Killing Eve just ended in the worst possible way - Digital Spy

Season four's head writer, Laura Neal, wasn't wrong when she told Collider that there's "a massive responsibility" to get this finale right. But ... 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AnikaMolnar/BBC Ifyou'vecomehereafterwatchingthefinalepisodeinfull,you'reprobablyquitemadrightnow.Like,VillanellestabbingHélèneforkissingher"girlfriend"mad.Andifyou'vecomeherebecauseyoubowedoutyearsagoandjustwanttoknowwhathappened,you'reprobablygoingtobeabitmad,too.Becausethisisn'ttheendingthatmostofuswerehopingfor.Infact,itfeedsintoalloftheshow'sbiggestcriticisms,onlytoamplifythemtenfold.Timeandtimeagain,KillingEvehasbeenaccusedofqueer-baitingitsaudiences,essentiallyteasingqueerthemestobringinqueerviewerswithouteveractuallyactinguponsaidthemes.ThisconversationreachedaheadaroundseasontwowhenSandraOhdismissedtheideaofa'Villaneve'relationship(viaGayTimes)justasbillboardadvertsincludedsloganslike:"Hasanyoneseenmygirlfriend?"and"Haveyoutoldyourhusbandaboutus,Eve?" RelatedStory KillingEves4ismakingabigmistake Well,wedidit,gang.Afterfourlongyearsofpiercingeyecontact,AKAsapphicedging,KillingEvefinallybroughtyearsoffanfictiontolifebymakingVillaneveanactualthing.Foralongtime,itfeltlikethisdaywouldnevercome,thattheshowwouldcontinuequeer-baitingusuntilitsdyingbreath.Sure,it'sstillmeaslyscrapswhenyoutakeinthewholestoryatlarge,butatleastEveandVillanellefinallygetthehappyendingtheydeserve...Ohwait,we'regettingmixedupwiththebooksthatthisshowisbasedon.There,EveandOksanafindpeaceinthesuburbsofStPetersburg,freeofthisdangerouslifethatalmostkilledthemboth.Butintheshow'sfinalepisode,it'sadifferentstoryentirely.Afterthecutecouplegougeawoman'seyesoutandfinallygiveintotheirfeelingsforeachother,VillaneveendupdiscoveringthelocationofTheTwelvewhohaveallgatheredforoneoftheirsemi-regularsecretmeetings.Ifithadbeenthateasyallalong,youmightbewonderingwhyittookusfourseasonstoreachthispoint.Orwhyyoubotheredinvestinginthesefourseasonsatall. BBC ArmedwiththeknowledgeofTheTwelve'swhereabouts,Villanevebrieflystopmakingoutlongenoughtoboardtheboatwherethismeetingisbeingheld.Todoso,Eveimpersonatesaweddingofficiatorfortwomen,andalmostruinstheirweddingwhiledoingso.Meanwhile,Villanelledoeswhatshedoesbest,andthat'simproviseamurder...ortwelve.Withessentiallynoplanandnotevenaweapontohand,JodieComer'sfashionistacrashesthepartyandgoesontomethodicallykilleveryfacelessmemberoftheTwelve–whowe'llneverknownow.Butthatwasneverthepoint,notreally.TheseshadycriminalswerealwaysjustthecatalystforEveandVillanelle'stwistedrelationship,pullingthembackandforthwithloveandlust,justoutofreach.WithTheTwelvedead,Villanevecelebrateontheboat'sdeck,buttheirjoyiscutshortpainfullyquickwhenamarksmanshootsVillanelleintheback.Together,thepairbothfallintothecold,icyThames,notfarfromwheretheywalkedawayfromeachotherattheendofseasonthree.Butthistimearound,EveandVillanellearefightingagainstthecurrenttocometogether,allwhilebloodpoursoutintothewater. RelatedStory KillingEves4twistmeansmorethanyouthink