She goes to a support group chaired by a girl she went to school with. How much is too much?Įpisode six sees Arabella keep pushing forward, seeking out her own kind of relief, the sort that Terry’s words of encouragement can’t quite stretch far enough for. Arabella’s best friend Kwame is wrestling with his own secrets, and while Terry, Arabella’s other best friend, is doing everything to keep spirits up, his discomfort feels raw and unstable – a true masterclass to the complicated dynamics that come with suffering and friendship. Coel isn’t taking any prisoners – and why should she?īut the brilliance of I May Destroy You lies in its subtleties, too. “Not rape adjacent, or a bit rapey, he’s a rapist,” Arabella makes sure to clarify.

It feels like the kind of climax you’d imagine the protagonist to then wake up from, something most everyday dramas would only direct as a daydream.

The initial intrigue, of Coel’s character Arabella trying to piece together the missing memories of her date rape in a club, never fades from view, but other story strands are interwoven, making such an incident feel even heavier.Įpisode five sees a new blistering truth come to light, once Zain, a work acquaintance Arabella had slept with, proves to be his own kind of dangerous criminal – rape doesn’t have to be cinematic to be true, there are “nice guys” who still commit harmful acts.Īrabella, so fearless and forthright at all times, takes to a public platform to call out Zain for what he has done. Every episode of Michaela Coel’s outstanding I May Destroy You deals in corrosive levels of comedy, but also offers a new breathtaking twist with each new development.

I may destroy you episode 5