This Show is a Throuple's Worst Nightmare

Overview

The video is a critical, emotional review of Why Women Kill (especially Season 2/its central storyline). It argues that the show relies on harmful racial and relationship tropes—and that the main “real villain” is Eli.

Main points and critique

Dislike of the central love triangle / throuple dynamic

The narrator frames the relationship between Taylor, Eli, and Jade as a “throuple’s worst nightmare,” repeatedly insisting the triangle is poorly motivated and inherently destabilizing.

Eli is portrayed as the true antagonist

While the season-ending framing may suggest Jade is the villain, the narrator argues that Eli is responsible for the worst harm—particularly through:

• boundary violations
• jealousy
• manipulation
• enabling Jade

Open marriage “rules” are treated as violated

The narrator claims the open marriage operates under strict parameters (e.g., casual sex only, no bringing partners into the home) and argues that those boundaries are repeatedly broken, including:

• Taylor bringing Jade into the marital home despite Eli’s objections
• Eli later trying to facilitate a threesome in a way that turns the arrangement exploitative
• Eli being “desperate” to be desired and continually steering intimacy so it centers him

Racialized complaint about character construction

A major part of the commentary criticizes the show’s creator (Marc Cherry) as inconsistent or politically problematic, arguing that:

• when the series finally includes a Black character (Taylor, a Black lawyer), it frames her as romantically fixated on white characters
• the plot’s attraction to Jade (a white woman) is interpreted as depicting a Black woman as essentially observing/serving whiteness within her own relationship story

Taylor’s choices are criticized—but not used to excuse Eli

The narrator repeatedly calls Taylor reckless and naive, but insists Eli’s actions are worse, especially because he:

• is not truly working on his career
• lies and breaks agreements
• uses drugs

Jade is accused of long-running deception and predation

The narrator suggests Jade (and/or “Irene”) has been involved for longer than Taylor was told, has been scheming for much of the storyline, and ultimately escalates to extreme violence.

Eli’s drug use is treated as central and unforgivable

The video highlights Eli’s cocaine/amphetamine addiction, emphasizing that:

• Eli is repeatedly portrayed as failing to write despite opportunities
• Jade provides stimulant/drug help that enables Eli’s productivity
• a key scene includes Eli spilling drugs and refusing rehab, driving major conflict

The final reveal and ending are framed as further proof of Eli’s failure

The narrator includes a twist: Jade is actually Irene, with a violent criminal background. Even though the narrator doesn’t clearly prioritize whether Jade dies or is jailed, the conclusion is that the story still centers Eli’s worthlessness and the marriage’s collapse.

Core conclusion

The reviewer concludes the show’s romantic setup is fundamentally toxic: lying, boundary-breaking, addiction, and racialized character framing drive the tragedy. Even after Jade’s violence is revealed, the narrator insists Eli’s choices make him the true villain, and that the relationship offers no meaningful redemption.

Presenters / contributors

• Presenter / Narrator: Unspecified (the speaker is the channel’s host, “Illurinati” / “Illurinati Pop” personality)
• Video creator / host mentioned within the video: Marc Cherry (creator of the show)
• Characters discussed (not presenters): Taylor, Eli, Jade (aka Irene)