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  • Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
  • Meet Villanelle...

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  • @mindoftj7677
    @mindoftj7677 7 месяцев назад +3044

    It is also significant that she tips the barista. As if he has helped her or given her something

    • @Lppt87
      @Lppt87 7 месяцев назад +172

      Her paying isn’t a form of thanking him, she doesn’t even look at him, she just puts the money there as she walks away without stopping. She also doesn’t stop to knock the icecream down.
      Imagine if she stopped to pay but not stopped to knock the icecream or viceversa?
      What would the viewer understand?
      1. She stopped to pay, she didn’t stop to knock the icecream.
      It would look like she is running away from knocking the icecream snce she took care to slowdown to pay.
      2. She didn’t stop to pay she did for the icecream.
      She was in a hurry to take revenge on the girl. The got got under her skin.
      3. She stopped for both, paying and icecream.
      It would probably still give psychopath pettiness, but it doesn’t fit her personality. Maybe an slower killer more controlled dense, but she is reckless and energetic.
      4. She doesn’t stop, as in the video shows that she cares about nothing else but herself she is done she is over and she is quick to leave without care, she got served and she leaves instantly. The same she will forget about this icecream she will forget the little girl. She just got her moment at the moment and she moved on without missing her step not even a second.

    • @purvikaanand3194
      @purvikaanand3194 7 месяцев назад +4

      Nice.

    • @PlzenskyLover
      @PlzenskyLover 7 месяцев назад

      I don't think she was paying for the icecream; she probably did that before she sat down. She was doing something nice, voluntarily tipping the vendor, before doing something cruel, dump ice cream on the girls lap. This establishes that her cruelty is intentional not habitual @@Lppt87

    • @ColbyAzimuth
      @ColbyAzimuth 7 месяцев назад +122

      She casually bought off the barista's good will, manipulating him into believing the lady is nice, and that the ice cream spilling must have been the little girl's fault. Even if the girl cries out that the mean lady did it on purpose, the barista will tend to think the little girl was just clumsy and making up lies.
      Villanelle created a situation where the barista and the little girl might go at it against each other, regarding the "terrible lies" the little girl would be crying about.

    • @mindoftj7677
      @mindoftj7677 7 месяцев назад +30

      Remember guys it's a subjective idea on art. Not a certified opinion.

  • @wimpymcsteel4458
    @wimpymcsteel4458 7 месяцев назад +1073

    This intro is even deaper. The girls first reaction shows a little fear - a little distrust. Villanelle is not just coaxing a smile, she is gaining enough trust so that she can get close enough to knock the ice cream into the little girls lap.
    In the first 2 minutes of the show, she gains the trust of a complete stranger, then violates that trust for her own ammusement. It introduces the viewer to her complete MO.

  • @benjamintillema3572
    @benjamintillema3572 8 месяцев назад +1889

    Minor correction: Phoebe Waller Bridge is great but she didn't write every episode of Killing Eve 5:22 she wrote the majority of the episodes of the first season, aka the best episodes.
    Also, this scene introduces another key characteristic of Vilanelle, her greatest weakness. Yes, pushing ice cream on a child's lap is certainly petty, but it is also reckless. Vilanelle is right about to kill a high profile target and she just drew attention to herself. Plus there is the risk that either the vendor or the girl's mother would confront her. Both of those things could easily jeopardize her job but she doesn't care.

    • @rome8180
      @rome8180 7 месяцев назад +198

      Yeah, someone in another comment mentioned her "poor impulse control." I think that's an important element to this scene. Even if she was angry at the girl for not smiling at her at first, the rational thing to do would have been to just ignore it. But her anger and need to "teach the girl a lesson" cause her to do something that's not in her own best interest.

    • @familycorvette
      @familycorvette 7 месяцев назад +8

      Nah. It's just bad writing. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the one who didn't consider the consequences of what she thought was a cool scene.

    • @johnathanmonsen6567
      @johnathanmonsen6567 7 месяцев назад +51

      @@familycorvette ...You're basing this on what, exactly?

    • @familycorvette
      @familycorvette 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@johnathanmonsen6567 Bad writing speaks for itself.

    • @johnathanmonsen6567
      @johnathanmonsen6567 7 месяцев назад +49

      @@familycorvette I mean, what makes you conclude that this is bad writing? The rest of the scene is well planned and executed, why would that one aspect randomly be poorly written out of nowhere? Especially when it makes perfect sense with what was already established?

  • @leleprtk
    @leleprtk 2 года назад +5123

    This show used to be so phenomenal and unique, can't believe the trainwreck it became after Phoebe Waller-Bridge left. One of the best character intros of all time for sure.

    • @di5084
      @di5084 2 года назад +291

      seriously laura neal completely tanked the last season

    • @User-pb1sj
      @User-pb1sj 2 года назад +214

      @@di5084 PERIOD, season 1-3 were amazing but season 4 was just HORRIBLE

    • @elingrrr
      @elingrrr 2 года назад +2

      @@di5084 6@}

    • @bonjovirocks24
      @bonjovirocks24 Год назад +3

      Agreed!!!

