The saving grace of Baby Reindeer is the short episodes, it really is a quick watch. And if they left you with more time to really think about "Donny", the more you will find him unsympathetic and not care what he has to say. Had this been a longer show I doubt I would have finished.
The show was terrific when it stuck to the subject of Donny and Martha. The show falls apart for me when it reaches the parts about Darrien. Even when filtered through the lens that Gadd presents, it comes off as an unsympathetic scenario. For starters, being that there are no names being named he can choose to take whatever liberties with the stories that he likes, so Darrien may be entirely fictitious let alone the events surrounding him. Moreover, I have my doubts about the naivety he presents himself with. In the end the story felt like it was saying "I made a bunch of mistakes, pity me". But the guy was a bit of a jackass so it's a tough sell.
Jessica Gunning was great, the overall production was great, but....meh.
The show was terrific when it stuck to the subject of Donny and Martha. The show falls apart for me when it reaches the parts about Darrien. Even when filtered through the lens that Gadd presents, it comes off as an unsympathetic scenario. For starters, being that there are no names being named he can choose to take whatever liberties with the stories that he likes, so Darrien may be entirely fictitious let alone the events surrounding him. Moreover, I have my doubts about the naivety he presents himself with. In the end the story felt like it was saying "I made a bunch of mistakes, pity me". But the guy was a bit of a jackass so it's a tough sell.
Jessica Gunning was great, the overall production was great, but....meh.