8The Generative Power of Paradigm Destruction in I May Destroy You
I May Destroy You (Michaela Coel, 2020) is a twelve-episode series that revolves around sexual assault, consent, trauma, and healing. Loosely based on Coel’s sexual assault while writing the second season of Chewing Gum, I May Destroy You follows writer and Twitter phenom Arabella Essiedu (Coel) as she writes her second book for traditional publisher Henny House. The inciting incident occurs in the first episode during a frantic writing stint following a trip to Italy where Arabella put off completing her pages to have a fling with an Italian drug dealer. On her first day back in London, Arabella sequesters herself in the Henny House offices, but ...
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