‘Maid’ - Netflix series

I've watched the first episode and found it so depressing I'm not sure I want to watch more! However, if Grandmasue is finding it good, perhaps I'll persist.

I've watched it all. It was hard to watch at times, makes you realise how tough and unfair life is for many people, through no fault of their own.

I thought the daughter gave a great performance, and also the little girl was fantastic. So good.

Yes, I’m in the middle of it. Isn’t the little girl just wonderful.
There is some really excellent acting but I have to watch something lighthearted afterwards to lift my mood.

I hope you continue with it Farmor. It is very good. The little girl was brilliant. I wonder if the actors reacted to what she was saying because the other actors' dialogue sounded so natural with her.

I agree with your “quite hard to watch” assessment, grandmasue. I can only watch short sections at once before it stresses me out but I think I’ll stick with it at my own pace. Don’t seem to be able to deal with intense stuff except in small doses.

We've watched it all and it definitely improved after the beginning. As you have said, the little girl was gorgeous. What a lovely smile!

Watched it on Monday as a binged watch and although hard at times I would watch it all over again.
It shows how strong women can be in tmes of hardship and as a lone parent would do anything for your child.
10 out of 10 I give it

I've just finished it and enjoyed it hugely. Don't be poor in America, is what I learned. And the strength of some women is amazing.
And I fell in love with that little girl.

It was very good and hard to watch too, I've been through similar circumstances in my life when I was young but I had 2 children and none of the resources or support she was able to get help from were available to me where I lived.
I hope anyone who is going through this can find the strength to get away and start again,you can do it.

I gave up after second episode, so depressing.
It's hard going I couldn't face anymore well atm.
Agree if your poor in America, you really are poor.

It was educational for me, how very tough it is, as I've been very lucky and was never that poor , or in a DV situation. Such a huge gap between the haves and have nots. I saw some terribly poor trailer parks when driving from Grand Canyon to Vegas. We were shocked.

That little girl was one of the best most natural and delightful young actors I've seen.

highlanddreams

It was very good and hard to watch too, I've been through similar circumstances in my life when I was young but I had 2 children and none of the resources or support she was able to get help from were available to me where I lived.
I hope anyone who is going through this can find the strength to get away and start again,you can do it.

I, too, went through something very similar, with a 3-year-old and whilst 6 months pregnant. I survived on benefits, got a degree, and became a teacher. (It did take quite a few years.) Unlike poor Alex in the series though, I had a very supportive mum and friends. It certainly wasn't easy and it does take strength to walk away, but it proved to be so worth it in the long run.

I think they are mother and daughter in real life.

Oops sorry - seen the OP mentioned this earlier

Oh I will watch this. Woman are tough, you are right

I have watched all the episodes and thought it was brilliant, very thought provoking

I just finished it and it is a beautiful series. I think it is very positive to highlight emotional abuse and the very real damage it does as well as how easily some people dismiss it. Also how rare it is for an abusive person to actually wake up to their own behaviour and how abuse tends to follow a cycle in families. Oh and also how it emotional abuse doesn't follow class or culture and happens everywhere.

Anyway. It was beautifully done and very emotional.

I watched the last episode last night. An excellent series. Highly recommended.

I am loving it too. He is such a bastard isn't he? but all the relationships are so complex.

Just about to start on this recommendation…

Great binge watch series with such authentic characters..yes upsetting in parts but that's life and little girl so talented..loved Andie's character such a mess but very enjoyable watch!

Rant alert!

One thing that annoys me about this film is that the child gets carried everywhere. I suppose it might be just that filming would be slowed down if she was walking but they could have got around that. Kids should walk as much as they can, and climb into their car seats by themselves as soon as they can, and out again once the safety harness is undone, and walk upstairs, etc, etc. No wonder so many Americans are obese.

This was excellent. A tough one for me and my sister as there were many parallels with our own upbringing and struggles.

I thought all acting was so good and little Maddy, a delight.

Would recommend highly.

I finished this on Sunday, I really enjoyed it - even though it was desperate fantastic acting in it throughout