I May Destroy You

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 7, 2020
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 96 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 96
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 96
  3. Negative: 28 out of 96
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  1. OlivierPiel
    Jun 8, 2020
    2
    Tries so hard to be cool, edgy and exotic (opening scene is our protagonist black Brit girl having a crush for an Arab drug dealer in...Ostia) that it feels boastful, self-centered and totally vapid and immature. The whodunit (drug induced rape) seems also ludicrously low-stake.
    But, of course, this type of show is "à la mode" and will wow and flatter our average lower middle-class white    Tries so hard to be cool, edgy and exotic (opening scene is our protagonist black Brit girl having a crush for an Arab drug dealer in...Ostia) that it feels boastful, self-centered and totally vapid and immature. The whodunit (drug induced rape) seems also ludicrously low-stake.
    But, of course, this type of show is "à la mode" and will wow and flatter our average lower middle-class white target group, so keen to discuss this British show around the water-cooler.    … Expand
  2. kszweda
    Aug 17, 2020
    2
    This story is waste of time. It pretend to have some deeper meaning but it is not true. Characters are flat and unreal. Stay away from this one.
  3. edicius4
    Jun 8, 2020
    1
    Bad enough that I want to cancel my HBO Max account. Quite possibly the worst acting I have seen in a lead actor ever on HBO.
  4. AptPat
    Sep 7, 2020
    3
    Take away the hype for representation (of sexual assault & diversity) and you're left with a flimsy story about uninteresting characters having unpleasant experiences. The relatable moments don't make up for the mediocre plot & dialogue. The result is a missed opportunity to tell a compelling story about surviving assault. Michaela Coel's earlier project Chewing Gum was far more engaging.

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#12 Best TV Season of 2020
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Metascore
86

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Andrew Crump
    Oct 5, 2020
    91
    The beauty of her work will captivate you; her portrait of the devastation wrought by sexual assault’s fallout may destroy you.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Sep 15, 2020
    90
    It’s a brave effort that dares to pair humor with intense, difficult subject matter. The result is a series that’s as intimate and authentic as it is topical and necessary.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Pat Brown
    Aug 26, 2020
    100
    At once hyper-local and global in its concerns, I May Destroy You feels eminently contemporary, a necessary artistic distillation of a distinctly modern form of life.
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