I never thought I’d be able to do any of this stuff. But, I can. Anyone can wear the mask. You could wear the mask. If you didn’t know that before, I hope you do now.
—my dear friend, how good to see you’ve returned from…
—hell. i’m sure you shall pass through it one day.
the favourite (2018) dir. yorgos lanthimos
Waller-Bridge believes such lightheartedness is vital in any show because it’s “tied up with pathos and is as usefully disarming as it is entertaining.” In the case of “Killing Eve,” she also thinks it helped her audience root for Villanelle — “because she makes them laugh.” “It forgives a thousand murders!” she says.




