This is why living in a DV relationship is never black and white and it's so hard for people to leave. You want to try and fix that person (if you love them) but only they can help themselves.
yeah both Alex and Sean come from abusive families. Alex didn't grew up with his father but had the burden of a mother who refused to take care of herself and on the other hand Sean who actually grew with an abusive father and emotionally unavailable mother. It messes up kids. But one thing to learn is that just because you understand why the abuser acts that way, you are not obligated to stay to help "fix him" at the expense of your own sanity and wellbeing.
@@karenflores4987 I think it's exactly this. I think the nuance of him being black and white felt risky to the narrative in some ways (maybe people feeling Alex wasn't really victimized) but essential to understanding these kind of relationships. He isn't evil and he is flawed but that doesn't change the harm he has done and the way he was treating her. You are not obligated to stay or be sympathetic because of it. I'm reminded of the last conversation she has with the dad where he says he didn't see abuse, he just saw a young couple struggling, and kept saying Sean needed her support when she responded "I can't worry about him right now, I need to take care of me!".
They way Nick played Sean was so well layered. But that scene where her Mother has a breakdown, and he uses that to emotionally draw her back in was so raw and real. Even the way her Dad wouldn't stand up for her because he was the same way with her Mom. I knew as soon as Sean had to start working more hours again to keep her at home to himself, she would sink into the same routine, again, then taking her car away, and back to alcohol again. That cycle of abuse is so systemic and real in our society. The way her Mom kept going from Man to Man reminds me of my own mother as well as my mother-in-law. We need a better system to help women/people in general to get out.
Alex works hard then self sabotages anything she has achieved by allowing the people around her to ruin it. The same thing would of happened once ahe attended school if she were to take her mother with her. She would not be able to complete a 4 year program while also taking care of her mother. Her mother needs to be on meds. There are programs but the problem is that her mom refuses to be in one and take her meds. So what do you do?
Alex was a classic self sabotager. She was so frustrating to watch sometimes, it’s like she constantly made the wrong decisions. Two steps forward, then two steps back.
Wow you spoke this so clear. I completely agree it was heartbreaking to see. And to know this is life so many people experience this. It just brings me to tears they have to face so so much trauma, survival mode and false realities of life
Agreed. I had to watch this scene just to see that Nick is Nick and not Sean, and hot hate the face of Nick every time that I see him on screen like I came to hate Sean 😂
I met her thanks to Death Stranding, it's very interesting how her character also works with the issue of motherhood there. I hope she has a great future.
Totally agree! I have seen him act a gawky teenager in melissa and joey ! He was good then but he is exceptional now. He perfectly potrayed the vulnerability and helplessness of an alcoholic .my heart broke for his character in the end! I am a fan now!
@@iamBisma they have amazing chemistry. I kind of feel guilty for enjoying it so much considering he’s such an asshole lol but wow, they are so believable as a couple.
@@gee2541 lol I dont ! Feel guilty as in.I think he had his own demons and he loved Alex in his own way ,although he could have tried harder .But in the end when he decided to give up his parental rights for his daughter's sake ,he redeemed himself (in my eyes atleast).
Me to!! I think this show hit home to so many people around the country and it’s amazing to see it finally put out there in a way so that we can feel We’re not alone !.I too cried my eyes out especially In the last show ..I cried so much when Sean decides to give up Maddie …knowing it was for the best …it’s sad there’s not enough people out there in the same position but let there own selfishness pretty much determine a child’s future in a sense …
@@CR-ce5lf SAME ..I literally had to pause it and walk out of my Room because i was crying so bad..went over to my moms room (whom I live with currently ) and said MOM U HAVE TO WATCH THIS SHOW!😭😭😭😭
You could tell she was in survival mode from the second she left the house the first time. Then she stayed there until her only option was to become catatonic. The imagery of her in the well was so compelling!
I don’t know why but I didn’t even recognize Nick Robinson until well into the show. I know Nick as having such a sweet face, but you could see so much pain and trauma in his face for this role. He is such an amazing actor and just knows how to pour into the role. Everyone on this show did an absolutely fantastic job.
@@mfunk33 Did recognize him at all until I googled the actor. I mean he looks more like an adult now than a big-eyed teenager. Kudos to him for transforming!
That scene was so heartfelt!!! But I just loved the incredible feelings the actors shared when she goes back home with him after her mother's incident where she cut a nerve in her hand . She goes back home with him bc she is extremely tired ,in chock ,needy and absolutely lost ,and she throws herself in his arms and they hold eachother and just for that moment she needed that love .
I've just finished watching MAID, and to my surprise l didn't know that Paula and Alexa were actually mother and daughter in real life!! My jaw dropped.
This series changed my partner and his relationship with me and the relationship he has with our son. He said it was an eye opener and as if he was looking in the mirror. He literally balled at the emotion and said he didn't want to loose me like Sean did with Alex and Maddy. Amazing series
Hi Doll, I believe you still need to watch out. If his actions don't support his words at some point, then you are in the right to leave, no second thoughts. Wish you the best!
