BBC America’s series #Killing Eve made a killer impact with audiences on Sunday, following up a strong first installment with another action-packed episode. The psychological thriller chronicles two women, in adversarial roles, who become obsessed with each other. Jodie Comer plays female assassin Villanelle with gusto; while Sandra Oh’s (formerly of Grey’s Anatomy) depiction of MI5 operative Eve may garner the Canadian actress more Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. At times, you wonder if Eve is trying to catch Villanelle to put her in jail, or if she only wants to have a conversation with her nemesis over dinner? It seems Killing Eve will join the likes of Orphan Black and Doctor Who as break out hits for the cable channel. Some other reasons to love Killing Eve.
Not your typical casting …show more content…
A mistake that would have omitted the combination of irreverence and allure #Sandrah Oh brings to the role with an infectious wit. There is also Oh’s Korean heritage, which is not a typical lead role given the English setting. A calculated risk, but one that works fantastically as Oh steals nearly every scene she is in.
A strong female antiheroine
The usual Hollywood trope of helpless females is visibly absent. Instead, a determined analyst chases an unrelenting assassin with the aid of another high ranking member in the MI5 agency working outside of her authority. Villanelle is a deadly mix between Sharon Stone’s character in ‘Basic Instinct’ and Jason Bourne. #Jodie Comer said she purposely pushed the limit with her character, “The more free I was with her, the more fun it was for me. She just came to life more.”
Macabre fusion of humor and
Not your typical casting …show more content…
A mistake that would have omitted the combination of irreverence and allure #Sandrah Oh brings to the role with an infectious wit. There is also Oh’s Korean heritage, which is not a typical lead role given the English setting. A calculated risk, but one that works fantastically as Oh steals nearly every scene she is in.
A strong female antiheroine
The usual Hollywood trope of helpless females is visibly absent. Instead, a determined analyst chases an unrelenting assassin with the aid of another high ranking member in the MI5 agency working outside of her authority. Villanelle is a deadly mix between Sharon Stone’s character in ‘Basic Instinct’ and Jason Bourne. #Jodie Comer said she purposely pushed the limit with her character, “The more free I was with her, the more fun it was for me. She just came to life more.”
Macabre fusion of humor and