Thanks for giffing I May Destroy You! I finally got around to watching and I love it. Me and Michaela are from the same country so I’m beyond excited that she not just wrote and directed the work, but that she also gets to star! It’s like watching myself and all the little bits(poc– esp black women as mains and not just like waitress or tokens! headscarfs!!) they add make it that much better. For such heavy subject matter, it’s complex and lively and I think lots of people really needed that.
You’re welcome! I’m glad you’re liking it, I also was quite wary of the premise, but as you said, it’s being treated in such a way that even I, an emotional coward, don’t find it overwhelming or too dark (although of course major trigger warnings for rape/sexual assault for anyone considering watching it). And yeah, it’s got such a distinctive tone. Have you seen Chewing Gum? Which is also her own show, as opposed to The Aliens and Black Earth Rising, which are quite clearly other people’s.
