--- title: Killing Eve Is Still Exhilarating in Season 2 description: New Killing Eve episodes invert the cat-and-mouse thriller’s original power dynamics, giving Eve, played by Sandra Oh, the upper hand. canonical: https://time.com/5564684/killing-eve-season-2-review/ author: Judy Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-05T18:46:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T23:13:49.559Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: 'Killing Eve' Is Still the Most Exhilarating Show on TV og:description: New episodes invert the cat-and-mouse thriller’s original power dynamics. og:url: https://time.com/5564684/killing-eve-season-2-review/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte477c039e8a7d7e8/698947dc096a9448696a4db9/killing-eve-season-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Killing Eve Season 2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Killing Eve' Is Still the Most Exhilarating Show on TV twitter:description: New episodes invert the cat-and-mouse thriller’s original power dynamics. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte477c039e8a7d7e8/698947dc096a9448696a4db9/killing-eve-season-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # In Season 2, _Killing Eve_ Is Still the Most Exhilarating Show on TV > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Judy Berman](https://time.com/author/judy-berman/)  ## Judy Berman TV Critic Apr 5, 2019 6:46 PM UTC  Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri and Nina Sosanya as Jess on the second season of Killing Eve Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri and Nina Sosanya as Jess on the second season of Killing EveBBC America  by [Judy Berman](https://time.com/author/judy-berman/)  ## Judy Berman TV Critic Apr 5, 2019 6:46 PM UTC Now is a great time to rewatch [_Killing Eve_’s](http://time.com/5228977/killing-eve-isnt-your-average-mystery-series/) [first season](http://time.com/5454751/best-tv-shows-2018/) finale, because season two picks up just 30 seconds after that episode’s unnervingly intimate cliff-hanger ending. A rare encounter between two extraordinary women united by their mutual obsession—rogue British intelligence operative Eve Polastri (Golden Globe winner [Sandra Oh](http://time.com/5233452/sandra-oh-killing-eve-new-show/)) and glamorous, psychotic assassin Villanelle (the equally riveting Jodie Comer)——has left our shellshocked heroine soaked in the blood of her suddenly absent foil. This image sets the tone for a new batch of episodes, premiering April 7 on BBC America, that invert the cat-and-mouse thriller’s original power dynamics. Now, Eve has the upper hand: Her reckless exploits have earned the grudging respect of Carolyn (Fiona Shaw), the boss who fired Eve at the end of last season but needs her help to investigate a new female killer. Hurt, lovelorn and penniless, Villanelle ends up in the hospital, trying to heal, hide and plan her escape from Paris all at once. A storyline involving her roommate there, a gravely injured boy (Pierre Atri), suggests she’s capable of mercy—although her version of it doesn’t look much like anyone else’s. Could the feelings she’s developed for Eve be awakening her empathy? It’s a canny role reversal, even if Villanelle’s plight veers toward melodrama in the second of two episodes provided for review. Such minor clumsiness can probably be attributed to the departure of lead writer and showrunner [Phoebe Waller-Bridge](http://time.com/collection-post/4684892/phoebe-waller-bridge-next-generation-leaders/) (_Fleabag_), whose sparkling scripts balanced out far-fetched plot beats with observations and references grounded in real life. Her handpicked replacement, _Call the Midwife_ star Emerald Fennell, doesn’t seem to grok the characters on quite as profound a level. Happily, Fennell _does_ know how to keep episodes fizzy, fast-paced and binge-friendly. And at this point, Oh and Comer so fully inhabit Eve and Villanelle, you could imagine them carrying on without any script at all. _Killing Eve_ may no longer be the single best show on any platform, as it was last year. 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