Drinker's Extra Shots - Baby Reindeer

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  • Опубліковано 8 тра 2024
  • It all began with a cup of tea. Netflix's miniseries about the real-life experiences of a bartender who becomes the object of a woman's crazed stalking obsession was one of the most compelling and interesting shows I've seen in quite some time. Believe that.
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  • @Moonlight.Howlings.666
    @Moonlight.Howlings.666 23 дні тому +752

    Jessica Gunning was incredibly chilling as Martha, she completely disappeared into the role, making you simultaneously pity and fear her.

    • @darthkek1953
      @darthkek1953 23 дні тому +3

      Best case scenario, she's the nice version of what you see here. Pity the lass. But if Rebel and Adele can do it so can she.

    • @richssa
      @richssa 23 дні тому +17

      I have been saying this, she nailed it, without her being as good as she is, this show would never be the hit it is.

    • @click8708
      @click8708 23 дні тому

      Your comment struck me beautifully, I fully agree.

    • @richssa
      @richssa 23 дні тому +17

      @@darthkek1953 Have you watched the show? Because her weight isn't ever really mentioned in it or is an issue, that's not why Donnie or the audience pity her.

    • @archangel_josh
      @archangel_josh 22 дні тому +4

      She frightened me in every single scene because I too was starting to feel sorry for her only to realise I'd been duped when she turns on him.

  • @siheath3648
    @siheath3648 23 дні тому +382

    Jessica Gunning's acting in this series is mind blowing

    • @a.cobbaut9711
      @a.cobbaut9711 23 дні тому +4

      She's also great in The outlaws

    • @bigmikeobama5314
      @bigmikeobama5314 23 дні тому +5

      probably wasnt acting

    • @C64Mat
      @C64Mat 22 дні тому +4

      ​@@a.cobbaut9711She is! And oh my god, so funny. A world away from this. Definitely an actress who goes full pelt into a role, whether it's farcical or serious.

    • @andybrice2711
      @andybrice2711 22 дні тому +2

      ​@@a.cobbaut9711 _The Outlaws_ is an underrated show. I really liked the way it poked fun at all different political ideologies, whilst also being sympathetic towards the characters who hold them.

  • @alanrainwater8248
    @alanrainwater8248 23 дні тому +314

    The conversation at the end with his parents and his dad being able to relate to his trauma was upsetting. Had me fighting back tears

    • @Englishknight825
      @Englishknight825 21 день тому +5

      Totally unrealistic. Both bonding over being bummed 🤢🤦🏻‍♂️😂

    • @hrvhpkns8640
      @hrvhpkns8640 21 день тому +36

      @@Englishknight825of course a guy named English knight would say some dumb shit like this

    • @mysticc6232
      @mysticc6232 21 день тому

      ​@@Englishknight825 ur a dumbass

    • @Englishknight825
      @Englishknight825 21 день тому

      @@hrvhpkns8640 what’s dumb about it? He willingly returned to his abuser for said bumming. What a loser 😂

    • @VAPIDISM
      @VAPIDISM 21 день тому +19

      Slightly lightened, for me, with his dads parting words to him shouting through the train window “GOOD LUCK WITH THE TRANSEXUAL”

  • @dungimon1912
    @dungimon1912 22 дні тому +125

    I can't fathom that Richard Gadd played a fictional version of himself in this show. Absolutely mad. What a performance and what a way to confront and acknowledge your past.

    • @AdelaideBen1
      @AdelaideBen1 19 днів тому +9

      Or create your own version of what actually happened.

  • @Jonathan_Collins
    @Jonathan_Collins 23 дні тому +709

    I've never seen a better portrayal of what being the victim inside of an abusive relationship actually looks and feels like. The shame, the mistakes - the raw honesty with which the show approaches things was incredible. I thought it was a masterpiece in storytelling.

    • @donk3ypunchzero
      @donk3ypunchzero 23 дні тому +24

      Because he's the real guy that went through it.

    • @Man_fay_the_Bru
      @Man_fay_the_Bru 22 дні тому

      Oh aye such a victim, he went back to get rapped again& again& went out his way to date a trans …but he isn’t gay

    • @Paul-yk3qw
      @Paul-yk3qw 22 дні тому +17

      It's because the actor playing Donny is the author of the story and Donny himself, Baby Reindeer is effectively his way way of doing therapy.

    • @axolotl1777
      @axolotl1777 22 дні тому

      Stopped watching when he realized the dude was touching him and he decided to keep doing drugs with him. Little bitch behavior.

    • @herbertsiegl7762
      @herbertsiegl7762 21 день тому +2

      I am genuinely afraid to watch it....

  • @justinsanegaming9724
    @justinsanegaming9724 23 дні тому +297

    This show deserved a full drinker review

  • @tomaszkowalski7723
    @tomaszkowalski7723 23 дні тому +222

    man, the Joker 2 looks weird

  • @SparkBerry
    @SparkBerry 21 день тому +45

    Jessica Gunning was spectacular. If she doesn't win an Emmy, then it would be a robbery.

  • @GIBBO4182
    @GIBBO4182 23 дні тому +200

    Damn…he must’ve made a good cup tea for all this to happen!

