This was a pretty good season, just not as good as the previous one. Each season has a different showrunner and it shows. Because the first season was the best and it is slowly deteriorating. Plus, they all feel very different. It also feels like the show isn't going in a particular direction,they are not sure what their endgame is, but it is a fun ride. I binged the entire season in one day.
The season picks up a few weeks after the previous season finale. Eve (Sandra Oh) is officially out of MI6 and now works in her relative's restaurant and recovering from her injury. Villanelle (Jodie Comer) is on her own and trying to get a life outside of the Twelve. Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) is still working for MI6 and her son Kenny (Sean Delaney) is now working for a newspaper. This is where they all are at the beginning of episode 1. Then everything escalates pretty quickly as The Twelve take a more central role in the plot. Which is not good because they are the most boring part of the plot. No one cares about some secret organization. We care about people.
By far the best character of the season was Carolyn. Not only does Shaw do a great job portraying the character, who is cold, brilliant and a bit eccentric, but her character has the best character development in this season I think. Only because of her cold nature, you really have to play close attention to catch the little details. Also, she has the best plotline. Eve is totally her supporting character and her plotline is the lease interesting one of the season. Even the new character, Dasha, has a better plotline. Plus as the character the show is named after, Eve has the least amount of screen time in this season from the main trio. Comer is still brilliant as the eccentric Villanelle. Only her plotline is a little bit all over the place. But still, she makes the most out of what she has. I still love all of the characters.
By far the best character of the season was Carolyn. Not only does Shaw do a great job portraying the character, who is cold, brilliant and a bit eccentric, but her character has the best character development in this season I think. Only because of her cold nature, you really have to play close attention to catch the little details. Also, she has the best plotline. Eve is totally her supporting character and her plotline is the lease interesting one of the season. Even the new character, Dasha, has a better plotline. Plus as the character the show is named after, Eve has the least amount of screen time in this season from the main trio. Comer is still brilliant as the eccentric Villanelle. Only her plotline is a little bit all over the place. But still, she makes the most out of what she has. I still love all of the characters.
The show looks great. I have to say that I laughed so much when I saw Konstantin and his Russian friend drinking from crystal glasses. The same kind of glasses that my parents have and most Russian and/or East European households still have. From some reason crystal dishes were super popular and everyone still has them. Plus the plastic dishes with the terrible painted decoration, is totally still a thing. Every time I visit East Europe I am surprised by it. So I feel that it is all authentic. But Harriet Walter Russian is terrible. Even me, who can barely speak the language, can hear that it just sounds bad. On the plus side the locations are pretty excellent. The last scene of the season just looks spectacular. Every aspect, from the actors' placement to the location, just looks stunning. The styling on this show is still perfect as well. Each character looks unique and mostly stylish, if not then it is on purpose. Mostly, the show has really high production values and it looks great most of the time. Accent and language is where most shows fall and this is no exception.
So yeah, it's not a good as the previous season, but if you enjoyed the previous season, you'll probably enjoy this one as well.
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