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Baby Reindeer
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 11, 2024
5.6
All Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
88
94% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
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0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
88
94% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
6% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Gunning’s performance is a large part of what makes the show the horrifying and addictively compelling thing it is. Particularly haunting is her squeal-like laugh, which perfectly encompasses the duality of Martha’s innocence and unhinged brutality. This, coupled with Gadd’s devastating portrayal of a man both traumatized by and dependent on his abusers’ approval and attention, make for a thorny but nuanced interrogation of trauma, power, and empathy.
One of the show's greatest strengths is how it's able to balance such challenging subject matter with inspired flashes of humour. .... This is an early contender for show of 2024.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 125 User Ratings
5.6
55% Positive
69 Ratings
69 Ratings
9% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
36% Negative
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 125 User Ratings
5.6
55% Positive
69 Ratings
69 Ratings
9% Mixed
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
36% Negative
45 Ratings
45 Ratings
It is a heartbreaking, nuanced story that builds to a devastating yet perfect finale. Truly groundbreaking television telling the story of a man being sexually abused and stalked and the trauma that follows.
The acting is pure magic, including Emmy-worthy performances by Gadd, Gunning, and Mau.
Episode four is a standalone monolith on par with "Long, Long Time" from The Last of Us and "4,722 Hours" from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
This is a testament to the originality and pure genius storytelling at the Edinburgh Fringe. Building a one-hour show from scratch on a less-than-shoestring budget that is captivating enough to fill a 200-seat theatre for an entire month entirely by word-of-mouth and odd flyer, is a feat most are not built for. Once given the chance to tell it on a grander scale, they rarely squander it.
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Give Jessica Gunning the Oscar and BAFTA for best supporting actress now. This is a really good show. The intimacy and honesty of Gadd are so admirable. It is really an act of courage and an inspiration to every person/actor to be honest as an artist.
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“Baby Reindeer” might sometimes be a difficult, exhausting watch. Still, the unforeseen, often wounding journey is nonetheless unbelievably gripping in its confrontational exploration of all the destructive, harmful things we do in the name of self-approbation, even if it’s as simple as seeking a gratifying laugh. Gadd’s courageous, unflinching decision to reexamine the suffering of this excruciating time and ferociously interrogate it, his shame, guilt, remorse, and self-reproach, is essential and ultimately healing stuff.
While it's a difficult story, it's also one that is both beautifully told and important.
Intense and compelling. .... There is nothing pat or simplistic in the way Gadd lays it all out across seven half-hour episodes, and, most interestingly, there is very little self-righteousness afoot.
Over the series, the sheer onslaught of pain is difficult to endure, and what it gains in scope, it loses in focus. .... Eventually, this makes for frustrating viewing. Yet at the same time, it is original, compelling, and unforgettable.
It’s a complex, at times self-defeating portrait of a mind eating itself alive. It’s not fun and it’s not meant to be – that’s admirable as art, perhaps less so as entertainment.
'Baby Reindeer' is not just another series, it is a catharsis presented in the most stimulating, tense, and twisted way possible. Richard Gadd, creator and protagonist, draws on his raw life experiences to construct a detailed and disturbing portrait of harassment, abuse, and mental health. With each episode, it is surprising to know that Gadd had to endure very complex situations that, sadly, often lead to a tragic end for many. Therefore, him daring to open up once again represents an act of total bravery. 'Baby Reindeer' is a difficult experience full of twists and almost implausible moments that has a lot to say about codependency, the pleasure it gives us to feel seen (in any way), and the need to feel supported in the darkest moments of our life
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Main character is a narcist idiot, he makes series hard to watch. He got so many chances to solve problem in the begining.
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Very disappointing show. The content is largely not what is advertised, by episode 3&4 it will be very obvious. I can't say exactly what I dislike about it, or my review will mysteriously go missing, but it's a whole lot less about the stalker and the stalked than you'd imagine.
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Production Company:
- Clerkenwell Films
Initial Release Date: Apr 11, 2024
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA