Swarm
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She visits the mall where she and Marissa once worked and runs into their old manager, Erica.
Dres next stop is the home she and Marissa grew up in.
Fishback is so raw that the scene is uncomfortable to watch.
For Marissas birthday, her parents let her have a slumber party with a few of her close friends.
The group of friends had a tradition where they pranked whomever fell asleep first.
All Dre kept saying after getting pulled away was that she was sorry she spilled the milk.
Shortly after, the Jacksons got rid of Dre, leading to the cut family photographs.
She tracks down Khalids brother and learns about Marissas death and the association with NiJah.
Then, she meets with Patricia and gets the full history of Marissa and Dres relationship.
Speaking with Patricia leads Loretta to Roberta, the social worker on Dres case.
When Loretta tries to push for more concrete details about Dres violent tendencies, Roberta pushes right back.
With Roberta and Lorettas conversation,Swarmis looking all of us directly in the eye.
The mug shot features pictures of Dre with a new masculine identity, going by the name of Tony.
Loretta immediately embarks on a trip to Atlanta with the goal of speaking to Dre herself.
Janine and Donald put their stamp on every single detail of this show.
I loved the very meta ending of the mockumentary, with Donald talking about creatingSwarm.
I especially love the choice to cast NiJah as a woman darker than Bey.
That was very, very purposeful, and Im really proud of that.
When she said, Ive never met an old white woman who ate Hot Cheetos.
Definitely never seen a white woman in a bonnet, I cracked up.
Then, Dre texted herself from Marissas phone as an alibi.
