Villanelle, the stylish, psychopath assassin played by Jodie Comer, has unexpectedly got religion \u2013 or at least, that\u2019s what she wants everyone to think. At the start of Killing Eve<\/a> season four, she\u2019s charmed her way into a church community, and is bombarding Eve with invitations to her \u201cparty\u201d (her upcoming baptism).<\/p>\n It\u2019s an unexpected choice to have Villanelle trade pink Molly Goddard frills for crucifixes, white nighties and the cherry-red cassocks of a chorister, but it\u2019s entirely in keeping with her character: after all, what could be more theatrical than a church?<\/p>\n But that\u2019s precisely the problem for Villanelle, who\u2019s only concerned with the trappings and theatre of religion, and more specifically, of the appearance<\/em> of holiness. She sings and recites Bibles verses, but she doesn\u2019t believe in God.<\/p>\n It\u2019s an issue that Phil the vicar clocks onto pretty quickly, and it also neatly points to the show\u2019s overall problem. Killing Eve remains one of the most stylish shows on television, and the opener certainly has plenty of fun (unlike the season three premiere<\/a>). The problem isn\u2019t with the aesthetics, it\u2019s with the bare bones beneath.<\/p> Season four is the final instalment of this award-winning series, first penned by Fleabag\u2019s Phoebe Waller-Bridge before a new female head writer took over for each subsequent season. But with each new writer, there\u2019s a reset, and any progress the show has made in terms of defining Eve (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle\u2019s relationship, or to answering exactly who or what \u201cThe Twelve\u201d is (who really cares now?), seems to come undone.<\/p>\n When it comes to that central relationship between the two female leads, the show has historically seemed as reluctant as Eve to actually address its nature, or progress it. This new season will (hopefully) look to bring some kind of definition and closure to Eve and Villanelle\u2019s will-they-won\u2019t-they connection, but I have a horrible feeling that it will either be left open-ended, or else end in a similar fashion to season two (when Villanelle left Eve for dead) \u2013 only this time, the show\u2019s title will become a self-fulfilling prophecy, but without the original shock factor.<\/p>\n Still, there\u2019s plenty of fun to be had with the first two episodes, which include plenty of fan-service moments \u2013 Fiona Shaw as Carolyn, delivering one-liners and spending her \u201cunfashionable amount of inherited wealth\u201d \u2013 and moments that fans didn\u2019t expect, but will no doubt be instant fodder for social media and future Halloween outfits (we won\u2019t spoil, but if ever you\u2019ve wondered what Comer would look like in a full beard, you won\u2019t be disappointed).<\/p>\n As ever, Eve\u2019s storyline gets overshadowed by the flashier Villanelle and her thigh-high gold boots (wait until the end of episode one), but she\u2019s certainly more active and confident than she was at the beginning of season three, riding motorbikes around Russia and embarking on a casual relationship with a new colleague.<\/p>\n Happily, Eve and Villanelle do reunite before the end of episode one, even if it\u2019s only for one scene. Baz Luhrmann\u2019s Romeo + Juliet remains a touchstone for recent TV series, specifically the scene where Claire Danes dresses as an angel for the masked ball. HBO\u2019s Euphoria<\/a> paid homage to the scene in season 1, and in the first episode of Killing Eve\u2019s season 4, we see Villanelle appear to Eve from behind a large tropical fish tank, dressed in virginal white, just as Danes did to Leonardo DiCaprio\u2019s doomed Romeo.<\/p>\n Of course, no matter how much Villanelle adheres to the mantra \u201cdress for the job you want\u201d, she\u2019s very far from an angel \u2013 and Eve, unlike Romeo, isn\u2019t best pleased to see her.<\/p>\n Killing Eve season 4 will premiere on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 28th February 2022<\/strong>. Check out what else is on with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/span><\/a>, or visit our <\/span>Drama<\/a> <\/span>Hub for all the latest news.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Flora Carr Published: Tuesday, 22 February 2022 at 12:00 am 3.0 out of 5 star rating Villanelle, the stylish, psychopath assassin played by Jodie Comer, has unexpectedly got religion \u2013 or at least, that\u2019s what she wants everyone to think. 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