Unlike many of the review writers on IMDb, I have watched the full ten episodes before giving my opinion. It's an original plot with intriguing twists. Jean, the main character, kept surprising me with her own disturbing entanglements. Her being a therapist, and a very good one I may add, always on top of her game is almost admirable. It's more than just ironic the way she manipulates peoples' lives, its making the character really original and interesting. It's quite a refreshing and original show, sometimes I would even call it actual art. It's somehow freakish and crazy, but also quite recognizable. 8 out of 10 for originality and leaving all the unanswered questions.

I really love this series. I saw a lot of negative reviews and almost didn't watch it. I am not through with the season, so I cannot speak to the ending, or if it is satisfying. However, it is a slow-burn, layered, psychological drama. It reminds me a little of the Hulu original Chance, which also featured a psychologist as the central character. It will not appeal to anyone seeking a fast-paced series, but if you don't need all that and are willing to let a show slowly reveal its plot, give this one a try.

Gypsy is the most enjoyable drama I've seen yet on Netflix. In this compelling first season of the psychological thriller, Naomi Watts is convincing as a married therapist and mother, who injects herself in the lives of her patients in dangerous role playing. All the primary roles are well played by a talented cast and the complex and progressing plot threads keep you entertained throughout. For fans of Bloodline, The Affair, Betrayal, and similar domestic dramas, Gypsy is a must see series, which will hopefully get a second and third season!

TL;DR: The only real reason I continued to watch until the end is because I hoped there would be some sort of closure. There wasn't. Avoid this like the plague.

In a nutshell, Gypsy is the story of Jean Halloway, a clinical therapist, wife and mother who is apparently bored with her suburban home life for reasons the show doesn't really bother to explain.

We're meant to understand that she is a "free spirit" who is "wild" and feels trapped and desperate now that she's been "tamed" by marriage and family. We're meant to sympathize with her and see all her irrational actions as desperation to break free.

The problem is, we're never SHOWN this supposedly free spirited side of Jean. We're given nothing to work with. From the beginning all we're shown is a manipulative woman, unethical clinician, unfaithful wife and emotionally absent mother.

We are never given a clear reason as to why Jean decides to invade her patient's privacy and toy with their personal and romantic lives in the way she does. At no point does the show even remotely attempt to help the audience understand why she chooses to risk her marriage and her career by behaving so unethically and dangerously.

This issue is worsened by the fact that Jean's marriage is shown to be a happy one, to a handsome, powerful attorney who dotes on her. They're shown to have a very active and exciting sex life which Jean seems to enjoy, so her seeking out an affair with the ex-girlfriend of a patient makes even less sense.

The biggest problem is that there seems to be no real payoff in the end, neither for the audience, nor the Jean. She abuses her patient's and her husband's trust, entangles herself in a web of lies seemingly for nothing and in the final scene, not one single thread or storyline is resolved.

Although the series can be at times predictable, I thoroughly enjoyed each episode. Finally as an audience we get to see realistic characters. The main character wants to be the good mother, wife, daughter and therapist, but she has plenty of skeletons in her closest and she craves to dabble into the unknown. Its as if she needs this other persona of "Diana" to keep sane. She flirts with other women, keeps a stash of drugs on her, drinks at any occasion. But the bigger addiction is meddling in the lives of her patients. Going above the norm and ethically right by digging around into their lives with the intention of "helping". She wants the full and honest story of what happened in their lives that brought them into therapy. Shes no longer content to accept just their side of the story anymore.

Naomi Watts is amazing and sexy at every turn.

If the definition of a gypsy is "a traveling trader who sells fortunes, trinkets, baubles and snake oils" then at first glance the title could appear somewhat fitting. However, this is more the tale of that obscure and almost once cliché' variety of gypsy that casts spells which reek turmoil and havoc. Not only on those who would come looking to her for charms and potions of salvation, but on her own cursed self.

It's a shame that many who are rating this on the low scale admittedly don't have the patience to let the elixir within it fully sink in by watching the series in its entirety. While it's true that for a majority of the modern audience it probably moves too slow and teases too much, there is more than a mediocre fortune to be had within the full season.

