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is about a man being stalked by a crazy woman in the same way Moby Dick is about a man chasing a whale. That description may be technically accurate, but it doesn’t do justice to the depth and intensity of Richard Gadd’s semi-autobiographical series. Gadd, who adapted the script from his one-man stage show, is less interested in investigating his stalker’s motivations than understanding the part he played in encouraging her and his failure to stop it when he should have. There’s a lot of trauma and shame to unpack, and he bares it all in painful, devastating detail. Since the series premiered on Netflix this past April, it’s become fodder for lawsuits and online discourse, but don’t let all the fuss over the “real” story overshadow Gadd’s writing or his unflinching performance. [Cindy White]