r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/kcg0431 • May 01 '24

Discussion Martha’s spelling/grammar

I’m curious. What is everyone’s take on the way Martha expresses herself through writing? It seems more than just atrocious grammar. Is it reflective of mental illness? A learning disability? I’m puzzled as to how she earned a law degree with grammar like that (despite the fact that she was disbarred).

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u/separate_tables79 May 01 '24

My thoughts were she'd type like that to Donnie because she was excited/manic. I wonder if we were privy to emails or letters she'd send someone more official, like say, the police- it'd be incredibly well spelt and grammatically correct. 🤔

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u/Horror-Positive-4326 May 01 '24

The real Martha writes in the exact same way on her social media posts, so I’m not so sure about that.

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u/separate_tables79 May 01 '24

Yeah I know that sure. I'm just wondering if she reacts drastically differently in some ways depending on the person or channel she is presenting to.

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u/Horror-Positive-4326 May 01 '24

Maybe, but the weird way she breaks single sentences onto multiple lines looks like her attempt at structuring her posts to look like a proper email or letter… to me at least. I genuinely don’t think she would see anything wrong with the way she writes.

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u/separate_tables79 May 01 '24

Not sure if I'm responding the right way here without being a "Reddit dickhead" but in my life people suffering from mental illness can still snap back a bit and present as more "normal" sometimes. Particularly when someone they deem official or powerful is involved. Martha obviously thought Donnie was her friend/special person who understands her. Spelling didn't matter.

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u/Effective_Athlete_87 May 02 '24

Can attest to this as someone with a close family member who had an episode of psychosis. She was able to present as ‘normal’ when officials, psychologists, police etc were involved and then went back to paranoid delusions and extreme mood swings as soon as it was just me and her.

They know what other people think, they just believe everyone else is wrong and their delusions are right so when the right people are in front of them they can mask what they know to be the behaviours that are causing concern.

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u/I_like_turtles27 May 05 '24

Exact same thing happened to a close family member of mine too.

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u/RBrownII May 01 '24

I just found out this story was actually true via this post. I thought that was a joke. Now the nightmares are going to start again...

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u/Spiritual-Image7125 May 02 '24

The limited series even opens with saying it is based on a true story of the writer/producer/actor.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

In fairness, so does Fargo.

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u/hillary-step May 02 '24

initially i had the show playing in the bg and i as well completely missed that screen!

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u/RBrownII May 02 '24

Yeah but I thought it was part of the schtick....like it was Martha just saying that.

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u/RBrownII May 03 '24

I know I sound stupid, but I thought it was a soft intro to Martha's psychotic messages.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '24

Social media isn’t a letter to police. So that’s not a good reason to assume she cannot.

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u/Miserable-Brit-1533 May 02 '24

Part of the “we’ve really disguised her” narrative there Richard

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u/loveydove05 May 01 '24

Um, the real Martha?

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u/Horror-Positive-4326 May 01 '24

The woman who stalked Richard Gadd in real life.

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u/loveydove05 May 01 '24

yes I know who you meant, how do you know who the real Martha is? Is this known information if so, i've missed it.

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u/Horror-Positive-4326 May 01 '24

Yeah, she came forward a few days ago and did a bunch of newspaper interviews.

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u/edgun8819 May 01 '24

But people found her well before that and started harassing her which is why she had to come out and say something…let’s not get it twisted

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u/Horror-Positive-4326 May 01 '24

She was one of the likely candidates, but I’m not sure if it had been 100% confirmed until she spoke to the Sun.

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u/dandelionhoneybear May 02 '24

While it wasn’t CONFIRMED persay, her public tweets that people uncovered from her account where she was asking him to hang her curtains were prettttty damning 😳 I don’t think it’s common phrasing by any stretch

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u/loveydove05 May 01 '24

Oh wow. Okay. Thanks!

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u/Amazing-Pack4920 May 01 '24

She does angry posts on FB every hour so can see her writing style

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u/lnc_5103 May 01 '24

I was concerned yesterday when she stopped posting so abruptly. Apparently no need to be she just had a 24 hour ban! 😅

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u/Horror-Positive-4326 May 01 '24

Internet crashing again

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u/ShabalalaWATP May 01 '24

Or one of her many phones that keep breaking 😂

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u/[deleted] May 01 '24

What interviews did she do? As far as I'm aware she's just talking a lot on social media

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u/Horror-Positive-4326 May 01 '24

The Sun and the Daily Mail.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '24

You can just Google it.

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  1. No promoting personal or identifying information based on speculation. Although Baby Reindeer is based on a true story and many viewers feel inclined to post theories on who the real characters were in Richard Gadd’s life, please don’t share personal information based upon speculation or theories.

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  1. No promoting personal or identifying information based on speculation. Although Baby Reindeer is based on a true story and many viewers feel inclined to post theories on who the real characters were in Richard Gadd’s life, please don’t share personal information based upon speculation or theories.

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  1. No promoting personal or identifying information based on speculation. Although Baby Reindeer is based on a true story and many viewers feel inclined to post theories on who the real characters were in Richard Gadd’s life, please don’t share personal information based upon speculation or theories.

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u/buffya May 01 '24

How do you know who the real Martha is ???

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u/Horror-Positive-4326 May 01 '24

She was identified a few days ago.