She dons a tie-dye What Would Jesus Do? shirt and cooks literal fishes and loaves for the vicar and his daughter, who she lives with, weaseling her way into what she perceives as a normal family. She’s not just “being good.” She’s trying on goodness as a costume. She’s not interested in baby stepping away from her life as an assassin but rather quitting cold turkey which, famously, is a tough approach when it comes to patterns of behavior. Impulsive and erratic and violent.įor Villanelle, it’s all or nothing. But still, a bit of the old Villanelle bursting through. Not exactly an intentional killing per se. Later, when the cat scratches her, she flings it so hard against a wall that it dies before splashing into the filled tub she was just kneeling before to pray for a new life. “I don’t have any other choice,” Villanelle says. “I don’t know how you can be so good all the time,” May says when Villanelle agrees without complaint to clean up the chunky puke of the church’s pet cat Lucifer. She lives with the vicar Phil and his daughter May, who is constantly in awe of Villanelle - who goes by Nelle - and her good deeds.

She has worked her way into a small congregation, where she has committed herself to being the platonic ideal of a good Christian woman. Rather than simply trying to live a quiet, murder-free life, she has to take it to the extreme. She is, however, going about it in the most Villanelle way imaginable. Making true on her vow at the end of season three, Villanelle is trying to be good. In “Just Dunk Me,” Villanelle is desperate for Eve’s gaze, and Eve won’t give her the satisfaction. Eve turned back first, then Villanelle, neither able to really let go of one another, neither able to stop watching the other. They agreed to walk away from each other, but of course they failed. That some are just better at hiding it than others. Eve had resolved that all people have monsters inside them. Villanelle seemed resolute to stop killing or at least try to stop killing. When we last left Villanelle and Eve at the end of season three, they were together on an obviously symbolic bridge. As for a pretty straightforward and comprehensive season three recap of the main players and plot points, this NYT refresher is solid. All caught up? Okay, let’s dive into the season four premiere, “Just Dunk Me” written by Laura Neal and directed by Stella Corradi. Read Dorothy Snarker on season one me on season two Drew on season two me on gay knifeplay me on season three me on the time Eve and Villanelle kissed and me on the season three finale.

It’s the first time Autostraddle is doing weekly recaps of the show, but we’ve covered the erotic thriller saga of Villanelle and Eve extensively in the past. I’m back, baby! After having so much fun writing weekly recaps for Yellowjackets, I’m back to recap a different show about death and knives and queerness with a similarly banging soundtrack! That’s right! I’m here with a Killing Eve 401 recap and will be writing weekly about the entire final season. The 200 Best Lesbian, Bisexual & Queer Movies Of All Time.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now.

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