The Best Episodes of The Act Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(2524 votes)

   #1 - La Maison du Bon Rêve

   S1:E13/20/2019

   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

   Writers:Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean

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   Director:Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

   Writers:Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean
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   8.4/10(1432 votes)

   #2 - Teeth

   S1:E23/20/2019

   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:Dan Dietz

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   Director:Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

   Writer:Dan Dietz
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   8.4/10(1261 votes)

   #3 - Two Wolverines

   S1:E33/27/2019

   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:Robin Veith

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   Director:Adam Arkin

   Writer:Robin Veith
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   8.2/10(1158 votes)

   #4 - Stay Inside

   S1:E44/3/2019

   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

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   Director:Christina Choe

   Writer:Michelle Dean
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   8.4/10(1140 votes)

   #5 - Plan B

   S1:E54/10/2019

   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

   Writers:Nick Antosca, Lisa Long

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   Director:Steven Piet

   Writers:Nick Antosca, Lisa Long
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   8.2/10(1045 votes)

   #6 - A Whole New World

   S1:E64/17/2019

   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

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   Director:Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

   Writer:Marion Dayre
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   8.7/10(1038 votes)

   #7 - Bonnie & Clyde

   S1:E74/24/2019

   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

   Writers:Dan Dietz, Robin Veith

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   Director:Hannah Fidell

   Writers:Dan Dietz, Robin Veith
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   9.0/10(1037 votes)

   #8 - Free

   S1:E85/1/2019

   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

   Writers:Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean, Lisa Long

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   Director:Steven Piet

   Writers:Nick Antosca, Michelle Dean, Lisa Long