    • @Notevenlistening.
      @Notevenlistening. Год назад +4

      So sad 😢

  • @emmaeady1899
    @emmaeady1899 2 года назад +3475

    Also this scene is key to showing Villanelle's character as a psychopath. Psychopaths are said to be unable to understand human emotions, therefore they learn them from others in order to display them at the most opportune moments. Villanelle shows a response to the girl but realises its wrong and reworks it after studying a non psychopath.

    • @MYOB00
      @MYOB00 2 года назад +193

      That's what I was thinking when I first watched it. She's mimicking human emotion from the vendor because she doesn't feel any herself. Narcissists do that too, that's why they get so successful at interacting with people, but it's not genuine.

    • @ajshaprince10
      @ajshaprince10 2 года назад +109

      That was also shown l@ter oon when she’s listening to the radio on the treadmill and mimics the girls laugh and carry’s on using it through the episode

    • @jackchop1576
      @jackchop1576 2 года назад +26

      Lemme guess, "all my exes are narcissists and sociopaths!!" right??

    • @itsmaggiemitchell
      @itsmaggiemitchell 2 года назад +74

      I honestly think that she portrays plenty of emotion throughout the seasons (even empathy at times.) Masking and learning to mirror behavior doesn't always equal a lack of emotion altogether.

    • @DM-nw5lu
      @DM-nw5lu 8 месяцев назад +43

      @@jackchop1576What does that have to do with anything.

  • @tfox285
    @tfox285 7 месяцев назад +775

    Jodi Comer is an amazing actress to capture all this characters nuances.

    • @mitchliam974
      @mitchliam974 7 месяцев назад +8

      Agreed! She played it so well

    • @dohadeer8242
      @dohadeer8242 6 месяцев назад +15

      Agreed. I always thought that Sandra Oh's Eve was actually the weakest character on the show, she was simply the 'name' that got the US funding to kick the series off but once Jodie Comers sheer talent leapt of the screen at everyone I thought that Oh's character was holding the show back. Frankly it would have been nice if they had actually Killed Eve in Killing Eve

  • @darkflower1729
    @darkflower1729 7 месяцев назад +307

    She way the smile doesnt even just not reach the eyes, the upper half of her face barely moves when she grins. So creepy and so well acted

    • @TheFizzingWhizbee
      @TheFizzingWhizbee 2 месяца назад +16

      Yeah! And only when she knocks over the girl's ice cream we see her real smile at the end.

  • @PanteraRossa
    @PanteraRossa 8 месяцев назад +547

    Pheobe was the showrunner only for season 1 not the entire show. That's why there's such a drop off in quality with the writing, particularly after season 2.

    • @stephaniebagstaff4911
      @stephaniebagstaff4911 7 месяцев назад +33

      And season 2s showrunner was Emerald "Saltburn, Promising Young Woman" Fennell.

    • @roomtemperature7096
      @roomtemperature7096 7 месяцев назад +14

      true. I only watch a couple or one video of S3 and haven't found the motivation to finish it. The season 1 is stellar honestly such a shame, I'm waiting for whatever crumbs phoebe throw at us

    • @wenik_2332
      @wenik_2332 6 месяцев назад +6

      everytime I rewatch the show I stop after season 2. It was such a good ending!

    • @cl0ud5urfer
      @cl0ud5urfer 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@wenik_2332 Good to know lol. I remember hearing about this show when it came out so this video didn't spoil anything for me, but it very much did make me want to actually watch Killing Eve. Glad I read these comments to know that the quality drops off before getting too invested in it lol

    • @wenik_2332
      @wenik_2332 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@cl0ud5urfer It's an awsome show IF you don't watch season 3 and 4 and just pretend that thats it!

  • @ashleighfeller1127
    @ashleighfeller1127 3 года назад +1677

    Only you could make a 14 minute video about a 1 minute scene in a tv i've never watched and make it so interesting!

    • @davescripted3796
      @davescripted3796  3 года назад +130

      A 14 minute video about 1 min scene that I spent god knows how many hours writing! 🙏 😃

    • @scouser2010ify
      @scouser2010ify 2 года назад +18

      You should watch it it’s incredible

    • @honeypeaches7736
      @honeypeaches7736 2 года назад +10

      @@scouser2010ify until season four 🙃

    • @scouser2010ify
      @scouser2010ify 2 года назад +1

      @@honeypeaches7736 yeah I was very underwhelmed so annoying right?

    • @check7737
      @check7737 2 года назад +1

      ​@@davescripted3796 well those hours qre worth it

  • @eliesundesastre9473
    @eliesundesastre9473 2 года назад +443

    I found "Killing Eve" right after having finished "Hannibal", so I was very in tune with the whole people hiding their monstrosity ordeal. That's what this scene told me (mind you, I only knew V was a killer but not what type).
    How Villanelle carefully crafted her person suit, how she was very detached from the world around her so she needed something to imitate to seem normal. And finally that she was an asshole.
    Man she's such great character.

