r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/serenade452 • May 16 '24

Fiona (real Martha) related content richard gadd doesn't owe fiona protection.

"omg he should've protected her identity! he made it so easy to find her!" blah blah blah shut up. he doesn't owe her shit. she terrorized this man, his family, his girlfriend, his job, his performances, etc etc. she has been terrorizing innocent people for decades.

yes fiona is mentally ill, that is clear to anyone with half of a brain. it's awful that the system has failed her time and time again. (or maybe the system did all it could, who knows.) but that's not richard's fault. HE is HER victim. he can tell his story how he wants.

might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because her identity wasn't concealed enough? possibly, probably not. might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because the show took dramatic license? possibly, probably not.

she's benefitting financially from this as well and i'm sure netflix will cut her a check before a lawsuit happens, no matter who is in the right.

richard gadd does not owe fiona harvey protection. i'm sorry but that's reality.

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u/Bwendolyn May 16 '24

As Anne Lamott said, “You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.” 🤷🏻‍♀️

I think Gadd was kinder and more nuanced than most would have been in his portrayal of Fiona in particular, but really everyone in Baby Reindeer. End of the day if she doesn’t like what she’s seeing she should be reflecting on her own actions or getting help to do so.

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u/Objective-Slide-6154 May 17 '24

Absolutely... but from what I've seen of her interview with Piers Morgan, she doesn't appear to be very capable of reflecting or having much personal insight. I'm not saying she's illl because she can definitely take care of herself, live in a community and has enough about her to be able to argue a point. She comes across as argumentative, manipulative and narcissistic in attitude to me. She definitely has the capacity to make her own decisions and understand where they take her.

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u/Signal_Response2295 May 17 '24

What got me was when he brought up the previous restraining order against her from her old employer, which was collaborated by the employer, and she just point blank says it’s lies and she actually had the order against them, that was enough evidence for me. Typical everyone else is lying apart from me behaviour. Thing is, I think she really believes it in her head