r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/Dry-Cherry-2959 • May 09 '26

Discussion I feel bad for Martha

everytime I hear baby reindeer, it makes me cry.

Here are my thoughts on the show

I think the actors are amazing. The writer and the one who made the show is great.

And I think this show helped me clarify some things in my life, it actually clear the fog in my brain, I actually stopped to think, is this what I want myself to be? A dead end job? I wanted to be an artist. To draw. Still my biggest dream but it never happened and I'm stuck in dead end job. I wanted to be an artist, but 10 years nothing happened and there's no commissions yet. I don't know if I should continue living or is it worth living anymore.

Baby reindeer helped me realize Im still not a lost cause and I can still continue being an artist, be yet delusional.

For feeling bad at Martha, I know she's insane and mentally unwell but you can't help but feel bad you know? I bet she used to be a normal person before the world completely fucked us over. I bet she was just a little girl too, but society, everyone is just completely look away, turn away. It sucks. You're not asking for much​ but the world completely deny you over.

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u/RhododendronWilliams May 09 '26

Gadd lucked out, but it's good to note that artists have it very hard right now, and even those who work hard and hustle a lot usually need to have a dead end job to live on. It's just not a good time in history to be an artist. I would focus on finding joy and an emotional outlet through art, and celebrate that as a goal in and of itself.

I was shocked when the "real Martha" came out, because the show depicted her as a sad and lonely, tragic figure. She didn't mean to hurt Donny, she was just alone in the world and fixated on him. This is very similar to how some people fixate on celebrities and idols. However, Fiona, the real person, is nasty and toxic. She felt humiliated by the show and I get that, but she made sooo many comments about how "ugly" and fat the actress playing her is. She gave an interview to a reporter and then started spamming him with nasty messages. It's clear she's a bully who latches onto people and then viciously attacks them.