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No matter where you fall on the series finale of Killing Eve, can we please give a standing ovation for these three women:

These three gave us a hell of a ride for four years and they did a phenomenal job!

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we interrupt your regularly scheduled killingeveposting to bring you my outfit for rocky horror last night

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Killing Eve - That series finale

Just saw the KE series finale and I get why so many people are disappointed and upset. I really do. Every single person's thoughts and feelings about this finale are valid. But I have to say my own expectations going into it were completely met, and of course a few things I didn't expect popped up.

I expected Villanelle and/or Eve would die in the end. I was wrong about it being Irina to do the deed but I had a feeling that would happen. Which makes sense to me. It was the ultimate cat and mouse game and there's only a few ways for that to end: the cat gets bored and walks away, the mouse gets away completely, or the cat finally gets the mouse and...well, you know what happens next.

The scene was heartbreaking and I hated losing Villanelle, but I just knew that this was always how it was going to end for her. Which is a shame. She had real potential, as did her relationship with Eve and the progression we got sneak glimpses of during the episode.

I expected the Twelve would go down. Either by Villanelle's and Eve's hands or both of theirs with Carolyn's help. I did not expect Carolyn to be the one to take out Villanelle. I knew something was off with their meeting in the pub and Carolyn's fake camaraderie with Villanelle but damn. No wonder she was telling Pam that feelings need to be put aside.

I know some might not agree with me but it makes sense that Carolyn had Villanelle killed in a way. Because it hearkens back to what she said after Eve killed Lars. While we know Villanelle wasn't looking to resurrect the 12, it makes sense that Carolyn wanted that group put to rest, was going back into MI6, and needed to bring them something worthwhile (aka Villanelle) to let her back in. Carolyn truly played the long game on this one.

I'm happy that Pam got out and that it didn't appear to be her that was the assassin.

My heart breaks for Eve. She has lost so much, had so much pain, and she finally accomplished what she set out to do (through Villanelle). That was the very last thing she needed, especially seeing Villanelle die like that. She definitely had regained her zest for life (you can see it in that wedding dance) and now she's truly lost everything. My heart hurts for her.

I know a lot of people think Villanelle dying was Bury Your Gays but to be honest, I truly don't see it that way. Would it have been nice for Villanelle and Eve to escape and run away together, live out the rest of their days in an HEA? Sure. But I think this is more realistic and goes in with the theme of what the show actually was. Not to use this terminology again, but it always was a cat and mouse game. 4 seasons of it. A lot of the players changed, some were added in, some were knocked off of the board completely, but that's what it always was. The Villaneve connection was real but it was all part of this huge machine that the story was.

I will say there were some beautiful things in this episode that I just have to mention:

the bridge shot when Villanelle and Eve hug on the boat - a beautiful callback to the end of season 3 while also being symbolic of them reconnecting and not only accomplishing their goal but also being on the same page in their relationship in that moment; not only that but it really was beautiful visually because season 1 you have Eve stabbing Villanelle and leaving her, season 2 you have Eve walking away from Villanelle and the latter shooting her, season 3 you have them back to back on the bridge intent on going in different directions, and here in season 4 you have them embracing each other

the psychopath dinner convo that is a beautiful callback to their season 1 dinner convo but this time, Eve is not afraid of Villanelle possibly killing her and she is definitely not intimidated; in this moment, we see the worst Villanelle throws at her is dumping salt all over the food

the wound callback to Season 2 - this was done beautifully while also being a callback to the Season 1 finale, though this time Villanelle is making herself see Eve's gunshot wound that she gave her; Eve welcomes the intimacy after she figures out what Villanelle is actually doing and is not snuggling up to the latter for nefarious purposes

the blood on Villanelle's tank top - Idk if the show meant for it to be this but it reminded me a bit of Villanelle's stab wound from Eve in the season 1 finale (though that wound was lower and more centric I think)

all of the time Eve and Villanelle spent roadtripping - they got to experience some domesticity for the first time, it's just them, no one else getting in the way or that they have to worry about, they're both going to achieve the same goal

both Jodie Comer's and Sandra Oh's acting - holy hell these two ladies are absolute powerhouses

