'Baby Reindeer' Creator Richard Gadd Reveals True Story Behind Hit New Show | This Morning
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- We’re joined by Richard Gadd, who’s turned his real-life experience of being stalked into a hit TV series ‘Baby Reindeer’. Working behind the bar of a pub, he offered one female punter a free cup of tea after she claimed she couldn’t afford a drink. That single act of kindness set off a series of events which would change his life forever. The woman - ‘Martha’ - went on to send him 40,000 emails and 350 hours of voicemail while obsessively stalking him outside his home, at his workplace and at his comedy gigs. Richard joins us today to explain why he wanted to share his story and how it feels to have created Netflix’s current number-one TV series.
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Who’s here right after watching Fiona on Piers Morgan? 😂
We're here😂
Lol yes 😂
Meeee😂
Yep
Meeee!!! 😅
Richard is so incredibly brave for not only telling his story but physically acting this trauma out for the second time. I can’t even imagine how difficult that must be. We are all proud of you Richard ❤️
I finished the series the other night and had no idea that the lead was the creator for which the story was based. Unreal! Even more impressed now.
After watching it I thought it was the best ever. However now I'm not so sure.
I believe it needs a warning as could trigger people.
Not all of us go onto to self destruct, use drugs and generally destroy everyone around us, there is another path. I fear this gives licence to the negative path.
Has the male been charged? If not why not? Is he still out there roaming freely?
Gadd said in another interview that the stalker in the series is so far from the truth of the real one she wouldn't even recognise herself 🤔
I do think once the press dig deep into this, which they will, it's not as factual and heroic as he's made out.
Well said!
Couldn't agree more. What a phenomenal, genuine, strong human being. ❤
Deserves highest acting accolade. Brilliant.
I love the moment he and his father discover they share the same past.
So good they managed to get you to connect with the parents over such a short amount of episodes, they only appeared in the last two episodes but left such an impact
What a scene!
I balled like a baby 😢
It was the saddest moment and I felt it so close to my heart. It was as if my biggest horrid secret being told as well.. And I felt so so sorry for his father, balled out worse realising his wife knew and they have gone through it together
That broke me, not going to lie.
I watched it.
Through my neighbours window.
Sent from my calculator.
😂😂😂😂you killed me 😂😂
@@magdadzialak2178 Glad you liked it.
We are married now.
Sent from my kettle.
🤪
Hahahhahah😂😂😂
😂😂😂👏👏 !!!
Sent from my shoelazy
🤣🙌🏼🤣🙌🏼
This show deserves an award.
I completely agree!
Like an Olivier award for example?
@@kevsrevc9780is this martha?
I agree !!
@@linapesz313good thing yours is the only opinion taken into consideration for awards
I almost can’t believe how open and vulnerable this show was, pretty incredible
It was disgusting, a mockry to god.
@@gotyoutriggered.8644sorry what 😂😂
@@gotyoutriggered.8644bait
Man ep 4 was just incredibly heart breaking I couldn’t believe it and the ending pfff
@sams3987 God doesn't love rainbows or their supporters.
The scene where he breaks down on stage has to win some sort of award
Just saw that scene and it was my first thought!!
Which episode
@@OGJprodandmoreep7
@@OGJprodandmore end of number 6
That's interesting. I actually found that scene to be the most unrealistic and staged in the whole series. I get that they had to make it more cinematic than how it was in reality but i think they could have done it in a more believable way.
Binged it. Great show.
Sent from my iPhone
Snet frm iphnoe
lol
That’s a good one
Very clever!!! 😂
I love how the iPhone thing progressively gets more jumbled and misspelled 😂 by the end its just
iphon
Never seen such realistic portrayal in media of what a victim has to go through and experience after being victimised. I haven't cried this much in a long time. We need more art that resonates with people
That's what made me cry so much when watching it too, it was just such a realistic portrayal of what you go through.
He’s not a victim. That’s the secret.
