i just rewatched killing eve 3.08 again, and i just wanted to talk about something from that scene. you know the one.Â
all throughout thereâs a very visual foretelling of how itâs going to end. about them standing on the other side to each other but never crossing.
hereâs where we first see it, by eveâs hand on the bridge (weâll come back to the actual bridge itself later):
doesnât seem like itâs much at first. but her hand is intentionally placed to not cross that gap in the railing.Â
a few times we then see this next one, of villanelle and eve standing side by side:
and again, both very purposefully placed and separated visually by the line on the ground.
we also get a different angle from the front:
itâs not as clear here, but by now having picked up on the theme, you can tell neither have yet to cross over this line.
when eve starts to ask villanelle for âhelpâ, this is where the visuals become much stronger:Â
itâs now a lot more obvious, front and centre of the shot.Â
and then we get this angle:
this is probably the strongest visual we get for this whole thing, as even looking through the railings here thereâs still this very clear line keeping them separated.Â
when eve turns around:
you can see this âlineâ now represented by the two of them. and during this whole thing, this is the closest theyâve actually come to touching. theyâre so closeâŚ
until villanelle decides itâs best for them to walk in the opposite direction:
this is the final shot of the episode, and thereâs the line thatâs been prominent throughout the whole scene, right up until the very end.Â
itâs a visual representation of how theyâve changed over the three seasons, how their relationship with each other has grown over this time. theyâve reached the point where theyâve mutually addressed how they feel about the other, and it seems how theyâre in the same place. theyâre so close, and yet still, they canât cross that âlineâ.Â
remember how i said weâd come back to that bridge? well as a born and bred londoner i instantly recognised the white railings as none other than tower bridge (often mistakenly called london bridge). the other giveaway is the line on the ground itself, itâs where the road parts and rises up:
this location itself adds to this whole visual theme. they could have picked any other bridge in central london (weâve got plenty of them). but not only are they on tower bridge, theyâre right in the centre of it.Â
where the two halves of the road meet, but never crossâŚ
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