Is Baby Reindeer worth watching?

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Adolescence got me thinking of this

no Netflix atm

YES! It's bloody brilliant!

I hated it. Exploitative, self-indulgent rubbish.

Yes I really enjoyed it. Tried to pace myself to one episode per night!

It’s a staggering watch. Complicated, painful and occasionally pretty gross. Go for it.

Yes. We tuned in in spite of all the hype. It's extraordinary tv with lots of food for thought about how bloody complex human interactions can be.

It’s a tough watch in part and it’s been somewhat undermined by the subsequent revelations and court case. That said the performance by Jessica Gunning is absolutely exceptional and it’s worth watching for her alone.

Ah am not familiar with revelations/court case

Doooooooon't Google anything before watching!!

Enjoy the show for what it is.

Tw for sexual assault but otherwise it's a great little series.

Thanks for heads up!

It’s just that it starts by saying it’s a true story but there are elements that (I think) have been made up for the programme. But it wouldn’t put me off watching - just don’t take all of it literally

I didn't like it, was too grimy for me! The after hype was just unnecessary the real woman clearly has issues and I hated the whole backlash she got.

I thought it was amazing - watched it about 3 times, which one of my friends found hilarious as she was shocked by watching it once. It is gritty, weird and has some uncomfortable scenes, sexual assault, drugs and some reeeaallly uncomfortably terrible stand-up ‘comedy’! But it was absolutely gripping and I found all the characters compelling, especially the lead actor who wrote it allegedly based on his own real life experiences. To play those scenes having lived through them is just remarkable to me. 100% recommend.

I'm someone who loves dark and disturbing or weird TV shows, but I had to turn this off after 3 episodes because it just felt a bit... I don't know... exploitative or something.

I also felt like the guy being stalked was just as much of a weirdo as the stalker, and it just didn't sit right somehow. But that could just be me!

That was part of its point

I know but I felt like he tried to minimise his role in it, whereas the woman was just demonised plain and simple, but I could be wrong, I gave up on it so I might not have the full picture.

Go for it OP

I watched it and was very watchable imo

Yes with the exception of (I think) episode 5 which was a very grim watch and in hindsight I wish I’d skipped altogether.

I think I got half way through ep 2 I just didn't feel right watching it, It felt "icky".

I thought it was really good. Very tense. Jessica Gunning was absolutely amazing.

I don't think he did. You should watch the whole thing. He certainly doesn't portray himself as an innocent victim nor does he portray her without compassion. The real villain is that rapist guy!!
I thought it was really nuanced. But it's obviously not acceptable behaviour on her part whatever he did. They both clearly had a lot of issues though.

Agree. I really don’t get the love it was absolutely dreadful

Oh, no none of it was acceptable. I'm not trying to defend her, I just thought it was a bit one-sided, but I suppose it is his story, so why shouldn't it be?

I may go back and watch the rest.

I didn’t like it but for some reason watched the whole thing waiting to understand the hype.

The stalked guy in it was such a wet blanket, I couldn’t carry on watching it after a couple of episodes because he he was so irritating.

Thought Adolescence was ok, I thought Baby Reindeer was brilliant. Definitely worth a watch.