    • @gateauxq4604
      @gateauxq4604 7 месяцев назад +10

      Damn that musta been an amazing double feature, love them both. Villanelle definitely has a closet gull of person suits she lives to try on.

  • @RasmusSchultz
    @RasmusSchultz 2 года назад +676

    This really is perhaps the most surprising and memorable character introductions I've ever seen. What made this even better for me, is I didn't know what I was going to watch - I didn't even know who would play the main character, and I didn't know who Comer was. The way that scene plays out, the outrageous outcome of that seemingly harmless interaction - truly priceless stuff! 😄❤️

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace 7 месяцев назад +3

      That's kind of what happened when i started watching battlestar galactica. I was like OH MY GOD WHAT

  • @Senate300
    @Senate300 3 года назад +635

    The Cafe Scene did a great job in showcasing the strength of Villanelle's psychopathy and how she ain't down with the kids but for me, the Tuscany Hairpin Hit was the true to Villanelle the Assassin of pride, arrogance, showmanship, theatricality and depravity beyond human recognition. Which made her a breath of fresh air to the usual schtick of Fictional Assassin's who hate their job.
    Ps. The spot of blood on her watch was a nice little touch.

  • @brentkerr4791
    @brentkerr4791 6 месяцев назад +128

    I actually think Villainelle’s introduction in the show is perfect. She is a heartless shell of a human masquerading her own humanity.
    The child doesn’t fall for her fake smile. Not always, but some kids are good at feeling that a person is fake, in the least. She sees the vendor as having a genuine smile. Then, Villainelle perfectly impersonates the vendor’s genuine smile. She learned to fool an intuitive child very quickly.
    Then, because it’s fun, she knocks the child’s ice cream onto her lap as she leaves. Because she enjoys causing pain, even in children. This implies she’s fine with assassinating even children. But, the show doesn’t have the need to be so dark. It’d affect their ratings.

    • @uwcb1
      @uwcb1 7 дней назад

      I’m late to this party but would like to throw the intro of Mike on Breaking Bad into the mix.

  • @eramosat
    @eramosat 7 месяцев назад +97

    She also wipes what might be a drop of blood off of the face of her watch. And even if it's not a drop of blood, the audience can certainly take the hint that it might be, and that this character is not only manipulative but dangerous, or at least involved in dangerous activities. So there's that too.
    Just watched for the first time.

    • @woudgy
      @woudgy Месяц назад +2

      Yes, thank you. It's implied that this person was just involved in a violent situation and is now treating herself to an icecream, which gives you even more of a sense of the character.

  • @supposedlymel
    @supposedlymel 2 года назад +193

    The show had me hooked from this scene - this analysis was exactly why. It was unlike any intro to a character I'd seen before.

  • @deliatugui2995
    @deliatugui2995 2 года назад +265

    An entire video of watching Jodie Comer smile is what i needed today

  • @paracog
    @paracog 6 месяцев назад +36

    This helped me to realize why I've watched "Free Guy" several times. Jodie Comer is really great to watch work.

  • @ashwilliams6080
    @ashwilliams6080 7 месяцев назад +22

    Villenel's introduction was what sold me on the show. It was PERFECT!

  • @PrincessRachel13
    @PrincessRachel13 3 года назад +282

    Great analysis! Villanelle is such an iconic character.

  • @PS1212
    @PS1212 6 месяцев назад +7

    3:08 Is where he finally starts the video.

  • @seokminari
    @seokminari 5 месяцев назад +13

    When the audience gets to have their "aha" moment, the scene becomes so much more powerful. It feels like we're in on the story that the movie is telling, like we're part of it too.

  • @thedudeabides3138
    @thedudeabides3138 3 месяца назад +6

    The greatest character intro ever (imo) is Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds.
    He’s utterly charming, cunning, erudite and menacing throughout, I couldn’t take my eyes off him.

    • @jhemarca2596
      @jhemarca2596 2 месяца назад +1

      Yas!! I fell in love with Christoph by Hans ❤

  • @ScottDavidReeves
    @ScottDavidReeves 7 месяцев назад +195

    Technically, the denouement is Villanelle smiling after she has walked out of the ice cream parlor. Act 1 - eating ice cream. Inciting incident - locking eyes with the girl. Act 2 - smiling at the girl (we now know what Villanelle wants. She wants a smile from the child.) 1st pinch point - the girl does not return the smile. Midpoint - the audience registers Villanelle's annoyance at being ignored and her continued focus on the child. 2nd pinch point - Villanelle notices the girl smile at the vendor, who gives a big smile. Act 3 - The Dark Night - Villanelle now smiles a big smile at the girl, and the girl returns the smile. (This is where the author tricks us - a normal person would end the story with the returned smile) The scene's climax is when, after getting what she wants, Villanelle still knocks the ice cream into the girl's lap. The final outcome or the denouement is Villanelle's true smile as we hear the child wail as Villanelle walks out into the street.