I like that they didn't show us anything sexually intimate between them in that whole glimpse we got of Domestic!Villaneve - because it wasn't about that in the end, they really did love each other - cemented by the contrast the show set up with that couple they stole the camper from, right down to the peeing in front of each other

I still love Carolyn - everything that woman says is just a treat and a half and with Fiona delivering those lines as well as a hell of a performance as this character - talk about a perfect trifecta these ladies were

here we got to see another option of what would have happened to Villanelle had Eve and she not done the whole cat and mouse thing since the beginning (we got a glimpse of Eve having her arrested this season, even going so far as to say "this is what I should have done when I first met you")

Did it end the way I wanted it to? No. But am I okay with how it ended? Yeah, for the most part. Was the whole imagery under the water as Villanelle died weird? Yep. Is it even stranger that somehow the shooter was able to see Villanelle in the dark water and continue to keep shooting her? Very much so. Do I feel heartbroken for Eve seeing that especially after she's lost pretty much everyone and everything and had just started to get her joy back a little? Absolutely. Do I think this finale was as bad as Game of Thrones? No.

To each their own, but to me, there was no massive crushing disappointment here for me when it came to this finale. There was no feeling of betrayal for me as a viewer. Nothing has come close to that feeling back in 2019. I think one of the things that experience taught me is that when a show stops showing important things in the story, for example characters reacting to particular information

or acting OOC in the face of that information

then you know the story is in trouble. I have tbh, I didn't see that here. We did get to see Villanelle reacting to the news of Konstantin's death. We did get to see Irina contacting Konstantin one last time. We did get to see that it was Carolyn who had Villanelle killed. We did get to see Villanelle die (if she had to) in a very realistic, in-story type of way that made sense to her story and the story overall. We did get to see Pam's story close up as well as the Twelve's. Plus Helene's as well as Konstantin's.

So when you compare all of that to Game of Thrones, I just don't think the KE finale holds a candle to what a trainwreck that last season and finale of GoT was. But that's just my personal opinion.

I will say this, though, what GoT did sent shockwaves not only through the internet and TV, but also in the industry. The "twists that nobody saw coming" and the "subverting expectations" and the "shocking character death" are unfortunately the new normal now.

I'm glad to know that the books for KE ended differently. *quickly closes out of this window and places an order for said books and rushes the order*

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Bury Your Gays: Villanelle vs Lexa

I've now been checking out all of the Killing Eve finale reactions on YouTube and here on Tumblr. And there was one thing that kept popping up that just made me kind of go 'hmm'...

Fyi, this is just my personal opinion. If you don't like or you think it's going to upset you, please do not read.

Lexa was definitely a Bury Your Gays. Her death did not make sense within the story or for her character. While there were obvious reasons for the character to be written out due to circumstances going on bts, the way they wrote her out was terrible. She didn't need to die, and even if she did for " story reasons" (she didn't), it shouldn't have been done the way that it was. It should have been handled a lot better. Lexa was a Grounder, a warrior, and for her to die by a wayward gunshot meant for Clarke by one of her own lackeys -- that was just stupid. (and as we see, the caliber of writing only got worse from there) There were many other ways for that character to die that was worthy of her character and her story line, to the massive impact she had on Clarke's story and this alliance/interaction with the Sky People and the Grounders (alongside the story lines of Octavia, Lincoln, and Indra) that ends up heavily influencing and impacting the rest of the story of the series. They killed her that way because JRoth has a massive ego and is an idiot the writing got lazy and they thought it would be a shocking twist that 'oooo no one would see coming'. Yeah, no one saw it coming because it was stupid and made no sense, but I digress.

Moving on.

