TV #27 of 2022: Killing Eve, season 4 I gave the first year of this show four-out-of-five stars, even while worrying how the writing “seems to revel in ambiguity, throwing out potential explanations and character motivations at times but seldom following through to confirm or reject exactly why anything is happening. As a result, much …
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TV Review: Killing Eve, season 3
TV #47 of 2021: Killing Eve, season 3 After a strong opening stretch that set up a compelling queer romance amid its bleak comedy, this series has really plummeted in quality, with this latest run by far its weakest yet. The open questions about character loyalties that were once intriguing have never been satisfactorily answered, …
TV Review: Killing Eve, season 2
TV #29 of 2021: Killing Eve, season 2 Although the effect isn’t felt right away, this season ends up representing a major step down from the show’s electrifying debut. As often happens in such cases, a change in showrunners is likely to blame — and I wonder if the outgoing Phoebe Waller-Bridge had already begun …
TV Review: Killing Eve, season 1
TV #6 of 2021: Killing Eve, season 1 I have a lot of open questions about this show, some of which might fall under the category of plot holes, but are perhaps more charitably labeled as simply ‘details the writers aren’t interested in.’ At a minimum, this first season seems to revel in ambiguity, throwing …
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