'Killing Eve' Season 4, Episode 1 Recap: "Just Dunk Me"

It's been almost two years since the last episode of Killing Eve aired, one of the many shows that were delayed by the ongoing lockdowns and shutdowns that began a month before Season 3's debut. If you don't recall what happened, I don't blame you, but suffice to say the Tower of London bridge ending was the kind of limbo-esque cliffhanger that demanded resolution upon return. But this is Killing Eve, one of the most maddening shows on TV, so, of course, it doesn't do that. Instead, we open in Russia, months if not years later, with Konstantin's face plastered across campaign posters as the mayor of a small town.

Villanelle: Well, if you're baptized in a forest, and no one sees you getting baptized, are you really baptized?

A helmeted figure rides up to the government mansion on a bike and bursts their way in, guns at the ready, as Konstantin sits behind a desk getting a scalp massage with one of those octopus-wire-head-thingys. The helmeted figure storms in, holding him at gunpoint, but surprise, it's not our regularly scheduled assassin, Villanelle. It's Eve. She's looking for Hélène, the Twelve middle-manager (Konstantin refers to her as a "talent scout") who took charge of Villanelle after Dasha flamed out last season. When Konstantin asks the practical question — why not ask Villanelle for the contact info rather than this country-hopping rigamarole, Eve doesn't respond. However, the answer is in a church, where our former assassin has gotten religion.