At first glance Roar‘s “The Woman Who Found Bite Marks on Her Skin” is a thriller about a mysterious ailment. But as the episode unfolds, it becomes clear that there’s something else eating at Ambia.

As Cynthia Erivo told CelebHomes News, her episode of the Apple TV+ anthology series explores the guilt that women feel when trying to balance motherhood, a career and even their own relationships. “To turn something that is usually a conversation into a reality, into a physical manifestation, it’s a really clever thing to do,” she explained. It’s something that I believe most people are able to understand, even though they don’t have the experience of being a mom or dad.

The use of fantasy was noted by her. [and] horror” emphasizes how deeply this impacts women, saying that people sometimes forget “mothers are still human beings.” 

Cynthia explained that children still need to have fun and need time where they are free to express themselves without being repressed. Mothers sometimes need to give themselves permission to be their best selves, even if it means feeling guilty for being absent or not doing enough.