The Shocking True Story of The Dropout

[@MsMojo]

Will you be watching The Dropout? Let us know below!

[@christinadumont458]

Cant waiiiit! Just got finished with "Inventing Anna" Lol...

[@theresiasingleton7055]

Yes I will! That woman is psychotic!

[@rosarioacton2377]

Yes!

[@jonanna1894]

I will.

[@aby_lev89]

Can't wait! This is a fascinating story

[@trinaq]

I really adore how Amanda increasingly deepened her voice to play Elizabeth. That truly takes utmost dedication, in that she starts off sounding like herself, but then sounds decades older!

[@judethaddeus9856]

They call that « acting » where I live

[@aryanbaweja896]

@@judethaddeus9856 😐

[@kellykerr5225]

I kept wondering when she would do that because it was said that Elizabeth changed her voice. I think she’s doing so well with this role, I can’t imagine another actress doing better. I’m no expert but I’m really impressed with her performance. She will never get type cast as a dumb blond type with this serious role. Just fooling around I tried to deepen my voice the last few days like her but couldn’t. However I have acid reflux on my vocal chords so if I yell at anyone, like my cat, I’m in pain. So I did develop a slightly deeper more authoritative tone so it doesn’t hurt.

[@JC2023HD]

I didn't think she resembled Elizabeth Holmes at all.

[@unDeadUPROAR]

I swear I see you comment on like most every video I watch

[@shisah5544]

As a scientist this series was amazing and completely baffling. In the U.K. we have biomedical scientists who troubleshoot these machines using quality controls and and check validity of results before they are ever released to clinicians or patients. How they ever bought into the idea that this could go into retail without a medical professional overseeing results being released is crazy to me, and don’t even get me started on the technology. The scene in the dropout where Sunny doesn’t understand how a Siemens works and their little box doesn’t is so very telling that Elizabeth didn’t even understand the fundamentals of the science behind what goes on in the analysers and why they need to be so big. The public and investors were so blindly gullible

[@mac609]

Throughout the Hulu series and in reality, anybody who questioned Elizabeth and Sunni were either isolated within the company or fired. Questions from external interests were met with ambiguous answers without proper follow up questions. From the series and everything I've read, Elizabeth was very deliberate on how she worded a question.

[@gr8macaw1]

This is America. People out here are crazy. I find it incredible that she never explained exactly how this Edison box worked. Thats like saying you have a car that can travel faster than the speed of sound. Crazy if she had found a new way to run complex lab tests why did she not publish? She could have patented her design. Why did she say it was a secret? I find it amazing that the people invested did not question this. Well I guess Americans are all idiots.

[@kateskeys]

They bought into it because they wanted to sleep with her. If she was old, fat and ugly ya think they’d shell out those kind of bucks? I think not.

[@millsykooksy4863]

Most of the investors were Republicans…. So pretty dumb

[@chikensaregood9500]

as being part of the military i find it hilarious that gen james mattis was part of the board just bc most people think all marines are stupid and crayon eaters & this just further adds to it 🤣

[@abeltesfaye_]

Amanda Seyfried is the only actress who could truly play Elizabeth, with her huge eyes 😂 She NAILS Elizabeth's deep voice and creepy demeanor as well!

[@WhatNatters]

Jennifer Lawrence could have smashed it aswell I think 😃😂

[@gemmamatthews340]

Or Emma Stone!

[@matthewscottshea]

But, her eyes still don't look lifeless enough. She'll never have that lifeless stare that people like Elizabeth and Zuckerberg have so effortlessly.

[@factcheckingyourmum]

She's way too pretty tho

[@reghunt2487]

Originally it was going be Kate McKinnon, which would have been horrible. Amanda is amazing in the role.

[@chileplease960]

How could anyone ever trust this lady? She literally has the eyes of a crazy person

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

a trait of psychopaths. I'm a straight older guy, and that face and voice chills my soul.

[@ChuyR.]

One of the whistle blowers mentions in one of the documentaries that seeing the eyes before everything came to light was different to now. Before he spoke the eyes were one of the things that convinced him to drink the koolaid for a time. It is easy to have an opinion after the facts.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

@@ChuyR. some people are also more gullible than others, too.

[@ChuyR.]

@@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat yep

[@diceNdiceN]

Money, the thought of billions will cloud your judgment

[@2ghostworld]

I thought she and Sunny were bad to their employees but if you read the book Bad Blood it describes just how beyond horrid they treated their employees. It’s got to be the most Toxic work environment I have ever read in a book. And these employees weren’t even just your average work in an office employees. The majority of her employees were graduates from Ivy League schools, and had previous experience working in really well known companies and labs like NASA and Labcorp. They both deserve jail time and restitution not just to her investors but the employees that she threatened and in some cases destroyed their lives.

