![]() What's more, she arms her protagonist with loyal allies-Kwame, Terry, and the assault survivors' support group led by her childhood classmate Theodora-as proof that we can't face our darkest days alone. She gives Arabella the space to stumble and grow, to heal and let go. And above all, I May Destroy You is a lesson in radical empathy.Ĭoel transcends the Tinseltown impulse to deliver a rape revenge fantasy and pursues a much more complicated-and humane-road to catharsis instead. ![]() It confronts the duality that exists in us all-the inner battle between good and bad, moral and immoral, and how easy it can be to go from victim to perpetrator without even realizing it. It forces us to reflect on the manners in which we frame our own narratives and justify our own actions, providing a stark reminder that it's much easier to find the faults in others than it is to examine our own. ![]() Along the way, and through the narrative arcs of her best friends-aspiring actress Terry (Weruche Opia) and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu), a Black gay man grappling with his own trauma with sexual assault-the show delivers a powerful message on consent, its many, many nuances, and the myriad ways it can be violated, from the insidious (as when Terry is asked probing questions on an audition) to the outright heinous (the rape). Through 12 episodes, we follow along as she tries to piece back her memory of that night, deal with the PTSD, and find a way to somehow get on with her life. Pictured here: Paapa Essiedu, Michaela Coel, and Weruche Opia. I May Destroy You is a powerful tale about sexual assault and processing trauma, but also a moving story about true friendship. It isn't until later the next day that, through a series of hazy, fragmented flashbacks, Arabella realizes she was drugged and raped. Craving a break from working on the manuscript for her second book, she joins friends for a night out in London. Inspired by Coel's own experience of sexual assault, the HBO and BBC One co-production, which premiered last summer, follows a writer named Arabella, a rising literary star thanks to her debut bestseller on the millennial experience. The dark comedy, which lead actress Michaela Coel also created, wrote, executive produced, and co-directed, was quite possibly the most critically acclaimed show of last year and on every "Best of 2020" list. Still, to leave out a tour de force like I May Destroy You is astonishing. Astrophysicist and author Professor Neil DeGrasse Tyson says we don’t know what there was before the beginning of the universe but it may have been a mul. But even more problematic was the revelation, in another LA Times report, that none of the HFPA's members are Black. Among many other offenses, thirty members were flown to France to visit the set of Emily in Paris and stayed, on Paramount Network's dime, at the ultra-luxe Peninsula Hotel. They "live for the events, rather than for the love of the movies," said one source. Natalie Seery/HBOĪ searing exposé by the Los Angeles Times published last week paints a clearer picture of how the HFPA operates. So are her supporting actors, including Weruche Opia and Harriet Webb. Michaela Coel (center) is excellent in I May Destroy You.
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