Why BABY REINDEER Is Hauntingly PERFECT 

Where is Baby Reindeer in your list of TV shows released this year? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

I’ve lived the nightmare happening in episode 4. It was extremely triggering to watch but absolutely worth it. His speech at the end, when he talks about his shame and blaming himself and how he shouldn’t have gone back is just so spot on. But shame dies in the light, and the more we talk and share our stories the more we heal. This show has been so important to me and has helped me forgive myself a bit. I hope that it does the same for Richard and every other survivor watching.

For someone that wanted to be a comedian, he is a first class dramatic actor. I hope he wins awards for both writing and acting.

Something I don’t see anyone talking about at all is that some of the camera shots in the episodes following an attack from Martha have you looking behind characters into hallways, windows, or doorways and you just kind of expect her to be there, stalking Donny. And that is super terrifying. 10/10 series.

Baby Reindeer is gonna be in the top 3 shows this year hands down. I started watching it when I went to bed a week ago and I found myself binging the whole thing.

We learn that it is not only about stalking but trauma bonding. We know nothing about her past but learn everything about his, his journey to try to escape and how he remains trapped in the false comfort of abuse. Wow a masterpiece, not to mention the brilliant performances ❤

The part about him not reporting Martha without reporting his abuser I felt that a lot. Then the part when he told his parents what he was going through I felt that extra hard

A lot of the topics in the show would usually turn me off, but they nailed it with this show. I knew nothing about it when I started it, and man It was Great! Such convincing acting as well.

His honesty with his masculinity is inspiring ❤

i've just about watched EVERY video essay about this show now lmao this show was so thought-provoking about what real life can look like

A great fucking show. Richard Gadd deserves an award for his acting. Bloody amazing. PS best show of the year in my opinion sent from my iPhone

No one can understand unless they have been through it. It's like mental illness or any condition, everyone feels differently. As well as feeling empathy and compassion for other people, no one is perfect and I feel absolute understanding for how he feels and even some compassion for her. This is unfiltered, unvarnished imperfect humans as we really are. I applaud and appreciate the bravery of this man. The story is compelling, well written, brilliantly acted, and directed perfectly. Watch this on your own or with a friend, you will need a box of tissues. This is exceptional and you will want to binge watch it.

I struggled to watch this and had to walk away a few times, this show hits home alot, and it made me cry and depressed for days. I loved this show, it raises awareness to alot of things people don't talk about, and that is what makes it a masterpiece

i almost didn’t watch it because of the title but i’m glad that i did

Watched it yesterday. I mean I binged the whole thing.Thought okay this is no1 in the top ten. Must be good then. I ugly cried so hard when he told his parents about everything.

I think this show is so important especially to show how common Men get abused and have a hard time speaking about it and why. Speaking up about abuse should be made common practice and not ridiculed. Like no one is really prepared for that first time and then it’s like why didn’t you do something about it? “I don’t know” is pretty much the perfect answer and that should be okay.

Thank you for putting this show in my radar. The series is a masterpiece. Deserves all the praise.

Netflix will oftentimes drop something that will blew our minds and we will find ourselves invested , and before we know it, we are all soooo hooked and it’s affecting us deeply! Baby Reindeer is such a beautiful powerful and OUTSTANDING tv series with performances that can very well win in BAFTA, SAG, Golden Globes and the EMMYS. Damn, episode 4 left me speechless and come episode 6 , gosh, it wowed me.. that monologue indeed… i was weeping… I hope he will be given a best actor award come awards season for his powerful heartbreaking performance. BRAVO! Jessica who played Martha was just so terrifying and reminded me of how I felt when I watched Kathy Bates in Misery. Such an excellent performance as Martha! One of the best indeed i ever watched and knowing it happened to him in reality… i do not know how he wrote all his experiences and relived it again as he was playing the role of Donney… such a powerful series indeed! 10/10

What’s crazy is I’ve been molested and raped and drugged yet those scenes didn’t phase me from the show. It was Martha explaining the Reindeer that made me cry my eyes out. I cried because she actually loved him & he cried because he finally knows it

just finished, started today, finished today. absolutely perfection

I felt deeply uncomfortable throughout the series, but utterly captivated. The brutal honesty of many hard-to-watch scenes exposed those parts of myself which could deeply relate. In talking through his journey it was like I was being allowed to acknowledge mine but made more special by the fact that it gave pause for me to realise how terribly neglected a man's perspective is on that side of relationships. His self reflection a reminder of the impact our experiences can have on self confidence and self belief, leading to a perpetuation of bad decisions. I love-hated it! What a ride of emotions and frustration and regret, but no regret that I saw this masterpiece. I had to rinse my mind out with mindless entertainment afterwards to escape the despair it left me in. Highly recommend! 😂

I didn't know who Gadd was... Watched the whole thing then googled him and was STUNNED to find out he was playing "himself"... Really really touching and impressive. It's a shame people went searching for the real Martha and allegedly found her, but if that lady is really her, Gadd didn't do enough to protect her identity.. He should have changed more details if he truly did not want to hurt her or for people to find her

I was just searching on Netflix this weekend, Decided to watch and I was blown away! The ending was perfect! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Definitely will be in my top shows this year along with Shogun. I’ve never seen anything like this & glad it’s getting the attention it deserves!

Baby reindeer really hit me hard oh my god I’d rather not go into details but I’ve been through everything donny went through the show. Everything except the stalking part and let me say that again “I related to everything except the stalking”

i love how everyone is broken in some way in this show.