    • @lineetta
      @lineetta 7 месяцев назад +22

      This is a much better breakdown, and now I’m annoyed that I watched most of a 14-minute video by someone who couldn’t identify the pushing of the ice cream as the climax of that story. Or worse, someone who could, but wanted to be corrected for engagement (which is why I suspect he claimed Waller-Bridge wrote “all” the episodes of Villanelle, which is an awkwardly specific thing to say, and easily fact-checked).
      In short, I’m getting really tired of video essays. But I appreciate this comment.

    • @npmerrill
      @npmerrill 7 месяцев назад +7

      @@lineettasame here. I also simply cannot abide 1) those who can’t or won’t pronounce “denouement” and 2) those who can’t or won’t understand denouement. It’s such an elegant word and concept!

    • @user-we5it3jk9u
      @user-we5it3jk9u 7 месяцев назад +26

      Hey nerds, it’s a decent video. Chill out.

    • @joecoupon8299
      @joecoupon8299 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@user-we5it3jk9uI despise judgy judgemental people...and the Dutch.😂😂😂

    • @alinaelizabethlee
      @alinaelizabethlee 7 месяцев назад

      amen @@user-we5it3jk9u

  • @byondhelp
    @byondhelp 6 месяцев назад +18

    I remember watching this scene and loving the use of the Duchenne smile (or lack of) to immediately show the character is a psychopath.

  • @chrisrubio8212
    @chrisrubio8212 8 месяцев назад +164

    “… Desperado, which is not a great movie…” Them’s fightin words.

    • @Wompwowow
      @Wompwowow 7 месяцев назад +15

      My thoughts exactly

    • @OPUP
      @OPUP 7 месяцев назад +18

      Credibility took a dive there

    • @noahlindeman1875
      @noahlindeman1875 7 месяцев назад +14

      Came here for this comment

    • @TheDndemon
      @TheDndemon 7 месяцев назад +7

      Exactly

    • @hadoken95
      @hadoken95 6 месяцев назад +8

      Yea that was a really dumb take from this kid.

  • @_3clipse_
    @_3clipse_ 2 года назад +31

    Absolutely... I actually re=watched the intro 3 or 4 times before continuing the story because I was in awe of the craft that it displayed... script direction acting... flawless

  • @AGLadyBird
    @AGLadyBird 2 года назад +95

    I love this series and Villanelle, she is easily one of my favorite characters of all time. But this video is great, I mean, for me this intro is iconic but I never stopped to think and analyze everything you mention here, what a job! It makes me admire Phoebe Waller Bridge even more, if that's possible. Amazing, thanks 👏

  • @juliusdavies2005
    @juliusdavies2005 Год назад +81

    This scene hooked me straight into the whole series. I can't ever remember an opening couple of minutes in any made for TV series ever having done that to me before.

  • @kevincannon2269
    @kevincannon2269 7 месяцев назад +27

    Jodie comer is absolutely fantastic in this show

  • @debrachambers1304
    @debrachambers1304 6 месяцев назад +7

    One thing to add- another part of what makes this intro great is that the situation is so specific. I've never seen a scene much like this in anything else. So, it sticks in your head.

  • @thatsunasimp6139
    @thatsunasimp6139 2 года назад +26

    Who cant love villanelle like omg jodie comer plays her so well killing eve is my fav series lol just started rewatcbing it

  • @Psykldoc
    @Psykldoc 7 месяцев назад +14

    “Trist” would work, but I believe you were going for “ménage à trois”. BTW - your analysis is INCREDIBLE!!

  • @elizabethr9940
    @elizabethr9940 Год назад +12

    Thank you for this, well done! I could truly feel at the moment of watching this scene how vital every glance and moment was; I felt it encapsulated her character perfectly looking back as well, while still leaving room to continue learning about her character. BUT, this video put into words and concrete reasons all the things I was feeling/sensing intuitively. Great job

  • @sergesolkatt
    @sergesolkatt 2 года назад +137

    What a perfect video! Phoebe is a great writer and you're a great writer too

  • @turtleisland1940
    @turtleisland1940 2 года назад +26

    One of my favourite characters of all time!

  • @gdaymates431
    @gdaymates431 2 года назад +11

    I remember seeing this scene in the trailer before I watched the show and was immediately hooked.

  • @thatskyhalo
    @thatskyhalo 2 года назад +70

    I know she’s a bad person but I love her so much :,),,,, she’s too endearing and impressive for me to hate lol

  • @hakaniwar8848
    @hakaniwar8848 4 месяца назад +1

    The best part is the very last second where she smiles to her self. Not for anyone else, just because she's content with herself. That shows something as well.

  • @AstroMartine
    @AstroMartine 2 года назад +22

    Awesome video, glad I came across it. I watched this series without reading anything about the story, and from this very first scene, was hooked and impressed. I could tell she was off from the beginning too lol, and that immediately caught my attention, also since it was so original for a female character to be introduced like this.

  • @ette_ca
    @ette_ca 7 месяцев назад +6

    This probably came up on my feed because of how often I tote this as the greatest cold open of a series ever!! 💗 So great to see it getting the appreciation it deserves.

  • @teresa166
    @teresa166 3 года назад +28

    This analysis is so well done, I loved it !

