r/KillingEve

I watched season one and two and loved it. Season three was OK I guess, but kind of inconsistent with the people that I grew to know in the last seasons. I watched the first episode of season 4. Did not like it, so inconsistent, nothing goes anywhere, then I began the second episode and saw the villanelle jesus again and was like “omg is the whole season this bad?”

I googled “does season 4 get better?” And found out quickly no. No it doesn’t. Glad I didn’t waste anymore time. I went to the last episode and watched the scene that they kissed cuz I just needed to know if they got together. I’m gonna pretend like the last 4 minutes didn’t happen.

What do I watch now? Any wlw shows like this?

Ok, obviously she won’t play Villanelle in another movie or series, but is there anything similar out there with Jodie Comer? That kind of excentric, charming, funny, stylish, wlw ordeal? 🥹

Which of the series / movies Jodie has starred in do y’all love other than Killing Eve?

She was initially intellectually interested and intrigued which lead to personal encounters with this captivating OBJECT of her curiosity. She then became obsessed with that THING--an actual female killer who (stoking the emotional fire) seemed interested in her as well. Obsession isn’t love. It’s a mirror. Eve was also impulsive—when she stabbed Villanelle, when she threw the cake off the roof—and then instantly regretted it. Very plain to see “Oh no! What did I do?!” in both instances. She impulsively and irrevocably committed to an emotional response with irreparable results. And she regretted it.

Villanelle’s feelings towards Eve were transmogrified by coincidence; that initial “love at first sight” (according to PWB) in the ladies room mirror coalesced with learning that the someone who was looking for her (an ego stroke) was also That Woman in the mirror. That never changed for Villanelle. Every encounter Villanelle had with Eve (a couple of episodes toward the end of S4 being the exception) was tinged with hope.

This is the glue of everything.

I’m on my 9^(th) rewatch and yes, I’ve watched other things and I also read and have a busy social life and a job I love but I keep coming back to KE because while I admit to initially being captivated by the (romantic)(tragic) dynamic between V/E, there are things that I just don’t understand. Mostly, I find that I am always sympathetic to (poor) Villanelle and usually puzzled by (dammit) Eve. Even in the last few episodes of season 4, Eve is all business and uses Villanelle as a means to the end.

So it occurred to me that in spite of the push-pull dynamic, in spite of “fate,” in spite of the camper van… Eve doesn’t love Villanelle but Villanelle never stopped loving/hoping for Eve. And to me, THAT is the tragedy of Killing Eve.

I’d love to know what all of you other KE scholars think.

I'm posting in this sub for a very specific reason. Codename Villanelle and Big Swiss are pretty... unique.

Goodreads suggested reading Big Swiss if I liked Codename Villanelle (I liked the Killing Eve series more but I was at least glad the books gave them a happy ending) and I was a bit hesitant to read Big Swiss because it seemed maybe too much... but, it turned out to be just the right amount of messy. Also, after hearing that Jodie Comer was cast for the part and would be playing a role in the production, I felt it was worth checking out (although, the production seems to be severely delayed). I didn't exactly expect an ending in which they'd end up together in Big Swiss given the situation, so the ending wasn't exactly a surprise in that sense.

Anyhow, I'm looking for a wlw novel that is a bit messy. Maybe a tad less toxic, and certainly not straight up romance. The complexity of it is part of what interests me. But again, one in which the characters at least end up together.

Suggestions would be appreciated.

Also, I haven't read past the third book in Luke Jenning's series. Are the other ones worth a read? It felt like it wrapped up nicely with the third book. I've considered reading them, I'm just not certain yet.

Sorry if I used the wrong flair, btw... I wasn't sure which to go with.

SPOILERS FOR S3, MAYBE EVEN FURTHER

>!Do we know what exact age/year Villanelle was left in the orphanage?!<

>!Do we know which orphanage this was, or atleast which city or so?!<

Hey everyone, I was wondering whether anyone has any links for good, lowkey, aesthetically pleasing KE merch? I've been surfing on Amazon and also on Etsy, but I haven't really found anything great so far... Share your merch with me if you have any, and tell me where you bought it, please, it would be greatly appreciated!

If that’s the reason to Killing Eve insta acc posting what they did then goddamn I am so fed up! Hopefully it’s just a “in the meantime” thing like someone said in the thread below.

Context: https://www.reddit.com/r/KillingEve/s/2OBKueOLII

How would interactions have played out between Villanelle and Eve's colleagues with whom she never shared any screentime?

For example, how would an interaction with Kenny have gone? I imagine Villanelle would've found his nervous disposition quite amusing, and likely would've mocked his dress sense at some point.