The Act

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 have watched both the original HBO documentary about this case and this show and the greatest impression is without a doubt the way Joey King portrayed Gypsy Rose! Amazing and so convincing, well done!

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.

A pretty good show repainting a beautiful, twisted new perspective on a story I'm fairly familiar with and have followed. The acting is all great, but if you've seen much of the real gypsy rose, it's clear how astonishing Joey King is in this role. Amazing to watch.

If you are just watching to see a action loaded spare time filler- you came to the wrong place. This is for people who want to know more, or get to know this case. What happened to Gypsy is a tragedy and every scene and build up is necessary to truly understand the weight of this crime and how it came to the murder. It is pretty intense, but worth every minute...

All the actors are well chosen and nail their parts. (Gypsys voice is spot on). I personally am happy to see Robb in this production, since she lay low with her acting career for a while. With this part she is back better than ever, and I think she is most gifted to play dramatic roles.