What looks like little more than a story of a 40 something privileged woman who should have enough in her life to satisfy most people's desires, going through her own mid-life crisis, is in fact more of a 'dance of many veils' which eventually are almost all stripped away.

At the conclusion of the first season many of the questions that develop about our main character are answered. Although we are still left teetering precariously on a cliff which if we peer into our crystal ball, seems unlikely to have any other outcome than a very deep and destructive drop for everyone in its potential future season(s).

A person could certainly do far worse in the psychological drama department. While not every line is the work of a master writer(s) and there are slightly contrived and silly plot devices peppered along the way, if juxtaposed this with a show such as "The Path," Gypsy will at the least feel "satisfying."

All in all, a fair series for those who love slow burn psychological dramas and whether you watch it with your significant other, friends, or by yourself, once it's over you'll find that this Gypsy's fortune is one you can turn your back on, or look forward to without giving up your firstborn.

Without repeating the general setup of the story, the series is centered around Watt's character Jean. To say that she's complicated is a vast understatement. The episodes leave enormous unanswered questions about what is driving her tremendously aberrant behavior. That will either frustrate you terribly, or leave you intrigued as I was. The final episode leaves many loose threads in the plot line so I assume it's a cliffhanger, though one could possibly read the ending as a hanging question grand finale. If you can hang with a sometimes low- energy plot, if you like watching a great actress testing her limits with a totally out-of-the-box character, you may enjoy watching Watts as Jean. She is one twisted sister, that I can promise you.

The 2017 FX miniseries "Feud" detailed the sad ends of the careers of Hollywood Golden Age screen queens as they donned Kabuki-esque make-up and poured-on the histrionics in a genre of films that came to be dubbed "Hagsploitation." Today, it appears that actresses past a certain age no longer have to resort to garish make-up or over-the-top scenery chewing in cheap-scare films to keep working. Instead, they do lesbian soft porn with much younger actresses. Julianne Moore in "Chloe" and Cate Blanchett in "Carol" have shown the way and now Naomi Watts is following suit.

Granted Watts may be trying to "recapture the rapture" of her breakthrough role in 2001's "Mulholland Drive" in which her scenes with Laura Harring have been responsible for more pulled tissue paper than any movie since "Love Affair" except it was guys reaching for it and they weren't blowing their noses or wiping their eyes.

"Gypsy" is about a middle-aged woman (Watts)who seemingly has it all: a nice NYC home, an interesting professional career as a therapist, a good daughter, and a handsome, successful husband (Billy Crudup) who dotes upon her. Yet, she's desperately unsatisfied. Breaking numerous ethical rules and boundaries, she interferes in her clients' lives and becomes particularly obsessed with the bisexual ex-girlfriend of one of them.

Why? Who knows other than the producers clearly thought it would be "hot" to watch Ms. Watts getting it on with an actress (Sophie Cookson) young enough to be her daughter.

It's just pure titillation given a veneer as a serious psychological melodrama. It shows that the creators of those 1990's straight-to-video "erotic thrillers" were onto something when they always managed to insert a lesbian love scene into their films regardless of whether it made any sense or not. Today, that titillating plot device has gone mainstream and apparently scripts featuring it have proved enticing to aging actresses.

I wonder if Bette Davis or Joan Crawford would have agreed to appear in sapphic love scenes with Diane Baker or Carol Lynley if it allowed them to keep working on A-list projects? Years from now, maybe someone will do a miniseries about how in the early 21st century the ageist and sexist entertainment business compelled once A-list actresses desperate to stay relevant to appear in lesbian soft porn for the prurient amusement of heterosexual men.

First of all, the acting was not the problem. Great cast. They did great work. They just were saddled with a loser. Hope the actors were paid well because no one had their backs on this one.

Bad writing? That is usually the case. Except it seemed more like the conceptualization was left in the hands of people who really messed this up. One wonders if the production, direction, editing, show-runner(s) were the ones who put the arts-and-crafts hodge-podge style on a show that hinted of potential.

