From the moment I heard the dulcet tones of Jodie Comer’s assassin Villanelle singing like an angel, in complete choir girl garb, I fell in love with Killing Eve all over again.
The psychopathic killer turning to religion is the best TV twist since Tommy Shelby gave up booze (OK, that was only last week, but still).
Critics have blasted the spy thriller for no longer living up to its own hype after the original outing blew our minds. But this show remains iconic and deserving of a hallowed place in TV history.
A kick-ass, funny, feminist show, with two of our finest actors, Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, it is all at once a glamorous Bond-esque caper, a witty comedy and a will-they-won’t-they love story.
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Women remain at the heart of the show, with the men mostly surplus to requirements – even poor Kenny was pushed off a roof.
The fourth and final act, which landed on BBC iPlayer on Monday and BBC1 last night, opened with a thrilling spectacle.
Fooling us from the outset, it was Eve, not Villanelle, who pulled off the motorbike helmet and shot Konstantin in the hand.
Meanwhile, Villanelle, dressed in virginal white, a silver cross around her neck, planned her baptism as she attempted to become good. Why? For Eve.
The obsessive infatuation between Eve and Villanelle, both changed by each other, is the biggest draw. There has been kissing, stabbing, dancing and shooting – this time a face slap, but still we hope they will shack up together in the suburbs.
In a brilliantly 90s reference, they caught sight of each other through a fish tank, a nod to Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. Could this be a clue that their relationship will end in passion-driven tragedy? Famed for its grisly set-piece murders, this season shows no signs of stopping.
The moment Villanelle shoved the vicar’s daughter’s head into the water font, nearly drowning her, was jaw-dropping. A cat, called Lucifer, didn’t get off so lightly.
It is still incredibly funny. “May the Lord make you truly thank me,” prays Villanelle. Her outfits don’t wow as much, but a devout Christian life will do that to a girl.
Elsewhere, Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) is forced to judge sandcastles, Konstantin (Kim Bodnia) enjoys a head massage and Villanelle plays Jesus in drag, wearing gold thigh-high boots and eating popcorn, in a bizarre scene only Killing Eve could get away with.
The plot thickens, with the hunt for The Twelve gathering momentum, and Eve has already been beaten up by one of their recruits.
But Eve is becoming bad, Villanelle can’t be good, and I’ve a wicked feeling that together they’ll be unstoppable…