    • @mikeoxmaul9386
      @mikeoxmaul9386 23 дні тому +23

      He should've put the milk in first, none of this would've happened in the first place

    • @joshuataylor3550
      @joshuataylor3550 23 дні тому +5

      She didn't drink it

    • @Man_fay_the_Bru
      @Man_fay_the_Bru 22 дні тому +2

      As long as he isn’t doing “comedy” I’m cool with him making tea

    • @denisechauvin1965
      @denisechauvin1965 22 дні тому

      A BUNCH OF LONELY PEOPLE WHO JUST WANT TO HAVE OTHERS HEAR THEM BLAB!!! SISSIES/BULLIES ( the newest two headed monsters creeping around the streets of our lives)

    • @jasongoodacre
      @jasongoodacre 22 дні тому +1

      He should have used lite milk 😅

  • @caesarjergens
    @caesarjergens 23 дні тому +401

    I read an article by a British female philosophy professor who writes about toxic patriarchy and although she admits that men can be victim of abuse she needs to point out how a story like that can take away from the abuse women suffer, like victims are caught in some zerosumgame. And on top of that she talks about the female actress and her body weight implying how it reinforces stereotypes of plus sized bodies... and then there is this review.
    I would say it is remarkable that the enlightened academic can't see behind the tropes and her own viewpoint whereas the toxic alt right grifter gives a balanced view on the male part and has nothing but praise for the actress who plays the female part, not even once mentioning her appearance, because you know it doesn't matter as she commands the screen with her acting abilities. But then again, it is 2024 and by now I know who I`d rather be in the woods with...

    • @recline69
      @recline69 23 дні тому

      You didn't need to write anything beyond... "British female philosophy professor." That told us everything we needed to know.

    • @somebodyCHBiH
      @somebodyCHBiH 23 дні тому +100

      Yeah, I too would rather be in th woods with a bear than a feminist academic.

    • @BillPeschel
      @BillPeschel 23 дні тому +23

      Brilliantly expressed.

    • @sztallone415
      @sztallone415 23 дні тому +41

      This is why I'm here. I could be the posterboy for the progressive movement: due to my education and experiences I say things that many would consider 'woke', I was bullied for nonconformity, etc. Yet drinker's reviews generally align with me and I think he's genuinely about storytelling as art, not posturing.
      Echo chamberlain did an amazing asstearing on Hellofutureme after the guy attacked drinker and co. (even little platoon, a gay guy) in a video, calling them the usuals. Echo is a self proclaimed left winger yet he says in that reaction video that he much rather hangs out with these people than the activist 'reviewers' on the other side. Echo calls those activists identity junkies, which is quite apt I think.

    • @kingleech16
      @kingleech16 23 дні тому

      @@somebodyCHBiH Bear will just kill you. The academic will lecture you first.

  • @gulinp1
    @gulinp1 22 дні тому +50

    This is one of strangest tv shows i have ever watched.
    It goes from funny and light to dark and gritty, to sex abuse, self hate, mental issues, inability to understand yourself, feeling like you don't belong anywhere , complete lack of ability to feel happiness, lack of direction in life, grooming, drugs, wrong decisions etc.
    Just flat out crazy show. But also shows that people are complex but also fundamentally flawed and have incredible ability to self destruct

    • @MJ-py7dm
      @MJ-py7dm 5 днів тому

      Same thoughts. This is what they mean when they talk about peeling back layers. This was such an experience!

  • @amanul_2474
    @amanul_2474 23 дні тому +51

    I usually watch shows in 30 minute increments because that's how damaged my attention span is, even shows with hour long episodes I leave them to do something else, even if i'm not bored. This, THIS, is the first show i've ever watched in a single sitting, truly a once in a lifetime event.

    • @eelhead1141
      @eelhead1141 21 день тому

      I put episode one on, when i got it to bed and fell asleep right away. I woke up at 3:15am and watched the whole thing back to back.

    • @BeczaBot
      @BeczaBot 9 днів тому

      Wow!

    • @ipercalisse579
      @ipercalisse579 8 днів тому

      You know why? You relate with the protagonist whose mind is f*ckd up like yours

  • @tipsyt1909
    @tipsyt1909 23 дні тому +65

    This show was traumatizing and poetic. Masterfully done and incredible acting. This show should win awards.

    • @racheljames7
      @racheljames7 22 дні тому

      They were all perverts. He let it happen. It wasn't trauma. It was consensual.

  • @Nomoredrama2000
    @Nomoredrama2000 23 дні тому +55

    This series was SO unsettling and disturbing! I had to watch something happy and funny for a while afterwards. lol

    • @shauncoptcoat9378
      @shauncoptcoat9378 20 днів тому +1

      Same for me and my partner

    • @splashpit
      @splashpit 18 днів тому +2

      When you have to watch a horror film after this to cheer you up a little

  • @V4Now
    @V4Now 23 дні тому +321

    See, this is why we men must choose the Bear!🐻

    • @Ghalaghor_McAllistor
      @Ghalaghor_McAllistor 23 дні тому +23

      I prefer to pick meeting a fellow man in the woods.

