jockey tasked with assigning protection to foreign people of interest during their trips to London.
Eve is half British but was born in Connecticut. She was fiercely ambitious growing up, but mainly to impress her father, who she adored. Always fascinated by women in crime, she excelled in her degree in criminal psychology. When her father died her momentum slightly slowed; she wasn't sure who she was trying to impress anymore. Her father’s memorial brought her back to the UK, she met Niko and never really left. Eve started at MI5 and spends her work assessing risk, yet has spent a life absent from any kind of it.
Eve is slightly disappointed in her world as it is now. She’s a little rough around the edges. She has a short temper and can be occasionally gross. Like the rest of us, when shit’s not exciting, Eve just gets a bit lazy.
Struggling to find meaning in her work, Eve’s ennui is beginning to get the better of her. She doesn’t have a drug dependence problem or an unhappy domestic situation. Her husband Niko really is great. He loves Eve. So why can’t she shake a creeping sense of dissatisfaction?
Underneath her air of “a woman content with her lot in life” is a woman looking for trouble. To combat her boredom, Eve has secretly been tracking a new female assassin. Eve wants it all, the action, the blood, the rule breaking and the femme-fatales. But she’s beginning to realize her secret passion for the gloriously awful may be nothing but a fantasy. Until one day, her fantasy crosses her path.
VILLANELLE
Villanelle possesses a cold brutality under her innocent-looking exterior. With an appetite for killing groaning in her gut, she is a living, breathing, shopping, killing psychopath. Contentedly living outside any human moral code, Villanelle kills with flare, recklessness and absolutely no conscience.
She can be adorable, playful, funny, frightening, warm, chilling, vulnerable, impenetrable…anything you want her to be. She’s trouble – and she takes great pleasure in pushing the boundaries with her eternally patient handler Konstantin. As much of a goddess as she is a devil, either way, she is extraordinary. And she knows he knows this.
Paid with a lifestyle, a comfortable living expense, her own apartment and a wardrobe to literally kill for, Villanelle glides freely through the streets of Paris, an understated beauty who can be both breath-taking and anonymous.
Villanelle had nothing before she was trained to become a purpose-built killer. Her instruction is to, without question, assassinate individuals around the world. She doesn’t care how many people have to die; this has bought her a lifestyle she loves.
Villanelle outwardly appears charismatic and charming, funny, polite and engaging yet she has a look in her eye that seems to go on forever... something dark that’s hard to name. It’s impossible to know what she is thinking or feeling, because something is missing.
She has an impulsive side that lets her down. Her ego requires her to feel invincible and essential, and then there’s a certain kind of woman... early 40s, dark full-bodied hair, no make-up, ill-fitting clothes, a quiet kindness. Any or all of these things could tip her into orchestrating her own downfall.
In her world, she is a masterful assassin with her own inimitable style. To the security services, she is a pest — and potentially a lead to the shady organization she works for. The closer Eve gets to uncovering who Villanelle really is, the more reckless she becomes and the more her precariously-curated existence starts to unravel.
"I was hoping EVE POLASTRI would have been an equal match vs VILLANELLE!"
For some reason I'm unable to directly quote your post. It's become apparent by now that Eve has bitten off far more than she can chew. The only reason she is still alive is because Villanelle has chosen to play with her food, sort of like a cat plays with a mouse. I think Eve also realizes this by now.
"I was hoping EVE POLASTRI would have been an equal match vs VILLANELLE!"
For some reason I'm unable to directly quote your post. It's become apparent by now that Eve has bitten off far more than she can chew. The only reason she is still alive is because Villanelle has chosen to play with her food, sort of like a cat plays with a mouse. I think Eve also realizes this by now.
Evidently not many watching this fantastic series. Last night was the season finale (It's already been renewed for season 2). For those of you who may not have watched it yet I will spoiler my thoughts.
[Show spoiler]I was disappointed in the final shocking ending of season 1. Where do they go from here? After Eve's betrayal of Villenelle's trust there's only one way to go in my opinion. I don't logically see how Villenelle could ever trust Eve again and if I was her I would start by killing Eve's husband and then killing every single friend and acquaintance of Eve. I would make sure she knew who it was and why. I would make her life a living hell and I sure as heck would NEVER trust her again. (Yes I am a vengeful SOB )
Evidently not many watching this fantastic series. Last night was the season finale (It's already been renewed for season 2). For those of you who may not have watched it yet I will spoiler my thoughts.
[Show spoiler]I was disappointed in the final shocking ending of season 1. Where do they go from here? After Eve's betrayal of Villenelle's trust there's only one way to go in my opinion. I don't logically see how Villenelle could ever trust Eve again and if I was her I would start by killing Eve's husband and then killing every single friend and acquaintance of Eve. I would make sure she knew who it was and why. I would make her life a living hell and I sure as heck would NEVER trust her again. (Yes I am a vengeful SOB )
Loved the show; Anxiously waiting for season two.
[Show spoiler] It seemed very out of character for the nervous Eve to stab Villanelle, even though she was angry at her for killing Bill. One thing seems sure: they are eventually going to have the best sex either one of them has ever had before.
I thought the most unbelievable plot point was "the watcher" inviting Eve in and proceeding to tell her all about Villenelle without any identification ever being asked for; even giving her a key to the apartment. A big bad sinister organization surely could hire better help than that.
I thought the most unbelievable plot point was "the watcher" inviting Eve in and proceeding to tell her all about Villenelle without any identification ever being asked for; even giving her a key to the apartment. A big bad sinister organization surely could hire better help than that.
Highly unlikely; Thirteen, another BBC show staring Jodie Comer a couple of years ago received a DVD only release. (Incidentally, an incredible mini-series that I would highly recommend to anybody.) I'm not expecting any better treatment for this masterpiece. Hopefully I'm wrong since this has been renewed for a second season.
Highly unlikely; Thirteen, another BBC show staring Jodie Comer a couple of years ago received a DVD only release. (Incidentally, an incredible mini-series that I would highly recommend to anybody.) I'm not expecting any better treatment for this masterpiece. Hopefully I'm wrong since this has been renewed for a second season.
Orphan Black got blus and that’s another BBC America show.
Binge watched all eight episodes of this show as well on DIRECTV NOW (shameless plug but I love this app especially since they added the ability to record and restart shows at no extra cost ) and quite enjoyed it. I love the tone of the show. There’s an odd chemistry between the two characters and going to be interesting what happens in season two
[Show spoiler]will they ultimately team up to bring down The Twelve? And who are The Twelve. We’ll definitely see more new characters on the show
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