r/netflix • u/Twinkie_Heart • May 14 '25

New on Netflix Garbo Where Did You Go

Has anyone watched this yet? I’m hoping someone could explain to me why the blonde woman narrating is whispering? Greta Garbo has such a fascinating life story and it’s so distracting the way she’s narrating.

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u/Brilliant-Rip4555 May 17 '25

I literally am watching now and just googled , “annoying blonde narrator on Garbo”. It brought me to this post. I just want to comment that I am in total agreement.

What led me to google, was a genuine attempt to try to make sense of what I am watching. I was certain that I would find a good explanation or some additional context that would answer the question my head as i watch. There are many questions but each is a variant of “WTF am I watching?” Could this be a parody? What is the blonde’s deal? They did Greta dirty. My attempt to rationalize this 90 minutes, was to wonder if blonde may be relation to her or her biographer.

50 minutes in and still mostly too distracted and went to my phone. It’s so bad, it made me stop watching a subject which I had interest in learning more about. Now rather than learn about Garbo, I’m on here trying to learn about by why this woman is whispering and making monologues while not blinking.

I typically am not driven to rants, but this doc brought one out tonight lol. Comforted by this post, and that indeed there is no deeper meaning to this that I missed. This was just a disappointing, strange, amateurish injustice to the telling of Greta’s story. I believe there is a really good story somewhere but you won’t learn it here. Narrator kind of reminds me of Elizabeth Holmes 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/DegreeSea7315 May 18 '25

🤣😂😅

You just made the time I wasted watching this mess worth it.

Less than halfway through, but I could not deal with the blond anymore either.

I thought maybe she directed it as a vanity project. I went to Imdb. The actual director is highly respected, lauded even. Got a CBE (she's a Brit). For her contribution to the arts!!!

Her other work is award winning. I don't know what happened here.

Bizarre.

Given the comments here, I don't think I have to finish it. It doesn't sound like it redeems itself.

Thanks for the laugh. I love a good rant.