I May Destroy You
...It Just Came Up
Season 1, Episode 5 · Aired 2020-06-22
Synopsis
A tumultuous day finds Arabella reassessing a sexual encounter with Zain and, following a promising new lead in the investigation, opening up to Biagio about her assault. Later, after a meeting with Susy Henny, Arabella threatens to break the internet when she goes off script at a writing summit. Meanwhile, Kwame's prompted to report his own assault to the police.
In the series
This episode is part of I May Destroy You (2020) on HBO.
Michaela Coel's assault narrative — formally free and emotionally exact.
Key cast
- Michaela Coel as Arabella
- Weruche Opia as Terry
- Paapa Essiedu as Kwame