7.7/10988 votesLoading...#1 - 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
8.0/10976 votesLoading...#2 - 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
8.2/102,449 votesLoading...#3 - 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
8.2/101,101 votesLoading...#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: Michelle Dean
8.3/101,371 votesLoading...#5 - 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
8.3/101,080 votesLoading...#6 - 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
8.4/101,198 votesLoading...#7 - 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
8.4/10976 votesLoading...#8 - 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
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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...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"A Whole New World" is the worst rated episode of "The Act". It scored 7.7/10 based on 988 votes. Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and written by Marion Dayre, it aired on 4/17/2019. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Free".