The complicated love story of assassin Villanelle (played by Jodie Comer) and former MI6 agent Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) has officially come to an end after four years. In the final two episodes of the much-loved thriller, Eve and Villanelle finally got together and looked happier than ever, with their on-screen kiss sure to be engrained in fans' minds for years to come.
Before the long-awaited kiss took place, fans got to see plenty of other wholesome moments take place for Eve and Villanelle, particularly during their stay at a bothy in Scotland, where they were forced to spend time in each other's company.
U.S. fans, who have been treated to the finale two weeks ahead of fans in the U.K., have been encouraged by the team behind Killing Eve to google what a "bothy" is. Newsweek has the answer below.
What Is a Bothy?
A bothy is a form of shelter, where you can stay for absolutely free. The small homes, usually made from stone, are mainly found in remote areas of the Scottish Highlands but some do exist in the North of England and Wales.
The term "bothy" comes from the Gaelic word "bothan" or "bothhag" which means hut. They were originally used as accommodation for farm laborers or workers on huge estates and many have been renovated for those exploring the wilderness to stay in for a few nights.
You cannot book a bothy and will most likely be sharing it with other people, so just hope they are nothing like the annoying couple Villanelle and Eve cross paths with.
What visitors find inside and outside a bothy will differ depending on the bothy itself. Most have a fireplace and a sleeping platform to place a sleeping bag on but have no electricity, food or indoor plumbing.
Just like the bothy in Killing Eve, if you are lucky, some will have inside toilets and running water but it is very unlikely.
Eve and Villanelle in the Bothy
After escaping Gunn's island, Villanelle and Eve found themselves trekking through the Scottish Highlands, barely saying a word to one another.
Eventually, Eve admitted she went to Gunn's island looking for Villanelle. Everybody's favorite assassin was able to forgive Eve and they hugged, only to be interrupted by an English couple, Maggie (Nathalie Barclay) and Donnie (Robert Lonsdale).
Caught in torrential rain, Eve and Villanelle had very little option but to spend a pretty unpleasant evening evening with the couple in a small bothy that eventually led both women to acknowledge their feelings for one another.
During their stay at the bothy, Eve and Villanelle were given a tarot card reading by Maggie. For her future, Villanelle was given "the sun," which Maggie interprets to mean "holy" and "celestial" and that a better future is on the horizon.
However, Eve receives the "death" card, which comes as a pretty big blow. The death card does not necessarily mean Eve is going to die (fans know she does not), it could mean change and the death of the old Eve. Villanelle is quick to reassure her in the bathroom afterwards, that fate does not exist.
That night, Eve and Villanelle had to share a bed and Eve woke up to Villanelle tracing Eve's back scar, the one she inflicted when she shot her in Rome in Season 2. The pair exchanged a longing, intensive look, the most intense to date.
Moments later, Villanelle and Eve steal Maggie and Donnie's campervan and head to London, where they plan to take down the Twelve.
Fans were treated to adorable moments from Eve and Villanelle's road trip to London, including singing along to the radio, eating candy and curly fries, and most importantly, the long-awaited kiss.
Speaking to entertainment website Collider, Killing Eve showrunner Laura Neal explained the significance of Eve and Villanelle's time at the bothy to the overall story.
She said: "The intimacy that they've shared in the bothy opens up that moment for them as well. They've had this sharing of the sleeping bag together. They've had the scar moment, touching each other's scars. They've recognized their shared history and what the other has done to the other and also what they've given each other. There's a kind of bubbling over of that after they piss on the side of the road.
"It just felt like, emotionally, that was the moment where both of them could get there at the same time, which I don't think has happened before."
Killing Eve is streaming on BBC America, Hulu, and AMC Plus now.
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