Indeed, the most intense sexual chemistry in the show isn’t between Villanelle and the men she seduces: it’s between her and Eve.
From Fleabag to Killing Eve, Waller-Bridge writes funny, vibrant women who live defiantly at the centre of their narratives; who will not be shifted to the sidelines; who will not exist to laugh at the jokes of men.
Waller-Bridge’s women – whether in Killing Eve, Fleabag, or her Channel 4 sitcom Crashing – are confrontational in a myriad of ways, but always without shame.
Villanelle looks over to him, attempts to copy his expression, and finally manages to make the little girl smile back at her.