    • @owenarnold7611
      @owenarnold7611 23 дні тому

      I'm ashamed to say my wife picked the bear....no matter what logic you throw at her....she picked the bear.
      It's worth noting my wife was sexually abused by a 40 year old holistic healing therapist when she was 13 years old. His fingers went into her vagina as part of the "healing" process. She complained IMMEDIATELY to the authorities who did nothing because it was her word against his.

    • @buckoQuentin
      @buckoQuentin 23 дні тому

      As long as it is not a white American gender studies female.

    • @XDWX
      @XDWX 23 дні тому +11

      I dont know. She looked pretty bear-like.

    • @Deviantygr
      @Deviantygr 23 дні тому +6

      @@Ghalaghor_McAllistor ...who is overweight? ...and hairy & gay? Otherwise known as... a Bear.

  • @thunderwarrior2459
    @thunderwarrior2459 23 дні тому +52

    I’ve been stalked by a girl before and yes it’s very accurate to the paranoia and stress

    • @roninmarketing4048
      @roninmarketing4048 22 дні тому +5

      It's a horrible situation. Been there a couple of times. Makes you appreciate some of the crap women go through with that

    • @jeffreyboyer3714
      @jeffreyboyer3714 22 дні тому +10

      It can get super crazy. I had that happen in the mid 90s. Lived in an apartment building with locked entry and she would follow people in and camp out at my front door, knocking endlessly. It was an older building with those iron fire escapes and she would climb out on it, knocking on my windows. Showed up at restaurants and bars I might visit with my friends on weekend nights. Followed my girlfriend around too. She was a fellow employee at a company I worked, with 900 employees and when they implemented internal, electronic messaging, would constantly send me messages about how we were soul mates and other crazy things; those eventually got her fired when I turn them over to my boss and HR. I think the entire debacle lasted about a year.

    • @givmi_more_w9251
      @givmi_more_w9251 19 днів тому +4

      Add to that that if you, as a man, lash out even just verbally at her, or, rightfully defend yourself if things get physical, depending on the location and how many people the psycho has around her little finger, you'll be the bad guy, too.

  • @johnsinglet575
    @johnsinglet575 2 дні тому

    Unexpectedly great series. I cant believe how vulnerable and honest Gadd was to put this in front of the world first with his stage play now this

  • @adamrevitt4035
    @adamrevitt4035 22 дні тому +5

    The fact he’s basically reliving his own experiences writing the show and playing himself is some feat I didn’t think a lot of people would be able to do, takes some honesty and determination to do what he did for this show

  • @arthurdaniels1518
    @arthurdaniels1518 23 дні тому +27

    “Choy-sees” 😅

  • @bernmahan1162
    @bernmahan1162 20 днів тому +11

    Simultaneously "appalled and fascinated" is spot on.

  • @cammus
    @cammus 3 дні тому +1

    Just love this TV show. Acting is top notch

  • @jamescarr1265
    @jamescarr1265 23 дні тому +11

    So creepy, it’s shocking that the show managed to make me feel sorry for Martha while being frightened of her.

  • @SimonAckerman
    @SimonAckerman 22 дні тому +15

    Jessica Gunning's acting was superb and the story was gripping right the way to the end.

  • @gemh89
    @gemh89 21 день тому +9

    Her Scottish accent is brilliant, I never would have guessed she is actually English

    • @cb4883
      @cb4883 20 днів тому +1

      NEITHER DID THE REAL MARTHA 😮😮

  • @D0CBEE
    @D0CBEE 23 дні тому +35

    Best thing I've seen this year. Watched it all in 1 night. The acting was really, really good.

  • @bt82
    @bt82 14 днів тому +4

    Nothing about this show makes me want to watch it.

    • @thereportoftheweek787
      @thereportoftheweek787 13 днів тому

      It’s one of the best character studies about trauma I have ever seen. I didn’t see the appeal at first and held off watching it but it’s an incredible show. Don’t let your hatred of trans or whatever your weird problem is get in the way of watching this.

    • @bt82
      @bt82 13 днів тому +1

      @@thereportoftheweek787 who said anything about trans? I spoke to someone who watched it and they said there are some pretty disturbing scenes of sexual abuse. Between that and the witch-hunt to out the real abuser, it’s just not something I want to watch.

  • @kylereece1979
    @kylereece1979 23 дні тому +41

    The "reunion" Donny had with Darrien inthe last episode still gets me. How being back in the Lions Den like that reduces him to a Deer in Headlights again. He can't speak, or form defiant disagreement or vengeance against Darrien.
    I was initially perplexed by that. Why didnt he confront Darrien about everything, why didnt he lose it in front of him in ways he told Martha to get lost at times? The outpouring of all the pent up rage, hate, grief.
    I understand it is showing how the abuser still has "control" over Donny interms of reducing him back of sorts, to that same state of mind despite some time being passed. I get it. 👍But I found myself almost yelling at the screen at the same time, urging Donny to at least react and respond in a way for some sort of closure.

