An under-qualified British agent tries to find an international assassin.

2.5/4 (Okay).

The characters and the cast are great. The plot (and it's very plot-heavy) is awful. ( )

I tried to discipline my enthusiasm for this series by reminding myself that creator/writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge was putting new wine in old wine skins, that most of the tropes have been used before. So why do they seem fresh? Why have I never seen a psychopath like Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer as a lovable, heartless, shallow, charismatic, sadistic, beautiful child? And why have I never seen an average-joe-rising-to-a-challenge, or, a hunter becoming obsessed with their prey, quite like Eve, so wonderfully played by Sandra Oh as a woman whose curiosity, hunting instincts, and compassion for a damned soul overpower whatever instinct for self-preservation she may have. I remember squealing towards the end of the last episode when, once again, one of them did something in character that still surprised him. The strong backup cast includes Kim Bodnia as Villanelle’s handler and Fiona Shaw as Eve’s enigmatic boss. The background is the glitzy side of Europe. The Euro pop sound track is the show’s one weakness, often becoming too fey. ( )