  • @welovejodiecomer1139
    @welovejodiecomer1139 2 года назад +37

    I love villanelle she is my comfort character… and Jodie is my fav person ever!!!❤️

  • @Amp5150
    @Amp5150 7 месяцев назад +40

    villain-el is such an 8th grader idea for the villain's name

  • @kristym7149
    @kristym7149 7 месяцев назад +7

    Killing Eve is one of my favorite shows ive ever seen, im so happy to see a video on my feed talking about it

  • @check7737
    @check7737 2 года назад +8

    wow, that's a very good overview. I wouldn't have known the symbolism of the intro if not because of this video. Thank you for posting this.

  • @mashpotatohat
    @mashpotatohat 6 дней назад

    Absolutely commendable! I enjoyed this segment very much. I took some film classes in college and they always used to say that everything in a film is intentional you were able to clarify that point to such an exact place. It really made me understand and appreciate looking for those details, thanks again.!
    Cheers

    • @davescripted3796
      @davescripted3796  5 дней назад +1

      It's not monetized by me. Whatever ads you saw benefit someone else

  • @Haylo193
    @Haylo193 Год назад +8

    Beautiful and brilliant analysis. The intro is essentially a visual answer to the question: “who is Villanelle?”

  • @notliya
    @notliya 2 года назад +72

    the brilliance of phoebe waller bridge.

    • @guiseppeperceval4930
      @guiseppeperceval4930 5 месяцев назад +4

      You say that but then we have Indiana Jones and the Dial of Dysentery.

    • @lukasbhame9384
      @lukasbhame9384 Месяц назад

      ​@guiseppeperceval4930 well tbf she didn't write that one

  • @meridiansplendour
    @meridiansplendour 2 года назад +21

    I hope your channel blows up because this was seriously a fantastic analysis!!

  • @doodleground
    @doodleground 2 года назад +15

    damn! We need more analysis's like this on RUclips, this is absolute class!

  • @MDFMKisKMFDM
    @MDFMKisKMFDM 7 месяцев назад +10

    FINALLY someone recognizes how incredible the opening scene is in Killing Eve.... i went into that show completely blind... no idea what it was about or who the characters were.... that first scene absolutely hooked me in straight away

  • @douglasauclair3086
    @douglasauclair3086 7 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for making this video. I watched this intro of Villanelle, was floored, and instantly forgot it. You broke down her introduction in such a compelling way that even an 11 year old could understand the magic that happened in just this one conceit. Great work here.

  • @a.lin.the.v
    @a.lin.the.v Месяц назад

    This is an old video but this reminded me of what my psych professor once said-“I strongly recommend group therapy for numerous people seeking treatment for mental illness or processing grief and/or trauma. Everyone except people I suspect may be sociopaths or psychopaths-group settings where people are vulnerable are a playground for a socio or psychopath to learn to mimic humility and vulnerability, allowing them to better manipulate others.”
    This succinct display shows exactly that-the smile and consequent pettiness are strange to anyone else, but it was a defiance of a personal principle and so Villanelle learned, adapted, and executed it. I miss how good this show used to be.

  • @arontamas5639
    @arontamas5639 8 месяцев назад +10

    The first season was exceptional and unique I loved everything about it.
    The second season was more than fine for me even though it a bit started going down from there and by season 3 the disaster is born.....

  • @SchulzEricT
    @SchulzEricT 8 месяцев назад +9

    I was watching somebody react to "The Silence of the Lambs", there was a comment thread about "strong female characters", and so I was thinking about the Mount Rushmore of Sci Fi ladies in cinema...
    SO, of course when I then see "greatest character intro ever", I of course think of Trinity from "The Matrix".
    You get the "I think we can handle one little girl" with Agent Smith's "your men are already dead" rejoinder to *tell* us, THEN we get the iconic fight, with the iconic double-kick, from Trinity as the opening. I mean, c'mon.

  • @bendixanderson4882
    @bendixanderson4882 7 месяцев назад +4

    One more thing that makes this introduction great: hope. This introduction is designed to make us think that Villanelle might be a good person -- might become a good person -- and then shatter that hope in a hilarious way. In about 30 seconds. It's the same ride that Eve is going to be on for most of the rest of the show.
    It's all about our expectation. We probably saw a preview for the show. We know that Villanelle is probably the villain. But when a show starts with a main character interacting with a child, we expect things. Maybe the child will be a big part of this episode. The child doesn't trust Villanelle and it's troubling when Villanelle fakes two smiles to get her to finally smile back. But I had an emotional response to seeing them smile at each other. Even though I knew Villanelle was faking it, emotionally I believed anyway -- briefly -- that the child and Villanelle had formed a connection. Just a few moments into the show, and I am already making elaborate excuses for Villanelle. Yes, she is a liar and a manipulator, but she can feel, deep down. The only reason she bothers to manipulate the child is because she cares, right?
    Then Villanelle dumps the child's ice cream off the table, into her lap. It's hysterically petty. It's hilarious. It's the whole show in 30 seconds.
    Why don't I hate Villanelle for being so pointlessly cruel? There is a kind of release as Villanelle confronts how hard it is to earn the trust of another person, shares a smile, and then in the uncertain peace of the moment, just as I'm trying to remember if the child was in the preview, Villanelle tears it all down. And Villanelle escapes all the consequences. We never see the child crying. We never see the child again. It's hilarious, in a disturbing way. This is the first time the show invites to have fun watching Villanelle doing evil, awful things. Soon she is going to be torturing people to death while they beg to live -- and these moments are clearly played for comedy. And the whole time -- through the first season into the second season and beyond, we are with Eve, appreciating Villanelle's skills, identifying somehow with her temper tantrums, hoping that there might somehow be a person in there...