    • @enkiitu
      @enkiitu 22 дні тому +14

      What you were expecting to happen is the romanticized version of what should have happened in the best case scenario. This show goes deeper that that. I understand your frustration because I felt the same thing many times during this show. But I bet 8 times out of 10 the reaction you were expecting to see never happens. And what was here portrayed is the real thing. I would't know because I've never been in that position but it felt human and broken and we all are broken in some way or another.

    • @kylereece1979
      @kylereece1979 22 дні тому +6

      @@enkiitu 👍 Good Points well made. I knew Donny wasnt going to suddenly become John Wick and violently claim his revenge via a series of stylish beatings upon Darrien, but I initially was rooting for the guy to say something, anything to give him an upper hand. Have him walk outta there feeling that he confronted his horrific past and left the room with a weight lifted from him.
      But as you said, that, in most realistic cases that doesnt happen. I have thankfully no idea about the horrid connection to Darrien and loss of control Donny still had here, but yes I understand the scene more from talking about it, watching it again.
      The usual romanticized version of closure is what I and others would have liked to see, as it would have been that way on other shows. 👍But yes indeed it sadly isnt always like that.

    • @tonis6347
      @tonis6347 22 дні тому +7

      i am thankfully not a victim of sa or stalking but i have a similar personality as donny. i'm afraid to get angry or set boundaries because i'm afraid of further confrontation with other people. donny doesn't have the strength to fight the assholes in his life possibly due to his upbringing. i think he was lonely as a child and probably bullied and if he stood up for himself he would only get in trouble. this would explain donny's behaviour throughout the whole story. he is passive and it's never going to change.

    • @kylereece1979
      @kylereece1979 22 дні тому +6

      @@tonis6347 👍 Excellent comment. I understand that feeling. Being repressed and polite and quiet in the face of confrontation or arguement. Thinking that, if Im being nice, or friendly towards somebody who is being an asshole to me, then the "act" of being co'operative and sound will diffuse the situation. Killing the tension with kindness.
      Only, afterwards, it can build up and release in other ways. Ive a lot of incidents with some people whereby I let them away with saying something snide and attacking to me. Id laugh it off. But alone later on, Id reprise the incident in my head, thinking out how Id liked to have said things, re'enacting it in my mind, delivering killer blows of verbal vengeance.
      I can thus think that, facing an abuser after some time, despite instigating the reunion as Donny did inthe finale, I might too loose my words, retreat within and hold back under fear of confrontation.

    • @racheljames7
      @racheljames7 22 дні тому +3

      Stop being soft. Don't fall for it. He wasnt assaulted and he wasn't abused. He knew exactly what Derrian was after and he went and let him do it.

  • @tylergoodman3560
    @tylergoodman3560 23 дні тому +55

    This is one of those shows I fell in love with from the first episode. The storytelling is epic, and the characters are believable. It's my favorite series so far. Great review, drinker. 🎉

    • @nikobellic570
      @nikobellic570 13 днів тому

      From minute one the wroting and acting had me hooked. The hype is real

  • @DD_Dietriech
    @DD_Dietriech 23 дні тому +30

    Why do i get "Misery" vibes from the Martha gal?

    • @jamescarr1265
      @jamescarr1265 23 дні тому +7

      So did I, it was giving me an Annie Wilkes vibe.

    • @kingcosworth2643
      @kingcosworth2643 21 день тому

      Lets hope she hasn't got a sledgehammer

  • @marinekasparyan8447
    @marinekasparyan8447 22 дні тому +14

    Absolutely agree 100% drinker! As a mother of girls that were victimized by their predatory female cousin I think this they most accurate and realistic portrayal of how trauma effects humans. How contradictory and confusing it can be. It changes you and the way you see the world and yourself. This was such a brave and effective storytelling, best piece of television I watched in years. The acting was so incredibly well done that I was honestly disturbed and felt everything the actors were going though. Hard to watch especially if you or your loved ones went through it but also validating. Glad you loved it too! Great minds think alike!

  • @integrak5609
    @integrak5609 22 дні тому +5

    I didn't expect this show to turn so dark. I watched almost all of it yesterday, and had to fight back tears. Jessica nailed her role tho! Its a really good drama.

    • @nielsB_FPV
      @nielsB_FPV 19 днів тому

      Episode 4 (or was it 5?) where he gets groomed by that guy was a hard watch

  • @Discofalsetto1201
    @Discofalsetto1201 20 днів тому +5

    Kinda insane that people criticize the “he did this to himself” argument when he literally did, several times. And what’s worse it’s always under the guise of seeking approval even though he has several loving people in his life he just throws away. Gadd is a grifter and it’s crazy to say this show was a stroke of genius when he literally just acted out his own life experiences. Would it be so crazy to say maybe he allowed himself all of this suffering in the hopes it would get him famous?

    • @pandapower3076
      @pandapower3076 15 днів тому +2

      There's no evidence he was even stalked.

  • @Dhavroch
    @Dhavroch 22 дні тому +5

    Totally agree, I rarely binge watch shows, preferring an episode or two a day. But Baby Reindeer had me gripped from the get go and watched it all in one sitting.

