At the end of the eighth episode, when Gypsy was packing his things in the house and preparing to leave, the classic "why try to change me now?" in the background music contained the complex emotions of excitement and sadness, which sublimated the whole work.
"Sometimes, the only way out...is through."
Gypsy lives up to the mother's words.
Source: Based on Michelle Dean's true story article "Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom To Be Murdered" published on Buzzfeed, which tells the story of 48-year-old single mother Dee Dee Blanchard telling people around her about her daughter Gypsy suffered from a variety of serious diseases (such as brain damage and dementia, leukemia, asthma, etc.), but in fact no one knew that Gypsy was a very healthy adult; later Dee Dee died of multiple cuts, her neighbors We, relatives and police found out that the abused Gypsy persuaded her boyfriend to kill her mother. Patricia Arquette plays her mother, Dee Dee. She is a perfect mother in the eyes of outsiders. She has gone through hardships to take care of her "critically ill" daughter Gypsy, and she has also been homeless and experienced Hurricane Katrina, so in the Springfield, Missouri community, Dee Dee is a role model. Joey King plays Gypsy, who is confined to a wheelchair and tries to rebel against his mother. Chloë Sevigny plays Mel, who leads the women in the community. She has a hard life and sympathizes with Dee Dee, but she can only be dumbfounded when she finds out the truth. AnnaSophia Robb plays Mel's daughter Lacey, who is like a mother in the community, but she is relatively ideological more idealistic. Lacey is quickly attracted to Dee Dee and Gypsy and wants to help them. Calum Worthy plays Nick, whom Gypsy meets on a Christian dating site. Michelle Dean's article has quickly become popular on Buzzfeed, has received over 4 million views since its publication, and was included in Longform's Top 10 Web Articles in 2016.
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