DISCLAIMER: This recap of the Killing Eve series finale episode “Hello, Losers” has spoilers. Sorry, baby — proceed at your peril.
Welcome back, assassins! “Hello, Losers” marks Killing Eve‘s series finale. The last hurrah. Folks, it’s … not good. Well, the VillanEve moments are spectacular. Exhilarating, even. But it all went down the toilet in the last few minutes of the episode.
Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer give it their all, churning out incredibly touching, vulnerable and visceral performances. These two boast electrifying, easygoing chemistry, and this show failed them by not tapping into that more. The writers think 30-some minutes of laser-focused VillanEve is enough to compensate for four seasons of crumbs.
The ending of the series finale is rushed, sloppy and painful.
Ready to dig deep into “Hello, Losers”? Let’s get to it.
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We open right where we left off, with Gunn (Marie-Sophie Ferdane) attempting to kill Eve (Oh) while Villanelle (Comer) observes from afar. Eve finally gains the upper hand amid the struggle, shoving her fingers into Gunn’s eyes Game of Thrones-style. Villanelle watches like a proud mama. Eve’s a baby assassin in the making!
Later, Eve emerges from the woods, chasing down Villanelle. She procures her phone and shows V the postcard from the Twelve, saying she knows where they are. They head to Gunn’s cabin so V can grab her things. Funnily enough, she dons a yellow jacket similar to the one she wore in the Season 3 finale.
V assumes Eve killed Gunn, but we hear the latter call out Villanelle’s name. Gunn stumbles through the forest toward her home, blood streaming down her face. Eve just poked her eyes out. Hey, it’s still a badass move.
Eve and Villanelle escape Feasgar Island on a boat while Gunn hurls threats at them. She’s now living alone on an island while sporting significant eye injuries. That’s what you get when you mess with Eve Polastri.
Anyway, Eve and Villanelle speed away in their boat. The sweeping scenery in these shots is stunning. Ethereal.
Next, Eve and Villanelle are on land. However, V refuses to listen to Eve. Eve confronts her, finally voicing her feelings. Sure, she wants them to tag-team to take down the Twelve, but Eve also traveled to Feasgar Island for Villanelle.
Suddenly, V picks up Eve and spins her around while my heart simultaneously melts. Two passersby, Maggie (Nathalie Barclay) and Donnie (Robert Lonsdale), spot Villanelle and Eve and invite them to their cabin for the evening. A storm’s brewin’!
Meanwhile, Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) arrives at Heathrow Airport, wherein Hugo (Edward Bluemel) waits for her. He jokingly addresses her as “Ludmila” in Russian. Carolyn ridicules him for his poor accent.
Eve and Villanelle stay at Maggie and Donnie’s bothy (in Scotland, it’s a small hut or cottage on a hill for walkers to shelter in). V and Eve quickly discover that Donnie and Maggie are a bit cheesy.
Hugo takes Carolyn to a safe house in England. He spews a scathing indictment of her character, but she promptly puts him in his place. Back at the bothy, the couples exchange origin stories. We learn that Maggie gave Donnie a kidney. I believe they’re who Eve used to be with Niko. She’s staring her former life in the face and subtly mocking it. It illustrates how much she’s changed.
Maggie interprets tarot cards for V, and we see she gets “The Sun” card. Maggie excitedly explains the uniqueness of said card, revealing that it’s “holy” and “celestial.” It complements the heavy-handed religious themes surrounding Villanelle this season.
However, Eve receives the “Death” card, which doesn’t necessarily mean literal death. It’s the card of transformation and renewal, signifying a change in someone’s life. But Eve appears to interpret it literally. That said, Killing Eve decides to take this metaphorically and literally.
Carolyn receives a text about meeting a mysterious someone at Hampstead Heath for some intel. Hugo allows her to leave as long as she returns.
Meanwhile, Villanelle reassures Eve that fate isn’t real. Maggie informs our lovebirds that they must share a sleeping bag. We see V tenderly touch the scar on Eve’s back while they’re lying together. Now they both harbor back wounds in the name of love. After a particularly charged gaze, V suggests they steal Maggie and Donnie’s van.
Later, Villanelle and Eve share top-tier road-tripping-lovers moments, from Eve tossing candy into V’s mouth to dancing to the radio and exchanging adoring gazes. They’re in love, y’all!
Next, they stop at a gas station to charge Hélène’s phone and grab some grub.
Pam (Anjana Vasan) meets Carolyn at Hampstead Heath to deliver the news of Konstantin’s death. Besides revealing she’s the killer, Pam relays Konstantin’s declaration of love to Carolyn and hands her his letter.
Then, after adorably eating fries together, our lovers hit the road again with a charged phone. Eve discovers the meeting place for the Twelve is at The Barn Swallow, a pub located near the MI6 headquarters. Huzzah!
Additionally, Eve regales V with a story about that pub involving Bill, unearthing the lingering tension between the pair regarding Bill. Methinks it’s a still-bleeding wound for Eve. That said, it doesn’t affect or lessen her love for V.
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Meanwhile, Carolyn and Pam sit on a dock and decide to float in the surrounding water, fully clothed. Nope. I’m not a fan of that. Not only that, but this scene feels inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. Extraneous. It’s the series finale.