I don't think Villanelle was a Bury Your Gays and certainly not similar to what happened to Lexa. Villanelle's death (whether you agree with it or not) made sense within the story, for her character. While I don't necessarily agree with the show going the death route, those who have watched since season 1 I think always kind of knew that there was a possibility of Villanelle dying before the show was over, Eve dying, or both. Villanelle was an assassin and the organization she had been a part of was just eradicated. First Helene, then Konstantin, then the Twelve. It didn't surprise me that the last remnant of that organization was the last to go. (some may claim Pam was a part of the Twelve, too, but the show purposely chose her to end Konstantin and to turn down the job Carolyn offered her and walk away)

I guess my point is that ending was viable within Killing Eve's story line, within Villanelle's trajectory as a character, while Lexa's was not. That's the difference.

I admit, I was reluctant to check out any articles on the response to the finale at first, especially seeing Tumblr posts about Laura Neal's comments (yeah, sometimes I wonder if these showrunners are drinking the same water as the rest of us), but I'm so glad I read this one where Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer also chime in. (they're the two I care about tbh) I really agreed with their takes on their characters' endings and I respect the hell out of them.

I will say, I'm so glad they didn't have Eve dying and Villanelle surviving because that to me would not have made sense. Realistic if they both took on the Twelve, but definitely more tragic, and would have made me wonder what the whole point of Eve's story was. To me, this end result makes way more sense.

Do I wish showverse!Villaneve got an HEA? Absolutely. But I also really like everything we were given and that nothing was wrapped up in a neat little bow. But I also like that not everything was left open-ended (other than Eve's question of moving on in her life). To me, that was the right semblance of tragedy that made sense with the show. But that's just my personal opinion.

I'm sorry for people who are hurting. I really am. I mean, GoT, SPN, The 100, Lexa, Dean...trust me, I get it. My heart goes out to you all and I just know the fans are going to create some amazing masterpieces of fanfiction and fanart and fan videos while also some are now going to read the books (not giving away any spoilers but they are not the same, I will just say that). And I hope that all of that can ease some of the pain. <3

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Holy hell, this latest episode of Killing Eve was phenomenal. I swear they just keep upping the game and I am freaking loving it. One of the best shows on TV right now, I swear. And Sandra, Jodie, and Fiona are killing it!

It really is one big freaking game of cat and mouse, isn't it?

(Eve's training and investigating with Yusuf has a bit of a gaming element to it)

Even the training of Pam with Constantin has become a little bit of a game.

And then of course the parallels:

(Villanelle killing because she feels the person deserves it; past: Villanelle killing her mom because she felt she deserved it; Constantin: "Don't break my heart." Villanelle: "Don't break mine.")

(Pam refusing to push a lady into the sea because she didn't deserve it but she felt Constantin did; past: Pam killing her brother because she felt he deserved it; Pam: "Don't underestimate me.")

*Plus: Villanelle: "It's already been done." - 4x05*

and then:

Fucking. Brilliant.

#killing eve #killing eve 4x05 #LOVE LOVE LOVE this season #it's definitely going to come down to these five ladies #thank you sandra #thank you jodie #thank you fiona #thank you laura #thank you to everyone involved in that production #just absolutely brilliant #i hope this season gets nominated for all of the awards #they deserve it #killingeveposts

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Killing Eve Season 4

One of the reasons I think Killing Eve is one of the best shows:

Last season for the bridge scene, it was obvious that Villanelle and Eve were going to end up going in opposite directions. That Villanelle would go more towards Eve's arc aka the light, and Eve would go more towards Villanelle's arc aka the dark. They were already heading in those directions but the bridge scene solidified it. And now it's confirmed in this episode, taking place 7 months after the bridge scene, just like Laura Neal said. And Villanelle is somewhat floundering and struggling (and oscillating between light and dark) while Eve is more "decisive" and motivated by "revenge". They literally swapped characteristics. Eve struggled last season (and oscillated the last two seasons) while Villanelle was still "decisive".

And now we have the whole cat and mouse game going on between Eve and Helen (which I am loving btw) while Villanelle is going back to old habits, or is she? ;-)

I love it when shows do this shit and it's so incredible for these two characters and this story. This last season is going to be interesting and one hell of a ride. Looking forward to it.

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