[@deancj1]

Yeah.... It was bad. There are other companies that function as a cult as well.

[@alexcal24]

Oh okay I am ordering the book on the 20th when i get paid. I cannot wait to get the fullest story.

[@jypsyjewels2854]

Mine is more toxic, just much smaller

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

They didn't care!

[@LookingGlassLibrary]

"self made"... comes from generational wealth and the connections of an ivy league education... sure... makes sense.

[@serenity8295]

ikr

[@katie195]

amazing how the “self made” always gets a “leg up” - but they neglect to admit it.

[@JT0007]

@@dez-m UCD grad here. Grew up door poor raised by a junkie single mom. Today my net worth is >$1M at 37, putting me among the top 5% or so among my age. I used to look at the others who were given it all the way you described. ROFL what you learn when you get old like me is most of the rich kids given everything don’t end up doing shit. So much of it is just a sponsored project by their parents etc. I’m setting my kids up so they’ll never struggle like me but they’ll never have access to cash like the ruined rich kids have. I created generational wealth but now I need it to not fuck up my kids. Money makes people worthless.

[@katie195]

@@JT0007 unearned money makes people worthless.

[@katie195]

@@dez-m rich kids rarely have to struggle or sacrifice for their “success” - dad or mom just pick up the phone.

[@savedgesurvive]

It's sad, but true that "white collar" crimes notoriously get little to no jail time when it really really should be happening.

[@pjschmid2251]

Not to mention pretty blonde blue-eyed women.

[@cbel888]

@@pjschmid2251 rich, "established" white women with blue eyes. Correct?

[@patrickmorgan4006]

Ironically, one of the whistle blowers (Schultz) of this "white collar crime" has never been interviewed wearing anything but a t-shirt.

[@gabygaby5701]

@@pjschmid2251 she is NOT pretty… not ugly either, just average

[@amanhasnoname1510]

That’s because they are not violent. They don’t kill, rape, slash people in the street, push people in front of trains, or play the knockout game. Who would you rather live next to?

[@callalilly1988]

What kind of man runs head first into the mess that is Elizabeth Holmes and makes a baby with her? He needs his own documentary.

[@gabygaby5701]

Agreed!!

[@Gorgeouscorliss]

Right, He needs therapy.

[@kateskeys]

No shit, never thought about that.

[@memyself717]

Someone who is basically gonna have to raise a child on his own, she likely won't be out before it reaches adulthood.

[@xMagicChris86x]

she must have moved it good

[@bigk8210]

Elizabeth Holmes should have gone into MARKETING! The way she can talk things up and convince people... She could have made a legitimate fortune in the line of work.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

But wasn't that basically... what she was doing? I guess the major difference is people in marketing may not have all the information, and may also be seen to be innocent of culpability if things go wrong. But otherwise... she was marketing herself as inspiring, and an idea as possible. In that order. It's all sales, in the end, this s**t 😕

[@lelec6923]

i mean she did have a talent 😭

[@toobaaaapi]

That's what I thought, maybe she was a bit overly optimistic and truly believed her machine could work, in theory time travel is also possible but when you set out to do it it's not so simple. When she started the company she was too young, at 19 you can believe in fairy tales but later she caught on but still kept going in deeper and deeper because she did not want to admit to people and lose the fame and fortune and credibility she had received, even if it put millions of lives at risk. People would think of her as a joke and no one would want to o vest with her ever again is probably what she thought, so she kept buying more time hoping her scientists and engineers will catch up and she wouldn't have to give up all her credibility, money and fame. Until she couldn't anymore.

[@fraufuchs9555]

So true. She was so blind, she could really have becoming very successful in another field.

[@matts1364]

Having not known the story prior to seeing Dropout, I couldn’t figure Amanda out, the voice changes I thought was bad acting. But when I researched Elizabeth after, I realized how DEAD ON Amanda played her.

[@gogogadgetgore]

Eh I still think it's bad acting. Like an SNL exaggeration

[@kezyuck325]

Me too! I thought the expression was so off-putting and her intonation sucks, the way she smiled was also weird and didn't fit well with the scenarios given... but after seeing the real Elizabeth, welp, the acting were pretty accurate to the real person.

[@osangdorcasoluchy8465]

@@gogogadgetgorewhat a disturbing story

[@kellykerr5225]

Watching the show now. I’m really impressed with Amada Seyfried playing her. Her acting skills are definitely put to good use.

