Killing Eve Flashcards
1
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Binary oppositions established in the opening
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Protagonist vs Antagonist
Killer vs Victim
Detective vs Killer
Eve vs Villanelle
Good vs Evil
Eve vs Frank / Carolyn
2
Q
Todorov narrative - established in opening
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Equilibrium - Eve living her normal, boring life in the MI5, Villanelle living her exciting life
Disruption - Murder of the Polish diplomat for Eve, no disruption for Villanelle
Recognition - MI5 investigation into murder
3
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Barthes narrative codes - opening
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- Binary oppositions, the colour pallet difference between Eve and Villanelle - audience expectations being subverted
- Unconventional opening - female messy protagonist
- No equilibrium, enigma codes
4
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Genre Neale theory - repetition of conventions
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- exotic locations (Paris, Tuscany, Vienna)
- MI5 secret service - recognisable
- Villanelle in disguise
- Assassination - unknown killer
- Russian politician was in Vienna - creates an enigma
5
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Genre Neale theory - difference of conventions
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- female dominated cast, women as ruthless (Villanelle ice cream)
- Eve, messy and comedic (protagonist) - satirisation
“cool” “20 quid it was a woman” - 3 dimensional, ambiguous, complex - dark and witty - Phoebe Waller-Bridge
- Powerful representation of women - reflects the female dominated crew and writers
-Lack of action/chase scene - Post modern dialogue - naturalistic behaviour subverts melodramatic elements of spy thriller
- Hybrid of spy genre
6
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Villanelle (representation in the opening)
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- Mercurial, intelligent and enigmatic
- Materialistic, juxtaposes Eve
- Lacks emotional intelligence, subverting stereotypes
- Placed into Villanelle’s POV using close ups - audience empathises with her
7
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Eve (representation in the opening)
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- Eve wants more excitement in her life
- “cool” unconventional response - subverts stereotypes
- dishevelled + messy, food motivated
- subverts male dominant protagonist of the spy thriller genre
8
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Audience positioning
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- targets a female audience in a male dominated genre
- Humour targets a younger audience
- Glossy and glamorous style - targets wealthier audience of ABC1
- Targets pre existing fans of Phoebe Waller-Bridge
