Restless with her suburban mom married life, therapist Jean becomes immersed in her patient's lives and an ex-girlfriend of one patient in particular.
Naomi Watts (Jean), Billy Crudup (Michael), Sophie Cookson (Sidney), Karl Glusman (Sam), Poorna Jagannathan (Larin), Brooke Bloom (Rebecca), Lucy Boynton (Allison), Melanie Liburd (Alexis), Brenda Vaccaro (Claire).
Gypsy begins innocently enough, but it doesn't last long. Jean, who has a seemingly wonderful life as a New York city therapist, is bored. And to fill her boredom she becomes immersed in her client's lives. But, that's isn't enough, so she decides to pursue a client's ex-girlfriend romantically. The result is a train wreck of a life barely held together, all of Jean's own doing. The series almost feels like a How-To instructional for messing up your professional and personal life beyond repair.
Acting was decent with Watts doing a pretty good job and quite possibly being the only reason for good reviews of the series. Crudup played well with Watts and others, and delivered a good performance. Cookson was also pretty good with nice emotion. Liburd was enjoyable but felt a bit out of place at times while the remainder of the cast was solid.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are nicely done with a realistic and authentic feel. Action scenes, such as they were, are mild. Dialogue was interesting, if hard to swallow when Jean is in full self-destruct mode. Sound and soundtrack are fitting.
If you enjoy a messed up train-wreck of a drama, this one is for you. If you want to know how to ruin your life, check it out. If you would rather your drama be more realistic, move along.
With plenty of sexuality, some drug use, and mild nudity, this should be fine for older, mature teens and above.
Released: 2017
Reviewed: 11.1.17
Star rating: 2 out of 5
Genre: Drama, TV Drama, TV Series, Thriller
copyright ©2017 Dave Riedel
Naomi Watts (Jean), Billy Crudup (Michael), Sophie Cookson (Sidney), Karl Glusman (Sam), Poorna Jagannathan (Larin), Brooke Bloom (Rebecca), Lucy Boynton (Allison), Melanie Liburd (Alexis), Brenda Vaccaro (Claire).
Gypsy begins innocently enough, but it doesn't last long. Jean, who has a seemingly wonderful life as a New York city therapist, is bored. And to fill her boredom she becomes immersed in her client's lives. But, that's isn't enough, so she decides to pursue a client's ex-girlfriend romantically. The result is a train wreck of a life barely held together, all of Jean's own doing. The series almost feels like a How-To instructional for messing up your professional and personal life beyond repair.
Acting was decent with Watts doing a pretty good job and quite possibly being the only reason for good reviews of the series. Crudup played well with Watts and others, and delivered a good performance. Cookson was also pretty good with nice emotion. Liburd was enjoyable but felt a bit out of place at times while the remainder of the cast was solid.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are nicely done with a realistic and authentic feel. Action scenes, such as they were, are mild. Dialogue was interesting, if hard to swallow when Jean is in full self-destruct mode. Sound and soundtrack are fitting.
If you enjoy a messed up train-wreck of a drama, this one is for you. If you want to know how to ruin your life, check it out. If you would rather your drama be more realistic, move along.
With plenty of sexuality, some drug use, and mild nudity, this should be fine for older, mature teens and above.
Released: 2017
Reviewed: 11.1.17
Star rating: 2 out of 5
Genre: Drama, TV Drama, TV Series, Thriller
copyright ©2017 Dave Riedel
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