I should have quit watching after episode 2 when I realized it wasn't working. But there are enough tidbits of interesting concepts so that it seemed as if it might come together if I stuck it out. That was my mistake. It is a mess. Messy mess mess. Painfully slow pacing that doesn't have payoff. Nothing has payoff. Yes, there is sexual tension but this tension never gets interesting. Yes, there are interesting social commentary....but they amble about. There is tension of a thriller. But this thriller can't make up its mind what it wants to be when it grows up.

Nothing seemed to gel. It isn't like I expect all issues in a story to be neatly tied up in bows for a happy ever after resolution. I like complicated psychological thrillers with high sexual tension thrown in. It is just that nothing worked. Loose ends abound and I am left not caring enough about any of them because this is just a mess. The ending was the worst. It was a smug effort at a cliffhanger but it really was a random non sequitur...a disrespectful slap in the face for viewers who hang on to the end in anticipation of some sort of cohesive reveal. Don't waste your time...or do. You may need to see for yourself just how bad the betrayal of your loyalty is.

Given Netflix's recent series cancellations I don't expect to see a season two for this loser. It promises stylized conceptualization of an erotic psychological thriller but it is just one of those big expensive fireworks that you expect to be the star of your holiday fireworks display just to watch it impotently fizzle and die as you and all your party guests stare at the ground in disappointment.

This series could have something going for it but there's too much missing and too convoluted. The acting is wonderful as Naomi Watts is one of my favorites. But, the show bounces all around 'sexual infidelity' among folks who don't know what they want. "In Treatment" is the gold standard for the 'psychology' type shows flooding the market. "In Treatment" is thoroughly believable with multiple, in depth personalities involving complex people offering interesting solutions. 'Cypsy' is an ongoing 'soap opera' where the psychologist, Naomi Watts, is as messed up as her clients more obsessed, more irresponsible and much more of a liar. Dr. Naomi is a perfect example of the worst of liars and , grossly , unprofessional. She ain't someone you'd want doing therapy with you. The lies of omission, not commission, are the destroyers of people and their relationships. Naomi is a thrill seeker taking risks with herself and all around her as she plays with others' minds and breaks professional ethics as she points fingers at others for wrong doing when she's worse. Typical 'it takes one to know one'. In denial about her bisexuality hiding it from her husband. The show gets to be repetitious more predictable. Basically, it is piece meal soap opera. Entertaining if you like obsessed, promiscuous, irresponsible people who know how to text. I'm starting to get bored with all the 12 Step drug and alcoholic flicks. If you aren't a dope addict then you're a nobody. If you aren't messed up you aren't worth it.

*warning*non-spoiler free blog* gypsy is a story about woman jean holloway, who is phychologist and who is lost her own in her life. It's actually interesting and intriguing story. How much messed up woman she is. Jean instead of treating her patients, she starting seeing people who somehow connected with her patients. And it's not good. Especially, the most messed arc, yet most interesting is sam/jean/sidney. I giving 10 because acting good, cinematography good, directing good, plot okay. And i'm invested. I hope it's gets season 2, because there so many question that should be answered.

I enjoyed it a lot, Naomi is an amazing actor and she keeps you intrigued through the episodes. You should give it a try if you like psychological dramas.

The only problem I have with Gypsy is the writing is not very good, in terms of the character's dialogue and the aspect of being a thriller, if Netflix decides to give this show a second season it should probably hire a few writers and it's going to be great.

Naomi Watts is brilliant playing Jean Holloway, Billy Crudup and Sophie Cookson nailed the parts of Michael and Sidney. Overall, the whole cast is great and it has potential to be a really great show.

By the last episodes they were able to finally deliver the thriller aspect with the show, but it took a little bit of time to get there, so I understand why some critics didn't appreciate it. Mid-season I was hooked by the story, I really liked it! Crazy ride for sure.

The new show Gypsy produced by supposed director Sam Taylor-Johnson (the woman who gave us the abominable film version of Fifty Shades Of Grey). Mrs. Johnson is a disgrace for the profession. A terrible director.

First of all, the name of the show is not accurate. There's absolutely no parallel between the main character (a therapist played by Naomi Watts) and a gypsy other than the fact that she's an emotional vagabond, whatever that means.

