Wednesday, June 3, 2020

This Is Beautiful: Killing Eve

I finally started the TV show "Killing Eve" this week and I am enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would. Not that I thought I'd dislike it, I wouldn't be watching it to begin with then, but it's a really hard show to pin down. The easiest way to describe it is that an assassin and investigator investigating her have this strange attraction, which gets at it on a surface level, but the show seems to be developing into a lot more than that.

Now I thought that I wouldn't like it because I am not into stories about psycho assassins. The whole "Breaking Bad" thing really holds no interest for me, I am not here to develop sympathy for people who do not deserve it. And I was really hesitant to start this show as a result (even though others have told me that it was excellent and also gay haha). But this show definitely isn't going in that direction and in fact may be surprisingly deeper than that.

The show definitely does not shy away from what a horrible person the assassin is. She murders people in almost every episode, and basically keeps confirming to the audience that she's a psychopath through other characters as well. Which is all a huge sticking point for me, as I have said I am not here to sympathize with murderers.

While I am only on episode like 8, I think this show has the opportunity to be incredibly deep. I am most intrigued by what the assassin said to the investigator, "I think you'll find that we're working for the same people," and what that says about power and the forces at play in modern society. Will it be like the Matrix where rebellion ends up being part of the system? Or will it be more of a Watchmen where those in the know have set up a crisis to unite people? Regardless, I am definitely in for the ride and here for it.

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