[@lady__freya__]

My husband and I are addicted to this show. Amanda does an AMAZING job.

[@jenniferhoynak7813]

Amanda Seyfried was absolutely the perfect choice to portray Elizabeth, just the side by side of the interview with the rapid fire questions is what peaked my interest because of how eerily similar Amanda could make her voice sound like Elizabeth's "voice"

[@Zodroo_Tint]

meh

[@SuzzaleyQ]

The genius part about what she did was find individuals who believed her, who had no idea what she was talking about because they were investors not scientists, when she did approach people who had an inkling that she was sketchy they questioned her and she moved on from them. Classic con artist, who was disguised by her family’s former wealth.

[@rockybee1452]

This!

[@HyogaX9]

it ain't that genius. average looking women are making a killing putting up content on instagram and especially onlyfans just by posing in bikinis. Elizabeth Holmes is a young upper middle class blonde blue eyed woman who bamboozled horny rich old white men due to her rare looks just by fluttering her eye lashes claiming she has an idea and the dudes bought it. Men especially when they are older men can be dumb asf as they know they can only attract women in their prime with money.

[@minibixxx]

She’s Anna

[@alexdelcastillo1220]

Her dad was an Enron VP lol.

[@brek5]

pouuusssseeeeyyyy

[@fredstone4395]

Her husband is like that guy in the episode of House who finds out that his wife has traits of a sociopath. She showed no remorse or guilt for anything she was accused of doing. It's almost impossible to tell what a sociopath is thinking.

[@vincecalio8266]

At a certain point I think Holmes’ bizarre obsession with becoming Steve Jobs took over. In her mind, nothing else mattered. What brought her down was that Theranos was running out of cash towards the end, and to keep the scam afloat they had to sign a deal with Walmart and use the bogus machine on real patients.

[@pretorious700]

Maybe he's one too.

[@athenstar10]

AS someone who studied and worked with body fluids, it's basic knowledge, among medical professionals, that blood drawn from using a needle (venous blood) and blood drawn by just pricking a finger (capillary) or even a regular wound, have very different components. Did she even talk to lab scientist or a doctor?? Nope, she talked to a bunch of engineers, and rich men with high ego. Now, that's what I call "smart", but not too smart to convince medical experts😉😉

[@shisah5544]

Exactly! As an actual hospital laboratory scientist doing these tests on a day to day basis, it astounded me that the company even managed to stay afloat for that long and even attract investors. The basic principles of blood and the analysers made no sense

[@athenstar10]

@@shisah5544 Same profession here😉 She's just one of the cry babies I dealt with,lol

[@ChillinVinillin]

It’s wild she got so far though without any doctors calling BS publicly

[@solerevyval4788]

She did talk to scientists; unfortunately one completed suicide after being subpoenaed to testify against her. Any person with scientific background she just ignored them and focused on marketing. She is scary. She deserves jail time.

[@athenstar10]

@@solerevyval4788 Which scientist?? I'm not the best in my field but I know this simple fact.

[@kateskeys]

I emailed Phyllis Gardner and thanked her for her part in the Holmes fraud. She emailed me back to say thanks to me. THANKS AGAIN PHYLLIS- ‘YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES"!

[@quarf53206]

i feel sorry for her baby. Its obvious that she only had a baby to garner sympathy and hope for a short sentence

[@jerseygirl7135]

Her and her crazy boyfriend knew exactly what they were doing. They could’ve caused severe damage to people that really relied on their testing. Though her idea was fantastic, how did no one realize that it wasn’t working?

[@jeffkan1]

This story fascinates me, I have watched and researched several docs, and Elizabeth and her company leaders were extremely threatening to any employees that questioned the what why and how. Plus Theranos covered up the failures and lied about anything that looked bad.

[@alicianelson1252]

I don't think the idea is impossible but just a small amount of blood really?

[@seize3]

highly recommend watching the doc on hulu. Pretty much anyone who tried to dispute her or the tech, she quickly discredited or got rid of them. Pressure from investors, retailers made her lie even more. A domino effect if you ask me

[@aiai-j7i]

They did!

[@shay708]

Amanda is knocking it out of the ball park with her portrayal of EH.

[@jamillahkeziah]

LOVE The Dropout. So well written and well done. Amanda Seyfried is amazing! Laurie Metcalf as well who played Phyllis Gardner. Can’t wait for the finale

[@lelec6923]

its just incredible how apparently the entire industry got scammed like that. i still cant understand how in the world she got away with this for that long.

