The Act

Ever since I moved out of my father's house, I started working full time and hangout with my new friends in Phoenix. I never got to watch movies or series online. It was just recent that I started using these online streaming programs like Netflix and Hulu. Last week, I saw a trailer in Facebook titled "The Act". A series that is shown in Hulu. It is about a girl trying to escape from her overprotective mother. She was forced to act sick and been restricted to a lot of activities. Her mother forced her to be in a wheelchair even though she can walk. 


This series is actually based on a real story that happened on the year of 2015. It was a shocking news because Dee Dee Blanchard(Gypsy's mom) died. Who killed her? It was Gypy's boyfriend named Nick Godejohn. Investigators said this was a Manchausen by proxy case in which a mother fakes or causes a disease in her child and then seeks out repeated medical attention for the child. The reasons for harming one's own child are manifold. They also mentioned that Munchausen mothers often have a history of abuse. 


(Left side of the photo are Dee Dee Blanchard was portrayed by Patricia Arquette and Joey King as Gypsy Blanchard. Right side of the photo are the real Dee Dee and Gypsy Blanchard)



8 out of 10 I would recommend you to watch this series. Even though some scenes might be dramatize but it will give you an idea of what happened on 

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