I have been crying so much, I have a terrible headache. He is so brave, and I am glad he is better. I admire him!
@@solb101 Not a victim? He's a professional victim.
@@mattb4640 a professional not-victim
It genuinely breaks me that he says ‘I know other people have had it much worse than me’
What an extraordinarily strong man
He's right though
@@sasskvetch8617 doesn't make his case any less important, when people say that they're usually being dismissive
Yes. A very resilient and strong man. Lots of people would have crumbled and take the easy way out. I hope he heals and live a magnificent life.
@@mindyt5557 'easy way out' what exactly do you mean by that
@@valentino1646 Google who commits the most $uicide and you'll see what I mean. Very fragile.
As an American, it's lovely to watch hosts that are actually good interviewers.
Kat was the host of So you think you can dance. I didn’t know she did morning talk show work until now. Happy to see she has continued to carry a caring interview style.
I'm an American too, and I thought the same thing!
Are Americans not good interviewers?
I think sometimes they don’t come across in a genuine way
I would have to agree.
We rarely get such a nuanced portrayal of trauma and abuse, and especially about a man. Richard has helped many men and abuse victims in general by sharing his story. A brilliant series that had me gripped into binge watching it. Bravo!🎉
Randomly chose to watch 5 minutes of this. Watched the entire series in one sitting. Blew me away. Best series I've seen. And lead female actor, Jessica Gunning - have never seen such talent. Stunned.
Same here one night binge! She was amazing!
Same
Me too!
Sameeeeeeeee!!! Amazing show. Will win Emmy and everything else this year. Deserved
And me haha
I can say Baby Reindeer is one of the best dramas I've seen on Netflix for a long time- the writing, acting and editing is absolutely excellent- the way that it explores the mental health issues of both the stalker and of the victim of stalking is something unique and so compellingly acted. I couldn't help myself binge-watching it.
Hardly a ringing endorsement. When has netflix ever had anything good?
@@beniteztheconman Plenty of times! I take it you haven't seen Baby Reindeer then?
@@alexmousley7213I agree. Fantastic perspective of both parties
I am glad you said mental health issues of both, because he also, definately had mental health problems🤔
@@espon2112 We will have to agree to disagree- I, and many others think it was extremely well written and acted.
I hope Richard gets some Award's for Baby Reindeer, for his writing, his acting and his brutal honesty about the horrific things he endured. For him to act out himself was nothing short of class acting, he definitely deserves some recognition for this series.
For seeking attention?
@@MagikarpBeast There's always one!
@@MagikarpBeastdid you post this comment from your iPhon?
@@MagikarpBeast Yes, for seeking attention. To highlight the real plight some people, including men, actually do endure in regards to having been stalked.
@@MagikarpBeast Maybe the millions make up for it in some way.... i'm not sure but I watched Fiona's interview earlier. I can't say she's a liar or if Richard over inflated the situations. Stay tuned, I guess! take care...
This show needed to be made. Trauma is transformative. He’s very self aware.
He’d have to be aware by now, either that or he’d be dead.
The most moving, multilayered and epic show ever! Its truly incredible
Sounds woke
@@John-lp5xh Putting a label on something before experiences it for yourself is naive bud.
@@Moth-Mellow it saves me so much time and I'm usually right 80% of the time
@@John-lp5xhwell, you're missing out. It's one of the best shows on netflix
@@majestyk8654 I don't know what your values are, I don't know what kind of person you are, how can I know what you like I'll like
Cried my eyes out when he told his mum and dad he was gay/bi .. expected his dad to walk away but that hug was emotional
My husband cried too...more than me!
@@juliechristine377 That seen was so emotional. I hope you asked your husband if he cried so much because he may have experienced abuse in his past? I may be wrong but I know it’s often hard for men to open up about these things. 😢
@nicolettesauramba2596 I know where you're coming from, but not everyone who found this emotional has been abused. That's a pretty big statement
@@juliechristine377 it done me big time. Great acting
So good.
