Displaying all articles tagged:

Swarm

  1. bey hive meet killer bees
    Overanalyzing Every Beyoncé Reference in SwarmX is to Beyoncé as Y is to Ni’Jah.
  2. dinner party
    The Noise Around Swarm Is DeafeningThe first episode’s sex scene opened an entire can of discourse worms. We’re still trying to sort them out.
  3. cheat sheet
    Who’s Your Favorite Artist?A guide to music’s biggest stans and what they stand for.
  4. close read
    The Uncomfortable Dissonance of Swarm’s Faux DocumentaryDespite a standout central performance, the penultimate episode rings hollow in a show heretofore luxuriating in ambiguity.
  5. queen bee
    Which Hymenopteran Toxic-Femininity Cult Is Right for You?A hive only has one queen.
  6. overnights
    Swarm Finale Recap: Everything Is LoveSwarm doesn’t provide any definitive answers, but it opens up the floodgates to an already polarized conversation.
  7. who’s your favorite artist?
    Swarm’s Buzziest Fan Theory Changes the Whole ShowA Festival of unanswered questions.
  8. overnights
    Swarm Recap: The Making of a MurdererAs this story nears its end, Ni’Jah almost feels like a Wizard of Oz–type figure, which means the real story lies with Dre, Swarm’s Dorothy.
  9. hive mind
    Swarm Is Not a Work of FictionCreator Janine Nabers says the Beyoncé references were intentional — and cleared legally.
  10. profile
    Dominique Fishback Found Her MotivationIn Swarm, she plays a serial-killing superfan who really just wants one thing: to be loved.
  11. exit interview
    ‘We Can Be Serial Killers Too’Swarm co-creator Janine Nabers cuts through the buzz to explain the series’ elusive protagonist and bittersweet ending.
  12. overnights
    Swarm Recap: Forbidden FruitDre’s righteous murder spree brings her face-to-face with Ni’Jah and Billie Eilish.
  13. extremely online
    Twitter SwarmedAll the buzz about Donald Glover and Janine Nabers’s new show.
  14. close read
    Swarm’s Most Dangerous DevotionThe Prime Video series about a murderous stan falls short in exploring the ways female companionship can be amplified into something more sinister.
  15. casting choices
    Yes, That Was Paris Jackson in Swarm“That’s why my stage name’s Halsey.”
  16. overnights
    Swarm Series-Premiere Recap: Killer BeyDonald Glover and Janine Nabers’s horror-comedy follows fandom down a violent rabbit hole.
  17. hive mentality
    Swarm Gets Sticky-IckyWith a new Swarm EP by Ni’Jah, a fictional character who should have a Stan Army any day now.