Billie Eilish makes her dramatic debut in the outrageous new series “Swarm,” playing an eerie cult leader. However, the biggest news: She’s really, really good in the role. beastobsessed explains:
In the fourth episode of the seven-episode show, Dre continues on in her pursuit of Ni’Jah, the Beyoncé-like artist for whom she has a murderous fixation. Dre has been killing people in the name of Ni’Jah for months now, leaving a trail of blood behind her across numerous state lines.
When she meets Billie’s character, Eva, Dre is on her way to see Ni’Jah perform at Bonnaroo. She’s nearly waylaid by a suspicious cop, however, who tails her on the way to Manchester, Tennessee. But a white woman intervenes and tells the cop off on her behalf, then invites Dre to stay with her and her friends at their house—plus, they’re all going to Bonnaroo too.
Eva is the seeming leader of this friend group, which contains a bunch of bohemian white ladies all dressed in the same colors and concerned with auras. They’ve got names like Isis, Cricket, and Salem, as well as a curiously kind-hearted attitude toward their guarded, Black new friend. “You’re part of the tribe now,” Eva tells Dre, shortly after they’re introduced at the house. “We got you.”
As Eva, Eilish maintains an even-keeled tone and a soft smile, a seeming warmth that slowly draws Dre in. Even as she learns details about the nature of his group—they’re a female empowerment group, interested in training and healing, as “executive director” Eva explains—Dre allows herself to give into the group’s ambitions.cult leader, especially in scenes where she and Dre sit together one-on-one, performing a kind of practice reminiscent of Scientology’s auditing.
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