Episode 4 was the most difficult things I’ve watched I think ever.
Yes, it is up there with Irreversible. Seriously traumatic to watch.
Same!
Yes, first irreversible movie and second episode 04. 😢
i stopped watching after that
I almost wanted to stop as well but I highly suggest sticking with it and get on because it's just that one episode @@geline2686
The fact he wrote about and acted his trauma is truly incredible. The series was amazingly written and acted. I hope it wins so many awards, very well deserved.
I never knew when watching Netflix that the guy playing ‘Baby Reindeer’ is the real life guy!! 😮
Same
Yes its his vanity project.Cant you tell by the way he's the hero in spite of the fact that nobody in real life would have anything to do with him
I’m glad I found out AFTER I watched it. Made the discovery even more surreal.
@@skerriesrockart how dare you
@@alexandra129 nothing about him or the story is believable
This was the most intense series I have ever watched. Many times, it was so hard to watch and yet I was magnetised and drawn in to the outstanding acting. Richard is incredibly brave and to react and go through all those emotions again and tell his side of trauma he endured. What a phenomenal and inspiring person.
Wow
Absolutely I was so connected to the actors Donny, Martha and Teri. Wow!!
100 percent. It wasn't an easy watch but it was so compelling, the acting was extraordinarily good and the emotions of both stalker and stalked were so well expressed as well as the complexity of their entanglement.
yes! the acting, the natorrating, the filming style is great.
Why the host ia telling it was funny Comedy drama? Was it really that funny? I found it was intense, disturbing and emotional.
it's a genre called Black Comedy
The genre on Netflix says dark comedy
There were flashes of humor between the characters, not just because he was a comedian. It was really interesting the feel all of those emotions at once
Yess
So funny. I laughed a lot.
the show is so incredibly raw and honest, it's rare to find a show that tackles such a difficult story in such a vulnerable way
This series shook me to the core. I wasn’t expecting that
Same here. Its taught me alot about myself.
Init, crazy
Me neither, very shocked
This show was hauntingly good. I'm still processing it.
Hahahahaha
What did you like about this show?
@linapesz313 It i's a brilliant depiction of the human condition. The parallels are fascinating, also. I could relate to parts of it, like most probably can. And the acting was incredible.
Processing. Exactly 😢
The ending was utterly brilliant
Honestly, the intense attachment a person can have to their abuser is so real. This series opened my eyes to things I have never understood about myself, and my response to my own abuser.
I couldn’t stop watching. I binged it in a day by myself, and I had no idea how much I needed it, this was so unexpectedly therapeutic.
I hope Richard Gadd is doing alright these days. I’m so proud of him.
This show bought up trauma from my past, I was very tearful watching. I had a stalker and it still affects my mental till this day clearly. I remember I went to the police and was dismissed, I felt helpless! It’s been 4 years and I’m still waiting for closure. I appreciate him sharing his story because I have always felt no one understands how much that situation caused me so much distress.
I'm so so sorry. I hope you get justice.
Same
his acting as well as the actress who plays Martha was ASTOUNDING!!!
I agree, look what he said " stalker stories are usually one person's bad and the other person's good...and i wanted to get away from that " He's talking about an work of art he created...not a traumatic experience.
I only realised the actor was the real guy after I finished watching it. I watched it all on the edge of my seat. Absolutely amazing. This guy is a beautiful honest soul 💖
i only realized when i read this comment 🥲🥲
Same
Same, I realized while on the last episode and I cried my heart our for him.. kept thinking how difficult I must has been reenacting all of it... and also... hope this helps him
I'm glad he's been seen, heard, validated and paid. More than that I hope his mind is healed or is healing. May the lord bless and keep him.
I knew going in so everything that happened had me on the edge of my seat.
I love this man. I couldn’t stop crying during the monologue about his dive into recklessness after the trauma because it hit home with my experiences a few years ago. I’ve never seen such an accurate portrayal of the situation and one’s response to it.