After watching the first couple of episodes, I have to say it cannot even be saved by the adequate performances from its main cast, including Billy Crudup (who is a fine actor), newcomer Sophie Cookson (Kingsmen) and of course, Ms. Watts (whom I adored in Mulholland Drive). Just because the show's slow paced doesn't mean its characters are well-developed or special in any kind of way. A lot of clichés are being used. The main themes are anxiety, infidelity and relations, pictured in a very shallow manner, which is very difficult to accomplish since we're dealing with human emotions here, but once again the director is to blame.

The music is terrible most of the time. The intro is horrible. 5.0/10 for the performances.

--- Minor Spoilers ahead (but don't worry too much, as I've wrote down the next line, I don't know much to give it away) --- 3 episodes in is not much, so I'll make this quick.

The story revolves around Jean, this psychologist who is married and has a little trans girl. Love how they approach the subject like: "It's complicated, but hell, it happens." And then it moves on to the main story: Jean is "effing" crazy. Well, not so much. She has anxiety issues and for some reason, starts entering her patients' acquaintances (or family, or whatever) lives, and it really makes no sense (to me) as to why is she doing that, because we aren't given much on her state of mind. We only know about what's on her mind when she's thinking of Sidney (Yes, that's a girl, and yes, it's quite gay what they have there). Sexual tension ensues. Besides that, we get to see Jean's day-to-day life. And it's quite boring. Sure, the series has potential, but I have a feeling that the "Thriller" tag on IMDb is a little bit (completely, as of now) off. It's simple cheesy melodrama. Buuuut, I'm still hoping it will spiral down to hell with this little bullshit she's doing (meddling with patients lives). However, I enjoy when suddenly all characters are in a room with a gun in their hands, each pointing to the next and before you know it, blood is everywhere. That's my kind of movie (or series). And that's what I'm hoping for here, so I'm biased when it comes to guessing an ending that is not terrible. For those of you who don't like that gory, tense, climax thingy, rest assured, I doubt it will happen. I'm even starting to hope for a happy (and gay) ending! But given the circumstances, it's kinda hard to believe it will go so smoothly.

The opening and ending sequences tracks are fantastic (so far), and I can't wait for someone to upload the soundtrack to YouTube, so I can listen to it and reminisce about the series. And preferably, cry in a corner while doing so.

Hmm... what else?

Naomi Watts is great as always, but I'm afraid Billy Crudup just can't keep up. He has this face, that no matter how mad he's supposed to be, his eyes make it seem like he's having a great time at a party in a Bahamas beach. While on ecstasy. I don't even know why I thought (or wrote) that. Anyways, the little girl is cute and is fantastic. I see a future for her. Or not. You know child actors. Sophie Cookson and Karl Glusman are given lesser roles but they nail it nonetheless. The others non-important characters are also great, specially the pill addicted redhead that doesn't show up much. I expect great things from her.

About the technical stuff, there isn't much to say, it's quite straightforward and by the book, and I wouldn't want to bore you with details. Let's just say it's good.

Concluding, Gypsy gives off a psychological thriller vibe, but doesn't push that aspect throughout the series (or rather, the 3 episodes I've watched) degrading itself to a simple melodrama ("Should I cheat or should I go?"). Nonetheless, it's very intriguing, to the point it's rendering me unable to stop the classic (is it classic already?) Netflix marathon.

Watch it. Give it time. And then we'll see. Or not, because if you stop watching it, it's only gonna be me seeing it...

I'm up to Episode 8, and this might be the worst TV series I've ever seen. Basically, it suffers from extremely slow development and lack of a strong story. The main focus seems to be whether the main characters should or should not engage in an extramarital affair. It just takes so long to get there that after watching for hours I couldn't care less whether she has an affair or not. I have a feeling the writers were trying to be exotic by making it a lesbian affair and including a bit of pot use. That might have been an exotic theme 50 years ago; today it's common place and not enough to make a compelling story. I kept waiting for something intriguing to happen. I watched the first few episodes looking for clues to suggest her world is semi-illusion, like in a good David Lynch film, (especially since her coffee shop is called The Rabbit Hole) Unfortunately it turned out to be all too real (so far) as everyone keeps droning on about their emotions and constricted lives. I guess I will hang in there till the end, but hugely disappointed. This is so far beneath the caliber of a Naomi Watts it is actually frustrating seeing such talent wasted on such a poor story.

