The end of ‘Eve’: Comer, Oh return en route to final hurrah
Aesop, master of the morality tale, is often credited as the author of a particular story involving a scorpion and a frog. While the true origin of the story remains unknown — some speculate it may, like a certain show’s main character, have originated in Russia — and many versions of it exist, the fable seems to be the driving force behind the fourth and final season of a much-beloved BBC America series, “Killing Eve.”
Premiering its final season on Sunday, Feb. 27, on BBC America and AMC, and for streaming on AMC+, “Killing Eve” has earned a reputation for its complicated plots involving espionage, attraction, human nature and obsession. Now, not unlike the scorpion that asks the frog for help crossing the river, it’s time to see who, if anyone, comes out on top on the other side.
First hailing from BBC America in 2018, the series, led by Sandra Oh (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and Jodie Comer (“Free Guy,” 2021), is based on the Villanelle novel series by British author Luke Jennings. It didn’t take long, however, for the TV series to eclipse the books and rise to immense popularity among British and North American audiences.
The series came in hot with a 98% approval rating on the popular ratings site Rotten Tomatoes, and while its approval has, as with many series, borne witness to a slow decline over time, leading lady Comer seems to have no doubt that Season 4 will wow fans right off the bat.
“We have definitely got off to an exciting start,” Comer told NBC in a recent interview. “I think now, because we know it’s the final season, they are definitely pushing boundaries, especially with Villanelle. Where we open with her [Villanelle] is totally bonkers and brilliant. I hope people finally enjoy it when it hits the screen.”
Following the emotional culmination of Season 3, AMC, parent company to BBC America, released a statement announcing Oh’s Eve, Comer’s Villanelle and Fiona Shaw’s (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” 2001) Carolyn are all in “very different places” heading into the final chapter, saying, “Following Eve and Villanelle’s exchange on the bridge, Eve is on a mission, while Villanelle has found a new community in an attempt to prove she’s not a ‘monster.’”