Reindeer babyThe creator confirmed fans’ worst fears about what happened at the end of the series.
Richard Gaddin Reindeer baby the play has been reinvented in a new Netflix series that tells his true story about the experience he had with the Stalker.
The true story-turned-TV thriller, which debuted on Netflix on April 11th, gave fans a glimpse into the real-life experience that people can go through, and made some truly terrifying realizations along the way.
Baby reindeer creator at the end of the series
Speaking to GQ Magazine, Reindeer baby creator Richard Gadd shared his thoughts on how the series ended, relating it to his own experience of stalking and sexual assault.
At the end of the series, Gadd’s character reunites with his abuser Darrien and accepts a job offer from him.
Gadd described this scene as follows “almost the truest scene” from a series about abuse “leave a mark” mentally and physically:
“I think that was almost the truest scene of the whole show. Abuse does emotional damage as well as physical damage… Abuse leaves a mark. Especially abuse like this where it’s repeated with promises. There’s a pattern where a lot of abused people feel like they need I don’t think it was a cynical ending, but it showed an element of abuse that hadn’t been seen on TV before, which is unfortunately deep-seated. The negative psychological effects you can have on your abuser sometimes.”
Gadd specifically looked at the last scene of the Radio Times programme. He busted his character Donny trying to get a drink at the bar but couldn’t pay for it. There, the bartender covers for him, mirroring the first moment Donny got his would-be stalker a drink when he couldn’t pay for it.
Gadd enjoyed “ambiguity of the end” and I didn’t want to give it any particular meaning, loving how different people can interpret it in so many ways:
“I like the ambiguity of endings, I don’t want to give meaning to it. I think it can be interpreted in many different ways. I know what it is in my head – that ending is my favorite thing in the whole series, how it ends.
He even called that moment his own “favorite piece in the whole series” I’m looking forward to how viewers will interpret what happened:
“From plugging in the headphones all the way through, to hearing the voicemail, to looking up, it’s my favorite of the whole series. I think it can be interpreted in a lot of ways, and I like that it can. I’m really interested to see what people think.”
Reindeer baby now streaming on Netflix.
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