  • @elizabethmcfadden466
    @elizabethmcfadden466 22 дні тому +8

    I couldn’t make it past episode three. I just couldn’t take how uncomfortable it made me feel.

    • @loudenlaffnite246
      @loudenlaffnite246 21 день тому

      And why can't you sit in a little discomfort? What's going to happen, really, if you feel uncomfortable?

    • @bingusslingus7020
      @bingusslingus7020 19 днів тому +1

      You quit just before episode 4 which is easily the most difficult watch. I could barely make it through.

  • @jamesgraham814
    @jamesgraham814 22 дні тому +5

    I was utterly moved and totally blown away by this masterpiece.

  • @Pete_Finch
    @Pete_Finch 6 днів тому

    The show was phenomenal. It even got huge laughs out of me through all the drama. "Can't take my mother anywhere" 😂

  • @kanebanner
    @kanebanner 23 дні тому +27

    Was a great meditation on trauma and how it can effect relationships.

  • @esmith2k2
    @esmith2k2 23 дні тому +14

    Just finished this show right before you uploaded this. Incredibly written covering some serious topics in a thoughtful manner without trying to push something on the audience. It presents an honest view of his experiences and lets you determine what the fuck was going on instead of telling you.

  • @jaymac7203
    @jaymac7203 14 днів тому +3

    Not the feel good Christmas movie I was expecting 😭😭😭 lol

  • @PhantomFilmAustralia
    @PhantomFilmAustralia 12 днів тому +2

    Jessica Gunning was channeling her inner Cathy Bates

  • @mtk2fitness208
    @mtk2fitness208 23 дні тому +7

    Absolutely great show.

  • @TheRealMrNixon
    @TheRealMrNixon 23 дні тому +5

    Yeah. Wow. This was an amazing show. All around, top to bottom.

  • @ekaterinastaneva9922
    @ekaterinastaneva9922 10 днів тому +2

    Hopefully that will shine some light on sexual abuse and how it affects victims. "Buy why didn't you go to the police straight away", "but why did you come back", why this, why that. Applying logic from afar is easy. But if you are in the situation, there is no logic, the victims brain is fried by the act, all rational goes to hell. Messes with your perception of everything - from sexuality to future encounters with predators. Like a stalker for example.

  • @JustTooDamnHonest
    @JustTooDamnHonest 22 дні тому +5

    Choices can lead down 1000 different paths and not all of them good. A friend of mine recommended this to me and it shows that both sides of the gender spectrum can become victims of abuse and can have a dark cloud of shame looming over them and can make mistakes that can lead down and even darker path.
    I rise a glass to the performers especially to Jessica Gunning who can give Kathy Bates a run for her money.

  • @erikstoop5029
    @erikstoop5029 23 дні тому +12

    I LOVED this show! I wish Netflix would make more of these

  • @carneyfelonlawyer4382
    @carneyfelonlawyer4382 17 днів тому +4

    Let's not forget what the "victim" really wanted was fame and he literally did anything to get it, and then blamed drugs.

  • @Tat2dDude67
    @Tat2dDude67 23 дні тому +21

    Thanks for the review Drinker.
    I'm glad that you and others are really enjoying it. It's seems like it resonates with a lot of people.
    I guess I'm one of the few not interested in what sounds like a miserable slog through a stranger's trauma.

    • @fredsilva7274
      @fredsilva7274 22 дні тому +5

      Agreed. Same here.

    • @SpaceshipRocketFuel
      @SpaceshipRocketFuel 22 дні тому +5

      If people enjoy it, great. I didn't. All the characters, major and minor, came across to me as generally unlikeable, with little charisma or appeal. I know they're meant to be normal and the subject matter is bleak, but I don't know, it's not for me.

    • @Englishknight825
      @Englishknight825 21 день тому +1

      @@SpaceshipRocketFuelit was disgusting and full of “the message” as is the case with all Netflix swill. Very surprised the drinker didn’t pick up on that

    • @peteschaub7561
      @peteschaub7561 20 днів тому

      What's even more bizarre as how people keep talking about how "real" and "authentic" this show is. As if the average person's life is filled with drug abuse, r*pe, trannies, stalking, and self hatred. Utterly miserable people and very unrelatable.

    • @ModernVintage31
      @ModernVintage31 16 днів тому +1

      @@Englishknight825You sound completely brainwashed. Good luck to you.

  • @archangel_josh
    @archangel_josh 22 дні тому

    I absolutely LOVED this show. It grabs you from minute one and I binged it all in one go. Absolutely fantastic TV.

  • @tomoflathead
    @tomoflathead 23 дні тому +3

    I felt like I was watching Drinker's alter-ego on screen the whole time 🤣

  • @TomasStavik
    @TomasStavik 11 днів тому

    Loved this show. Really great!

  • @sheerbeauty
    @sheerbeauty 14 днів тому +2

    CHOI SEES.

  • @steveouk90126
    @steveouk90126 23 дні тому +240

    Nobody ever talks about psychotic women, unless to find ways to blame men for it.

    • @buzzardbeatniks
      @buzzardbeatniks 23 дні тому +32

      Even the victim in this story twists himself into knots to blame himself and take pity on her.

