Essiedu was playfully devilish as Gaap needled Nida to make her required kills, and Vasan shivered with understandable panic as Nida grappled with the immense weight of her mission. He informed Nida that she needed to kill three people in three days to save the world from fiery destruction, and just the visual contrast between the funky, charismatic Gaap and the quiet wallflower Nida was enough to get us laughing. Into her life strolled Gaap, a demon who took the form of a flamboyant rock star played by I May Destroy You alum Essiedu. Vasan knows how to blend into the background, but she also showed hints of violent impulses beneath Nida’s timid exterior. Vasan - who first grabbed our attention as unassuming assassin Pam on Killing Eve - went the mousy route again here as salesgirl Nida, who lived a drab life in 1970s England. Our favorite, though, was actually a double act, with Vasan and Essiedu forming a very unlikely pair - the meek shoe salesgirl and the demon commanding her to kill - as they layered comedy on top of horror on top of apocalyptic drama to make “Demon 79” this season’s most entertaining installment. THE PERFORMANCES | Netflix’s chilly anthology is always a reliable source of high-tech dread, but it’s also a reliable source of top-notch acting, and the newly released Season 6 was no exception, with several standout turns to be found in the fresh batch of episodes. THE PERFORMERS | Anjana Vasan and Paapa Essiedu
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