season 3 first look: Send in the clowns

Entertainment Weekly

February 14, 2020 at 10:44 AM

Eve will need to figure out who she is and what she wants in the aftermath of that tragic trip to Rome. “How can you come back when you said “no”?” <a href="https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/26/killing-eve-sandra-oh-season-2-finale-interview/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:Oh asked EW rhetorically after the season 2 finale;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Oh asked EW rhetorically after the season 2 finale</a>. “How does Eve come back to any of her life?” And since we're already asking questions, how might the Eve-Villanelle dynamic evolve — or devolve — in season 3? "That relationship gets more complicated," understates Comer.

Villanelle has begun a new life in Barcelona, but not surpisingly, “there's a lot of chaos," sums up Comer. The actress was thrilled that the season capitalizes on the European hot spot. (For Villanelle, at least. Eve's location remains a mystery.) "We get off to a really vibrant start," says Comer. "Sam Perry — who came on as costume designer — is fantastic and has really seen this playground for what it was and has just run with it in regards to Villanelle's costumes this season." Keeping scrolling and you'll taste the rainbow...

Eve is no stranger to a blade (see: the season 1 finale, the season 2 finale, and, well, this photo). Now, having sworn off MI6, she's carving out a new job for herself. “She's a very, very bright woman who is good at whatever she decides to turn her hand to," offers Woodward Gentle. "She’s also very, very good at making dumplings. And Sandra turns out to be incredibly good at making dumplings — and at butchering, actually.”

Where do we find Villanelle's longtime-and-seemingly former handler, the slippery Konstantin (Kim Bodnia)? “Well,” hints Woodward Gentle, “his daughter, Irina, is not dead.”

Even Pennywise and Joker might be alarmed to see a Villaclown staring at them. Context, please? "She is trying to find her own way and be in charge and make her own rules — and she finds herself having to prove that she's ready and she's capable," hints Comer. "It just so happens this is her disguise this time.” As for that mystery man beside her, his name is Felix (Stefan Iancu), and well... that's kind of all viewers are getting for now. "The question is, who is complicit and why they are complicit?” teases Wooward Gentle.

If Eve has distanced herself from MI6, why is she standing there with her old boss, cryptic, withholding Carolyn (Fiona Shaw)? “I don't think they can help but be drawn back to each other a little bit,” says Woodward Gentle.

Eve's mostly estranged husband, Niko (Owen McDonnell), was last seen waking up to one helluva frame job by Villanelle, complete with dead body. “He's left in a really, really miserable place, but he's not dead,” says Woodward Gentle. “Miserable but not dead.”

After everything that Eve has endured, "are you ever going to trust Carolyn again?" asks Woodward Gentle. Raise one finger if you know that's a risky proposition in which you <em>just</em> might become entangled. (To hear more from Comer, <a href="https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/20/killing-eve-jodie-comer-villanelle-season-3/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:slip over here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">slip over here</a>. For Oh's thoughts on <em>Eve</em>'s season 2 finale, <a href="https://ew.com/tv/2019/05/26/killing-eve-sandra-oh-season-2-finale-interview/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-ylk="slk:sneak over here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">sneak over here</a>.)

Killing Eve season 3 first photos, premiere date: Sandra Oh, Jodie Comer

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