Beautiful Monster

The whole season has felt... different? but in a good way. Villanelle and Eve have had a huge character development, therefore, so has their relationship. It felt like season 2 was heading that way, until they destroyed their connection in the final episode, so i really hope that won't be the case this season. Comparing the previous episode (one of the worst imo) with this one, it feels like to different shows. The editing, the music, the tension. Thank god.

This episode was directed by series regular Damon Thomas who had, however, not yet directed an episode this season. It really shows, as it feels like an excerpt from a different show/season rather than the one it belongs to. I've normally enjoyed Thomas's directing but this time a lot of the scenes and dialogue felt disjointed - it felt like he didn't really understand what the characters had been through and (this may also be on the writing tbf) didn't give enough tools for the actors to make a convincing performance.

The final 10 minutes of this episode were very solid but even there there were a couple parts which broke my immersion. However, this is all setting up for an interesting finale and I have a lot of faith in the show delivering a good one at that - Damon Thomas has delivered great Eve-Villanelle scenes in the past, so if he's the one directing, i'm sure we'll be getting another one of those.

Considering the praise this episode is receiving I might have to rewatch this one, but on first watch the directing/writing just didn't sit right with me. The lack of music compared to earlier episodes was also offputting (although i'd actually prefer that in a vacuum), and the episode lacked a cohesive rhythm. I still love the characters and acting though, and there was nothing wrong with the story per-se.. so i'm still giving this a 7/10

Ignoring the unnecessary storylines (geraldine, irina...), this episode proves that season 4 is going to be spectacular. Laura Neal's writing style is so unique and adequate for the show (she also wrote episode 3), and after last week's messy (but necessary plot-wise) episode, it feels like i'm watching killing eve again.

I was so disappointed after last week's episode. The editing was terrible, the scenes felt so rushed and messy, and especially, THE LACK OF EVE. She might not be as "comercial" as Villanelle, but come on, the show is named after her, for god's sake, Sandra Oh deserves so much better. This episode was SOOOOOOOO much better in every single aspect. The story and the characters have developed amazingly, it had everything that the show needed. Equal Villanelle-Eve screentime (even tho it should be even more, considering the amount of scenes geraldine and irina got), nail-biting tension, and the perfect set-up for the season 3 finale. I hope they don't disappoint again.

Finally Carolyn Martens showed some emotions. Maybe she felt guilty about withholding omelette from her operatives unless they got results.

Konstantin felt he was constantly juggling with explosives and one might just drop. He dropped in a train station.

As for Dasha, she nearly got a hole in one but the wrong club was used.

The penultimate episode draws the third series together. It also brings Eve and Villanelle almost close to each other.

A successful episode which feels very much like a graphic novel.