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Okay, so I also watched this show. I enjoyed it, but now, knowing what's gone on since, it bothers me that I fed the beast. There's no denying he went through a lot. He did.

What bothers me is that neither him, nor the entire production crew, like you said, tried to mask anyone's identity. Everyone involved in Richard Gadd's life and this story is an adult, and autobiographies exist and have done. People can figure out who people are. It's a minefield. However, the fact that he played himself, (seemingly) hasn't bothered to limit who can see his social media, and used verbatim quotes is an issue.

I think the reason the production team got away with this is because they knew his stalker wouldn't be in a position to start legal proceedings, or bother to, because it's all true. He couldn't be done for libel or slander. But given that she's clearly still unwell, it's almost as if she's being goaded into action? And, by her identifying herself, she's also promoting Baby Reindeer, thus perpetuating the problem. She's been failed by society and those who are capable of helping her.

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"I think the reason the production team got away with this is because they knew his stalker wouldn't be in a position to start legal proceedings, or bother to, because it's all true."

THIS is exactly why I think he took more steps to disguise Darien's identity than he did Martha's, because he knew she wasn't in a position to challenge him.

I find it hard to believe that RG had no idea how 'big' the show would become - we saw the power of the Netflix witch hunt with Carole Baskin and Tiger King, so there's no denying he was blinded by fame and saw those depicted in his story as collatoral damage for his big chance at stardom.

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