  • @katherinelangford981
    @katherinelangford981 7 месяцев назад +7

    Never heard of thos show/movie and now I'm going to find it. Thanks

  • @gamingweasel4633
    @gamingweasel4633 Месяц назад +1

    Jodi Comer was fantastically entertaining in this role.

  • @gabyottich7020
    @gabyottich7020 Месяц назад

    Her knocking the ice cream in the childs lap in front of the mother should tell everyone exactly how insane she is and how much she is not threatened by other people.

  • @le2382
    @le2382 2 месяца назад

    I have loved that scene since the first time I watched it, it’s the most memorable character introduction I’ve ever seen onscreen and it’s a brilliant piece of storytelling.

  • @SisyphusRedeemed
    @SisyphusRedeemed 7 месяцев назад +5

    Got four minutes into this and had to stop because you sold me so much on this character that I now need to watch the show.

    • @Krupy09
      @Krupy09 7 месяцев назад +3

      Fair warning: it starts out GREAT, but once PWB leaves (after Season 1) it gets progressively worse every season after. It's really a shame.

  • @its-MK...
    @its-MK... 7 месяцев назад +1

    I didn't expect this intro AT ALL, and I ended up rewinding it several times to rewatch. Because it's just so good. And Jodie Comer is just so good. Perfection.

  • @ChloetheGaymer
    @ChloetheGaymer 2 года назад +59

    And they just destroyed it during the finale

    • @davescripted3796
      @davescripted3796  2 года назад +19

      Oh great. I had my hopes up. Season two was a step back but I loved season three. I haven't seen the latest.

    • @roxgut
      @roxgut 2 года назад +10

      @@davescripted3796 hmm maybe you should watch it and create your own analysis as to how the story progressed. There are several pinpoints to recall such as their politics of changing showrunners per season and everything about why they messed up so hard at the end :/

    • @di5084
      @di5084 2 года назад +6

      @@davescripted3796 you should def make a video on it once you watch it !! :)

  • @johanvblack2244
    @johanvblack2244 7 месяцев назад +4

    The best is Hans Landa, Inglorious Bastards, but this is pretty good. Thank you by the way. I never heard of this show before.

  • @TheLondonvideopro
    @TheLondonvideopro 3 месяца назад +1

    Agree with your breakdown of Villanelle's scene. But also, it shows that she actually doesn't know how to make a child smile. She's a psychopath, she's not capable of human connection, she needs to copy the vendor's actions but it's all a performance. Also the fact that the scene contains a little girl - rather than a tryst seeking couple - suggests to the audience that there was significant disfunction in Villanelle's childhood.

  • @kingofthefountain3091
    @kingofthefountain3091 7 месяцев назад +1

    Vince Gilligan always does something interesting with a character introduction. Even if they’ll be gone in 5 minutes, you get a real idea of what the character is about.

  • @1213stmarie
    @1213stmarie 7 месяцев назад +2

    Fascinating deconstruction of an introduction of a character. I learned from this video. Thank you.

  • @Kohanman
    @Kohanman 3 месяца назад +40

    Love how everyone thinks V is a psycopath when she obviously isn't: hannibal is psychopath, villannelle is a sociopath. Quick temper, easily offended and low self control are a couple of the obvious external signifiers.

    • @shafiranursyifa7099
      @shafiranursyifa7099 Месяц назад +3

      i think carolyn martens would be more fair to be compared to hannibal lecter since she’s behind everything and usually has everything under her control and you could see one of it in the way she present herself as a calm and collected person

    • @GeneTonics
      @GeneTonics Месяц назад

      Thought those were the other way around?

  • @mattsanchez4893
    @mattsanchez4893 Месяц назад

    The introduction of the three main characters in The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly have always been among my all-time favorites!

  • @justinpeterson7246
    @justinpeterson7246 6 месяцев назад +5

    Masterfully executed for sure. Great job noticing the scene and taking the time to pick it apart for us.

    • @mydogeatspuke
      @mydogeatspuke 5 месяцев назад

      Lmao because it takes skill to "notice" a scene...???

  • @Eiraqucam
    @Eiraqucam 2 года назад +15

    A video analysis about Killing Eve whuch references Whisper of the Heart is gonna earn you a subscribe from me everytime. Amazing dude.

