10 Important Details That Baby Reindeer Left Out

how did you get my email oh or your website you shouldn't have it on there any soon so could get it yeah I'm starting to realize that welcome to watch Mojo UK and today we're looking at significant aspects of Richard gad's life that were either tweaked or omitted from the Netflix series baby reindeer before we begin we publish new content every day so be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos gad's other TV credits Donny Dunn the semi-autobiographical version of Richard Gad is introduced as a struggling comic whose brand of anti-comedy isn't really breaking the mold as he had hoped these scenes Mira gad's early struggles in stand-up comedy but the series overlooks his various TV gigs but that's the thing with London it readed carpets for no one it's like waking up one day to find yourself a background artist in a cast of Millions before the stalker first approached him in 2015 Gad most notably appeared in an episode of the sitcom Scot Squad During the period when Gad was being stalked he received two writing credits on The Late Night series The Last Leg since the stalker exited his life Gad has co-written an episode of sex education and popped up on an episode of Outlander Captain's not coming he sent us to inspect the goods but that wasn't the arrangement Arrangements changed his other acting credits include shows like wedding season click and code 404 possessing a more impressive resume than Donnie bigger gigs better crowds everyone suddenly wanted a piece of me and my career sprung into surprising action gad's Reflections on the police read the email you shouldn't be allowed to send someone something like that if anything a email implies that she's going to stay away from you oh my God I really think you're missing the point here despite the constant harassment from Donnie can't get the police to intervene until he brings them evidence of a threat Gad draws upon his real life frustrations as he went around in circles with the authorities until action was finally taken but it took you having to prove there was a threat physical violence for them to take you seriously yeah absolutely I I I think it's it always felt like a long and convoluted process always felt way more way way way more difficult than it ever needed to be based on baby reindeer one might assume that Gad hates the police in a 2019 interview though Gad stated it's not their fault it's the lack of funding the lack of training the lack of understanding the lack of support for the victims even the police have come out and admitted that their attitudes to harassment are wrong and flawed while Gad believes the institution needs serious change he has met some good police officers in his time feeling they did try their best yeah it was a it was straighten process um I but I know a lot of people have been through it have had it even more difficult than me so yeah so so yeah I think there's a widespread um belief that it needs to change the fundamental change needs to happen gats wig with we are survivors you okay yeah yeah sorry yeah I'm fine sorry baby reindeer leaves Donnie on an ambiguous notes suggesting that he may never be able to move forward after the trauma he's experienced while Gad is still healing he's arrived at a more hopeful place part of that is thanks to the support he's received from we are survivors which is dedicated to helping men who have endured abuse it begins a conversation and when we can have a conversation within Society that's when culture changes and that's when people begin to feel more kind of able to express themselves through this UK charity Gad has connected with other male survivors who shared a crucial piece of advice break the silence Gad found that the first step is to talk with someone or write it down if you can't say the words out loud while Gad doesn't consider himself a professional advice giver he's found that the more you get it out the smaller it becomes I do feel like if something like baby rindy was out when I was going through these things I would have perhaps felt less alone and and that's and so these messages I'm getting from people and all the comments online and everything like that it it really does feel good when people are like I've been through something like this and this has provided me great no exactly how many messages the stalker left by the end of baby reindeer Martha has left Donnie enough voice mails to fill several podcast episodes and enough principal messages to consume a wall I listened to her in every bus ride every tube journey in the street between meetings she was there in my ears all the time Donny doesn't spell out exactly how many times Martha harassed him however Gad meanwhile tallied virtually every interaction with his stalker according to Gad the stalker sent him 41,7 emails 744 tweets and 46 Facebook messages across four different Facebook accounts oh my god oh sorry reindeer I'm a nightmare I know it's getting carried away with myself I'm not very good with the competition see tends to bring out the worst in me although baby reindeer mainly focuses on the digital realm the stalker also sent G physical letters amounting to 106 Pages her voicemails were especially lengthy with 350 hours of TI rates to tr through according to Netflix every email depicted in the show is real but given the sheer volume baby reindeer only scratched the surface it became an obsession I ignored work calls canceled gigs and interviews devoted my life to unpacking the mystery of Martha why she was the way that she was I'm not sure I ever got close to finding the answer monkey see monkey do as baby reindeer ends Donny's career begins to take off although it doesn't delve deep into the success Gad would find over the following years I got a catharsis from going to the Edinburgh festival and and actually performing these plays and exploring the themes and just getting it all out there and I I achieved sort of acceptance around them G naturally went on to create an Oliver award-winning stage show entitled baby reindeer which this series is based on 3 years earlier though Gad worked through his trauma and insecurities in another oneman show Monkey C Monkey do I think people see the sort of the the stars and they see the sort of award and they think this is this is going