Overnight and without prior notice, My stuffed reindeer It has become the series that everyone talks about. Some because they have already been able to see it, others because it has been recommended to them and others simply because they are curious to know what this production of Netflix that worries people so much. If you are one of those who have already seen it in its entirety or simply have no problem with spoilers, below we break down the end of the series in the words of its creator, director and protagonist, Richard Gadd.
“I didn’t want it to be a victim story. I think there was a version of the show where I hid a little from my own mistakes, and I offered him this cup of tea like a perfect, nice guy. But I made mistakes. And I think art is quite interesting when you don’t know whose side you’re on. In a way you feel sorry for Martha, but then you feel sorry for Donny, and then you feel sorry for her again, then you hate her and you hate him,” reflects the head of the series in an interview for Netflix itself. through the Tudum web portal.
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The series presents the story of Donny (Richard Gadd)a comedian who is going through a bad patch and who one day decides to have something special with a stranger, who in turn is going through a bad time and who will begin to become obsessed with Donny. Martha (Jessica Gunning) From that moment on, he sends thousands of emails and hundreds of voice messages to the poor comedian, who immediately realizes that he no longer knows how to get out of that situation. “That act of kindness changes Donny’s life forever, because for the next three years, Martha stalks him,” explains actress Jessica Gunning. “He sends you 41,000 emails and hundreds of hours of voicemails. But it’s not your typical stalker story.“, emphasizes the actress.
At the end of the series it ends with Martha being arrested and found guilty, having to face a sentence of nine months in prison, in addition to a restraining order against Donny for 5 years. For his part, Donny makes peace with his ex-partner Keeley (Shalom Brune-Franklin) and live again with Liz (Nina Sosanya), with whom Donny was living at the beginning of the series. There he finds an old script with notes from his former “mentor” and attacker, Darrien (Tom Goodman), and he decides to pay him a surprise visit. After Darrien calls her viral confession “brave” and offers her a job, Donny leaves and passes out in the middle of the street trying to process the onslaught of emotions she has endured. However, he has the strange idea to feel better of reviewing Martha’s old voicemails, which he has been classifying into categories such as angry, sad, happy, distressed, in addition to praise.
“I love that sequence. I like the surprise of returning to Darrien’s door. I love the surprise of hearing voice messages. I think there is a deep psychology that I really like. Someone who feels so alone and isolated that they decide to listen to their former stalker’s voicemails”explains Gadd, who at the end reveals why Martha called stuffed reindeer to Donny.
While sitting at the bar, Donny opens a voicemail in his unlistened folder. In it, Martha explains: “she had a stuffed animal when she was little. She accompanied me everywhere. I think the first memory I have is of Christmas. An old photo of me, sitting with a paper hat on my head and a baby reindeer next to me. Anyway, this reindeer was a cuddly, fluffy thing. She had big lips, huge eyes and a cute ass. I still have it. It was the only good thing about my childhood. She hugged him when they fought. And they fought a lot, you know? Well, you are that reindeer’s saliva. The same nose. The same eyes. The same cute little ass. It means so much to me. “You…You mean a lot to me,” she can be heard at the end. At that moment the protagonist begins to cry and the waiter asks him if he is okay, while Donny realizes that he has forgotten his wallet. The series ends with an echo of the scene that triggered it all: A man enters a bar and the waiter invites him for a drink.
