‘Almost made me throw up’ say Baby Reindeer fans as they’re distracted by ‘horrible’ detail in episode
BABY Reindeer fans have been left majorly distracted after they spotted a shocking detail in the first episode.
The psychological thriller, which dropped on Netflix on April 11th, follows the story of Donny Dunn as he gets stalked by a Scottish woman named Martha.
Gadd has claimed it’s a fictionalised version of his real-life experience, with a stalker bombarding him with over 41,000 emails, hundreds of hours of voicemails and dozens of tweets over a period of years.
But some viewers were left more horrified when Donny served a pint for £5.
This has sparked debate among viewers, with some saying a pint in 2015 should cost a lot less and was “daylight robbery”.
One viewer posted: “As hard hitting as Baby Reindeer was i think the most bone chilling part might be a pint costing £5.”
A second wrote: “Just started Baby Reindeer the £5 pint the guy served in the first episode almost made me throw up lol.”
“First episode of baby reindeer… 2mins in and my first thought is A FIVER FOR A PINT?!! WTH?! Daylight robbery,” a third added.
While others said it was unlikely for a pub-goer to get a pint for a fiver in the capital and would cost a lot more.
This person shared: “Just started Baby Reindeer and it’s already so unbelievable. £5 for a pint in London? Yeah right.”
The average cost of a pint in London in 2024 is £4.70, but its very common to see prices in the city above £6.
The Netflix smash-hit series has become a major global talking point.
Martha infiltrated all aspects of his life, making him uncomfortable at the pub he works in, bombarding him with emails and eventually turning sinister when he doesn’t reciprocate.
Actress Jessica Gunning has admitted dealing with the role of stalker Martha was ‘quite traumatic’.
Baby Reindeer by numbers
The Netflix series has become quite the breakout smash hit...
- 7 Number of episodes in the series
- 30 Number of countries the series has topped the Netflix chart in
- 64 Percentage increase in viewers the show earned in its second week, compared to its first
- 97 The show’s percentage score on industry bible Rotten Tomatoes
- 41,071 Amount of emails Richard claims he was sent by the real life Martha
- 13.3 million Number of viewers who tuned into the show during its first week
“Somebody said the other day, ‘Your body doesn’t know what’s pretend and what isn’t, and it’s so hard to get to that place.’
“I used to always think when actors said that, I had a bit of an eye-rolly moment like, ‘Ugh, actors’,” she explained to IndieWire.
“But actually, it’s so true,” she said. “You do really feel like you’ve been through something quite traumatic because your body doesn’t know otherwise.”
Jessica has also spoken out in defence of Martha, whose identity has never been confirmed by Richard, saying she believed she was as much of a victim of he was.
“The thing that first sprung off the page was that it didn’t feel like a villain vs victim story,” Jessica told Stylist.
“Richard is very honest, in his portrayal of Donny, that he liked the attention and he flirted back with her.”
