Killing Eve episode 2 review, Culture Whisper
The lockdown inspires plenty of binge-watching and binge-rewatching, which provides a positive side effect: knowing how great TV writing can be. The regrettable degradation of Killing Eve’s sharp style is more noticeable in these self-isolated times, with last week’s season three opener rolling through dull and repeated formulas, trying to copy itself.
But episode two, penned by Succession writer Anna Jordan, turns onto a better track: approaching territory that’s uncommonly poignant. Straying away from the usual USP of Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle (Jodie Comer) finding or thinking about each other, this episode belongs to Fiona Shaw’s beautiful performance as Eve’s ex-boss, Carolyn. She's usually the character with the best lines, as sharp as many well-chosen daggers, but here she might make you well up – abnormal for a series that revels in its tearless and colourful nihilism.
