Killing Eve
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Meetings Have Biscuits is, by far, the strongest episode of the third season so far.
It isnt just about the way Villanelle and Eve crash into each other.
Its about what powers the physically raw confrontation at the center of the episode: desire.
InKilling Eve,desire writes itself on the characters bodies in brutal ways.
Like Konstantin mentionedlast weekto Eve, bullets leave something behind.
What is the story these wounds are forming for Eve?
But desire cant be fully captured if you refuse to name it, face it.
Villanelle is startled by the sound of a crying child through a baby monitor.
Youve been unfocused and manic for days, Dasha protests.
Im just having some fun, Villanelle responds.
Shes obviously shaken by learning Eve is alive.
Villanelle gets the opportunity to prove shes not rattled by Eve when she gets an assignment in London.
I want to make people gag with it.
Since then the Roman centurion has become emperor and is now powerful beyond measure.
But now someone is siphoning the money into another account.
If you did, quit now because its only getting tougher.
In a London toyshop she deems psychopathic, Villanelle gets a pink talking bear.
She slips into the booth to record her message, especially for Eve.
I should have shot you in the head, she says first.
I should have shot you in the head and watched you die.
And finally the truth, I cant stop thinking of you.
What Eve cant stop thinking about, at least on the surface is Nico.
Eve is distraught learning this.
Its a remarkable message from Nico to Eve that he doesnt want her in his life.
What else does she need to see that for herself?
When she looks up, camera trained on Sandra Ohs expressive face, she sees Villanelle.
Hello, Eve, she drawls, the words dripping with desire and curiosity.
Eves response is unhinged, punching and slapping and flailing toward Villanelle.
Fighting with her up and down the aisle of the bus as people press themselves toward the windows.
Im not here for you, Villanelle remarks.
Villanelle takes control, pushing Eve back into a corner, onto the seats.
Villanelle hovers on top of Eve.
Smell me, Eve.
What do I smell of to you?
Theyre close enough to kiss.
So Eve does, leaning forward, shock marking her face as if shes surprised by her own actions.
Before either of them can bask in the glow of this electrifying moment, Eve brutally headbutts Villanelle.
Eve trudges into the Bitter Pill offices like shes just been picked up and dropped off by a hurricane.
I dont want to talk about it, she exclaims to the curious and worried members of the office.
But Jamie presses the issue in his office.
But I am curious, what is the story Eve tells herself about Villanelle?
Is she a besieged victim?
A curious would-be lover?
A woman undone by desire?
When Eve tells the story of Villanelles place in her life, who has the power?
I dont really care about shady Geneva bank accounts.
But I do find a lot of interest in the ways Carolyn negotiates her way toward information.
I adore a coincidence, she remarks.
In that moment I realized this wasnt a coincidence at all, but completely engineered by Carolyn.
Hungover the next day she tells Eve, Its not fun, Eve.
Using people you once loved.
Its all rather painful, really.
Mo wonders aloud if they can believe that.
No, I think she loves it, Eve counters.
Carolyn and Mo stake out Charles office.
In a hilarious moment, he proves too winded to run away.
Meanwhile, Eve grows worried when she remembers that Villanelle said she wasnt here for her.
So, who could she be in London for?
Who would the Twelve want dead?
Eves best guess is Carolyn.
Shes right to worry.
Eve calls Carolyn and Mo frantically to no avail.
Tension builds as Villanelle walks toward the car.
Eve is able to get through to Carolyn with a text message, warning her.
But its too late.
Villanelle is at the window with a gun.
A shot crashes through the window, sending glass flying.
For a moment it seems Carolyn is dead.
But she only has a bloody temple.
The real target was Charles, who is dead in the backseat.
She finds the stuffed pink bear repeating Villanelles message again and again, Admit it, Eve.
You wish I was here.
Eve roots inside the bear for its mechanical heart, stopping the message before letting it resume.
She replays it, holding it to her ear and closing her eyes.
No matter what Eve tries to do, desire has a way of finding her.