[@phiten40]

Just look at how easy a but of strategic gaslighting sways public opinion. Elizabeth however wasn't dealing with the general public, but instead used similar strategy to persuade men of influence. Being a blonde, fairly attractive female with a unique ability to lie without blinking enabled her to reach deeper and deeper into the pockets of investors.

[@jadenephrite]

As to how Elizabeth Holmes was able to dupe investors, P. T. Barnum said “there’s a sucker born every minute”. As to how Elizabeth Holmes was ultimately exposed as a fraud, Abraham Lincoln said, “You can fool all the people some of the time or some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time”.

[@LVGirl4]

Your comment 100% nailed it. That exactly describes this situation.

[@Miguel195211]

How this woman was able to con so many people is beyond me. She does not impress me at all.

[@kanikagaral7637]

Neither am i coz have nothing we want from her. She chose people who were easy to fool. And I am sure if we had said something we would ahve been called jealous and whatnot.

[@ChuyR.]

It is easy to speak after the facts

[@janejones7638]

I never believe in her idea. Firstly, if you've ever had blood test you know if they're testing for a variety of issues or diseases many vials are required. The fact that this was going to be down to one drop of blood that quickly made no sense.

[@ChuyR.]

​@@janejones7638 yeah but thats you as an individual. If we go case by case, every single individual in the world is different, not everyone is going to think at the moment they are taking their blood "o yeah that makes sense if they're testing for a variety of issues or diseases many vials are required" there is a lot of people that just dont care and dont question it, is that good?, NO, but is not wrong either. With so much science fiction nowdays and people praising technology and tech idols a lot of people would fall for the "one drop of blood test", if the idea was pitched to me i would personally say "is interesting" but i dont think i would say "this is BS" since the very first moment, later of course after i asked for second opinions or read on the subject. People need to understand the context of the 2000s and 2010s too, people wanted to jump on the Mark Zukerberg bandwagon, tech companies were being created left and right with kids fresh out of college getting billions of dollars for their tech products (youtube being bough by google, whatsapp being bought by facebook, etc...). A lot of people hate Facebook nowdays but back when it was created almost everyone wanted to be part of it.

[@mac609]

Look at the makeup of the Theranos board. Most of them were old, rich, established white men without a scientific background living out a fantasy with EH as the head of their club. If there was one women on the board, I think EH would've been called out for details about the Edison and there would be no book or TV show.

[@mohammadangginugrohomcjogja]

They way she stares (and not blink) alarms me. I didn't feel 💯% surprised with the fraud case.

[@roxanelvgsch]

She does look so scary!!

[@thebyrdherd7805]

It’s so cool watching this after watching “The DropOut”. Seeing who played who and the comparisons is mind blowing.

[@Glowria_Explorez]

I understand that she wanted to do something good with her life but what happened behind the scenes made it so bad, I can’t wait to watch it because this topic is interesting to me

[@77jesseday]

Did she though? My boss has Narcissistic Personality Disorder and its opened my eyes to the depths of wickedness that a person can have. The limitless energy that some people can put into creating an illusion for their ego and their wealth. The uncaring nature of the damage they inflict on others to achieve their goals. I can never believe that someone wants to improve the world based solely on their statement that they want to improve the world.

[@lornarettig3215]

She didn’t though - she wanted to be ‘the next Steve Jobs’ faaaaar more than she wanted to revolutionise healthcare.

[@manchitas3531]

I followed this story for years. Could not wait for that trial. Am thrilled with the verdict but the best is yet to come. Watch her baby blues try to charm up the judge at sentencing, and use the baby she bred to avoid jail in front of him. The big drama is coming to the sentencing show

[@thewkovacs316]

she will get 10 years max

[@sugarbear1965]

Gross

[@lornarettig3215]

Imagine finding out your mother only had you as a prop to try to avoid jail. The child will be genuinely better off without her, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if she’s now desperately trying to get pregnant again, to avoid the correct consequence for her irresponsible and arrogant behaviour.

[@claudiagisolfi1665]

I hope she gets the maximum amount of prison time.

[@AngelaMastrodonato]

Is it normal to schedule the sentencing hearing so far in advance? I just found out it’s not until September. Apparently she’s free on bond. I wouldn’t put it past her to try and escape before the sentence hearing and I can see her possibly succeeding. Where do white collar criminals go to hide? Is it somewhere in South America?

[@ricebunnymoon4624]

She pulled the get pregnant/become a mom move to soften the jury’s heart for a softer punishment.

[@mstevenchapman]

Damn...imagine that child was born simply to cushion the blow of the trial. Wonder if she is so messed up she doesn't even really care for the child. Does she even have maternal instincts?

[@johnmckenzie6661]

Or she realized that she facing 20 years in prison, meaning once she got out she's be almost 60, and thus too old to have a baby. She probably decided this might be her only chance to become a mother. I'd do the same thing if I was risking the prospect of perhaps never becoming a parent.

[@ricebunnymoon4624]

@@johnmckenzie6661 no. U can still get pregnant in jail in ur visitations

[@mstevenchapman]

@@johnmckenzie6661 Also in the time she was indicted she met someone and decided they where fit and suitable to be the Father of her kids. and got pregnant just in time for trial. If anything you don't want to be pregnant on trial as the anxiety and cortisol levels will be fed to the unborn child. Also remember she began a intimate relationship with her major investor simply out of greed and their shared knowledge that what they were doing was evil. Suddenly her actions are not out of selfishness? These people are highly smart and tactful, and they do not have the same 'emotional hang-ups' or virtue shackles of the everyday person. Having a child for practical selfish means is as old as social gathering. Plenty of Mother have had kids the same way others would buy the latest iPhone...because other people are doing it and you don't want to feel left out. The child is simply an accessory, a fashion statement, or a bullet proof vest from judgement.

[@johnmckenzie6661]

@@ricebunnymoon4624 I guess I didn't consider that. Good point.

[@muddlasvegas]

What a Sociopath. I hope she gets the full 20 years. What she did was inexcusable, and how she treated her employees. Not to mention what she could’ve done to patients.

[@reghunt2487]

Holmes was part of a generation that, when asked what they wanted to be when they grew up answered "rich and famous". She just wanted to be "great", she didn't care how. And to be a good liar, you have to kind of convince yourself the lies are true. She was more of a product than an entrepreneur. Sadly I think a lot of people look at this story trying to understand how to do the same thing but not get caught.

[@aiai-j7i]

It's called "Being American".

[@reghunt2487]

@@aiai-j7i For the part of the recent generations who are sold on the whole reality TV BS, yes. I'm hoping that spell is wearing off tho.

[@JamieMurphy25]

For investors, this should be a lesson on how not to invest in a company with bad science, a single drop of blood would be ideal for measuring blood sugar, not enough for everything else.

[@Nenithedon]

YET

[@cita_m]

It was actually a great idea. If she had just been honest about the limitations of the device, I think things could have gone alot better for her.

[@iloveplasticbottles]

They wouldn't have. No one would want to invest in a blood testing machine that sucks at what it does.

[@cita_m]

@@iloveplasticbottles I agree. However, the reason it 'sucked at what it did' was because she/ Theranos wasn't honest about what it could do. It could have been a great device that tested a few dozen disorders, instead of over 200 or however many they claimed.

[@joselocalau123]

@@cita_m yes, but she didn’t care if it worked or not. She just wanted to be great, a visionary, an icon. The other stuff was unimportant to Holmes

[@xavierxrc]

It really wasn't. I wish it were that simple. Some lab test need just the serum out of whole blood as red blood cells and plasma interfere with the reaction that's being tested, some tests just need plasma and others just red blood cells. To get those different blood products out of whole blood it requires a centrifuge. After that you need reagents to run the tests in the right amount and temp controlled incubation for the reaction to occur. You'll also need a reader for the test and waste portion of the reaction. Also, sometimes peoples' whole blood is not easily separated into the right portions from whole blood and require either special testing, more sample or need to be diluted out. Like the video says she had no lab scientist on the board because she knew it was sketchy.

[@mac609]

The idea was great to con investors but EH ignored the science. That's why she evaded scientists and the FDA like the plague.

[@colinwhitfield8627]

It is SO good. Seyfied is spectacular. Its dramatic, funny, awkward, infuriating, and so freaking WATCHABLE.

[@novitaanggraini9787]

I remember a teen boy entering a store that tryna buy cigarette and drink and pretends to sound like an adult. Elizabeth literally sounds like this.

[@melissathwaites415]

Lol

[@solerevyval4788]

😂😂😂 This is so funny to me!

[@LayChonkyHampters]

Bruh, privileged people and money. She doesn't even have the credentials, no degree in medicine and chemical engineering is hard af

[@ciaomamabella]

No see, this is where you are wrong. Elizabeth was the “idea machine” who hired the qualified personnel to create her idea. All of that money went into trying to create the product she dreamt up. Still, yes, ur right, ahole rich ppl doing dumb shizz. But, this is what rich ppl do. They hire a team to create their idea so eventually it builds and builds into so,etching else entirely. It creates its own monster. Regardless, she didn’t need to have a degree when she was able to hire ppl to create it. Obviously she build such a big mote around her so no one would find out she had no clue of the science behind it.

[@yespls6260]

Even if people think you're absolutely BRILLIANT, DO NOT drop out of college when you only have a few classes left.. not because college isn't a scam (it is often), but mainly in case you need a back-up if your "plan" fails. You can always go back of course (or you can go later), but when you've spent four years of your life working on a degree it is worth seeing it all the way through. I didn't have stellar grades in college and I contemplated dropping out, but I'm glad I finished because when I found what I was passionate about even with my not great grades in undergrad I was able to continue to pursue it because I "ticked" that box.. College isn't for everyone of course, but if you've spent so much time working towards something and are all the way done, it's worth finishing it

[@alenayushkevich8159]

okay she put a lot of people in danger and she sucks for it and deserves everything she gets but boy oh boy i feel so happy watching these sad upset faces of old white rich powerful men cause they were fooled by a woman. iconic.

[@APoliticalConfusionAndMess]

You're on the side of Russia, aren't you?

[@alenayushkevich8159]

@@APoliticalConfusionAndMess the fuck?

[@ShelbySteele23]

But it's a setback for women since men already questions our abilities. Obviously anyone is capable of fraud and men have historically created the bulk of it but that doesn't mean they won't use this case (and Anna What's Her Name?) to justify why they shouldn't invest in women's ideas

[@alenayushkevich8159]

@@ShelbySteele23 didn't justify the behavior or the situation in a whole, just happy that some white rich men lost their money, that's it

[@jessicabell8838]

@not your cat cool name. Like the one on 90 day fiance

[@taylorswiftmidnight]

if you want more theranos/elizabeth content i definitely recommend listening to “the dropout” on spotify or apple music. the podcast inspired the show on hulu

[@Username-pl2ow]

I wish they could have used the music from the podcast on the show

[@Joe33305]

I’m currently watching the series on HULU. Amanda is doing an unbelievable depiction of Elizabeth.

[@beastlyzee]

That voice, I can’t 😩😭😂.

[@custer2449]

If you've ever had a finger stick, you'll know how incredibly painful it is compared to a regular blood draw. Anyone who is fooled by Holmes' delusion is just a head shaker.

[@enbykenz]

This is what confuses me so much. I was so adverse to finger pricks as a kid. I understand some people don’t have accessible veins… but I think most people do?

[@custer2449]

@@enbykenz When I was a kid, I was deathly afraid of those damn painful things. "Well, I'm not only delusional, but I'm a liar - a pathological liar. So there's that.."--E.H.

[@Johannesburg777]

True..regular blood draws really aren't that painful...it's so quick and then it's over

[@jgedutis]

Elizabeth Holmes missed her calling. She should have written a book called "How to speak without saying anything"

[@mindylambert7587]

Amanda Seyfried nailed this performance. If she doesn't get an award for this then its rig.Applause to this series.

[@Elizabeththegreatest]

I just finished watching the show with my mother, and we both loved it!

[@ShredderTainment]

Dad is VP of Enron? That’s no small fact! Wow!

[@rhg4709]

The power of privilege🍀

[@dez-m]

Fr!

[@roku5510]

Watching series now and Amanda is AMAZING as Elizabeth Holmes.

[@magicalgrasshopper]

This program is so compelling and authentic,really enjoying watching it,can’t wait to see the last episode

[@bluesorbliss4331]

Even if she was the real deal, those Steve Jobs turtlenecks and fake, deep voice was cringe af. 😂😂😂

[@crystalbluewire3339]

@ Blues Or Bliss throw in the sickening vocal fry and there you go. Just gross.

[@niellalien]

Yeah. And why the messy hair and tacky makeup? She looks like a clown.

[@ygbgforever]

No degree, GED or PhD, anybody can be duped

[@chewygal69]

Amanda is doing a great job playing Elizabeth! I am definitely watching this series!!!

[@AdmiringObserverR]

It took until I saw the typography of the series title that "DROPout" also refers to a DROP of blood.

[@wglim100]

If they had bothered to ask any biomedical science or medical experts, even a student from that field, they would not be in this mess. Anyone from those two fields would have answered that her idea of using 1 or 2 drops of finger prick blood to do 100s or 1000s of test is impossible. Basic knowledge of physiology and logic will tell you it is impossible. So I don't feel sorry for the investors, they did not do any due diligence and have only themselves to blame.

