![]() Over the course of the 12 episodes which make up I May Destroy You's first season, we watch as Arabella is utterly transformed by the trauma she's endured, attempting to heal in therapy and support groups, seeking comfort from lifelong friends Terry ( Weruche Opia) and Kwame ( Paapa Essiedu), beginning a police investigation into her rape, and speaking out about what happened to her and the culture which allows for rape and sexual assault to be perpetuated. I May Destroy You, which tells the story of a Millennial author, Arabella (Coel), whose life is irrevocably changed after a night out with a close friend and some mutuals ends with her stumbling home, blacking out, and forced to confront flashbacks of the night the next day. This time around, those hats are: Creator, executive producer, writer, and series star. I May Destroy You marks Coel's second TV outing where she is wearing numerous hats. Coel returns back to television in a major way with the confrontational, crackling, and very timely HBO drama I May Destroy You. Since then, Coel has popped up on TV ( Black Mirror, Black Earth Rising), a movie musical ( Been So Long), and, briefly, in a major movie franchise ( Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi). Hey, sometimes it is good to be the messenger.It's been five years since Michaela Coel landed on our radar with her offbeat comedy Chewing Gum. Capping Woodside’s standout outing was a sweet scene in which Amenadiel revealed to Chloe that she was not God’s “gift” to Lucifer, but her unique ability to see the Devil as a person was. As the celestial was met with almost-inappropriate, doe-eyed gazes, Woodside found refreshing comedy to play, chagrined as the strong, silent type was. With “Deckerstar” on a break of sorts, Luci’s brother was tagged in to help Chloe investigate a murder at a convent, but Lord knows no one - Amenadiel included! - anticipated the effect the undercover angel would have on the slew of sisters. HONORABLE MENTION | It takes a lot to ruffle Amenadiel’s feathers on Lucifer, and that is why DB Woodside‘s performance in Season 5’s fifth episode was such a delight. “I’d rather kill a thousand men,” he intoned, “than shoot another horse.” Thanks to Hauser, we believed him. Finally, when Rip was called upon to put a dying horse out of its misery, his portrayer turned the ache up to 11. It sounds ghoulish, we know, but it was hella touching, Hauser speaking in a whisper that verged on a sob. And in Season 3’s finale, Cole Hauser kept it very much on display, first as Rip shielded Beth from the brutality of his covert ops, then as he visited his mother’s grave… to remove from her finger the ring that he wanted to give his intended. But he also has a soft side that packs just as great a punch. HONORABLE MENTION | Yellowstone’s Rip is so tough, he’s less a ranch hand than a ranch fist. In the end, we were left not caring so much where Reeves had been all this time that we were unaware of him but keenly interested to know where he’s going. It was stunning work, especially taken in the context of his variations on David in scenarios 1 and 3, in which he and Arabella had a hookup that put the sensual in consensual. Soon, David had started calling himself a dumb little whore, memories of past abuse washing over him like a flood of poison. As Arabella’s attacker told her repeatedly that she was just a dumb little whore, Reeves face grew distorted, as if being wrecked from the inside. Impressive as Reeves was in demonstrating David’s misplaced rage, that was nothing compared to his work in the meltdown that ensued. “You’re making a big ol’ drama because some bloke slipped a pill in your drink and wants to f–k your brains out in a nightclub.” “There’s wars going on in Iraq, and what?” he spat. She’d willingly imbibed a roofied cocktail? Then he went on the offensive, Reeves exploding to reveal a little man hiding behind a big temper. 2 - Reeves’ best showcase - he highlighted the casualness of David’s predation until Arabella revealed that she hadn’t succumbed to the drug he’d slipped her. Performer of the Week (8/15): Elizabeth Henstridge
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