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Due to the high interest he had in our episode that included the 6 core questions for Season 1 and 2 of Killing Eve, we’ve decided to change our format for this podcast. 

The Podcast will now have two…

Since we’ve talked so much about the first season of Killing Eve, we don’t want to leave the big question unanswered, why the second season wasn’t perceived as good as the first one. 

It’s gonna be ju…

The series is finally over!!!!

Now the team will go through the Editor's Six Core Questions and write the Foolscap for Killing Eve Season 1.

Genre: Thriller, Serial Killer

POV: Eve Polastri and Villanel…

Inciting Incident

Parul: 

Eve has discovered Constantin with Carolyn.  This is important because she can no longer trust Carolyn.

Melanie:

Eve has discovered that Villanelle is free and not in prison any…

As a review, if you follow the Story Grid Method, most stories are made up of the following elements:

• 3 Acts - Beginning Hook, Middle Build, Ending Payoff
• There are 5 Commandments in each scene, episod…

Inciting Incident

Parul: You could say that the Inciting Incident is when Eve is ordered back to London, but I actually think it’s when they find out that Nadia has been killed and they are back at sq…

Episode Summary:

• Set in Russia
• Villanelle goes to prison to kill Nadia
• Eve and Carolyn travel to Moscow to interrogate Nadia
• They meet Constantin and Vladimir - two Russian intelligence agents and former…

Review of Episode 5 - I Have a Thing About Bathrooms

• Eve stops the car and faces Villanelle, and Villanelle doesn’t kill her
• Eve learns Villanelle’s real name - Oxana
• Frank gets to a safe house
• Frank tel…

Intro to Episode 4 - Sorry Baby

• Bill’s Funeral
• Villanelle trouble with Constantin - work as a team
• Eve trouble with husband - he thinks she might have had an affair with Bill
• Eve gets her suitcase back w…

Intro to Episode 3: Don’t I know you?

• Villanelle makes another kill at a German sex fetish joint
• Eve erotically or flatteringly describes Villanelle to a sketch artist
• Eve and Bill go to Berlin to follo…

This week we will discuss the 5 Commandments of the Beginning Hook of Killing Eve. Some things to remember:

• 3 acts - most stories are made up of 3 acts - BH, MB, EP
• 5 commandments are present in each …

This week we will discuss the 5 Commandments of episode 2 of Amazon Prime’s Killing Eve.

Inciting Incident

Melanie:

When Eve is fired, her computer files are scrubbed and Carolyn discovers that Eve has …

Review of Episode 1 - "Nice Face"

• Some excellent assassinations
• A bored MI-5 employee
• The Assassin and the hunter meet
• As the Spartans would say in the movie 300, it’s a good start

As a quick recap, Villa…

What is the hype about for Killing Eve?

We discuss that, Genre, and the conventions/ obligatory scenes of a Thriller.

Also, what is your favorite female assassin in films, television, or novels (or eve…

Welcome to the Story Grid Showrunners Podcast, dedicated to helping writers master their genre. 

If you’re writing a book and you want to make it stand out, we can help you. 

How? We’ll be watching a…