As a journalist interviews Gypsy and DeDee, it’s noticeable that the mother wants to answer all the questions, prompting the interviewer to request that Gypsy has the opportunity to have a voice. Due to Gypsy’s range of medical issues, the media have taken an interest in her, and news outlets are following them due to the fact they’ve been in trouble in previous neighborhoods. Their house was provided by a scheme called Habitat, which helps construct housing based on special needs. The rest of Episode 1 brings us back to when the pair moved into the neighborhood. The opening scene is set in 2015, where the Blanchard household is empty, and the police have been alerted that the pair have been missing. Episode 1, “La Maison du Bon Reve”, offers this warm-looking suburban American neighborhood where Gypsy Blanchard ( Joey King) and her mother Dee Dee Blanchard ( Patricia Arquette) live.

At the end credits, the series warns us that some details may be not entirely accurate, but this is a true crime story, and reading the facts of the real case, it’s horrifying.

This review of Episode 1, “La Maison du Bon Reve”, contains spoilers.īased on Hulu’s promotional materials, Season 1 of The Act is based on real events. Her persistence for independence leads to darker secrets, and ultimately, murder. The first season follows Gypsy Blanchard, a young girl who appears to have a range of medical issues, trying to remove herself from her toxic relationship with her overprotective, abusive mother Dee Dee Blanchard. Hulu Original Series The Act is a seasonal anthology series that details strange true crime stories. Episode 1 of The Act, “La Maison du Bon Reve” is a well-constructed opening episode, giving us an insight into the Blanchard’s world.

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