A fantastic and extraordinary show. A breath of fresh air - thanks Netflix! Loved the two female leads, their chemistry is off the charts. Naomi Watts is incredible transitioning between Jean's numerous personalities. Jean is so alluring that I found myself rooting for her.

Several interesting subplots intertwine seamlessly with the main theme of the show - the daughter's gender identity, Sid and Sam's mutual obsession. I loved the enigmatic ending. I can't wait for season 2!

Although there was a good premise to the show - a therapist who hijacks her patient's lives - the show was terrible. It starts with the lead actress who did the worst job of her career: her portrait of a therapist is painfully wooden and there was not one believable moment in her pretending to be a therapist.

Then, the show was one of the most boring shows ever. Just skip from episode one to episode 10 and you've seen it all and you won't miss a thing. Because, there is nothing going on that wouldn't have been predictable after the first episode anyway. Or anything that would be intriguing enough to even captivate somehow.

And the show does not live up to it's promising premise - they just gave the idea away without using it's great potential. They just wasted it.

So, unfortunately, that was a terrible waste of time, talent and opportunities to tell something entertaining and worth watching.

This show is not bad. This show is not good. This is 10 episodes of waiting for something to make sense or some drama to happen The viewer is left scratching their head after each episode wondering what exactly the plot of the episode was supposed to be so, you continue to binge to find out what ends up to be a 10 episode exposition that leaves you with nothing but questions. Naomi Watts is better than this. I am not sure how this slid thru the focus groups without someone saying "ummm what the actual heck is this about?" I do not recommend this show even if Netflix claims that it is "suggested for you." This is a clear aim & a miss for Netflix The suspenseful music in the background leads you to believe any second something crazy is going to happen......but to save you the time. It never does. Gypsy because it wanders & makes no sense. I guess the name suits it.

Honestly just too silly to even watch. I slogged through the first 2 episodes and decided I'd wasted 2 hours so why waste more? Hard to believe Naomi Watts would accept such a ridiculous and demeaning role. Yes, I get it, she's not the Stepford wife like her friends. Yes, I get it, she's unfulfilled in her role as a therapist and as a wife. I'm not sure why so many dramas are exploring the alternative partners angles as it's just not that interesting to watch nor to even think about. There is no driving mystery or plot to this program and Netflix blew it by producing it at all.

I was really looking forward to Gypsy. So far I have watched the first two episodes and honestly have no interest whatsoever in watching the rest of the episodes. Gypsy is pretentious, boring, silly and sadly the characters have no substance and I couldn't care less what happens to them. Was looking forward to Gypsy because of Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup, but just not worth my time.

I watched two episodes and that is time I will never get back. Slow moving drivel about entitled, self-centered rich people. Nothing compelling enough to bring a viewer back for more. How did Naomi Watts ever agree to do this project? She is better than this series can show. After two episodes, the series still lacked a plot or a direction in which it was heading. Why would the makers of this show ever think self-indulgent, life-weary people are interesting and worth watching. There is a pervading blandness to the look of the show, the sets, the clothes, and the characters. A quick cancellation is in order.

Personally I couldn't even make it through one episode myself. The most exciting thing I saw was a Taxi crossing the street.

I understand what they were trying to go for but they tried to combine too many social topics crammed into a story and that wasn't related to a good watching experience.

Surprised Netflix fronted this dude. Can't have all winners I guess. Time to move on for me, I had even a hard time meeting the minimum requirement for this review since I really couldn't find much else to say except, it's your time use it as you see fit.

Personally I will look elsewhere.

If you look at where the show came from IE NBCUniversal (Girlfriends Guide) meets 50 Shades (director) you pretty well have this show summed up.

Not being a fan of either of the aforementioned shows it makes perfect sense that I found this show banal, frivolous, trite and generally stupid. The plot holes are enormous - no psychologist could do the things she does and not get suspended from practice. Also the daughter is lost in the plot - how on earth does a mother of one 9 year old have the time to live this lifestyle ?

