Baby Reindeer Has A Wild Fanbase

I absolutely appreciate the depth you go to in your reviews. By happenstance, I found your channel and enjoyed your MAFS’ reactions. But your insights into Baby Reindeer provide what I think story analysis should provide for the public, simply, what it means to be a flawed human and how we navigate that. I say bravo, young man!

Poor Richard Gadd. In the 6th episode the character Donny mentioned that he feels like his trauma made him a “magnet for weirdos” and it’s sort of becoming true even in his success

We have a media literacy problem and that manifests itself horribly on social media.

The true crime-ifying of this show has been so frustrating to see. There was a clear decision made not to tell this story as a documentary, because retribution against specific people by the public was never the aim. The kind of vigilante justice that the internet jumps on for entertainment and validation can be so destructive, when what the show is really asking of us is just to listen and understand. It’s a lot of missing the forest for the trees.

The nuance is what made the show so unique tbh. It is such a subversive step away from the typical victim / antagonist narrative we’re used to seeing

I feel like the series also shows that theres no such thing as a perfect victim. Donny is a victem doesnt matter if he had made mistakes. Because those mistakes do not warrent abuse. Its extremely brave. And I forever respect Richard for telling his story.

I’m not buying the two sides thing. I feel like since abuse tends to affect vulnerable ppl, we need to hold more space for imperfect victims who might act irrationally.

You mean to tell me that there are Tiktokers who lack empathy and have issues with boundaries??? 😂😅😊

Love that viewers are basically doing what Martha did now...

As a survivor of my own “True Story,” I feel this telling of Richard’s truth is extremely relatable. Especially the “why would he go back,” question. Although perplexing to many, living such an experience will unveil the answer if we are able to go that deep in our introspection and healing. Truth. Thank you for the commentary.

This is par examplar of how much I despise TikTok and how bird-brained and detached people are.

I am a writer/director/performer. I miss the days when you could just do a show, get an immediate response from the audience, then wait to see a few reviews in the newspaper (from intelligent, informed critics). Nowadays every man and his dog can tell you and the world what they think and the anonymity means they can be nasty and brutal if they choose. It’s no wonder the entertainment industry is flailing right now. It’s scary to be in the public eye.

Here come the fanatics….. I hate the internet sometimes smh

5:05 I don’t understand why people think they need to “do something about it” when it comes to Martha. She may not have gone to jail but she got a restraining order and what she needed was psychological help. That chapter seems to be closed. What worries me is that people like Darrien are walking around, consequence-free and probably looking for new targets to abuse. It’s scary especially for those of us who live in the UK and who are starting to build a career in the creative industries.

Gypsy Rose 2.0 This is such a great series and it's annoying seeing people just miss the point.

This is why it’s so cool that he was able to portray himself in this way, so soon after his actual life events have happened. It’s what made it such a hit. I’m sure he knew there would be some backlash, but it is really lame how far people are taking it. Most people never would risk putting their story out there like that and fear that people would find out who they were talking about. Sometimes we can’t win. But I like that RG shared his story.

This is so messed up. Just when I thought (maybe) the men would feel more comfortable about coming out about there assaults, we have these people who have a hard time understanding boundaries. This is why victims of SA never come forward and tell their story. I made a mistake and came forward to a “friend” about a time a guy got a little too rough with me while we dated. Long story short, I was trying to leave because he was getting rude,and he held me down and demanded that I stay with him, I eventually got to leave but it was terrifying. He then approached the guy about it. I never asked him to do that, and I was mad that he did. I wanted to approach the guy about it on my own terms. The guy became hostile again and sent me a disturbing text message, which brought up feelings like that night. People have a hard time understanding that sometimes we just want to tell our story to get it off our chest. for me I shared it with the friend in confidence. But he completely made it hostile. Sorry for this long paragraph, but i noticed this trend of people just not respecting boundaries.

Lack of Comprehension and critical thinking is so concerning these days. Life is not black and white. This show really depicts that. It’s a masterpiece. I hate the internet sometimes

It is absolutely awful. It’s fine to be obsessed with a show for a bit. But it is not okay to harass the REAL victim. What the fuck is wrong with these people

I feel the way it unfolded with the big realization of the SA in ep 4 was brilliant in showing how he didn't even know how much that was affecting him because he was repressing it so much to the point where he allowed Martha because he was used to having his boundaries violated from being groomed and he wanted to be seen and she saw him both as a man and she saw the pain in him. She was ready to fight whoever hurt him. I believe all of this plus more finally allowed him to accept and face what had happened. It's messed up and the show is almost saying it's what had to happen for him to face it and be honest with himself. Just my thoughts.