EW – When it came down to ratcheting up the intrigue for season 3 of Killing Eve, there was no clowning around. Well, maybe there was a little, as you’re about to see. The thrilling, chilling and blood-spilling spy-versus-spy drama returns for more international intrigue (and guessing games) on April 26 at 10 p.m. on BBC America and AMC. “It’s the most personal season — and the most emotionally rocky season,” declares executive producer Sally Woodward Gentle. That may not surprising, given that at the end of the season 2 finale, unbalanced assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) fired a bullet into the back of shell-shocked MI6 operative Eve (Sandra Oh) as she literally walked away from Villanelle’s offer to run away with her. Six months later, when season 3 begins, both women — yep, Eve is alive — are attempting to recalibrate, and Villanelle’s process brings with it a new mission: agency. (Not the spy kind.) “A big theme for Villanelle is her trying to gauge some sense of control,” Comer tells EW. “She is a very free spirit, and she always seems to be under the thumb of this higher entity, whoever that may be. She’s really trying to shake that off.” To see how things might shake out in season 3, slice and dice these exclusive first-look photos to glean some meaty intel.