Just like GFG2D and 50 Shades the practical realities of daily living are left behind in order to advance the weak plot of a sexually frustrated 40 something trying to fill in the holes in her life.

Season 2 of this will probably film in Vancouver, since the location bares little evidence in the plot. And talking about baring little - I've never seen so many people have sex with their clothes on !

However, if you are a sexually frustrated 40 something this show is likely to appeal to you and lets face it you are no doubt the target audience. Me I just see this and see why North Americans are so screwed up.

*** This review may contain spoilers *** Saw it. It got cancelled. Good riddance. My recommendation is to save your binge hours for something less disappointing.

Critics have slammed the show and for good reasons, many of which are noted in these viewer comments. As for Naomi Watts, this may be harsh, but to me she's not nearly as good in this as I've seen most critics try to give her credit for, seemingly as consolation for the bad reviews. I've always liked Watts and she had a few good moments in Gypsy, but overall I felt she'd mailed it in or was simply miscast. What I saw in Jean was a thoroughly unlikeable, privileged, self-absorbed and narcissistic bore that we were apparently supposed to be intrigued by. Watts did her no favors with nary an ounce of real emotion, charm or charisma to make up for it. I just didn't buy her performance as either a therapist or the "suburban mom that used to be a fun, wild and free spirit". Well, I somewhat believed the "suburban mom", but the latter rang hilariously hollow when her past was referenced in various scenes by Jean or Michael. This might not be so bad if the gradual reveal of Jean's alter-ego and past sins weren't at the very heart of this ridiculous tale. Part of the problem was the writer's characterization of Jean itself in that there were elements of Jean's personality that just weren't consistent with someone who had ever been an "exciting free spirit", even if now repressed. There were even opportunities for Watts to showcase the supposed dynamism of Jean's character and give us just a glimpse of this formerly "fun and free" chick while at the club with Sidney or at Sidney's loft. Instead she just looked awkward... like the gears of her dark little mind were always too busy grinding away weighing up responses or trying to manipulate and outmaneuver others to ever truly be spontaneously "fun" or "free". I'll also note that putting Watts' dance skills on display in a seduction scene with her woeful inability to find a beat is an abject FAIL. Jeez even her voice would grate on my nerves, especially in scenes where she was trying to speak softly. I'm thinking that another actress might've actually been better suited for this role.

And then there's Sophie Cookson. Her character bordered on caricature, but overall Cookson was a breath of fresh air, powering her scenes with a natural sensuality I'd not seen on screen in a while. (That kid's got prospects) She 'made' every scene she shared with anyone or anything, and frankly her performance was the only thing that kept me watching the series. While Watts' looked fabulously fit and youthful for her age, her chemistry with Sophie Cookson was subpar. I'm also middle-aged and yep, I was totally down for the millennial/milf action. Watts' love scenes with Crudup were decent and somewhat effective, however with Cookson she had the presence and sex appeal of a cardboard cutout.

In general, the real problem was the writing. The show's overall concept was good if ambitious, but the execution was seriously flawed. Too often cringey dialogue and exposition were used when subtext would've been more effective... and ummm "The Rabbit Hole"? Seriously? It lacked the tension required for a slow burning thriller, the payoff was almost nonexistent and by season's end I didn't care about any of the characters, especially Jean. For most of the series a "scene stealing" Sidney was an intoxicating antidote to this meandering mess... mysterious, sexy and reckless, Allison's story (thanks to Lucy Boynton) had a bit of intrigue, as well the rest of the supporting cast put in a good shift, but by the finale even my investment in them had waned.

I honestly hope that all involved (including its novice creator) get more opportunities to find another, better series to explore and exhibit their talents but I won't miss this one at all.

It's a very long Lifetime movie with a decent and very good looking cast in different states of dress, selfish passion, but it's a cheesy midlife crisis plot where I don't wind up liking any of them. Billy Crudup's Michael is the closest I can find to someone I'd cheer for but he's a one-dimensional boy scout who's there to be the victim.