[@DZtoUSA]

This is why i never believe “self made” Means money of other people “investors”

[@CTDMally077]

I just watched the Documentary about her on HBOMAX a couple days ago

[@maman5275]

Amanda Seyfried is BRILLIANT in this role.

[@memefree3101]

Amanda is everything on this show! She's more Elizabeth than Elizabeth 🤣

[@juliie007]

The very moment I heard that her father was VP of Enron that lit red flags and alarms. I’m surprised that everyone overlooked such a key factor.

[@the_only_living_ghost]

Right?

[@ChillinVinillin]

I don’t get it

[@creativechristinaa]

@@ChillinVinillin Enron was another scam company. She learned from her father how to become a scammer.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

But was her father was "VP of Enron" just another one of Delvey's lies?

[@DarlingMissDarling]

@@theultimatereductionist7592 umm, you're talking about the wrong woman. 🤣

[@N26-x2o]

Binge-watched the first 7 episodes in one night. Look forward to seeing Episode 8 tonight! Holmes should really get the maximum sentence - hope her baby's father is a quality human being in case he's left to raise the child on his own. It's sad how someone has absolutely no conscience to do the right and humane thing! One day we all will answer for our choices!

[@TIAdor-um8gc]

Hollywood cant never get enough of glorifying frauds & Psychos. What a revolutionary she is, that she actually deserves her own movie.

[@michelleodonnell3730]

I've watched the first season and the actress has her down to a tea great acting and quite a good story I know of miss holmes and this was not always factual but it is very entertning

[@seller231]

Imagine if she had put her determination and ambition into doing some good

[@lindalaw8368]

I subscribed after this! Excellent work! More like this!

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

the actress looks a bit like holmes, but she seems to have something holmes doesn't...what is it...oh yeah...a SOUL!

[@diamondsparkle9967]

Whoever told her that deepening her voice was good, is a fool. She sounds scary and silly.

[@gummy5862]

I think she kind of did that on her own accord, nobody told her to do it.

[@Ruby-xk8kn]

I wonder if the voice actually did help her, by making her seem more masculine and intimidating so people would question her less.

[@kaylaclark4459]

If you read. It's not proven or anything that she actually changed her voice. Her parent have sworn she has always had a deep voice. And perception (people's memory) is way too inaccurate to be "proof".

[@trayrite4040]

@@kaylaclark4459 it's her parents lol of course they'll lie for her. Her voice is fake.

[@justlucky8254]

@@kaylaclark4459 maybe it was just the audio, but I've watched a couple other videos of her speaking years ago and her voice was much higher in each of the different clips. One of her professors said she was "shocked" upon hearing the change in her voice in a matter of months.

[@Black_Magic_Woman]

Awful woman. Absolutely vile. So sad for all the REAL great minds out there, that will never be given the opportunity she had. And she was an absolute fraud.

[@badlilkitty96]

Wacthing the first episode now! I love Amanda Seyfried. She is an awesome actress and she is so pretty! She is doing a great job imo. She gives a little bit of the voice in certain inflections before she changed it so that it wasn't as much of a shocking distracting change imo. I thought it was a mistake at first but then I realized I was trying to find Amanda's natural voice not the character of Elizabeth's natural voice. Which now I think was a genius choice. 👍 Really good so far!!!

[@mepulley7913]

Correction - John Carreyrou read the article in the New Yorker, but it was the tip from the Pathologist who became his source that got him interested in uncovering the massive fraud Theranos was.

[@JohnnyC10071959]

Amanda Seyfried hit a homerun. I was thinking she could not be that good playing EH - DAMn, she was way way better than I could imagine anyone. I hope she gets the career boost she deserves.

[@a.jlondon9039]

Interesting how the MSM did not do their due diligence to thoroughly investigate this con artist.

[@eunomiac]

It's really interesting to me how narratives can be coloured. Consider the "she talked her way into Stanford's Mandarin program" bit. In a vacuum, without knowing where this story was going, one might be confused by the tone: Why cast a high school student as a manipulative villain for seizing an opportunity to persuade --- without malice or dishonesty --- a university to accept her on her proven merits? And yet, somehow, knowing the path she walks later in life, doing so comes naturally.

[@mepulley7913]

You should read the book by John Carreyrou "Bad Blood". You won't be able to put it down. It will also explain why she was "Driven" as she was.

[@victormkhaliphi2778]

The American Greed narrator makes that show easy to listen to. Great voice... I love it.. 😃

[@marktodd5646]

Love it, best series atm,

[@MsMojo]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@valarya]

When this girl started her company @ 19 years old, I was 22 years old. I had never heard of her until literally yesterday (when I found out about the Hulu show). So while her story is somewhat fascinating, what's even more interesting is that she was apparently well-known for almost 20 years now and I somehow missed it. 😅

[@zeenbean2135]

Same, only heard about her when the trailer for The Dropout came out and I'm in the medical field! (Not in America though).

