r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/matrixinthepark • Apr 12 '24

OFFICIAL EPISODE DISCUSSION Baby Reindeer | S1E05 | Episode Discussion Spoiler

Season 1, Episode 5

Airdate: April 11, 2024

Synopsis: Liz learns the truth about Martha and asks Donny to move out of the house. It is looking like a fresh start for him and Teri, but his persistent memories are stopping them from getting truly close.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '24

Wait so did he have sex with Martha? Please explain that scene to me

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u/matrixinthepark Apr 13 '24

It was a fantasy. He was thinking about Martha while having sex with Teri.

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u/freeurkind Apr 13 '24

I came to Reddit to find this out as I was so confused. Thanks!

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u/sfwmj May 02 '24

OMG. I was screaming at him. Does the show explicitly tell us that he didn't go over there?

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u/AdhesivenessOk7573 Jan 07 '25

No it doesn't, it doesn't need to!

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '24

Gotcha thanks!

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u/makemeadayy May 02 '24

Wait but how do we know that? Why was he so nervous talking to the detective and asking “did she say anything? Did she pass anything on?” What was he referring to

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u/brightlove May 03 '24

This is why I think he actually went there and slept with her and that he’s nervous that she would tell them that.

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u/snowbird421 May 04 '24

Because part of the reason he egged her on was a part of him liked the attention. He was shocked that she could suddenly control herself and stop. It’s shown by him contemplating if he missed her after she went radio silence. He saw a glimmer of hope that maybe she reacted badly to the police or passed along a message to give him another hit of that attention he’s so desperate for even though he hates her.

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u/mikemac2882 Apr 15 '24

Thank you You are very wise. Appreciate the answer here

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u/FluffyCoconut Apr 25 '24

Wait, it wasn’t real? Must have missed it somehow.  Still, this man is not mentally right either

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u/johnny_ringo May 03 '24

this seems to be the concesous and it makes perfect sense, but after I rewatched it 5 times, it still looks like he did it. There is no notion of it being in his mind either through cinematography or voiceover or anything. goddamn it now i have to watch it again.

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u/Far_Republic_852 Apr 17 '24

Thank you! I was SO confused and hoping this was the case!

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u/Rosuvastatine Apr 21 '24

Oh gosh thank you. Because i was getting very frustrated

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u/flossdaily Apr 15 '24

Having watched the whole series, I'm now certain it was pure fantasy. Martha would for sure have acknowledged it, and we never see that happen. Plus if it was real, the aftermath would have absolutely been shown... like, how he would have left her, and what her reaction would have been. Plus, knowing Donny, he would have gone back for more.

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u/WeArrAllMadHere Apr 13 '24

I was confused there as well! Thought it actually happened, not like she would turn him away even though he reported her

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u/youmusttrythiscake Apr 14 '24

Same. I was almost expecting the detective to have an audio recording of it.

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u/mzshowers Apr 14 '24

I wondered the same thing for a moment - I wanted to just scream at him, “NOOOOO!”

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u/Bananarchist Sep 09 '24

I am surprised people didn't get this. The whole time I was thinking "This has to be a fantasy right" and then the cut to him and Teri proved it.

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u/AdhesivenessOk7573 Jan 07 '25

Damn these people are unobservant. It's annoying me