[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by Braden

The thing that bothers me about this particular story is Gadd's belief that people would simply leave the real 'Martha' alone because he asked or expected them to.

Netflix did very little to differentiate the real 'Martha' from the character. Part of me feels that Gadd secretly hoped she would be exposed out of resentment, yet he's presenting himself as quite noble about how people should treat her.

Lovely to see you Braden yes I agree he would have been well aware of the furore around her....are people looking for the guy who raped him with such vigour I wonder

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Lovely to see you Braden yes I agree he would have been well aware of the furore around her....are people looking for the guy who raped him with such vigour I wonder

Yeah the guy who groomed , drugged and raped him repeatedly should be brought to justice .. swiftly and harshly to send a strong message out !!!


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[user104658]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Lovely to see you Braden yes I agree he would have been well aware of the furore around her....are people looking for the guy who raped him with such vigour I wonder

I'm in full agreement about Gadd I find him an unreliable narrator for one - I said in the thread about the show itself, some of his account of events is ringing my BS bell. He followed her home and peaked in her window while he was already concerned about her behaviour? Crap! He was curious and nosy wanted to find out more about the crazy lady! The suggestive/misleading texts were "sent by his workmates who stole his phone and sent them" ...? High school level excuses here I don't buy it at all. He def sent those messages himself. Probably not meaning it, and probably with his pals watching, yes, to get a laugh. I think he's very, very kind to himself in the dramatisation and even with him writing it himself it doesn't ring true.

owever, to be fair, there is a fair amount of vigour in terms of seeking out the high-profile chap who drugged and raped him. Including the internet identifying it as completely the wrong person ... Gadd has insisted it isn't the person people decided it was, and other industry people basically say "Yeah everyone in the industry is aware of who it actually is, and it's not the person being named". The true identity of the perp seems to be a bit of an "open secret" within certain circles.

My take on Gadd/"Martha"/Fiona is that;

1) She is clearly a vulnerable individual
2) He was BLATANTLY having a laugh at her expense and deliberately misleading her at first for material and for laughs & the pub
3) I imagine it probably did end up getting out of hand but I don't buy his account of how it started at all
4) I would imagine a lot of it is extremely dramatised and exaggerated to make her look "more crazy" and him "more empathetic".
5) I reckon with a good legal team she could almost certainly successfully sue.


My overall final thought on it as well though is that I don't even know why he didn't just tell the brutal bare balls truth as the story even if it didn't paint him in as good a light and made it clear that he was knowingly winding up a mentally vulnerable individual for comedy. It would have made for a more honest self-reflective story - ultimately a BETTER story - and would actually demonstrate some regret.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Lovely to see you Braden yes I agree he would have been well aware of the furore around her....are people looking for the guy who raped him with such vigour I wonder

No
Police are not looking at that

It is someone who works on TV in the UK.