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- Netflix
- Oct 1, 2021
- Netflix
- Oct 1, 2021
Summary Single mother Alex (Margaret Qualley) cleans houses to provide for her child in this drama inspired by Stephanie Land's memoir "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother's Will to Survive."
Created By: Molly Smith Metzler
- Netflix
- Oct 1, 2021
- Netflix
- Oct 1, 2021
Summary Single mother Alex (Margaret Qualley) cleans houses to provide for her child in this drama inspired by Stephanie Land's memoir "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother's Will to Survive."
Created By: Molly Smith Metzler
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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95% Positive
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5% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
82
95% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
5% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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There are many moments found within Netflix’s limited series “Maid” where I just said, “Wow.” It wasn’t strictly the moving performances from an all-around talented cast, nor was it the empathetic and complex relationships that develop and change over 10 episodes. It was the overall package, one that blossomed into a show that left me laughing as often as I was crying.
Maid may fall short as a cultural study, but regarded as an intimate personal story, it’s a triumph — a sensitively written, superbly performed drama that finds the humanity even in the coldest of days, and keeps you hooked until the very last minutes.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 43 User Ratings
7.6
77% Positive
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
12% Mixed
5 Ratings
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12% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 43 User Ratings
7.6
77% Positive
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
12% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
12% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
As a divorced man, this was one of the most emotional shows I have ever seen. Every Young woman should check this one out. It is about choices, choices that Your life can make simple as it can get, but also hardest ever. To grab every single chance You have to make Your life better, to not be afraid to take help when offered, to help others (give that help back).. Many choices of maid have been very very wrong, many chances came out of luck.. But that is life!
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SEASON 1
Maid is not a cozy weekend binge nor is it a crackling murder mystery. That said, it does deserve to be your next Netflix watch. The series tells a haunting, but ultimately inspiring, human story and features a next level performance from Margaret Qualley. It might also change the way you think about poverty.
Despite its economically oriented title, “Maid” is most compelling as a tale of healing and self-discovery.
Many of the performances, including Robinson’s Sean, are layered and specific, but none so much as Qualley’s. She puts a face on the hard-working people, so often dismissed and ignored, who slip through the cracks in this country.
There are times when, like Alex, we feel as if we’re experiencing downbeat déjà vu. Ultimately, though, this is a worthwhile journey containing valuable insights into the myriad of ways the system works against those who need it most, how emotional abuse is abuse nonetheless, and how one young woman climbed her way to success by sheer determination.
“Maid” itself can be a frustrating experience, sometimes moving and convincing, sometimes scattered and trite.
I absolutely love this show. I love it. The ability for the writer and actors to address such serious issues such as domestic violence, poverty and mental illness is unparalleled. The a ring is amazing and the roles and character building is amazing. You laugh, you cry. This is a must see. Gripping right to the end.
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SEASON 1
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SEASON 1
Has touches of greatness, which was enough to keep me watching the entire season. I had trouble reconciling different ways the protagonist was shown. Some scenes had her demonstrating great awareness about the world and society's rules, while others depicted her as hopelessly naive about even the most common-sense things. I don't mean she was simply wise but naive, or that it was trauma manifested in behavior, it was more jarring and inconsistent than that.
It also had inconsistent messaging regarding emotional abuse, where it was portrayed as on-the-nose and villainous from one character and much more innocent from another.
Despite these dissonances, still a well-acted and compelling watch, with some creative edits and engaging story.
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SEASON 1
Quailly seemed more focused on looking pretty than actually behaving like a character, harkening back to her disastrous role in Death Stranding. There was nothing about her performance that said she was a mother - she seemed like a Horror film actress: more concerned with looking sultry than acting, fitting as this was released in October.
Oh, but shes a Zoomer, so of course she will get praise for her sorry performance. Yet another show about Zoomers, casting Zoomers, and is as droll and every other Zoomer show (so, that means EVERY new show the last half-decade from Netflix). You’d think they’d run out of zoomers to cast, but nope they just keep getting handed shows on a silver platter despite having no talent.
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