The Act

She just keeps getting better and better. Her turn as Dee Dee Blanchard is even more riveting than her role in Escape from Dannemora. Hulu hits another home run.

I watched this a couple years back and am revisiting it in light of Gypsy's prison release. The story of DeeDee Blanchard's Münchausen syndrome by proxy is heart breaking- and while this miniseries is somewhat dramatized, it delivers strong performances and convincing locations.

The first five or six episodes are nearly immaculate. Arquette and King effortlessly absorb themselves into the mother and daughter roles. And we can understand how the system failed Gypsy.

Things took a turn when the 1990s flashback scenes and the scenes of Nick's family were introduced- I didn't feel those were pertinent for telling the story.

Overall it's a miniseries worthy of its Emmy award nominations.

I was familiar with the Blanchard case prior to watching the show. (My familiarity with it is what lead me to watch it). I really like how it's done so far. Patricia Arquette is outstanding, she really creeps me out more so than the real "Dee Dee" Blanchard in some instances. Same for the actor that's playing Gypsy's online boyfriend. The show reminds you at the end that while it's based on real events, some things have been added for dramatic purposes. There are some crazy moments in the show that I thought were part of the dramatic embellishments, but after watching several videos on the case, these crazy moments turned out to have actually happened. For example one of those moments is how Gyspy met that "Wolverine" fellow at the cosplay convention and managed to start a mini relationship with him, this turned out to be true and it truly was her first attempt at running away from home in real life. The way the show played this part, among others out made it seem so outrageous and fake to me but, to my surprise, it's an actual true event from this story. While the acting is great and some of the camera shots, it can be campy and overdone in some instances. I know this is an insane tale that happened in real life but that doesn't mean you have to make it all exaggerated, especially in moments when it doesn't have to be. Think that takes away from the "dark" true story we're watching. As for the actresses high baby voice in her portrayal of Gypsy, did you people not see the videos of the real life Gypsy ?! The actress is on point, that exactly how Gyspy sounded during this whole ordeal and after the murder took place. Watching videos of the real life case between the episode releases of the show helps you see it in a whole new way. This is what helped me appreciate it more and get less upset with how over the top they can be with some of the scenes - still think they can tone it down a notch though.

I had chills watching the first episode and the acting is just amazing. I'm not really the type of person who would review a show or anything but I really want this show to do well and that's why I recommend it to anyone who's interested in the story even a little.

The acting by a TOP notch cast gives their best in this white trash tragedy. Patricia Arquette transforms to this monster of a Munchausen by Proxy maniac. Joey King gives an impressive performance as the tragic daughter. Her voice and behaviour are convincing. Anna Sophia looks pretty as a concerned neighbour. Chloe Sevigny plays her Mom. Some faults: The story could have been told in about half the time. Loses impact with so many episodes. Some bad things are the dark photography and the way the story unfolded in a non sequential manner.