‘Baby Reindeer’: How Netflix’s Stalker Series Became a Viral Sensation

 

  "As faithful as Gadd might’ve been to his own life on the page, the real story’s real impact lies in his performance. From his character’s desperation for others’ approval to his soul-crushing, silent shame, Gadd never veers away from reminding us that everything Donny experiences, and everything he does, is deeply human—even and perhaps especially when his choices clearly aren’t in his best interest.

The same can be said for Gadd’s co-star, Jessica Gunning, who arguably had an even tougher task in front of her while playing Martha. It can be all too easy for a character like Martha to become the butt of the joke, but while speaking with Tudum, Gadd emphasized that with this story, he aimed to “show the layers of stalking with a human quality I hadn’t seen on television before.” "

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‘Baby Reindeer’: How Netflix’s Stalker Series Became a Viral Sensation