Eve and Villanelle are back.
Spoiler alert: Yes!
Yes, they did.
Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri.Anika Molnar/BBCA
We’re not on that bridge anymore, or even in London.
It’s our first hint about this episode’s main theme, aKilling Evefavorite: self-reinvention.
Everyone on the show has been transformed since we last saw them, at least superficially.
Fiona Shaw as Carolyn Martens.Anika Molnar/BBCA
Take Konstantin, now immersed in his new life as a local mayor.
Konstantin says, surprised and seemingly delighted.
“How did you find me?”
Jodie Comer as Villanelle.Anika Molnar/BBCA
The old Eve would have probably delivered a snarky quip.
But this isn’t the old Eve.
It’s Bad Motorcycle Eve With a Gun.
Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri and Jodie Comer as Villanelle.Anika Molnar/BBCA
So she just shoots him.
It’s unclear how long she’s been at this a few months, maybe?
It’s a whole new vibe, and it looks great on her.
It’s not just me?)
Only two things could threaten Eve’s focus as she pursues her mission.
Or four, if you count each nipple nut individually.
But I digress.)
Instead, she goes to Eve, offering information in return for access.
“You’re still playing the same old game of chess,” Eve snaps back.
“I want to sweep the chessboard off the table and set it on fire.”
The red robe she sings in, the “What Would Jesus Do?”
And she wants to prove it.
But when Eve doesn’t show up to her baptism, Villanelle can’t stand it anymore.
How can she show Eve what a different, better person she is when Eve refuses to even look?
Villanelle wants prays, even to be a different person.
(Literally, she spits).
“I didn’t kill you,” she murmurs, amazed.
It is, truly, a miracle.
He’s wearing gold disco boots.
He’s eating popcorn.
He says he’ll lead her to salvation.
And most importantly, he’s got a face she can trust: her own.
