User Reviews

And this show is so so stressful. Every interaction. But it's really good so far. Just a really heavy subject matter.

I was underwhelmed by the first episode of I May Destroy You. Given that it is based on Michaela Coel's own experiences. I thought it was worth sticking with.

The second episode deals with the incoherence Arabella has the morning after. A cut on her forehead and some hazy memories with one recurring vision.

Arabella's friend Terry asks how can Arabella not know how she damaged her phone for example.

Her friend Simon who was with her acts coy as to what happened the night before. Maybe he failed to protect her. Simon's friend Alissa has an altercation with Arabella. Alissa initially tells her that she also things that her own drink was spiked.

It does lead Arabella to talk to the police and the discomfort Arabella has trying to recall events.

As this is a series of half an hour long dramas. The jumbled nature might be deliberate to make the audience feel incoherent, to share with Arabella's confusion and that people might not be being truthful.

I have still not taken to the series yet. It is uncomfortable and I felt the best think to do is watch a couple of episodes in one go to get an idea of where it is going.

I May Destroy You is a wonderful show and this episode proves that early on. Chronicling the mindset of a responsible woman who has to go through the horrible process of trying to recall what happened during a fateful night where she was left extremely vulnerable and suspects might have paid the price for it, Michaela Coel once again reaches beyond the confines of a single narrative and instead portrays the mindset of a character in denial and bargaining and whatever other stages of grief there are before the big one in a completely nuance and respectful way. The show's cinematography ratchets up a notch as we understand the artistic choices behind including clips from popular TedTalks and Kurszegat YouTube videos as well as diving into the news and climate crisis potentially with quick TV montages, so wonderfully edited and executed and makes me excited to see where Corel's direction takes the show next.