Viewers have called for Netflix to add a trigger warning after watching ‘evil’ catfish doc Sweet Bobby
Netflix fans have been immersing themselves in the latest dramatic Netflix documentary - and this one is called Sweet Bobby.
It follows the story of Kirat Assi, who strikes up an online friendship and later relationship with Bobby that eventually leads to her falling in love with the mystery man.
As Sweet Bobby unfolds from 2009 to 2018, Kirat became victim to a sprawling scam as she eventually ended up dating a man she'd never even met.
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The incredible story ended up being told in a 2021 podcast, hosted by Kirat, before it became a smash hit documentary on Netflix, and it has people absolutely blown away by what happened.
It's even got some people asking the streaming platform to bring in trigger warnings because they were so astonished by what Sweet Bobby had to show them.
See, Netflix don't generally do trigger warnings but when you stick something on it'll tell you the appropriate age range and let you know what to look out for.
Baby Reindeer, for example, will let you know it's meant for ages 18 and up, and to expect 'sexual violence'.
The Tinder Swindler is for 15-year-olds and up, and has a 'language' warning, while Sweet Bobby carries the same warning and is rated 12.
However, it doesn't quite adequately describe the rabbit hole that the show is going to drag you down and there are some viewers who wanted prior warning.
One viewer took to social media to say the show 'needs a trigger warning' because they went into it 'expecting to laugh a bit at another Tinder Swindler' but instead 'ended up watching this girl fall apart'.
Meanwhile, others who'd seen the series said they were 'shocked by the despicable betrayal Kirat faced', and thought what happened to her was 'diabolical' and found the whole show 'very hard to fathom'.
People have said the culprit behind Sweet Bobby was 'evil' for keeping up their lies with a series of excuses including claiming they'd been 'shot six times' or were struggling with mental health issues.
In the end, 'Bobby' claimed they'd had to go into witness protection as an excuse for not being able to see Kirat, who eventually discovered the truth after hiring a private investigator.
As for what happened to the person who catfished her for years, the podcast Sweet Bobby was based on noted that they'd wrote a letter saying they were in a 'dark place'.
Given how crazy it gets it's no wonder some viewers were thinking they might need a trigger warning.
LADbible has contacted Netflix for comment.
Topics: Netflix, TV and Film
Joe Harker