‘Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup’ Examines the Pitfalls of Notoriety: TV Review
variety.comAramide Tinubu A continuation of the documentary, “The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard,” Lifetime‘s eight-part docuseries, “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up,” chronicles a new chapter of Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s story.
For viewers unfamiliar with Blanchard, the series begins with a rapid-fire recap of her childhood and early adulthood. Blanchard suffered from years of abuse at the hands of her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.
The elder Blanchard likely had a mental health condition called Munchausen syndrome by proxy. As a result, she tricked medical professionals into believing that her daughter was wheelchair-bound and had a variety of ailments and illnesses.
In 2015, determined to break free from her mother’s grasp, Gypsy Rose conspired with her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, to kill Dee Dee, resulting in Gypsy Rose’s imprisonment.
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