I May Destroy You episodes 3 & 4 review, Culture Whisper
Often when a show is hard to watch, that means it's working. Writer/creator Michaela Coel clearly has no qualms about showing pretty much everything in I May Destroy You, especially the parts usually expurgated from fiction.
The more shocking elements in the series have an alluringly mundane presence: episodes three and four diving into discomfort and trauma while severing any sort of sensationalism. Coel clearly doesn't have a thirst for controversy – the content is just rare for television, despite being unutterably common in real life.
For example, even in the most progressives shows and movies, filmmakers shy away from showing periods – falling into an historical, patriarchal habit (even recently: the feminine care brand Libra fell into some controversy for showing red period blood in their adverts). In episode three, Coel hammers that blockade down in one of many uncomfortable sex scenes scattered in the series, which range from awkward to abhorrent.
