Gypsy

Over the summer I watched a horrible Netflix TV show that thankfully was canceled after one season. Gypsy, starring Naomi Watts seems like it is interesting, sexy, complex, and sophisticated. It has all the right production and aesthetic elements. It looks and feels so contemporary. It looks and feels like it should be great. But it sucks. It's about a therapist who starts following her patients and gets involved with people in their ives under an assumed identity. There are double lives, erotic lesbians, classy professionals, downtown artists, infidelities, and a possible transgender child. The scenes are scored, directed, filmed in ways that seem cutting edge. But the plot and dialogue are so ridiculous. The whole thing is a laughable mess. It was impossible to care about the characters. Blech. I'm embarrassed that I watched the entire season.