The ending of the series Fawn explained. Netflix's dark new drama Fawn has topped the top 10 shows, and for good reason. The seven-part Scottish thriller is based on the true story of comedian Richard Gadd and his horrific experience with a stalker and a traumatic sexual attack that left him in a damaged and fragile psychological state. Jessica Gunning stars as Martha, an eccentric middle-aged woman who shows up at the bar where Donnie Dunn (Gadd, the creator and author of his autobiographical story) works. At the same time, he is trying to start his career as a stand-up comedian. The two begin to form a friendship almost immediately, but things quickly spiral out of control and Gadd finds his personal and professional life turned upside down. By the end, Gadd goes through all the trials, and in the final scenes there is a big revelation and Donnie's new understanding of the importance and irony of random acts of kindness. However, he also gains new insight into how other people, including Martha, carry heavy emotional baggage that explains their unstable behavior.
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Gunning is great as the emotionally troubled and fickle woman who shows up one day at the bar where Donnie works. She has an infectious smile and Donnie loves that she finds his humor hilariously funny. He enjoys the attention Martha gives him, but soon realizes that Martha has already formed an unhealthy obsession with him. Martha misinterprets Donny's acts of kindness and quickly wants more, but Donny has no intention of being more than a friend to her, if that's even possible. When Martha's suffocating attention and adoration goes unrequited, she begins to pursue Donnie completely. Soon she's sending hundreds of emails and Facebook messages to Donny, whom she affectionately calls "Baby Fawn."
When Donnie begins a relationship with a dynamic and intelligent trans woman named Teri (Nawa Mau), it is the last straw. Martha begins to stalk Donny to the point where he tries to get the police involved as she becomes increasingly dangerous, showing up at his house and threatening him and Teri with physical harm. After she physically attacks Teri, Donny goes to the police, but at first they don't take him seriously. It is only after Martha stalks his parents in Scotland that the police look into Martha's past and learn of her previous arrests for stalking. In addition to Martha's attacks, Donnie faces his own struggles with multiple sexual advances from Darrien (Tom Goodman-Hill), a comedy veteran and mentor who Donnie credits with helping him launch his entertainment career.
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After his explosive emotional breakdown in front of a large audience goes viral, Donnie feels much more relaxed. An understanding society accepts him, and the video becomes an unexpected launching pad for his career. But Martha has other ideas. Her obsession has reached a new level. After finding out his cell phone number, she redoubles her efforts by sending him hundreds of voicemails, which he must endure in order to obtain convincing evidence for the police to arrest her. The police tell him (off the record) to let her leave as many messages as possible, hoping she'll say something they can follow up on.
Over time, he begins to identify with her. Martha's laughter, ranting and uncertainty become the soundtrack of his life. He starts recording all of her emotions in every voicemail, while ignoring her calls. When he finally drives her to despair and threatens violence against Donnie and his family in one of her voicemails, the police intervene. Donnie arrives at the trial and sees a broken Martha in the defendant's booth. She suddenly turns into a helpless fawn, pleading guilty to charges of stalking and harassment. Donnie sits in the courtroom and listens as she admits her guilt. When she is charged, she sobs profusely. Just before leaving the hall, Donny and Martha meet eyes, and Donny remains shocked by her violent emotions. She is sentenced to nine months in prison and given a restraining order for five years. Donnie remarks that this is the last time he will see her.
Donnie is perplexed in the last scene
After a heartbreaking return to Darrien's apartment, Donnie leaves to take a job as a writer on the Cottonmouth reboot. While he's there, Donnie seems to be processing the trauma and adjusting to even facing his abuser, but when he leaves, he's overcome with a panic attack. He turns to his phone to hear Martha's voice and ease his fears. As a consolation, Donnie begins to listen to Martha's more cheerful and complimentary voicemails. He smiles when she admits that she likes him and tells him how good he looks.
When he walks into a busy pub and sits down at the bar, ordering a double vodka and coke, he listens as Martha explains why she calls him Fawn. Her story of being abused as a child and living in an unstable home as a teenager brings Donnie to tears as she opens up about her childhood for the first time. When she says that the only thing she remembers fondly is the little stuffed reindeer that brought her peace, it sounds a lot like Donnie: he puts his head down on the bar and starts sobbing. Even after all her terrible behavior and dangerous stalking, Donnie still sympathizes with her as a person, despite everything she did to him.
When the bartender serves him a drink and asks him to pay, Donnie realizes that he forgot his wallet and cannot pay for the drink. The bartender warms up to Donny and says, “Don’t worry about it. This is at my expense." Donnie is speechless, his eyes red and watery. The look of bewilderment on his face becomes an epiphany for him when he realizes that a simple act of kindness can change a person's life during difficult times, just like the situation that brought him and Martha together. This brings the series back to square one, as this is exactly what he does for Martha at the bar when he buys her a cup of tea. You never know when you might make a significant difference in someone's life. The screen goes black with this important message in the background.
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