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I May Destroy You · Season 1 · BBC One / HBO

I May Destroy You Season 1

I May Destroy You Season 1 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 9.4/10. 12 episodes on BBC One / HBO from 7 June 2020.

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BollyMeter9.4/10A 97 percent Rotten Tomatoes score from 72 critics and a Metacritic of 86 reflect near-universal critical acclaim; Michaela Coel's writing, direction, and performance were cited by multiple critics as among the finest television work of the decade.

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What BollyAI Thinks

I May Destroy You is one of the most formally inventive British series of the past decade. Michaela Coel wrote all twelve episodes, co-directed, and performed the central role of Arabella, a writer navigating the aftermath of sexual assault while her social world continues at its normal speed around her. The 97 percent Rotten Tomatoes score from 72 critics and Metacritic of 86 registered near-total critical consensus. The New York Times called it 'touching and quietly hilarious'; Time named it among the decade's best work. The series won the BAFTA for Best Mini-Series, Best Actress, Best Director: Drama, Best Writer: Drama, and Best Editing: Fiction - five awards that collectively describe a piece of television with full creative authorship at every level. Coel's Emmy for Outstanding Writing made her the first Black woman to win in the category. The finale's non-linear structure divided some viewers but the critical consensus held it as the only possible ending.

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  • “At once brave and delicate, untangling trauma with dark humour and moments of deep discomfort, held together by Michaela Coel's undeniable talent.”
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Standout Episodes

The hours worth arguing about - premieres, finales, and the turning points. BollyAI reads the room episode by episode.

  1. E1Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes8.8

    The premiere establishes Arabella's world - her friendships, her creative life, her social confidence - and then puts a crack through it. Coel's script moves between timelines without announcement, and the formal instability mirrors the subject matter precisely. The viewer is disoriented in the same way the protagonist is.

    The moment: The gap in Arabella's memory - the missing hour that the series will spend twelve episodes mapping.

    Full review of E1 →
  2. E9Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect9.0

    The episode that serves as the series' formal peak. Coel uses the structure of online public shaming to mirror Arabella's internal experience of disclosure, and the tonal shifts between comic and devastating are managed with complete control.

    The moment: Arabella's Twitter thread - the moment the private grief becomes public in ways she cannot control.

    Full review of E9 →
  3. E12Ego Death9.5

    The finale refuses every convention of the assault narrative - no courtroom catharsis, no stable resolution, no lesson neatly extracted from pain. Coel's three-track ending has been extensively analysed and argued over since broadcast. It is the ending the series earned.

    The moment: Arabella's final scene - an image of survival without redemption arc that became the most discussed moment of 2020 television.

    Full review of E12 →