Episode 1 of the fourth and final series of Killing Eve sadly suggests that the end can’t come quick enough
“Villanelle pushed the last one under a train”
Watching the last three series of Killing Eve in fairly quick succession really exposed how the show has really struggled to match the explosive fantasy of that first season. And as the fourth and final season arrives, helmed by another new showrunner (Laura Neal) as is its wont, signs aren’t looking good for a late revival of fortune.
The main problem was, and still is, that there’s no real point coming across from the storytelling. Everything is just vaguely there. Eve and Villanelle have a connection which is…? Everyone’s chasing The Twelve because they want to…? What has the sum total of three series’ worth of assassination drama added up to? Who knows. Continue reading “TV Review: Killing Eve Series 4, Episode 1”