Killing Eve / Recap 4.01 - "Just Dunk Me"

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Vicar: Do you turn to Christ...
Villanelle: I do.
Vicar: As your saviour? Do you trust—-?
Villanelle: Just dunk me!

After Eve and Villanelle's exchange on the bridge, Eve is on a revenge mission; Villanelle finds a brand-new community in an attempt to prove she's not a monster.

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Tropes in this episode:

• Easy Evangelism: Subverted Trope. Villanelle is staying with a vicar and his daughter, and is about to get baptized. She's not a true believer—but she's trying to change her ways, and religion provides a template for doing so.
  Phil: Do you believe in God?
  Villanelle: I believe that people who believe in God are good people for me to be around.
  Phil: Nelle, I can't baptise someone who doesn't have faith.
  Villanelle: I have faith. But... I have faith that I'm not as shitty inside as some people think I am. And that I can prove them wrong.
• Heel–Faith Turn: Villanelle tries to invoke this. She's baptized into a church and becomes a Christian formally (although she isn't clearly a believer) but it's a bumpy ride. After a young woman in the church hits on her, Villanelle nearly kills her by dunking her head in the baptismal font, but then recuscitates her.