to be a laugh a minute but then they get hit with some of the sort of Darker this Edinburgh comedy award-winning production put Gad on a treadmill as he tried to outrun a gorilla which likely represented something more disturbing the popularity of Monkey C Monkey do reflects Donny's viral breakdown in the Netflix series which brings Martha back into Donny's orbit likewise Gad stalker Amplified her toxic presence in his life as Monkey C Monkey Do became a breakout hit gifts the stalker scent picnic fun times are my favorite reindeer give me a number we can arrange baby reindeer isn't just a pet name that the stalker gave Gad while not depicted in the series The Stalker also said sent Gad a reindeer toy in the closing scene Donnie listens to a voicemail from Martha detailing the origins of the nickname saying she felt a similar attachment to a reindeer toy from her childhood I'd hug it when they fought and they fought a lot you know well you are the spit of that Reindeer the toy is never seen in the show although the symbolism is self-explanatory enough the same can't be said about the other items that Gad received from his stalker including sleeping pills a fresh pair of boxer shorts and a woolly hat it's unclear why Gad left this out of the show but then again it's also cryptic why the stalker sent these gifts in the first place what's the matter nipple no nothing it's just you you spent quite a lot here well it's a special birthday this year my 43rd no less and get to spend it with you the stalker's true punishment go home mark down moments where she says something threatening she's leaving you numerous voicemails a day chances are there'll be something that we can use after uncovering a threatening voicemail Donny is allowed to take legal action against Martha at long last pleading guilty to three counts of stalking Martha is sentenced to 9 months in prison while Donnie is protected through a 5-year restraining order I will ask the CPS to prepare a pre-sentencing report you will remain in custody until then all right in reality Gad hasn't gone into the specifics of what happened to his stalker although he told the times that it's been resolved discussing the outcome Gad said I had mixed feelings about it I didn't want to throw someone who was that level of mentally unwell in prison while it's vague if the stalker actually served prison time a restraining order was taken out and Gad didn't hear from her after the baby reindeer Stage production started gaining attention Rock bom and I wanted to get that in I wanted to show the nuances of The Human Condition really I wanted to show the people are a mixture of good and bad and I think stalker stories usually tend to be one person's good one person's bad and I wanted to kind of get away from that Terry's farewell voicemail the more and more I fell for her you know something's right don't you when you get that tingly feeling behind your eyes when you talk to them baby reindeer sees Donnie develop a romantic relationship with a transwoman named Terry played by navau after a series of ups and downs Terry breaks up with Donnie for good finding that his insecurities are holding them both back from happiness hold on hold on are you breaking up with me because of her no because of you according to ma there was a originally a more optimistic parting between Donnie and Terry in the script Terry left Donnie a voicemail about 5 months down the line M took comfort in the scene but it was ultimately abandoned on The Cutting Room floor it's uncertain why Gad decided to remove this moment or if he received such a voicemail in real life in any case it gave Mao a sense of closure knowing that Terry was in a good place you have to have that that surge of of Hope um that she has and which then leads to the the Heartbreak of it the stalker's real name chances are you've already Googled Martha Scots coming up short although the series is based on personal experiences Gad made a conscious efforts not to use his stalker's real name he also changed certain aspects of her life but tried to remain as faithful as possible I always thought it was strange that she painted herself as a busy person as though she could trick me into thinking she's not spending all of her time hanging around got a busy day today Beyond legal reasons Gad felt obligated to protect his stalker's identity feeling that she was also a victim struggling with mental health as such Gad doesn't want audiences trying to figure out who the real stalker is although that hasn't stopped people from speculating an anonymous woman claiming to be the stalker has since spoken out about the show saying that she's received death threats whether or not this woman truly inspired Martha both are Scottish with law backgrounds just be honest I mean I've overseen some of the biggest cases in the world Hollywood you name it I can handle anything the identity of gad's gromer but when a writer sweeps you off your feet and says hey you've got a kid Let's Make You Famous you believe every word he's going to say to you just when the audience thinks being stalked is the worst thing Donnie has endured we learn about his relationship with Daren okona a writer who groomed and repeatedly assaulted him as he did with Martha Gad made up the name Daran and the TV show he worked on cotton mouth yet the pain Gad suffered at the hands of his attacker is all too real and yeah it was a hell of a thing to to write and shoot and uh it kind of shows a side of a a abuse that I don't think we've seen before online sleuths have attempted to deduce the real Daran reportedly leading to false accusations with the police getting involved this prompted Gad to Post online people I love have worked with and admire including Sean Foley are unfairly getting caught up in speculation please don't speculate on who the real life people could be that's not the point of our show I want people to feel a sense of Peace around it and people have' been through similar things to feel a great sense of comfort in it I ultimately wanted to stand on its own two feet what did you think of baby reindeer let us know in those comments below I'm still trying to make sense of it how's that going I'm getting closer

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Length: 14min 10sec (850 seconds)

Published: Sat May 04 2024