[@Johannesburg777]

I live in the Silicon Valley and didn't know about her until about three years ago.

[@Zodroo_Tint]

Seems like you love yourself a little too much.

[@gojewla]

Lol. She sounds totally stoned when she talks.

[@TheMakeupforever]

I followed this for years but haven’t watched the series yet. It’s on Netflix now as well. I think her delivery as a person commands so much attention it negates the actual bull she’s telling or not telling. Evading the truth. She would have made a better politician and maybe avoided a court case.

[@wmmv2019]

Lol I said the same thing! She'd be great as politician.

[@nadegef4895]

This story is all about ego. Elizabeth's ego to not recognize her idea was just not realisable. Investor's ego to deny obvious facts and being tricked by a young woman, and the ego of the former neighbor to have not being asked for advises. But the worst for me, is that she has been recognised guilty for frauds and lying to investors. Nothing about jeopardise people health.

[@barbarabeckman848]

I have followed this story in book form, podcast and Dropout. Series brought to life these greedy characters.

[@yourmovies7540]

I always thought she looked liked Jennifer Aniston and you just had to include her picture there at the end😂😂

[@Nick-no1vc]

Jail and prison are different things. Common folks. When a person is found guilty and sentenced, they are typically transferred from jail to prison. They are not interchangeable. Details matter.

[@j.r.4627]

No. A person sentenced to 364 days or less is sentenced to jail term. A prison term starts at '365 plus a day' So if someone's sentence is 7 months, it's 7 months in jail not prison. The highest penalty for a misdemeanor, without additional factors like VOP or repeat offender, is a year in jail not prison. but Yes, people whose sentences are greater than a year are held in jail until they're transferred to prison. but everyone who is convicted and sentenced for a crime isn't held in jail until they're transferred to prison.

[@katie195]

This story proves it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. And supposed very successful people who know their way around the boardroom get totally duped by a young blond dog and pony show, smoke and mirrors snake oil salesgirl.

[@DanaArmas]

i Adore Amanda Seyfried lot. British accent is spot on..

[@Astoldby_jenifer]

Watched it already and all I can say is wow without giving spoilers

[@TIVOSTUDIOS]

Anna Sorokin must have been a fan of hers lol

[@jbadianyama]

Lol, same what'saap group 🤣

[@karmens7310]

Watched whole series, amazing

[@skate3062]

I always thought Amanda's are bigs until she is in this series...they are nothing compared to Elizabeth's crazy eyes. 😅😅

[@Be1smaht]

The eyes have it

[@seppyq3672]

Is it just me, or does elizabeth kinda give off zuckerberg vibes? Robotic.

[@iloveplasticbottles]

Amazing that the blood testing company was banned from testing blood.

[@rebekahwestwood]

Elizabeth Holmes looks like a sketch someone draws trying to find a criminal

[@fvoconnor]

Great medical/science advances usually come from professionals who've been in the industry several years and know how to make an advancement in technology come to fruition. I think she had a great idea, but the knowledge of how to create it just wasn't there, and possibly technology/science wasn't there yet either! The patch, for example was a great idea that companies ARE starting to harness - there are all kinds of patches that administer nicotine/supplements.

[@hpharridan]

and insulin

[@kaylaclark4459]

And birth control

[@hpharridan]

@@kaylaclark4459 and insulin

[@princesssprinklesthecat4192]

Yeah but those insulin patches have NEEDLES. The patches without them only measure blood sugar

[@rayhonabdulloeva]

0:59 July 11th 😂🤣that’s my birthday

[@marisamunizz]

I feel like little to nothing is gonna happen to that woman, punishment wise. I want to be wrong.

[@seannorris9916]

Def have been watching so far. Amanda plays her convincingly

[@kanikagaral7637]

What was that photo with eyes such wide open?? That was creepy af

[@amandatomaschun4974]

Never knew who she was till the I watched the series but I loved it , so now doing my research

[@dareisayit]

Giving off those Romy from ‘Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion’ vibes. Inventor of Post-its anyone?

[@tomorrowmorning8360]

Whoa!!!!!!!!

[@ashleewilliams9735]

Screaming

[@TheRealHelenaDeluca]

Yes! This is exactly what I thought lol!

[@docluv14]

I can’t wait to see this!

[@johrathbun]

I love this villian arc!