Killing Eve S4EP8 recap: The bloody, heartless finale

After four years and just as many seasons, Killing Eve is over. The ending was so abrupt, bloody and downright cold-hearted that the reviews are unanimous in their disappointment.

Writer Laura Neal had her work cut out for this season - as the show has aired to diminishing praise since its stellar opening series, which Phoebe Waller-Bridge left on a cliffhanger ending. Waller-Bridge (Fleabag) departed, leaving the show in the hands of Emerald Fennell.

Fennell had a difficult task with carrying the narrative on, but she did well in producing something that almost rivalled the first in its bizarre irreverence. The third season, this time in the hands of Suzanne Heathcote, didn't “cut as deep”, according to critic and audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, but still made for an enjoyable watch.

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The same can't be said for the fourth and final season, which has received lacklustre reviews and ratings. While the writing has been picked apart, fans are thankful for Sandra Oh (Eve) and Jodie Comer (Villanelle), who put in incredible performances and delivered believable on-screen chemistry in the limited scenes they were afforded together.

The ending has been dragged online by critics and fans alike, in a rare moment of unity in opinion that we haven't seen since Game of Thrones. It's a shame that the finale has left fans feeling betrayed, but how did we get there? It goes without saying that the following recap is full of spoilers.

We jump right back in where episode seven left off, with Gunn straddling Eve in the woods of her Scottish island. The previous episode left a cliffhanger that Eve might be done for, but she manages to get