I was shocked, crying, amazed, confused, and all sorts of emotions 😳. This show needs an award, and plus, this man deserves so much recognition. I can't wait to watch more of his work where he jumps on other human emotions
Not a 'comedy drama', more of an autobiographical psychological thriller with comedic relief. And the clear villain is the Darrien character.. not a grey area at all. Loved this miniseries and it's cathartic potential for RG and other survivors.
i agree. that was an odd thing to say
Wouldn’t Martha be considered second villain though ? Or maybe more of the antagonist
@@lizzlovesjesus He was able to show moments where Martha was an empathetic character with mental illness and where he made wrong choices to encourage Martha instead of disuading her so I think the grey area is more around the stalker/ stalked narrative not Darrien's role
It’s a dark comedy
@@MaryCherryOfficial The guy was a comedian FFS.
It is a breathtaking piece of TV , this guy has really shared something so profound and dark that it has to be seen to be believed, his bravery and the amazing way he wrote this show is beyond talented and I applaud him and I wish him all the success in the world.
I love how honest he is in this show, even going back to his abuser as a form of self hate, I think a lot of victims can relate
Episode 4, the scene where he realised that the abuser was trying to control his mind was the exact moment I too figured it out and it was terrifying I swear I never felt such thing in a long time. What a great show! Thank you for sharing your story to help thousands of people out there. You’re brave and I wish you now all the fame and success you truly deserved!
I've just watched and cried my eyes out. In all truth pain and trauma often makes the authentic writer and artists.
Snap
What was done to him by that man was pure EVIL.
absolute evil. and it happens to children. it is pure evil and hatred.
It happens a lot in Hollywood
Who was the man in real life? I'd like to know that.
He did that again in last episode??
@@jojo4hyworld654No not at all
Episode 4 for me is one of the finest pieces of exposition I've ever seen in film. It was also so refreshing seeing a true telling of what a person goes through, discovering their sexuality, instead of a writers imagined experience. Since it is his story, the authenticity all came through that much stronger
I just watched the interview with ‘Martha’ Fiona Harvey on Piers Morgan and he 100% nailed her character.
Do you believe her?
@@lindaflesch7303 Some of it I definitely don’t believe, like I don’t believe she has a boyfriend who’s a lawyer and a lot of it I don’t know. My gut says she lying though.
I don’t believe her either. If she had a boyfriend, she wouldn’t be stressing the fact she does and that he is a lawyer! She seemed very hung up on that. She also seems very off esp when she describes having 4 phones abdb4-6 email addresses and the need to keep things separate (ex her utility bill and another bill) Crazy!
And let’s be honest, what family and friends email eachother anymore? She’s so full of it I got ptsd watching the interview after that series
Richard Gadd's performance was one of the most grand performances I've ever seen in any film! Along with Jessica Gunning's beautiful performance! Powerful, emotional, brave, I can go on and on. I felt every word and left me sitting in a puddle of my tears. Excellent show. Acting perfection 👌
He deserves every penny. Love the guy. A lot of people will identify with his story. I love him.
In Spain we are impressed with this story too! He is so strong and incredibly honest.. Reliving his trauma must have been brutally hard. Congratulaciones Richard, you deserves awards for this work.
A note to Richard Gadd. Your story touched me deeply and portrayed exactly my experience after my abuse first from my older brother followed by my now ex husband of 24 years. My soul has been touched and I’m grateful to you for your hard work in telling your story. I am certainly not a stalker but I have a tiny bit of insight into those who are so damaged that they do unspeakable things. This show has been a true gift. Thank you.
"from my older brother followed by my now ex husband of 24 years". I don't understand what you are saying. Could you break it down into a couple of sentences.