  • @ephemeralmiracles
    @ephemeralmiracles 4 месяца назад +1

    15 minutes video analysis about this scene and you didn't even mention the showcase of the female gaze in this twisted character. It really is one of the best character introductions ever.

  • @laks1616
    @laks1616 Месяц назад +7

    I think Villanelles first attempt at a smile was more convincing and appropriate than the second, and than the “bartender’s”. And from that I get the feeling that Villanelle thinks the kid is stupid and gullible for smiling back at the bartender’s over-the-top fake smile, and then mocks her by manipulating her into trusting her with a conspicuously poor trick.

  • @jano5482
    @jano5482 Год назад +5

    well thank you for this great video and great analysis.. keep going, i can see you getting places with the work you do.

  • @skylar8685
    @skylar8685 6 месяцев назад

    Great video essay and loved ur analysis! Wanted to add that another reason why the intro is so well done -is the decision to make the antagonist a Child within the contained story. Having Vilanelle, mimic and deceive to get what she wants yet act out in pettiness because she "should have" gotten it in the first place, precisely demonstrates the childishness of her behaviour. Choosing a Child to provoke this reaction out of Vilanelle, ultimately emphaises this trait of Immaturity. There's also a shot, where the girls reflection in the fridge door, is positioned alongside Vilanelle (who is mirroring her) which further cements this motif of childishness.
    This intro foreshadows this impulsive, unserious, petty and shortsided side to Oksana, traits of Psychopaths that are not stereotypically depicted on screen. As you might have alluded to in your comparison of Vilanelle and Hannibal Lecter ficitonal psychopaths; are usually either villains serving a larger narrative or extremely dehumanised & caricatured versions of themselves.
    While Vilanelle is cold, cruel, & manipulative, she is not precise, calculated and rational. She is risk seeeking, easily distracted, bored, materialistic and her fast working brain needs constant stimulation: which is why she loves challenges! (Only to the extent that they result in a prize she wants or don't trigger any vulnerabilities.)
    Which brings me to the point that, grounding a Psychopathic Assasin in reality, requires a lot of fucking research & consideration. The BIBLE for Vilanelle must be massive!! I think it's what makes the character writing of this show so compelling and outstanding. The level of research the writers did really shows!

  • @lesliemartin3
    @lesliemartin3 7 месяцев назад +1

    I really love this introduction to her because if this was a scenario that took place in real world that little girl would remember her probably for the rest of her life.

  • @TheTarget1980
    @TheTarget1980 8 месяцев назад +4

    It would have been funny if Villanelle had an admirer who was in love with her murders, always following her around and constantly bringing her flowers.

  • @mattresbert
    @mattresbert 7 месяцев назад +3

    Brilliant stuff ❤
    Cant wait to binge the rest of your channel

  • @czechplzzz
    @czechplzzz 7 месяцев назад +1

    I am forever in love with Jody Comer as villanelle - unforgettably charismatic, charming, and evil

  • @user-lm8jd2fr5p
    @user-lm8jd2fr5p 11 месяцев назад +5

    what a good video and analysis, i learnt so much from it. love your content

  • @stephane108
    @stephane108 14 дней назад

    My favourite character intro of all time is Lloyd Christmas. "That's a lovely accent you have, New Jersey? G'day mate".

  • @Djorgal
    @Djorgal 7 месяцев назад +1

    One of my favorite character intro is that of Sher Khan in the Jungle Book. For half the movie, he's only described from other character's testimony. Everyone's afraid of him, and we get the impression that he's some sort of raving beast. Then, he gets in and he's all sly, smooth, cunning, exuding a controlled sense of menace.

  • @datcat1981
    @datcat1981 3 месяца назад

    "It resists any form of revision" that is so succinctly and well put

  • @jeremiahalexander5513
    @jeremiahalexander5513 6 месяцев назад

    One of my fave intros of all time was Chili Palmer in Get Shorty. That whole sequence tells you exactly who that character is. Soft spoken, tells it like it is and NOBODY steals Chili’s leather jacket!

  • @aqualight1760
    @aqualight1760 9 дней назад

    This feels like such a meta discussion but I love it

  • @vermeer5
    @vermeer5 Месяц назад

    Harry Lime in The Third Man. I quite enjoyed this essay, thank you.

  • @stephentelian2919
    @stephentelian2919 Месяц назад

    You just convinced that i am still in love with Phoebe Waller-Bridge

  • @koichihatfield1787
    @koichihatfield1787 8 месяцев назад +7

    Sir, I'll have you know that Desperado is a great movie.

  • @danieljabonski4705
    @danieljabonski4705 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks to You, I watched 'In Whisper of The Heart', never heard of it before. Beautiful story. Thank You!

  • @WybornD40
    @WybornD40 5 месяцев назад +1

    Honestly, everyone should watch Killing Eve up until the end of Season 3- people say this a lot for shows with a bad final season but typically that comes at the cost of missing up how the stories were wrapped up, even if they're bad, you still want to know. But like, season 3 does that perfectly, it's the best possible ending to the show that's sadly undid by a needlessly tacked on season 4.

