Killing Eve's Fiona Shaw and Ozark's Janet McTeer have become TV's "droll icons"

The Ringer

"Lately I’ve found myself drawn to a more niche type of crime character: the droll, apathetic operator," says Miles Surrey. "There’s something undeniably amusing about watching someone handle chaos with a temperament more appropriate for running errands and filing taxes. I’ll leave it to a therapist to examine why I find these characters so entertaining, but for now let’s examine two perfect examples: Fiona Shaw’s Carolyn Martens on Killing Eve, and Janet McTeer’s Helen Pierce on Ozark."