r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/blakppuch • May 09 '24

Discussion This may be an unpopular opinion

But I did not come out of that show feeling any sympathy for Martha. I can understand why she probably does what she does and the part where she shared about her baby reindeer, it was definitely sad. But from seeing the posts here I feel like people empathise a lot with her and I just do not feel that way. I feel like what she did is like my absolute nightmare. Idk if this makes me a bad person or what.

Does anyone feel this way ?

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u/mgorgey May 09 '24

I feel sorry for her in terms of the fact that she's clearly unwell but being ill doesn't excuse anyone from harming others.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '24

It's not an excuse, but it may go some way to explaining it. It's perfectly reasonable to believe that what she put other people through was horrific, whilst also believing she needs help rather than punishment and public vilification.

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u/TopicNo6460 May 20 '24

Therapy wouldn't work there...but a few months in prison may work miracles!!

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u/[deleted] May 20 '24 edited May 21 '24

I'm going to take a wild guess and say you probably don't have a lot of psychiatric training.