Killing Eve series 2: What the Must Watch reviewers think
Must Watch reviewers Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell share their thoughts on Killing Eve series two, which is on BBC One on Saturday 8 June at 21:15. The entire series will then be available immediately to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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Scott says: "I'm worried about where it's heading"
"The very general premise is that Jodie Comer is a person who is paid to 'take out' people around the world.
"She is essentially chased down by Eve - who is played by Sandra Oh, who is also fantastic - and they become obsessed with each other. In the first series it became a cat and mouse game.
"Now, there are some people who haven’t watched it but let’s just say that it had a very dramatic cliffhanger at the end of the first series and where series two picks up is legitimately 30 seconds after that incident, where they both have to spiral off and regain a sense of normality.
"It is only a mini-series.
"The show is being shown in many countries before us, which is weird, but it’s just the way it’s being shown. I’ve been doing a lot of reading about how the rest of the world is taking up the series. I’ve now watched five episodes - so, yet again, no spoilers - and I think what I’m worried about is that it’s still much better than a lot of drama but I’m worried about where it’s heading.
"I think it’s got a fantastic premise, a fantastic middle but it’s now trying to seek a new dynamic and there are some frustrations in trying to work out where this is going.
"What is really interesting is Emma Fennell is the new writer of the show. Phoebe Waller Bridge, despite executive producing it, is now going on to Star Wars - and of course Fleabag was at the same time as Killing Eve series two.
"It’s still strong as it is. But it has been handed over to a new writer, who at the end of series two is handing it onto another.
"Many people said Killing Eve should be a single series show."
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Hayley says: "It's got the same wit as before"
"The first episode [of series two] is essentially a breather because the last episode was so action packed, so both of them have crawled off into their corner and are calming down. But you cannot start with this series, you have to go back. It will not make any sense…
"I really liked it because they’re separate and both dealing with the fallout of what has just happened - which I’m very carefully dancing around so no spoilers!
"But essentially they’re both having breakdowns in different ways and it’s interesting to watch.
"It’s got the same wit as before. There doesn’t seem to be any difference in quality, it’s just carried on from where we left off.
"Here’s a strange thing I noticed... In the first episode there’s a scene in a mortuary and they go: ‘Eve are you feeling alright?’ She goes, ‘actually I’m hungry’ and they say, 'oh that’s the formaldehyde, it makes you hungry, makes you think of meat...'
"No it doesn’t! I know this is a niche complaint but it’s a very strange thing. That was the only thing."
Killing Eve comes to the BBC in the UK on Saturday 8th June and will be available on BBC iPlayer
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