    • @steveouk90126
      @steveouk90126 23 дні тому +25

      @@buzzardbeatniks Yep. The conditioning starts at birth.

    • @click8708
      @click8708 23 дні тому

      They used to do it more convincingly with movies like Misery. But women being abusers has become a sort of no no subject for some reason. Abusers should have the light shone on them no matter who they are.

    • @kri249
      @kri249 23 дні тому +18

      Hence the villain sympathetic back story trope being shoe-horned into every story. It's grooming for the universal excuse.

    • @steveouk90126
      @steveouk90126 23 дні тому +18

      @@kri249 NOTHING can ever be a woman's fault. There has to be a man--be he ten years ago or ten-thousand miles away. And if there are no men, it's the _absence_ of men: "he daddy wudn't around!" and "why are men refusing to mentor female trainees?" and such.

  • @Gengh13
    @Gengh13 23 дні тому +5

    Thanks for the recommendation, I probably wouldn't have heard of it any other way.

  • @Tyler2004durden
    @Tyler2004durden 23 дні тому +4

    The best new show at the moment!

  • @mrcardenas2947
    @mrcardenas2947 22 дні тому +2

    Incredible show.

  • @normie1970
    @normie1970 23 дні тому +3

    I loved this show but you are correct, it's not an easy watch

  • @elvispearce5422
    @elvispearce5422 23 дні тому +1

    Was a great series.

  • @TheForbiddenOne55
    @TheForbiddenOne55 22 дні тому +1

    The Mrs. had this show on and I had no intention whatsoever of watching it. I was just playing my game, peeking over once in a while, making snarky remarks about the characters and their choices. Long after the Mrs. fell asleep and I couldn't find the remote, I kept watching and listening. By the time the show was ending I had paused the game to actually watch the conclusion with my undivided attention. The show is a mucked up rollercoaster ride/ train wreck of a situation that is very compelling once you get into the latter episodes.

  • @AHeroAlmost
    @AHeroAlmost 23 дні тому +3

    Really enjoyed this show & I can’t think of anything quite like it ..
    I hope more “TV Programmes” go back to 30mins an episode ..

    • @andybrice2711
      @andybrice2711 22 дні тому

      There are some parallels with _"I May Destroy You"_ Which I totally expected to be woke propaganda, but is actually very nuanced and complex.

  • @bjohn1027
    @bjohn1027 23 дні тому

    Awesome show!

  • @foreverpinkf.7603
    @foreverpinkf.7603 23 дні тому +22

    Never mess with someone out of your weight class.

  • @paigemalloy4276
    @paigemalloy4276 14 днів тому

    This show was incredible.
    Way more layered than I thought it would be, and holy shit dude, I was almost having anxiety attacks right along with Donny at some points. . . it all felt so damn _real_ Amazing work

  • @och70
    @och70 23 дні тому

    Wasn’t even aware of this one. Thanks for putting it on my radar, I’ll add it to my queue.

  • @Laser5Benz
    @Laser5Benz 23 дні тому +12

    This show is sick dude can’t stand the big girl but set up a date with a transmission smh 🤮

  • @martincolton32
    @martincolton32 23 дні тому +3

    I absolutely loved this show. Watched it and wasn’t expecting anything from it. But it dark, gritty, and very dramatic. Both the main cast where fantastic in their roles

  • @LivingFire_BurningFlame
    @LivingFire_BurningFlame 23 дні тому +84

    It's so disgusting how people see this story and want a season two or stalk the creator to see where they can find the people on the show. Like it's so annoying.

    • @scott_d_owens
      @scott_d_owens 23 дні тому +18

      Really? Why would you tell the 'true story' and not expect people to try and find out more? Perhaps if you were naive to the point of being lobotomised, you might not have considered this before writing, airing and promoting the show.

    • @thetallestdwarf7041
      @thetallestdwarf7041 23 дні тому +4

      Did you just make that up..?

    • @racheljames7
      @racheljames7 22 дні тому

      ​@scott_d_owens That's him to a tee. "Oh no, This man wants to f#ck me. I'd better go round his place and take drugs with him. Oh no, he ended up f#cking me." "Im not gay. I'm going to date a man." "Oh won't this crazy woman leave me in peace. Maybe if I encourage her, she'll leave me alone." He's gross.

    • @FreekinEkin2
      @FreekinEkin2 21 день тому

      This was just an opportunity to virtue signal.

    • @hughjaenus2235
      @hughjaenus2235 19 днів тому

      Ahh yes a thing that doesn't impact your life, but someone elses in the slightest is annoying to YOU

  • @zeethreepio
    @zeethreepio 23 дні тому +21

    Sent from my iPhone

  • @jamesdykes517
    @jamesdykes517 18 днів тому

    Not sure I can handle watching this... But I was genuinely curious about it and you've answered those questions excellently.

  • @NR-rv8rz
    @NR-rv8rz 23 дні тому +18

    You missed the part where the trans person was outraged that someone would create a fiction about their life.