@@adimeter she was abused by her brother and then by her ex
@@gabriellegoyette4238 Oh poor dear. But so sad she turned around and became an abuser.
this was emotionally one of the most complex stories iver ever seen. im sure it will help a lot of people to understand the complex set of emotions that can come with abuse.
Binged the whole series back to back- Simply Amazing.
Took me 47 goes... couldn't stop yawning
No thanks .who he was dating was pandering yet again
Same!
@@beniteztheconmanyou counted?
@@hotpotat0es how can a true story be pandering?
Takes a strong man to relive his trauma in front of the world👊🏾❤️
Or a damaged person
Both can be true at the same time
I binge watched it, then had to watch each episode again to fully digest, understand and give the show the respect it deserves.
One of the best shows I’ve ever watched,so real to life with emotions we all have our struggles ❤
Haha really?
@@beniteztheconmanyou don't have struggles ? Maybe not the same as his but at the end of the day rather physically or mentally it's still a struggle , right ?
Brilliant…. I laughed,shocked and cried. Best series i saw this year…
Nah nit the best
@@Dbarr311”best series I saw this year” = best one they’ve seen, maybe not the best you’ve seen.💀👍
@@Dbarr311haven’t heard of nit
His story, her story and the truth!
I 100% agree
EXACTLY!!!!
Aye, there's always three sides to every story ..
Her story on one side ..
His story on the other side ..
and the truth in the middle !!
The first thing I thought after watching this show is that Richard has such immense talent and intellect. You can see his intelligence from both on and off screen. Capturing such complex feelings and experiences that he’d gone through and to relive them?! Insane. Such a great guy that deserves all of this success and more ❤
The success isnt surprising for me- this show is simply outstanding and it deserves all the awards it can possibly get. It needs alot of strength and positive believe to turn such trauma into worldwide success! He truly can be so proud of that project. I hope i get to see the one man show this series is based on at some point.
This is the best Netflix series in a long time.
Not only was this true and raw, this person is so brave and talented for writing, creating and acting it! 🤯 Bravo. Epic.
i’m a survivor and i’m half way through the series and i just realized a baby deer is a “fawn”.. like the trauma response 😭. when i first started watching the word was at the tip of my tongue. thank you for this. it wasn’t even the scenes that got me as much as your dialogue, trying to make sense of everything. like trying to grasp on to something, anything concrete to keep you from falling into the deep recesses of your mind. that’s when i had started reading this book on trauma responses and learned fight/flight/freeze/fawn types. the response is just as much a part of one’s story as the trauma itself
I am just learning that the actor IS the person that its based around and that is insane! This series was so well written but that just adds more depth to him. Mustve been so crazy to relive that again…
Also wanna give credit to the actress playing martha, she was amazing in that role!
Holy cow the expressions she made were amazing
My Wife and I just watched Baby Reindeer and Richard, you are very Brave, and everyhting that you did and went though is part of the recipe to overcome Abuse! to have the courage to get it out .. Catharsis is the word! Incredible!!
I have trauma that I have can't even speak about or even allude to with family and friends, not because I don't trust them, but because I find it so difficult to talk about. To be able to share this with the world and reenact it at the same time, it's incredibly brave.
When I saw this I thought ‘how incredible is this actor?!’ And then I learned he WROTE IT based on his OWN EXPERIENCE I just couldn’t believe it
I worked security for this when they filmed Edinburgh fringe scenes. Was a nightmare lol so busy. Show looks great though and it turned out really well I think. Didn’t expect to enjoy it but was brilliant. Fair play to Richard for opening up about all that happened.
Was it really the Fringe when it was filmed?
@@francine5936 yeah. Was so busy and so hot 😂 they couldn’t get any vehicles close to the filming areas so it all had to be carried or wheeled to each area 😂. They wanted the authentic fringe backgrounds going on. Got quite lucky with crowds assuming it was just something for the fringe so we didn’t get hassled too much 🙏🏻
How interesting. You have 2 perspectives.