  • @zeyhus2890
    @zeyhus2890 4 месяца назад +1

    Denouement is a French word, it is used here because in French the “conflict” of the story is called “le noeud de l’histoire” literally the story’s knot and we say of the end that it is “ le dénouement de l’histoire” as untangling the knot that created the issue

  • @pyrognosis4754
    @pyrognosis4754 18 дней назад

    In the film Malice, Robert Hare, the preeminent expert on psychopathy coached Nicole Kidman for the scene where Kidman's character watches a dying child's mother crying, then goes home and practices in the mirror. Psychopaths have very shallow emotions and no empathy, so both these scenes are direct clues the character we are watching is in fact sociopathic which must practice emulating emotions to interact within an empathetic world.

  • @TheDnegDegen
    @TheDnegDegen 2 месяца назад

    Omg I thought I was the only one !!! Thanks fur making this about a criminal underrated show

  • @Velmakinz
    @Velmakinz 7 месяцев назад +1

    Wow I never analyzed this opening but hearing it broken out it really is a masterpiece of natural storytelling

  • @dianafrank1567
    @dianafrank1567 Год назад +40

    What is interesting is Villanelle is biblical. She's teaching the little girl the way of the world. Why is an adult man catching the attention and smiling at a young girl. Whatever thoughts you have, at the very basis of everyone being strangers an adult man smiling at a woman, his smile even lingers. Villanelle then overrides the girl's caution through societal niceties. Then once the little girl is fooled she shows her how people lie. Villanelle is both honest and maternal and yet in only the most chilling capacity. It's quite well done.

    • @veronikavart9651
      @veronikavart9651 Год назад +3

      какой умный комментарий.

    • @lucydonohue4919
      @lucydonohue4919 8 месяцев назад +14

      I think you might be projecting broski. I'm a service worker and I smile like the man did at kids all the time because their cute and it's fun, not because I'm a creep.

    • @dianafrank1567
      @dianafrank1567 8 месяцев назад +5

      @@lucydonohue4919 perhaps! But then again this is after all a show about murder and the nature of strangers... maybe you only see it as projection broheme but I see this show written as a story, a fairytale. A real writer came up with this plot. Villanelle is larger than life! Villanelle watches a young girl have a nice interaction with a stranger, Villanelle then demonstrates the duality to the girl, and the viewer. Bork Bork bork indeed ;)

    • @lucydonohue4919
      @lucydonohue4919 8 месяцев назад +3

      @dianafrank1567 exactly, the point of the sence is to further demonstrate who Villanelle is- the worker is not a fleshed out character, he is a npc being used to further flesh out Villanelle's character. If the writers really wanted to depict what you read into that scene, I think they would have been more deliberate at showing that he has ill intent. But I think it's pretty clear to most people watching that the show is trying to demonstrate Villanelle's inherent lack of empathy. She has to look to someone else (the icecream guy) who does possess normal human empathy in order to replicate it. Do you really think that she cares enough about this little girl to try to teach her some sort of maternal lesson? That just doesn't really fit in with her pattern of behavior, nor do we have any evidence in that scene to justify that interpretation. Tbh honest, I think the character Villanelle would love your take not because it's accurate, but because she loves manipulating people into thinking she cares before murdering them. But in a similar vain to Eve... ima have to call bullshit.

    • @dianafrank1567
      @dianafrank1567 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@lucydonohue4919 well to be honest originally it was a joke and I thought it was hilarious however I stand behind what I say not because of Villanelle's intent but because of the intent of the writers! Killing Eve is a tongue in cheek exploration of morality and the connection between strangers. Although I can see your point I think you're failing the grasp the outer reaches of the show... I don't think it's an accident this is the first scene. Yes, you're clearly correct in your interpretation of her inability to empathize to a comedic effect however there's more than one way to look at a scene ... it can be interpreted that we are first meeting Villanelle, we like the innocent child are not sure what to expect and much like the ice cream scene we are continually being seduced and potentially betrayed the manipulation of the show and Villanelle and Eve...just like all the people we know in real life. I don't think it's random Phoebe Waller Bridge wrote this and Fleabag both are pithy takes on relating to strangers. G'day mate!

  • @MargoWatchesMovies
    @MargoWatchesMovies 3 месяца назад +1

    For my money, the Mr. Robot character introduction takes the cake

  • @DVictor23
    @DVictor23 6 месяцев назад

    It's so great of an introduction that you started getting defensive before actually explaining your point.

  • @joetheperformer
    @joetheperformer 2 месяца назад

    On the mimicking the ice cream man part, I think another part of it is to show that Villenelle is unable to truly connect with people by herself, and she has to observe how others interact to form her bastardized basis of human interaction. Kind of like an alien in human skin.

  • @Pachitaro
    @Pachitaro 6 месяцев назад +13

    Like all great villians, she has beef with a child 🤣

  • @eigenmishi_in_3d
    @eigenmishi_in_3d 6 месяцев назад

    It was worth it to get all this stuff spoiled for me so that I would finally be motivated to watch this show. Thanks!