    • @alanrainwater8248
      @alanrainwater8248 23 дні тому +5

      He can’t bring up the trans woman. He’ll piss off his audience

    • @Wolf_ManJack
      @Wolf_ManJack 23 дні тому

      ​​@@alanrainwater8248 No lad, it's that the trans people have an open contract to get angry with their friends whenever they aren't mentioned directly - example A being yourself, keep up the good work playing into your programming routines. Trans inclusion wouldn't be poopooed if it weren't for the religious fixation media has on milking them for topical relevance, and also all those kids pressured into a lifetime of pill use, and also all the effort put into shoring up the community's image so people feel ashamed for pointing out facts no other group could be associated with and emerge unscathed. That's what happens when corporations pick a messiah; they go for profitable, virally transmissible, and easily swayed by meaningless signs of approval. The way the pills zonk your long term focus helps with the angry body shield aspect as well, good for manipulating group reactions to news stories.

    • @buzzfeedhater
      @buzzfeedhater 23 дні тому

      Huh? Irl Teri literally left Richard a voicemail congratulating him on his journey towards self discovery plus the show. Y'all want trans people to be the villain so bad. Neither Teri nor Richard have said a single bad word about the other. In fact, the guy gushed about how she was the voice of reason in his life in that dark period, and he'll always be thankful for that.

    • @md_vandenberg
      @md_vandenberg 23 дні тому +5

      @@alanrainwater8248 Probably has more to do with it not being relevant.

    • @NR-rv8rz
      @NR-rv8rz 23 дні тому +6

      @@buzzfeedhater I was talking about the show. In 'the show' the trans man literally complained about a person creating a fictional identity.

  • @skyhunter2816
    @skyhunter2816 15 днів тому

    Just finished it. Wow. What an emotional roller coaster.

  • @getasia7915
    @getasia7915 21 день тому +4

    I really enjoyed this. My only criticism is that gadd needs to expose the producer. He left so many clues as to who Martha is, anyone could find her with a quick Google search, but the producer is being protected...whys that? What was the trade off for the proctection?

    • @BradleySims-pl3gf
      @BradleySims-pl3gf 17 днів тому

      Why not? She was a monster. If it was a dude, you'd want him exposed and more.

    • @getasia7915
      @getasia7915 17 днів тому +1

      @@BradleySims-pl3gf she is a monster I agree. But the producer raped him. I want that guy to be found and face justice. That's all

  • @checkboxxxproductions
    @checkboxxxproductions 19 днів тому

    Your appearance in P. Morgan’s “Uncensored” was a true pearl of insight. Keep it up Drinker!

  • @pyramidus
    @pyramidus 23 дні тому

    Fully agree. Glad to see you liked the show.

  • @tootallslim7655
    @tootallslim7655 22 дні тому +1

    6 out of 5 stars. For its utter Bravery.

  • @joncoutts1671
    @joncoutts1671 22 дні тому

    Excellent review of an excellent show, Drinker. Well done!

  • @SpartanHighKing14
    @SpartanHighKing14 23 дні тому +20

    Hey Drinker! Are you ever going to review older films in long format on your main channel? Like when you reviewed Prometheus, Event Horizon etc. I noticed these days that you mostly review the latest films.

    • @incurableromantic4006
      @incurableromantic4006 23 дні тому +2

      I'd love to see him review more older movies - but the guy is pretty busy these days as the channel has taken off.

  • @tint1122
    @tint1122 23 дні тому

    Very gripping! Watched the whole series, hung over on a Sunday. Great fucking show!

  • @Seacai150
    @Seacai150 22 дні тому +1

    This show hit hard, such an insane story.

  • @armagedoc66
    @armagedoc66 20 днів тому

    Man... I managed to leave a toxic relationship last year. This hit me on a whole new level. A true gem honestly.

  • @Austin-sw3mf
    @Austin-sw3mf 23 дні тому +11

    This show is one of the reasons I've kept Netflix while dropping a good amount of its newer rivals. They pump out a lot of shit, but a few times a year, we get lucky with some truly good content.

    • @fidelio9301
      @fidelio9301 23 дні тому

      You can just stream it for free

  • @tridentstacking
    @tridentstacking 14 днів тому

    First episode…great
    All downhill from there, I couldn’t finish this

  • @GleichUmDieEcke
    @GleichUmDieEcke 23 дні тому +5

    It always saddens me a little when something really good comes out of Netflix. I gave up on them years ago.

    • @thetallestdwarf7041
      @thetallestdwarf7041 23 дні тому +4

      Maybe Andrew Lawrence's take on this show will cure you of that.
      I don't get why Drinker likes this, it's the same woke shit Netflix has been pushing forever.

    • @peteschaub7561
      @peteschaub7561 20 днів тому +1

      Trust me you didn't miss anything. This show is astronomically overrated, pure woke trash.

  • @dominicscott9145
    @dominicscott9145 22 дні тому +2

    I just spent the whole thing trying to fathom how one person could make SO MANY bad decisions?

