Unsurprisingly, most of the attention was directed at Bailey.
After all, Bailey was just 16 when she arrived on the scene with her younger sister.
But eight years later, at age 24, she is all grown up.
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And it seems some fans are having a hard time grappling with that fact.
Immediately following the shows premiere, social media was flooded with talk of the scene.
Clips of the episode shared on Twitter have upwards of 20 million views.
Damson Idris, Dominique Fishback, and Chloe Bailey at the Los Angeles premiere ofSwarm
For a few days it seemed the sex scene and/or discourse about the sex scene was inescapable.
Im gonna be thinking about Chloe Bailey and Damson Idriss sex scene for the rest of my life.
I just know it, tweeted one user.
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Another wrote, Ive watched this video way too many times today and Im going to keep watching it.
Not all of the commentary was so benign, however.
From a smaller but still vocal corner of the internet came the slut-shaming.
This one has always wanted us to see her naked, tweeted another user.
I feel like nothing can hold me back.
And that is how she should feel at all times, without fear of retribution or worse.
An artists profession does not make itopen season for slut-shaming.
Bailey made as much clearin an interview withDeadlinewhile promotingSwarm.
Im not like, that…that sexual.
During her time as Daenerys Targaryen onGame of Thrones, Emilia Clarke experienced a similar backlash.
In an interview on Dax Shepards podcastArmchair Expert, Clarke spoke abouther experiences on setthat made her feel uncomfortable.
And Im like, Fuck you, Clarke recalled.
Clarke shouldnt be pressured to appear nude, just as Bailey shouldnt feel pressurenotto be in nude scenes.
