Audiences want to see their experiences reflected back at them on television. Audiences want to see aspirational stories on television. People don’t like to feel challenged, they want escapist entertainment. People want to feel challenged, they don’t want to waste time watching fluff. These are just a few of the …
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There’s a scene in the third episode of I May Destroy You,Michaela Coel’s dizzying exploration of sex and consent, where Arabella (played by Coel) is fooling around with Biaggio (Marouane Zotti), a ne’er-do-well Italian drug dealer. Just before they’re about to hook up, she warns him that she’s on her …
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