WethencuttoCarolynwatchingfromafar,whichmakesitclearthatshe'stheonewhoengineeredallthis,presumablyinabidtofindfavourwithMI6onceagain.Whetherthatworksornot,we'llneverknow.BecausewethencutbacktoVillanelle'sdyingmomentsunderwater.Eve'sownsurvivalinstinctkicksinsoonafterandshesoonmakesherwaytothesurface,withoutVillanelle.Oneprimalscreamlater,"TheEnd"appearsinbigredletters,emblazonedacrossanostalgicviewofthatbridge.There'snoambiguityhere.Villanelleisdead.Weknow,youthoughtthatbeforewhenthatarrowpiercedherbodyattheendofepisodesix.Butforrealsies,thistime.There'snopost-creditsscene,noextracoda,torevealyetanothersurpriseescapefromthejawsofdeath. AnikaMolnar/BBC Tobefair,theshowhasbeenhintingatthisfatalendforawhilenow.Asfarbackastheseasonfourpremiere,andevenbeforethatinthepromos,VillanevereunitednexttoaRomeo+Juliet-stylefishtank.AndthenEverecountedthe(over-used)fableofthescorpionandfrog.Youknow,theonewheretheybothdie.Sodeathwasalwaysonthecards,quiteliterallyinthefinalewhentarotcardssuggestEvewillbetheonewhodies.But,surprise!Thewritersflippedthataroundinwhatmightbetheleastsurprisingtwisteverconceived.Now,theissueisn'tthatsomeoneimportantdied.ThestakeshavealwaysbeenhighonKillingEve,andyoucouldarguethatitwouldbeunrealisticifbothcharactersemergedfromallthisunscathed. RelatedStory KillingEve'ssurpriseEvemomentexplained No,theproblemisthatgiventhisshow'squeasyhistorywithLGBTQ+representation,immortalisedbythemanyqueer-baitingthinkpiecesthathavebeenwrittenaboutKillingEvesincedayone,you'dthinkthewriterswouldtrytoavoidthebiggest,perhapsmostproblematicqueertropeofall.Yes,weareofcoursereferringto"BuryYourGays",thefunoldnotionthatLGBTQ+charactersaremorelikelytobekilledoffthantheirstraightcounterpartsjustbecause.Well,not"justbecause".It'sactuallybecauseofdeep-rootedbigotryacrossourwholesociety,butyougetthedrift.Andso,morequeerdeathsalsomeanthatqueerromancesarefarmorelikelytoendintragedytoo."You'renevergoingtobeabletopleaseeverybody,"LauraNealtoldMetro,andshe'sright.NomatterhowKillingEveends,therewerealwaysgoingtobecomplaints. BBC Keepbothwomenaliveandyouruntheriskofloweringthestakestoanabsurddegree.Orkillthembothandyou'releftwithacrushingendingthatcouldcauseoutcry.Giventhesetwoextremes,it'seasytoseewhythewriterschosetokilljustoneofthem,andVillanelleistheobviouspickgivenhersordidpast.ButbyrippingVillaneveapartlikethis,queerfansinparticularareleftwithanendingthat'scrushingandabsurdinequalmeasure."Crushing"becausethefan-favouriteshiphadonlyjustgottogetherafteralltheseyears,and"absurd"becausehowcouldanyonepossiblythinkit'sokaytofeedintosuchaharmfultropeinthefaceofallthecriticism–andin2022noless? RelatedStory DidKillingEveseriouslyjustpull*that*twist? IfVillanevehadbeenpositionedasacouplesooner,therewouldhaveatleastbeensometimetoexploretheirrelationshiponscreenbeforetheywererippedapartagain.Instead,fanssatthroughfourseasonsofteasingandhintingonlytoseeVillanellekilledoffassoonashappinessfinallycamethepair'sway.Andattemptstoromanticisethisdeath–noticehowthebloodalmosttakestheshapeofangelwingsinthewaterbehind–somehowmakethisevenworse.It'shardtoimaginethatthewriterswouldstillbeunawareofthediscoursethatsurroundsthisshow,fourseasonsin.Andthatsuggeststheyknowinglychosethisendingwithoutacareforhowqueerviewers,AKAtheonlyviewersatthispoint,mightfeel.Seasonfour'sheadwriter,LauraNeal,wasn'twrongwhenshetoldColliderthatthere's"amassiveresponsibility"togetthisfinaleright.Butbyfailingthecentralcoupleandqueerfansalike,seasonfour'sfinalepisodeendsupfailingtheshowasawhole.Noteventhepotentialspin-offsorevenVillanelleJesuscanundothat. 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