In an episode where the horror of the situation gathers pace, Gypsy and Nick devise a plan where they can meet each other somehow and adequately convince Dee Dee that they can have a relationship. Nick gets a small promotion at a pizza takeaway, and he cannot even manage to navigate the pizza to the oven. We get a slice of what Nick is about in “Plan B” – he’s not only creepy, and I suspect mentally ill, but also useless as well. Gypsy has 50% of her life under control.Įpisode 5 shows that Gypsy has managed to successfully maintain a relationship via Skype for years, using a variety of creative ways to sustain cybersex with Nick, who creepily never looks at the camera correctly for some strange reason, despite his demands for her to take on different roles. She is barely fit to look after herself, never mind actively controlling Gypsy, which Episode 5, “Plan B”, shows. Yes, folks, time has caught up to Dee Dee, with a dose of mismanaging Type 2 Diabetes. You can read the review of the previous episode by clicking these words.ĭo you know what Dee Dee Blanchard ( Patricia Arquette) didn’t consider when she planned her entire life obsessively keeping Gypsy Blanchard ( Joey King) under the illusion that she had a range of medical conditions? Time. This review of Episode 5, “Plan B”, contains spoilers. 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.

The Act Episode 5, “Plan B”, gets dark and twisted as Gypsy and Nick declare their love for each other and put plans in place to be together.

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