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Exploring the murky psyche of Eve and Uncharted culinary traditions

Killing Eve's new season is not as inventive as its first, but is still superior to most new dramas; Gordon Ramsay's Uncharted swims in cultural controversy

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After the near-flawless first season of Killing Eve (2018), watching Season 2 is like a second helping of an uncommonly delicious and hard-to-find dessert - not strictly necessary, but the pleasure of gobbling it up negates the minor downsides of excess calories and diminishing returns.

The much-admired drama continues the tale of mutual obsession between British intelligence officer Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) and Villanelle (Jodie Comer), the psychopathic assassin she tried and failed to catch in Season 1.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 08, 2019, with the headline Exploring the murky psyche of Eve and Uncharted culinary traditions. Subscribe