Jonestown

And so when we see something like Jonestown, where 900-plus people were murdered, that is power's ultimate path, because the ultimate exercise of power is control over life and death.

Then, of course, came Jonestown.

The images from Jonestown were horrifying: rows of bodies, cyanide-laced Flavor Aid, and chilling recordings of Jones commanding his followers to die for their cause.

More recently, documentaries like “Wild Wild Country,” “The Vow” and a million rehashes of the stories of Jonestown and the Branch Davidians of Waco have cemented an image of dangerous leaders with spellbound devotees who commit heinous acts.

She inhabits each character fully, down to their fingertips, whether that’s as a member of a fictional basketball team, the Jonestown Jumpers, at the Annoyance; the neurotic, intense but ultimately chill Nandika on “Deli Boys;” or Issa on “Adults,” the youngest and perhaps most Gen Z of the bunch.