Michaela Coel as Arabella and Weruche Opia as Terry in вЂI May Destroy YouвЂ™. вЂњShe literally pushed me into it,вЂќ he argues before tensions boil over and Bella storms out. On hearing this, Bella takes NilГјferвЂ™s side, laying into Kwame for вЂњhaving penetrative sex with someone under false pretencesвЂќ.

While painting and drinking later that night, Kwame tells the girls about his date with NilГјfer, who he didnвЂ™t tell he was gay until after heвЂ™d had sex with her. HeвЂ™s tired of her feeding off the social media echo chamber and buying into the hype around her, but he also seems a little resentful that his own experience of assault wasnвЂ™t taken anywhere near as seriously as his friendвЂ™s was. When they get stopped on the street by someone wanting to tell Bella how brave she is and spill their own tale of abuse, KwameвЂ™s face is practically glowering. Getting caught up in BellaвЂ™s newfound internet stardom seems to be making Kwame tense. Paapa Essiedu as Kwame in вЂI May Destroy YouвЂ™. вЂњWhat are we doing?вЂќ Terry asks as Arabella sits outside, puffing on her vape and baring her golden fangs. It seems like this is the first step in her coming to terms with whatвЂ™s happened to her вЂ“ the next step is to take the investigation bags from her now-closed rape case out from under her bed and to open them, facing up to their contents and reminders of the night of her assault.ДЄfter making up with long-term friends Terry and Kwame, she and Terry head out for a late-night stroll and end up returning to the scene of the crime вЂ“ Ego Death Bar. вЂњI have to speak.вЂќД«ack in her own house, though, the message seems to get through and one-by-one she deactivates her accounts on every platform. вЂњItвЂ™s important that we speak,вЂќ she argues after showing the stacks of DMs confessing the sendersвЂ™ own painful stories in her inbox. There, the therapist tries to convince her that a break from social media might be helpful, but Bella is resistant to the idea. The next time we see Arabella, sheвЂ™s entering her therapistвЂ™s home, dressed in a remarkable Maleficent-esque outfit.

Michaela Coel as Arabella in вЂI May Destroy YouвЂ™. As the comments ping up on screen with frenetic intensity, Bella begins to look disorientated and lost. After a big argument, she puts down her paintbrush and wanders out into the London streets, going live to talk to her rapidly growing fanbase (and a few haters) about the worldвЂ™s unconscious misogyny. At a POC paint and wine night, Bella breaks TerryвЂ™s no phones rule to record a video for her followers, winding up her friends as she does so. Having put her doctor in his place for вЂњracial ignoranceвЂќ, Bella and Terry meet up with Kwame for a self-care day with a Halloween twist вЂ“ costumes with horns, wings and halos. You can tell itвЂ™s going west for her early on in вЂSocial Media Is A Great Way To ConnectвЂ™ when she interrupts her doctorвЂ™s appointment to film a video for her story, but itвЂ™s not until later that things come to a head. Since outing Zain as her rapist, Arabella has become a social media star whose followers feed on her posts about self-care and global injustice.

I may destroy you episode 9