Billie Eilish is an American singer who appears as the villainess of her music video, Hostage (released July 11, 2018). The video opens with Billie singing to presumably a boyfriend in a soothing tone, and they appear as though they are dancing together at first. However, something begins to change. She becomes more forceful, yanking the man around and pushing him from one side of the room to the other, going from affectionate and loving one moment to scornful and apathetic the next, expressing her desire to keep him as her hostage.
All items in the room the music video takes place in melt away, trapping her victim and leaving him with no way out. Any time the man attempts to retaliate against the abuse, the featureless white room he is in physically punishes him for it, showing that Billie is in charge of what happens in it, and in control of their relationship. Finally, the music video closes out on Billie trapping her partner in the room and leaving him in the dark. Even as she leaves him alone, the man reaches for her, showing that even after all the abuse, her victim still loves her.[1]
