This causes her to resist attending an award ceremony to receive an award Gypsy won (nominated by her mother), but Dee Dee forces her to go, providing her with dentures so she feels better. In 2009, Gypsy starts sneaking sugary foods at night while watching make-up videos, bringing about a visit to the dentist where all her teeth are removed, due to them rotting from the medications that Dee Dee gave her. The episode flashes forward to June 14, 2015, and shows that Dee Dee has been found dead, Gypsy is gone, and the police are investigating. Gypsy goes to bed again, connected to a machine by Dee Dee, as she sings to her. As Gypsy walks back to bed, she is startled when seeing her mother is awake and tells her she was thirsty. Instead, it proves her mother lied to her. That night, she walks to the kitchen (despite being equipped to a wheelchair) and eats whipped cream, waiting to see if she has any of the symptoms of anaphylaxis that her mother has warned her about. Gypsy hears the doctor telling her mother she is not allergic to sugar. Mel feels sympathy for Dee Dee's hardships, so the two women make peace that same night. As Dee Dee explains the issues of raising her daughter alone to Mel, she sees Gypsy eating frosting from a cupcake and rushes her immediately to the hospital, claiming Gypsy is allergic to sugar. . Later, with the intention of buying Mel's silence, Dee Dee plans a party at her house inviting all neighbors. Mel (Lacey's mother) watches Dee Dee and Gypsy steal a necklace from a mall. Gypsy feels lonely due to a barrage of medical issues, but is befriended by Lacey, a teenager on their block who visits them. ( July 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)ĭee Dee Blanchard and her daughter Gypsy arrive in a new neighborhood in Springfield, Missouri, 2008, following the destruction of their previous home caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
He left Dee Dee before Gypsy was born after he didn't know how to love her, as Rod was 17 while Dee Dee was 24. Cliff Chamberlain as Rod Blanchard, Dee Dee's ex-husband and Gypsy's father.Molly Ephraim as Kate, Gypsy's lawyer based on Mike Stanfield.Joe Knezevich as Prosecutor Rippy, Nick's lawyer based on Dan Patterson.Adam Arkin as a Springfield, Missouri detective who tracks down Gypsy and Nick in Wisconsin and interviews Gypsy after her arrest.John Ales as Vance Godejohn, Nick's father.Juliette Lewis as Kathy Godejohn, Nick's mother.Rhea Seehorn as Janet, Dee Dee's cousin.Margo Martindale as Emma Blanchard, Dee Dee's mother and Gypsy's grandmother.Brooke Smith as Myra, Dee Dee's attorney.Joe Tippett as Scott, Gypsy's older love interest whom she met at a comic book convention in 2011.Dean Norris as Russ, a man who was attracted to Dee Dee in 2011.Denitra Isler as Shelly, a neighbor who is close to the Blanchards, Mel, and Lacey.Calum Worthy as Nick Godejohn, Gypsy's boyfriend who murders Dee Dee under Gypsy's order so they can be together.Chloë Sevigny as Mel, Lacey's mother who is an original character in the show based on Amy Pinegar.AnnaSophia Robb as Lacey, an original character in the show based on Aleah Woodmansee.Joey King as Gypsy Blanchard, Dee Dee's daughter and Emma's granddaughter.Patricia Arquette as Dee Dee Blanchard, Gypsy's mother and Emma's daughter.The narrative eventually leads to murder after Gypsy asks her boyfriend to kill her mother. At the time, this disorder was classified as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, by which it is still commonly known. It is suggested that she suffers from factitious disorder imposed on another, a mental illness in which a caregiver exaggerates or fakes another person's illness. Her mother Dee Dee successfully deceived not only Gypsy but also her family, friends, and medical professionals into believing her child was ill. She grew up believing she was sick with cancer but discovers that she was not sick at all. The relationship turns even more toxic as Gypsy discovers many secrets. She rebels as her mother, who dedicated her life to her care, grows more protective, controlling and abusive, particularly amid her attempt to explore her sexuality.
Growing up, her relationship with her overprotective mother ( Patricia Arquette) begins to sour as she increasingly insists on her independence.
The series follows the story of Gypsy Blanchard ( Joey King), who uses a wheelchair due to an illness.