By: S1mo

I love these recaps! So beautifully written, you unlike others just get it! I already watched ep.5 but man this episode was insane!
I do have to disagree with you on some points: the Helene / Eve dynamic vs Villaneve, particularly during the couch/make out sesh.
Between Eve and Helene there’s a connection it’s undeniable and I believe Eve is attracted by her maybe because she’s a functional evil person, with a beautiful house, a daughter, unlike Villanelle, that struggles with normalcy despite her desires.
But in the end for me Eve is just using Helene, in a huge (maybe too big for her) game of manipulation - power play.
When Helene says that she let Villanelle out of jail I thought that Eve’s reaction was something between surprise and anger not because V was out of prison per se but because Helene dared to insert herself into their dynamic. Helene then assumes arrogantly to know the true essence of Eve and Villanelle’s relationship - passion is suffering - and though it’s partially true at the same time it’s not, it’s so much more than that. In fact, Eve proves this subtext with the “you have no idea”line. While reacting as she always does when a potential love interest mentions Villanelle (after Niko, Hugo) she responds in a physical way and kisses Helene, with an epic power move that to me felt like a threat. Moreover, I was just fascinated by the overlapping of scenes - the kiss and Villanelle alone, almost sensing what was happening (like when Niko was pitchforked) and with Eve being wide awake during the kiss a callback to “I’m not with them when I’m with them”.

Sorry for the long comment I had to take this out of my head.