I MAY DESTROY YOU SIMON SERIES
What stands out in this series is that sexual assault is not a plot device. The support of her base of anonymous users may provide temporary reprieve, but it can’t provide a cure for trauma. social media can only go so far, on a personal level. Though she is afforded the opportunity to oust Zain as “not rape-adjacent or a bit rapey, he’s a rapist” on a public platform, it doesn’t erase the trauma of sexual assault. Indeed, she leverages her social power to exact vengeance on one of her rapists, Zain, who pretended to have forgotten to put on a condom, an offense that constitutes rape in the U.K. Given this, it’s understanding that she sees social media as her safe space, an outlet for her emotional, conflicting experiences, and a means through which she is not helpless to do something about her assault. Arabella is similarly on the cusp of fame, if not already famous, for her take on millennial struggles, appropriately named “Chronicles of a fed-up Millennial.” Arabella is a millennial icon thanks to Twitter, which boosted her into notoriety and provided a stepping-stone into the publishing world. Michaela Coel, who we have to thank for this series, plays the lead, Arabella, who after being raped, must rebuild her life, with the help of her friends Terry (Weruche Opia) and Kwame (Paapa Essiedu).Ĭoel was inspired by her own experience with sexual assault which happened during the filming of Chewing Gum, one of her first major dives into TV-fame. I May Destroy You, a twelve-episode series airing on HBO in the U.S and BBC in the U.K, has the benefit of being written and directed by someone who understands the intricacies of consent and survival in a world where these concepts are spreading through the global consciousness.
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