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 relationship she has with her overprotective mother.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Act" season 1 is "La Maison du Bon Rêve", rated 8.2/10 from 2429 user votes. It was directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and written by Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean. "La Maison du Bon Rêve" aired on 3/20/2019 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Teeth".
8.2/10 2,429 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
8.3/10 1,354 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
8.4/10 1,181 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
8.2/10 1,086 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
8.3/10 1,063 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
7.7/10 972 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
8.4/10 962 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
8.0/10 961 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