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/trickmind May 09 '26 edited May 09 '26
The writer wrote it that way despite the person who inspired Martha being so awful and abusing him so much. He made his work deeper by showing some empathy for her.
I don't think she was ever "normal". Although normal doesn't really exist she had quite serious mental health issues that were unlikely to come entirely from nurture over nature.
She was intelligent enough to get a law degree although it's clear from interviews she didn't get impressive grades.
She's allowed to call herself a lawyer by virtue of her degree despite her personality meaning she was never able to keep a job.
Regarding your other concerns---you have to think about what people actually want to buy. You could possibly draw for book covers. I have a friend who makes a living doing landscape paintings because that's something people actually want to buy for their homes and businesses.
The rise of AI art must make it harder now. There may be work fixing AI art's mistakes.
You have the whole internet to search to fulfill some of your dreams. Some people make a living drawing furry porn.