I absolutely loved it!!!! I wanted more than 7 episodes!! Literally a masterpiece
I think the story being told in such a self-contained format ads to its strength. Every episode also had a different runtime, to give every part of the story the space it needed to be understood.
Richard Gadd is extremely brave and deserves all the praise. By making his case accessible to the world, I hope much more compassion and understanding will be able to be given to trauma victims. Trauma is extremely messy and he is very brave to show its effects in such a raw way. Thanks for your service, Richard.
What else makes this show fun to watch is that he’s the actual guy in the show! Yesterday, Martha went on Piers Morgan and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her since everyone knows who she is now
10/10 show! Most incredible writing I’ve seen on anything in a while. I’m so pleased he’s got the success he deserves from it, what a brave man for telling and showing us his story
Just binged watched. WOW an absolute raw piece. Fair play to you Richard Gadd 👏🏻 👍🏻 🙌🏻
Comedy gold
The Netflix show was authentic and raw, Brilliant acting and writing.
So many scenes moved me to tears .Brilliantly acted and a very important brave thing to put out there .
I thought it was Amazing ... Bless Him and glad he made it through all that ....
Just finished this and it really wasn’t what I was expecting at all, it was much more! Well worth a watch
Yeah it started off as a relatively lighthearted dark-comedy, I did not know what I was in for but I'm glad I randomly started watching this. I only found out after that this was Richard's own real-life story, so much respect for the courage it must've taken to show such vulnerable part of his past.
I yawned a lot
@@KarlSnarks same, I didn’t know anything about it when I watched it, and I did actually think to myself in the abuse scenes, ‘that must be so hard for an actor to act out’ then find out it was his story 🤯
I have genuinely never cried so hard in a series. I found it so relatable, so astonishing in how it portrayed thought patters we are all prone to feel even though we don’t acknowledge this. He was so brave in sharing this story and exposing his vulnerabilities that make it easier for us to process our own deepest darkest secrets and shames. Can’t share my love for this series enough and glad he got out of this situation ok (from what we see)
Absolutely amazing, candid raw and honest. Never seen anything like it. I love this guy.
To be so honest with himself and share it with all of us, just truly amazing in his courage he is. Gives me hope for all of us 💜
Has the person who graped him ever been prosecuted?
Kudos to the person at Netflix who saw the potential of Gadd's story! It is a fabulous bit of television and I admire Richard for telling his story so very honestly.
I tend to wonder if his abuser connected him with Netflix.
I was wondering that too
I went to school with Richard, back then I was a spotty rather unpopular young man who was going through a lot of gender identity issues behind the scene and had also been a victim of an SA by an older man, I found Richard to be quite a mean person who was more than willing to engage in use of homophobic slurs against me and my few friends and was more than happy to be the bully to fit in with his group and not seem gay.
Our guidance teachers were Ms Hutchinson and Mr Tarvet we attended Madras College.
I am glad to see that Richard has lost some of his less savoury behaviours and improved with age. I wish him well. Perhaps he has now a better understanding of the power of other peoples behaviour to cause hurt and as a victim of other people maybe he can now understand that I forgive his actions but will never forget them and the impact they had on my younger self.
Stop the cap please
@@fxm_ae he rode a moffat and williamson bus to and from school. Ms Hutchinson married a geography teacher.
We both went to school with Nick Ross who has since passed away. We had a music teacher named Mr Bell who always wore his trousers with the waist up high.
Two vans would show up outside our school every lunch time, andy's ice cream van and Murray's chip van.
;) he'll be able to tell you this is all true, ask him. He was very into playing football. He once strained his groin while doing so.
@@fxm_ae the definition of no cap. 😊
@@thomazpankI don’t think your lying fella. Good on you for forgiving his actions and hope you are well
@@James-ly1zt life is what you make it, I live literally a world away from where we grew up and I am transitioning finally after many years of dealing with things that were not helped by his and many others actions back then and years of working organising and helping out behind the scenes with campaigning for greater respect and rights for the LGBT community.