Later, Eve and Villanelle make a pitstop to pee, as humans are wont to do. As they head back to the van, V gives Eve a quick peck on the cheek, culminating in a full-on smooch. Eve finally grabs the bull by the horns and kisses her lady. It’s glorious. They make out like there’s no tomorrow.
After some ass slaps, we see V run around the van and surprise Eve. We don’t see it, but I’m 100 percent positive they had sex. Although truth be told, we should have seen it.
Eve and Villanelle arrive at The Barn Swallow to find Carolyn and Pam there. V and Carolyn gleefully reminisce about Havana. Eve speaks with Carolyn solo while Villanelle and Pam play darts. Pam imparts her condolences regarding Konstantin’s passing to Villanelle. V, who didn’t know he died, turns away, her eyes filled with tears.
Admittedly, this moment cut me to the quick. Villanelle utters, “Goodbye, you old bastard,” in Russian. She seldom speaks Russian, so this indicates how much she loved and respected Konstantin.
Meanwhile, Eve accuses Carolyn of knowing who Kenny’s killer is from the jump, merely utilizing the moment to continue playing her game. Carolyn urges Eve and V to forge ahead with their plan. She gives her blessing, and she won’t interfere. However, Carolyn will do something unpredictable. Uh oh.
Before they depart, Carolyn tells Villanelle that she owes the latter “a dare.” I think I know what that dare is. Oof.
Next, Eve surveys the new location for the Twelve meeting since nobody showed up at the pub, and she receives an updated postcard. It’s a massive boat called The Dixie Queen. Carolyn and Pam chat about loyalty and alliances. Carolyn might work at MI6, but is she loyal to the organization? Carolyn offers Pam a job at MI6, but Pam declines, thanking Carolyn for spending time with her.
Pam saunters into the gloomy, overcast London setting, ready for the future. That’s it? She just walks away. Huh.
Then, Eve and Villanelle arrive on the boat, and some folks mistake Eve for a pastor who’s officiating a wedding ceremony. The wedding is a cover for the Twelve’s meeting. Eve goes along with it, but before forging into the marital fray, Villanelle kisses her passionately. V urges Eve to distract them while she hunts for the Twelve.
So, Eve delivers an impassioned speech about marriage while marrying two men. And without the proper certification on her part! V kills the kitchen workers by unleashing deadly gas. She watches Eve dazzle the wedding guests with her words, tears welling in her eyes. The love is there.
Finally, Villanelle bursts into a room, greeting its inhabitants with “Hello, losers.” Then, she seamlessly, effortlessly, deftly slaughters every Twelve member therein. We don’t see their faces, just V murdering it up. Simultaneously, we watch Eve bust moves on the dance floor with the wedding party. She’s so happy!
Next, Villanelle leads Eve to the deck. She embraces Eve, declaring that she did it — they’re all dead. RIP, the Twelve. We glimpse the bridge they were standing on in the Season 3 finale. There are a few nods to that finale in this episode.
Suddenly, a bullet wound blossoms in Villanelle’s shoulder, her blood staining Eve’s shirt. We hear more gunshots as Villanelle shields Eve with her body. She urges Eve to jump in the Thames.
While they’re underwater, Eve watches in abject horror while V’s shot several times until she dies. This moment is where Killing Eve gets too ham-fisted with its religious imagery. The blood pooling behind Villanelle looks like wings, mirroring the image of her in the Season 4 premiere when she’s standing before the baptismal well at the church. The light from outside shines on her, mimicking “the sun.” She’s supposed to look like an angel (eye roll).
Then, Eve attempts to reach for V’s hand, and the lingering shot on their hands mimics Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam.” Get it? Because her name is Eve!
We see Carolyn standing outside, communicating with someone off-camera — a sniper, perhaps. It becomes abundantly clear she ordered V’s assassination, but it’s unclear whether she wanted to kill Eve.
As Villanelle floats away, Eve emerges (I think this represents her “baptism,” the transformation as told by the Death card.). She screams into the night, grieving the unnecessary loss of the love of her life.
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“Hello, Losers” disappointingly utilizes the “bury your gays” trope, something I was hoping we’d leave in the dust in the year of our Lord 2022. Wynonna Earp is a diamond in the rough in that regard, refusing to give anything less than a happy ending for WayHaught. Killing Eve had so much potential, especially with its caliber of performers.
Killing Eve is a grim show. Perhaps “happy endings” aren’t on the menu for everyone. Why not kill both Eve and Villanelle? Whatever happened to The Scorpion and the Frog? If they went that route, I’d have VillanEve get together much sooner, like at the end of Season 3.
The show never explained what happened after the Season 3 finale. Why did Villanelle and Eve part ways? There’s so much ambiguity in this season and the series finale. So many unanswered questions. Who killed Kenny? Who was at the top of the Twelve? Why the hell did we spend so much time with new characters in a show nearing its conclusion?
On another note, why did it take zero effort to kill the Twelve? Aren’t they all trained assassins? Villanelle’s talented, for sure, but I find it difficult to believe she successfully took down every last member with nary a scratch.
It’s like the writers forgot this show’s premise. Well, I guess Killing Eve is really about killing Eve on the inside over four seasons.
“Hello, Losers” is a lazy, thrown-together conclusion that doesn’t serve its characters. Villanelle deserved better. Eve deserved better. We deserved better.
You can rewatch the first three seasons of Killing Eve on Hulu and pretend this season never happened.
Long live VillanEve.
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