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The Best Episodes of The Act

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A seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories with the first season following Gypsy Blanchard, a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Act Season 1 Episode 7 - Bonnie & Clyde
    8.4/10(1010 votes)

    #1 - Bonnie & Clyde

    S1:E7

    Gypsy is excited to start over with Nick in Wisconsin, but their new life doesn't match the happily-ever-after she imagined, and her anxiety worsens as past transgressions begin to catch up with them.

    Director:Hannah Fidell
    Writers:Dan Dietz, Robin Veith

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  2. The Act Season 1 Episode 3 - Two Wolverines
    8.3/10(1232 votes)

    #2 - Two Wolverines

    S1:E3

    Dee Dee makes Gypsy play dress up for a costume convention, where they each attract charming men who could dangerously complicate their insular relationship. And Gypsy is starting to question the lies her mother tells her — especially about how old she really is.

    Director:Adam Arkin
    Writer:Robin Veith

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  3. The Act Season 1 Episode 5 - Plan B
    8.3/10(1112 votes)

    #3 - Plan B

    S1:E5

    Gypsy and Nick scheme to meet in person and hope to win Dee Dee's approval, but when their plan goes disastrously wrong they'll be pushed to make an extreme choice in order to be together.

    Director:Steven Piet
    Writers:Nick Antosca, Lisa Long

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  4. The Act Season 1 Episode 2 - Teeth
    8.2/10(1403 votes)

    #4 - Teeth

    S1:E2

    Dee Dee is on a high since Gypsy will be given the “Child of the Year Award,” which makes Dee Dee feel like Mother of the Year. But before the big event, Gypsy has a dental emergency that gets the attention of a skeptical doctor who could expose Dee Dee’s secrets.

    Director:Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
    Writer:Dan Dietz

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  5. The Act Season 1 Episode 4 - Stay Inside
    8.2/10(1131 votes)

    #5 - Stay Inside

    S1:E4

    Gypsy’s getting older and Dee Dee is forced to new legal maneuvers to keep control of her “little girl.” But Dee Dee’s limited by her own health problems, and Gypsy goes to greater lengths than ever to connect with men and experience a sexual awakening.

    Director:Christina Choe
    Writer:Michelle Dean

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  6. The Act Season 1 Episode 1 - La Maison du Bon Rêve
    8.1/10(2492 votes)

    #6 - La Maison du Bon Rêve

    S1:E1

    Doting mother Dee Dee Blanchard and her sweet daughter Gypsy arrive in a new neighborhood, where Gypsy feels lonely due to a barrage of medical issues and eager to make friends. But their new neighbors can be nosy, and Dee Dee and Gypsy have secrets to hide.

    Director:Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
    Writers:Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean

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  7. The Act Season 1 Episode 8 - Free
    8.0/10(1009 votes)

    #7 - Free

    S1:E8

    Gypsy fights for her life by defending her actions, while Mel and Lacey realize that behind closed doors things were not always as they seemed.

    Director:Steven Piet
    Writers:Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean, Lisa Long

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  8. The Act Season 1 Episode 6 - A Whole New World
    7.7/10(1018 votes)

    #8 - A Whole New World

    S1:E6

    While Gypsy and Nick are on the run, flashbacks to a much younger Dee Dee reveal how trauma with her own mother set her up for conflict with Gypsy.

    Director:Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
    Writer:Marion Dayre

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bonnie & Clyde" is the best rated episode of "The Act". It scored 8.4/10 based on 1010 votes. Directed by Hannah Fidell and written by Dan Dietz, Robin Veith, it aired on 4/24/2019. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Two Wolverines".