Story Grid Showrunners

13: Killing Eve Season 2 - Does the Story work? Editor Six Core Questions

Episode Summary

Why did the Rolling Stones Magazine say to the second season of Killing Eve that "the spark from Season One never fully reignited." Let's find out what works in the story and what doesn't and why. We talk about the global story as well as how you can use the crisis point to anchor the analysis of your global story. Does the Story Work? Find out as our three Story Grid Certified Editors walk through the Editor's Six Core Questions from Shawn Coyne's Story Grid methodology.

Episode Notes

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 just this one episode where we focus on the global story and will answer and discuss the most important questions to see where Killing Eve Season 2 didn’t work - which means not having satisfied the viewer’s expectations.

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Next Episode, we will discuss the Umbrella Academy Season 1 and focus on its beginning hook, middle build and ending payoff. Does the story work? Le'ts find it out.