I May Destroy You eps 7 & 8 review, Culture Whisper
There’s been a surge in TV with stories that want to teach and preach about hard issues around sex. But these issues are (usually) depicted as clear-cut, black and white, more-or-less unambiguous. I May Destroy You dives into the confusing, messy, grey areas – often the most dangerous.
Arabella, gaining personal and intellectual confidence, states as much with her survivors’ support group in episode eight. She says that ‘being on the boundary’ allows a permissibly opaque state of mind: ‘where nothing was clear, nothing could be clear’.
The series’ writer/creator Michaela Coel clearly strives for these vital messages to be heard, punching into the complicated realities surrounding rape and consent. Both episodes feature two crushing yet inspiring monologues: the first has Bella reading her new work; the second addresses the support group.
