how s3 eve was different from other seasons:
Hey guys I'm back with a new post! (after a loooong time :D) This post is kind of a long one..? so get your snacks and sit tight because we're gonna be talking about Eve a lot!
We all know how Eve was a 'fan' of female assassins since season 1; and since episode 1 she started chasing after Villanelle and doing literally anything it takes to find her. And the choices she made through this time, like every choice, had it's own outcomes:
At first she lost her job because of chasing after V but that didn't stop her.
Then she lost her best friend, Bill, who was killed BY VILLANELLE but that still didn't stop her.
And then, she started having problems in her relationship with her husband, Niko. who she really cared about and loved. but that didn't stop her either.
All she cared about was finding Villanelle(her unhealthy obsession with Villanelle made her choose; *keep this in the back of your mind while we go forward, because we're getting to that later in this post*). Once she found Villanelle, she told her that she thinks about her all the time (duh), eve also told her she thinks about 'how she feels when she kills someone?'
Well, you might think Villanelle never answered that question. Yes she didn't answer Eve. She showed her. Back in Rome, when Reymond was choking Villanelle to death, Villanelle made Eve kill him with an axe. Eve thought she didn't have the power to kill anyone. She thought she was only interested in investigating them. So she stormed out later and told Villanelle that she wants her to be scared. At that time, the only person who KNEW about Eve's monster was Villanelle.
'This is what you wanted'
What did Eve want? Being scared? Or being a monster? Eve wanted none of those. Eve wanted to understand how Villanelle feels And the second Villanelle showed her how she feels, Eve just...left. It is not Eve's fault. She was confused and didn't know that side of her that was apparently always living in the shadows. Villanelle saw that side of her and woke it up. Villanelle in no way, didn't make a monster out of Eve. Eve just always...had it inside of her.
Later in season 3 we see Eve... Living her normal life and still doesn't know much about that dark side of her but she knows that it exists. When she tells Jamie 'well you don't know what it is like when you choose to destroy your own life' Eve thinks that choosing Villanelle was wrong and it destroyed her life. But what she still doesn't know is that all along, subconsciously, all she was looking for was someone to see her dark side and accept her once they see her dark side.
It's like Eve's monster was leading her to Villanelle's monster so it could grow and show itself a bit more.
03x06 was exactly when Eve knew that she needs someone to understand her and she needs someone who knows about the monster inside her. We all know that someone wasn't Niko. So that's when she left Niko for good and started using the 12 as an excuse to get to Villanelle.
She knows the only person who can help her is Villanelle. She knows that Villanelle knows about her dark side and she needed help. When Dasha told Eve 'she's perfect killing machine, that's all she's there for, that's all she knows.' Eve responded with 'I don't think so' which proves that Eve always knew Villanelle is an actual human being with emotions and Eve is actually a little protective of her.
*Remember that thing I told you to keep in the back of your mind? Now bring it on : now Eve knows more than ever that how she feels about Villanelle isn't an obsession anymore. So the choices she makes from now on are not going to hurt her or the people around her like it did before. The unhealthy obsession made her destroy her life with poor choices. But now it's just the feeling of needing someone more than an obsession. She needed Villanelle. She needed her to help her know herself better. That's what they do. Villanelle helps Eve explore her personality and Eve helps Villanelle to destroy her monster. Just look how vulnerable Villanelle is when eve is around (ballroom scene) And look how she looks when rhian shows up:
It's like she transforms into a completely different person. One second she's a soft and vulnerable cinnamon roll (oksana) and the other second she's this badass heartless assassin.
And just look how easily Eve admits to Villanelle that she killed Dasha. She admitted that she killed Dasha with her FOOT. (istg Eve uses the most iconic ways to kill people..just like V)
That's because they know that they're not going to be judged. They know each other better than anyone and they can be themselves when they're alone.
I’ve killed so many people, eve.
Look at Villanelle's smile when she hears Eve’s answer. it's like she's....relieved. She was trying to tell eve that she could do things that no one expects her to do...she is trying to tell eve that being with her is dangerous. But what Eve just told villanelle meant that she doesn't care about villanelle, she's is here for oksana. Villanelle's 'true' character. Eve believes that oksana is more than a killing machine and she can choose to change. Eve believes that Change is possible. Eve was the only one who didn’t reject V when saw her true character.
Aaand here we are. The bridge scene.
—This scene shows how Villanelle knew about Eve's dark side from the beginning and she wanted to show her that somehow. It shows that how different Eve is to Villanelle because of her personality,
— in this scene what they both have in common is that they don't know what exactly 'stopping' it means. Villanelle thinks Eve walking away from her is the best way to stop it. That’s why she looks so broken the moment she hears Eve but covers it up with “so no more tea dances?”... I mean look at her face..
But Eve thinks the exact opposite if you ask me. *remember that part where I talked about how this unhealthy obsession turned into a longing for V? yup.* Annaad in the last scene where they both turn back... apart from what Villanelle did (letting someone she cares about go) was completely different from her character arc in s2 and s1 and just shows that she understands love more than anyone, Eve turning back wasn't surprising at all. We been knew how she needs Villanelle so she could explore her personality and then fix it. She couldn't do this without Villanelle. also, she f**king loves her so...XD
And about Villanelle, I think she actually always wanted to look back. I mean ffs she's so in love with Eve because she's the only one who accepts her for her true character. She can open up to Eve without being afraid of being judged. But she's been rejected before and that has made her a little scared of looking back and seeing that Eve is still walking away. The fact that Eve already walked away from her once made Villanelle a bit scared. So that's why she paused before looking back. But when she looked back, she saw her future. The future where she can change and be the person she actually is and helping eve to defeat her own monster. That's true love story.
Hope you guys enjoyed reading my point of view of this whole thing. I’m sorry if i made any mistakes... I can’t want for season 4!!!!
