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Published at 2018-04-16 13:00:05

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In unusual shows Killing Eve and Barry,two assassins prove to be compellingly vicious protagonists with a queasy combination of curiosity and repulsionA fine woman confidently strides through a chic backyard party on a sun-dappled Italian afternoon. The house is perfect, the festivities are perfect, and she’s perfect. Just when it looks like she’s snuck away for a midday dalliance with an older lover,she draws a knife from the tastefully placed chopstick in her hair and stabs the man in the eye. A few more jabs, and she leaves him bleeding out on the ground, and power-walking out of there with the satisfaction of a job well done. Related: Killing Eve review – dazzling thriller from Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge Continue reading...

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