“It’s what we call a ‘grounding point.’ And we’re going to keep adding to your ‘grounding point,’ so it’s strong - like you.”īefore long, Dre is spiraling. “I’m gonna snap my fingers, and when I do, I want you to say your name,” Eva tells Dre. Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Karol G, Lana Del Rey to Headline Lollapalooza We took the Keith Raniere character out of it because we really wanted to focus on the women.”
That was always part of what that episode was going to be. It’s about the idea of a cult-like mentality of someone that can be your savior, and you see that reflected in music. “They existed in New York - in Albany - and that was the period in our lives when they were preying on women. “When you look at the time of the show’s story, and the fact that there’s a true-crime element of every episode, that element of Episode Four is NXIVM,” explains Nabers.
(The women also have initials carved into their shoulders, just like those in NXIVM’s sex-cult sorority DOS.)Īccording to co-creator Janine Nabers, Raniere, who finally received his comeuppance around the time the episode is set, was the inspiration for Eilish’s Eva. Things begin to get creepy during a hike at dawn, when the women all confide in Dre that they believe Eva is possessed of magical healing powers, able to cure everything from alcoholism to stuttering - bearing a striking similarity to another cult leader, NXIVM’s Keith Raniere. Along the way, she encounters a bizarre cast of characters played by Rory Culkin, Byron Bowers, Kiersey Clemons, and Paris Jackson (daughter of Michael). When Dre’s adoptive sister Marissa (Chlöe Bailey, herself a Beyoncé disciple) falls victim to her two-timing boyfriend ( Damson Idris), Dre snaps, embarking on a cross-country killing spree that sees her dispatch anyone who besmirches Ni’Jah’s good name with extreme prejudice. If this all sounds familiar, it should: the series is directly inspired by Beyoncé and her Beyhive, right down to the talented younger sister, elevator-attack security footage, and a Black Is King-esque album with Afrofuturist visuals. This ultraviolent fever dream of a series, from the Atlanta team of Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, tells the tale of a tormented young Black woman, Dre ( Dominique Fishback, outstanding), who idolizes Ni’Jah, the world’s biggest pop star - or at least the one with the most militant fanbase, who call themselves the Swarm and drown out any and all online detractors with bee emojis. There is nothing on television quite like Swarm.
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