Killing Eve boss confirms Dasha’s fate after brutal hospital murder in season 3 finale
KILLING Eve's boss has confirmed Dasha’s fate after a brutal hospital murder in the season three finale.
The character - played by Harriet Walter - joined the BBC series for its third season as Villanelle's former trainer.
*Spoilers ahead for the season three finale of Killing Eve*
But in the season finale, she succumbed to the wounds inflicted on her by Eve and Villanelle in the previous episode.
While the likes of Eve's husband Niko appeared to die only to be resurrected, show runner Suzanne Heathcote insisted that wasn't the case for Dasha.
Speaking to , she said: "She was written to be dead in the script. She's dead.
"They may find a way to resurrect her in season four, but yeah, the way we wrote it, the intention was: her heart had stopped. She's gone. She's left us."
Her death throws open a whole new element to Eve and Villanelle's relationship, as they agree they both had a hand in killing her.
Producer Sally Woodward Gentle explained: "Villanelle has taken [Eve] to a very, very dark place.
"Eve has acknowledged to Villanelle that they both contributed to the death of Dasha, and that means that she's been complicit in quite a few people's deaths.
"What has her exposure to Villanelle given her? It clearly makes her feel alive. That thrill is still there."
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Suzanne added: "Eve has fought it more than Villanelle, Now she's acknowledging that Villanelle is in her life.
"There's no fight left. The fight is gone, as far as that's concerned…
"We really see Eve acknowledge now that her life, by her own actions — it's not just Villanelle — her own actions and her own hand have dismantled her own life."
Killing Eve is available to watch on BBC iPlayer now.