  • @jorgealonsoaguillonhernand6921
    @jorgealonsoaguillonhernand6921 22 дні тому +1

    I know the drama generate more.views, but please expand more on this kind of reviews, I love your thoughts and probably you have a lot more to offer for this amazing shows

  • @laurenmasters
    @laurenmasters 23 дні тому +57

    Sadly the media is taking her side, blaming him, and saying she’s misunderstood and even he irl got involved sadly more dismal of male victims

    • @dickknubbler3481
      @dickknubbler3481 23 дні тому

      I gotta say after watching the show I'm on her side too

    • @monkeymagic00001
      @monkeymagic00001 23 дні тому

      Ahem, white male victims, never forget the white bit, if he was black or brown he would be treated with the same kid gloves the woman is by the mainstream/leftist media, even if he was in fact a predator of some sort.

    • @als3022
      @als3022 23 дні тому +8

      Why it's easy to see how evil they are. Not hiding it those in the media.

    • @sgnox7781
      @sgnox7781 20 днів тому +1

      When i saw her interview with piers morgan, id became pretty clear that gadd story is actually real.

    • @ohsweetmystery
      @ohsweetmystery 20 днів тому

      Stop watching that trash msm.

  • @Rembreiker_lychec9257
    @Rembreiker_lychec9257 23 дні тому +82

    Richard Gadd is truly courageous to reenact his harrowing real life experience of being stalked. I hope that there were plenty of emotional support counsellors on the set to help with any possible PTSD.

    • @miskatonic6210
      @miskatonic6210 23 дні тому +11

      Seriously are these bots? The same stupid comments appear under every video about this series within minutes.

    • @justinlenderking423
      @justinlenderking423 23 дні тому

      Nope. He's an utterly unremarkable narcissist, taking the only interesting thing that ever happened to him and trying to milk it for vainglory from comments such as yours. The other actors - great! The direction (which wasn't Gadd) - great. The story - hugely important in these times. Gadd himself? He can fuck off.

  • @anichkan179
    @anichkan179 23 дні тому +12

    This is a most frustrating experience, in a good and bad way. It's frustrating in a good way as we see the protagonist making the worst possible decisions, not learning from his mistakes and using the good will of those who are trying to help him. It's also frustrating in a horrible way, when we realise this is an actual person reliving his trauma and mistakes for exposure and money and, maybe, so that he can get a reaction out of his abusers.

  • @akodaah13-e32
    @akodaah13-e32 11 днів тому

    Wee need more series like this that show that women can also be dangerous and troubled. Violence towards men is often disregarded as unthreatening or not as important as violence towards women.

  • @dani_alyse
    @dani_alyse 23 дні тому +8

    Episode 4 was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to sit through. The last thing I watched that made me feel that claustrophobic was “The Body” on Buffy.

    • @MichaelBoogerd
      @MichaelBoogerd 23 дні тому

      yeahh but it was clear what was going to happen... the way it played out was so painfully awkward... very uncomfortable... perhaps not completely necessary to be that graphic, but at the end of the day, it's also what differentiates the show from others out right now.

  • @kingofthorns203
    @kingofthorns203 23 дні тому +12

    I watched the first two episodes and was disturbed. Drinker makes me want to give it another chance, though.

    • @monkeyboy7981
      @monkeyboy7981 23 дні тому +4

      Wait til you get to the 4th and 6th episode. It was pretty heavy but I'm glad I watched it and would recommend it.

  • @RobertPilla
    @RobertPilla 21 день тому +3

    3 episodes in and I can't continue watching this drama of two horrible people. I am more than willing to accept character flaws but the two main characters are nothing but flaws. Great acting, cinematography, etc.. can't get me past these two miserable people. I found myself rooting one or both of them killed each other by jumping in the river.

  • @mesadrums375
    @mesadrums375 15 днів тому

    Why didn’t this get a main video on the Drinker channel? I’ve seen you give middling reviews to lesser stuff there, this thing is fantastic.

  • @Zanzibar_Dallax
    @Zanzibar_Dallax 21 день тому +1

    I felt like I was watching a Drinker origin story 😮

  • @mikelagow
    @mikelagow 14 днів тому

    that's heavy show, but in the same way it's one of the best i've seen past years. Refreshing, great writing, great acting, strong as fuck but intelligent. Great show, I feel blessed that my wife talked me into watching it.

  • @maxidaho
    @maxidaho 14 днів тому

    Ok, I'll finish watch this show.

  • @normalaverageeverydayguy2600
    @normalaverageeverydayguy2600 8 днів тому

    Im serving a restraining order in the am. Alot of this show spoke to me. I feel like all tomorrow will do os start a whole new chain of events, but I hope not.

  • @kurtisrobertson2151
    @kurtisrobertson2151 22 дні тому

    Really well made drama funny awkward heartwarming sad 3 dimensional characters! Deserves awards

  • @Wagons-Rule
    @Wagons-Rule 16 днів тому

    Compelling & traumatic viewing which I couldn’t wait for it to end. Only now I’m following it up with interviews to see where the truth lays in this ‘true story’ drama.

  • @sakealex
    @sakealex 20 днів тому +2

    it starts strong with episode 1, where you get a misery vibe and then goes to shit(turns into a netflix show I guess). It's recommended for episode 1 probably.

  • @dbiedler
    @dbiedler 16 днів тому

    Thank you.