I May Destroy You
TV Show • 2020
ReportFollowing triumph from a piece of writing that garnered internet acclaim, Arabella Essiuedu – easily distracted, non-committal and carefree – finds herself feted as the ‘voice of her generation,’ with an agent, a book commission and a helluva lot of pressure. After being sexually assaulted in a nightclub, her life changes irreversibly and Arabella is forced to reassess everything: her career, her friends, even her family. As Arabella struggles to come to terms with what has happened, she begins a journey of self-discovery.
This tv show contains 25 potentially triggering events.
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Trying2Help
No - the series focuses on unpacking trauma after sexual assault in a way that is respectful and relatable to survivors.
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Is someone stalked?
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shelbzilla
a victim stalks her rapist. for more details, see the other comment with the spoilers
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baharv89
Rape, sexual assault, and consent are themes present throughout, though the sexual violence is between strangers or hookup partners so none of it is really domestic violence per se
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baharv89
A character says that she lied that her dad sexually abused her at age 7 at her mother's request. So technically no, but it's a very present topic in the show.
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Addiction
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amwhite91
There is heavy drug use throughout the show. The main character's love interest lost his mother and his sister to a heroin overdose prior to the events of the show.
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amwhite91
Not on screen, but there are meat and animal products served throughout. There is even a point where the main character trolls a vegan brand by eating chicken.
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Oradianto
There are various depictions of sexual assualt. Some involve deception, nonconsensual removal of condom, date rape, frotting.
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mustangg
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Very graphic on-screen rape at the end of episode 4. It is an important plotpoint though, so I suggest skipping this end part and watching/reading a censored recap of the episode.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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amwhite91
In S1E6, a character purposely cuts her legs with a knife.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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captoring
There is a fantasy sequence in S1E12 where a character is choked and beaten to death. He is seen gasping for air.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Oradianto
In the revenge fantasy episode (last one), there is a brutal beating scene of the perpetrator
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Does someone cheat?
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elsi
Main topic of episode 10
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Does someone vomit?
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livvv
You see v*m*t on the floor next to Arabella in episode 3 (around 16 mins in, when she sits on the railings on her journey home); the act itself isn't shown but the v*m is shown really clearly on screen
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Are needles/syringes used?
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baharv89
I think the only instance is briefly in episode 12
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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elsi
There are also therapy sessions portrayed throughout the show
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Is there a hospital scene?
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baharv89
technically it's a police station, but she gives up her clothes for the rape investigation so she's in a hospital gown for a couple scenes
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elsi
Episode 6
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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livvv
In episode 2, during Arabella's police interview, she breaks down and cries; it closely resembles an anxiety attack but isn't actually one.
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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livvv
Some scenes are filmed fisheye style, as if through the eyes of a character. The view jolts around quite aggressively so might be considered as shakey cam? (Happens during flashbacks or drug-taking scenes across multiple episodes)
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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shelbzilla
there are nightlife scenes in most if not all episodes. they include bright, flashing lights outside as well as inside the bars
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Are there abortions?
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amwhite91
Not on screen, but the protagonist looks at an ultrasound from when she got an abortion prior to the events of the show.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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baharv89
A straight character uses f-slur, expressing annoyance that it's not okay to use it, not knowing the man she is talking to is gay
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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Trying2Help
By Black people, non derogatory/hate crime
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Is there hate speech?
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amwhite91
In S1E6 a white girl refers to a bunch of Black kids as "fucking African monkeys"
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Sex
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amwhite91
However, in S1E6, a character discusses how, when she was 7 years old, she lied about her dad molesting her so that her mother would get custody in the divorce.
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Is there sexual content?
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amwhite91
There is explicit and implicit sexual content throughout.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Trying2Help
No, mostly a sad and devastating beginning and middle. It becomes more hopeful later on and the characters heal more
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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amwhite91
At the end of S1E8, the protagonist walks into the ocean until her head is underwater. She survives.
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Is there blood/gore?
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amwhite91
The main character has an unexplained cut on her forehead as a result of being sexually assaulted. In a flashback, the main character starts having sex with someone while on her period, and there are scenes of her partner examining a blood clot with his fingers.
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Is there gun violence?
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amwhite91
Someone threatens the protagonist with a gun.
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