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Thats the first feeling I felt.
I felt sorry for her.
So Donny gives poor Martha a free cup of tea.
Turns out this isnt Marthas first rodeo: Shes been arrested and imprisoned for stalking before.
So why does Donny indulge her, even flirt with her?
Why doesnt Donny report the extent of Marthas antisocial, even violent behavior?
Its all enormously frustrating to watch unfold, as is much of Donnys cringey comedy.
What is this guysdeal?
And it was because I couldnt stand the irony of reporting her but not him i.e., his abuser.
To admit to her was to admit to him, and I hadnt admitted him to anybody yet.
But he knows better.
Someone hurt you, didnt they?
He isnt attracted to Martha but to abjection, to his own debasement.
Im not gay, Martha, Jesus, Donny says.
Then she gropes him.
On a first watch, you might wonder why Donny didnt shove Martha away; I certainly did.
I thinkBaby Reindeerdoes something similar.
Protecting himself was never enough of an impetus because he didnt think his own life mattered enough.
Its interesting when someone holds their hands up and says, I made some mistakes.
Real life is never that simple; great art tells us so.