The strength to act out his trauma is immense. People can’t imagine how much strength it sometimes takes to go through it for example in therapy but to act out so many of those scenes is absolutely unimaginable for me. And I have been in therapy for over 10 years. I have so much respect for that man for telling his story. Amazing strength 👏🏻🙏🏻 And the series was insane…. After the I finished the 3rd episode my eyes were hurting because I watched them with my eyes wide open 😳😳😳 THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME. I just couldn’t rest them. It was just so insane what I was watching 😱😱
The movie was amazing. I couldnt walk away from my TV. Richard you are so brave to relive that over and over acting in that movie
It was a series
Iphon
His emotions were very raw❤❤
I absolutely adore him. It takes a lot to bare your soul to the world the way he has. As they said, there is no hero and no villain. There is a lot of gray in the world, and a lot of humans are still unable to take accountability for their own suffering and the suffering they create for others. I hope he heals completely & continues to grow more into the extremely emotionally intelligent human I see him as. Sending love to him and any other victim of the violence portrayed in the show 💔
What is so great about the series, is that Gadd actually and finally got to realize his dream of writing and bringing something to the masses, through this series. Such an amazing heart- wrenching, thought-provoking piece of film. I have so many feelings, after watching this. Stunning work. ❤
This show was so powerful, emotional, brilliant, great acting, great writing, crazy intricate story. Whatever awards can be given for a tv show should be given to this show. I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I finished.
I just finished this show. Wow. Showcases the intricacies of the human phyche. Amazing.
All talk about Martha. Now can we focus on Darrion?
Most powerful thing I've ever seen, I was crying but at same time feeling so proud of him for being so brave...I just wanted one person to give him a hug when he let's it all out on stage, how no one did this was beyond me!
He’s a beautiful fragile yet brave man
Wow... this series took a sharp twist into dark. Emotionally overwhelming and courageously created. Amazing piece ... thank you for this! So proud of your courage to tell your story
This show was brilliant. And I had no clue it was the actor who went through these things! The whole time I was thinking this man deserves an award for this acting it was so raw and genuine. Such a talent to write and act it. Not to mention the execution of the story and taking the audience through a range of emotions. My heart just broke for so many people.
Who is the 50 something industry type that abused you? I hope he gets exposed. I'm sorry you went through that, but I'm glad you've turned this trauma into something so enlightening
He doesn't want it to be known.
It's not part of the actual "truth"
Hi @@alumcable , are you saying that part isn't so 'true story'? That's interesting
It’s funny no one’s talking about this instead, they’re all targeting the real Martha.
@@alumcableit is
Truly heartbreaking, yet a raw and descriptive show. I commend his bravery. So many feelings and tears were exposed while watching this show.
It’s an amazing show and I’ve never felt like a show ended so fast. This deserves so many awards. It’s such a refreshing experience.
This series was amazingly written. The ending was brilliant. The compassion and humanity and the evil and the anger. I have no words! Binged watched it in a day.
I was mesmerized by this series! I felt ALL of the emotions, and it was very well written and acted.
This show was a masterpiece! Just when I was about to give up on Netflix..
me exactly
RIGHT!!?
RIGHT!!?
Its such a brilliant show. Awesome cast.
Richard is brave to relive his dark past and I was moved beyond words.
The acting in this show is next level.. amazing characters.
It was an incredible series and amazing how the writer actually acted his own story. The courage to do that is awesome
What a Terrible time he went through. Extremely brave to share such a story. I hope your career continues to thrive. I hope you found your confidence ❤
Such an amazing, honest, human and important document of his experiences. This will help countless people to know that trauma impacts every part of your external/internal life but healing is always possible when being prepared to be vulnerable and congruent with yourself. ❤
I finished watching this last night. It helped me make sense of so much of my past Trauma. I felt deeply seen. Thank you.
I just loved his parents in the show, especially how his dad handled everything