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The Best Episodes of The Act Season 1

Every episode of The Act Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Act Season 1!

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...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"La Maison du Bon Rêve" is the best rated episode of "The Act" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 2441 votes. Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and written by Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean, it aired on 3/20/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Teeth".

  • La Maison du Bon Rêve
    8.2/102,441 votes

    #1 - La Maison du Bon Rêve

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/20/2019

    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

    Writer: Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean

  • Teeth
    8.3/101,365 votes

    #2 - Teeth

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/20/2019

    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: Nick Antosca, Dan Dietz, Michelle Dean

  • Two Wolverines
    8.4/101,193 votes

    #3 - Two Wolverines

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/27/2019

    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: Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean, Robin Veith

  • Stay Inside
    8.2/101,097 votes

    #4 - Stay Inside

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/3/2019

    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: Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean

  • Plan B
    8.3/101,074 votes

    #5 - Plan B

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/10/2019

    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

    Writer: Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean, Lisa Long

  • A Whole New World
    7.7/10982 votes

    #6 - A Whole New World

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/17/2019

    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

  • Bonnie & Clyde
    8.4/10970 votes

    #7 - Bonnie & Clyde

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/24/2019

    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

    Writer: Dan Dietz, Robin Veith

  • Free
    8.0/10970 votes

    #8 - Free

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/1/2019

    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

    Writer: Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean, Lisa Long