His statement about how he put himself into a situation to be abysed again so he can understand the first time was so heartbreaking and triggering. It touched the part of my heart which i had buried for so long. Not a lot of people talk about how trauma can make some people put on a path of self destruction and attract abuse only so they can make sense of what actually happened. As you said, it was hauntingly perfect. The most harrowing yet amazing showcase of his own story. ❤️

I think one of the things that sealed it was the ending. It was not a happy and uplifting "hey, he's beaten his trauma!" Dunn/Gadd is still processing everything he has been through. If ever someone needed some intense therapy, it's Dunn/Gadd.

Absolute masterpiece but i dont think i can ever watch it again yet itll stick with forever

Loved this series. It made you laugh hysterically but also had some really heartbreaking 💔 moments. I wish Gladd much successful in the future, he certainly deserves it. 😊

Completely agree with you. Brilliant!

Thanks for the breakdown, baby reindeer. Sent from my iphone

I rarely watch shows or movies they bore me but I was genuinely intrigued and interested in this. So much heart in this show. I mourn the show it was weirdly comforting does anyone else relate?

Once again we saw how homophobia and transphobia ruin humanity.

Excellent show, really good and raw at many levels. It is not for everyone..We watched it in two days, I wanted to know what is going to happen next and how is it going to end. Based on a True Story

The 4th episode is one the most disturbing pieces of media I’ve ever watched

Loved it finished in 2 days extremely well crafted season

Well done but very sad and dark. It is not for everyone.

the only sort of con this show has is the way the second act sort of "loses" the Martha plot temporarily but in such a way that once we return to present time, Martha tonally feels like shes not the person we saw in episode 1. I suppose that's simply part of the realism of your stalker finally dropping the mask but I couldnt help but still be bothered by the difference

i'm a big fan

I love it when British dudes do video essays

Think HG Tudor says it best, great breakdwn of the charactors here on YT. HG Tudor Knowing the Narcissist : Ultra

best series i have seen in like five years. fr.

purposely reliving traumas while in complete control is a healing mechanism. Some people are into Consent nonconsent roleplay for this reason.

Such an amazing show Sent from my iphoen

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It's a very very good show. It was so good it brought my own mental issues from the past back up (my depression back then and dealing with a stalking ex). It really was an emotional rollercoaster to watch. I learned the hard way " don't put your d*ck in crazy".The show is so good that I binch watched it once and will NEVER EVER watch it again.

Best show! Hands down!

...and now she has a series starring him that she can watch obsessively for the rest of her life

I kinda relate to the main character

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Like to see Part 2 , Martha hunts down The Monster in a dressing gown, Uk History!

I haven’t heard of this show until 4_minutes ago… But as I was watching this, there occurred to me a delightfully evil scheme to gaslight some performer that you don’t like ! & you’re willing to spend a few thousand dollars destroying them ! You use some talent agency network to find a series of amateur actors that look “about” The same as one another. You use each of them only once, & tell them as little of their job as possible, so that if any one or more of them is ‘picked up’ they will reveal very little about your scheme. The plot is; to dress up each actor in The same very distinctive ( yet ‘ordinary looking’ ) costume & send them to just one of your target performer’s performances, & to be Very Enthusiastic as an audience member ! The perform will eventually believe that they’re being stalked by The same person, & they’re following them around The country, but every attempt to stop or dissuade them, has no effect on The plot ! How would it end ?

It was hard to watch but good series.

“paint out”? “main key reasons”?

Yes its true but its also heavily embellished, keep that in mind

The show had great moments, but overall it ended disappointingly because of a lack of clear execution on its themes. I think it tries so hard to go in so many directions that it ultimately seems pointless at the end. Especially when he goes back to his groomer and continues his relationship with him. Weak ending.

Nobody cares what rotten tomatoes rates movies but it was a very good show

Show is so black mirror coded

Just because something is based on a real story doesn’t make it good. From a film standpoint I loved the art direction and photography but that’s where my praise ende

I can't understand why the subject matter is entertaining

I thought it was just ok. Not something I care to watch again .

It’s shite Sent from IPhone

Am I the only one that hated the ending

Why'd you say that name?!

Richard gadd made no effort to disguise whonthe real martha is. Yeah she did wrong but he also kept cultivating a relationship after he googled her and found out about her stalking a lawyer. The whole hatred has been directed towards her. Theres something doesnt hit right about the whole thing

I hated this show

Perfect is a…big stretch

It’s was a woke downer ..

I thought it was pretty terrible. Predictable and not relatable. Seemed almost like written by AI, for the current culture. Felt insulting to my intelligence as a viewer. But hey that's me. If you all enjoyed it, please watch over and over to your hearts content. I won't stop you. 😊

Protagonist was a moron, I thought it fell off hard midway through

This show was depressing narcissistic pervy trash.

overrated if you dont need characters with some kind of common sense its alright but otherwise you probably get frustrated

Dont think its a good show at all… think its a load of lies and rubbish

Very black mirror ish, he could of easily put it to a stop, so it’s dumb in the end. Also I think it got made because it had gay & trans themes in it. So it’s “woke”. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯😔😔😔😔😣

Another woke show. I think it's awful. But hey we seem to be into that at this stage. Maybe in another decade we'll get some real men and women in movies again. Sorry this is not for me.🐝

Wow.......fire & brimstone should arrive anytime NOW. 🔥💥💣🔥💥💣🔥💥💣🔥💥💣

It was great until about the halfway point.