When Arabella subsequently loses control, accidentally beats David to death and has to drag his body home to be hidden under her bed, that purposely ridiculous conclusion suggests that if she does something truly terrible to her attacker, she'll never actually be rid of him.

Was Theo abused I may destroy you?

I May Destroy You Episode 6 “The Alliance” argues that it's just about impossible to know how to adjudicate the everyday instances of sexual abuse. Theo was indeed abused by Ryan, but in attempting to secure reprisal for herself, she not only abused him, but herself to boot.

Is I may destroy you based on a true story?

I May Destroy You centers on a TV writer named Arabella Essiedu (Michaela) who struggles with moving forward in her life after she is drugged and raped. In 2018, Michaela delivered a lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival and shared that she is a real-life survivor of sexual assault.