The first familycourt scene was so believable and on point, having been in the same situation. Family court provided no acknowledgment or concern regarding my domestic abuse story. To not be seen, heard or acknowledged for our truth is a very horrifying and demoralizing thing to go through. I thought the entire series was so authentic about abuse and CPTSD. So well done.
Yes, Carol Whelihan...I absolutely agree. Been there. Everything you stated above is true. I've been wanting to write about my experiences and have held back, but this series is inspiring me the more I watch it. It's painful. The worse pain, in my opinion, next to death.
Agreed Carol xx I finally felt like someone else out there knew my story. From the abuse, to wanting me to abort, to addiction, the type of mother Shaun has, the audacity of taking me to court, money dwindling, the LONELINESS - feeling like you're in that deep dark well all alone or the couch swallowing you, but even when you want to stop... because some days you'll even want to die... you HAVE to fight... for that little soul relying on you. This was one of the best series on Netflix, well done to all the actors, such an amazing job. So moving, so victorious.
There’s is nothing about this series that I thought I would like and it’s turned out to the be the best show I’ve watched in years Margaret’s facial expressions are the most beautiful I’ve ever seen
I thought her deer caught in the headlight expression was on cue in some scenes but was definitely overplayed. She got to the point of using that same expression even before anything was even being said to her.
That scene where she’s dropped off at the shelter by Regina & how she fights to hold back tears while waiting at the door was absolutely heartbreaking 💔 I was bawling!
I just finished this series. I started the first two episodes on the first night and I got so glued till the last tenth episode on the second night. This story is so great. So inspiring something that I loved after some series I've watched previously.
I click on it, thinking it was a movie. I always avoid series. Yet, it kept going and going. I stayed up till 3 am watching it. Now, I can wait to go home and continue watching it. It is very emotional at times and I was tearing all the way.
@@labellavida2581 same! i just finished it like 5 minutes ago then came here lol the whole time i was like who is this seany guy looks familiar then i googled him and dangg he’s that jurasic boy lol also paula is alex’s mom in real life?? wow
Seriously blown away by this series, the performances from Nick and Margaret are out of this damn world!!! They should be major stars, their talent deserves more recognition! Nick really transformed because I honestly didn’t recognize him, I still picture him as his character in A Teacher, which was yet an incredible show.
This series is important for exposing what it is like to live around and with mental illness and cycles of abuse. As an abuse survivor, it triggered the hell out of me to where I had to stop watching at several points to recover before I could continue. The writing was on point, and the acting was very very good. What also stood out was how the series used recurrent flashbacks to show the main character starting to recover and process traumatic memories. The use of the dark images where the main character is sucked into the couch, and at the bottom of the dark well, were accurate depictions of the emotional experience of soul murder in a relationship with an abuser. Truly an amazing piece of work in so many respects.
Thanks for sharing this. I had the same response. I relate to what you said about the couch and the dark imagery. I had my own flashbacks and was shocked how much this helped me grow. Made me cry just to read this. It’s so hard to handle this type of psychological warfare. Best of luck. Hope your well..
@@GardenGrownGreens Yes, I am doing well. The fact that this experience did not destroy me left me understanding how vulnerable I was, and where, and also how very resourceful and resilient I am.
@@rubberbiscuit99 I agree 100%. It used to make me sad knowing I had am these problems… that was until I realized how much the abuse really shaped me… and how my survival of it was a testimony to my strength and determination to survive and thrive. I still struggle with how I look at myself. The sexual abuse really messed with me and the psychological warfare I had to fight as a kid most likely is half the reason I still struggle with life today. I still feel stupid and like I deserve half the crap people do to me. Idk why. It’s just like, normal to me now. Even though I know it’s wrong. Hope that makes sense…
The scene where she goes to the DV shelter clothing store broke me. It made me cry so hard. It was beautiful and sad at the same time. I am happy that they have those resources in those shelters. I need to be better about donating things to these shelters because those folks really need and appreciate them :)
I loved how the Sean character became sympathetic, Alex returns, and then you could feel the darkness return in him & observed by her in an instant. Just excellent acting.
i went into this blindly & so glad i did. sucked me right into the story, everyone did a fantastic job. i’m also glad they went all in with showing the reality of poverty
I was so overwhelmed by the incredible acting by every single major character in this show. By far it was PHENOMENAL and I only have praise. An absolutely perfect show
I could relate so much to this story. Being homeless and a young single parent trying to make it. A victim of DV. (I even worked as a maid at one point.) This made me feel so empowered and so strong. Thank you for the best portrayal of the deep struggle. I never thought I would binge this series. I know so many other people said that. But I cried for you and for myself. I felt the emotion of standing on my own two feet in my own little way just to have life knock back down. The mental health, the addiction all of this was so relatable to my life and the people in it. Amazing performances from everyone!
This series has touched my heart. The story, the cast and the part when Alex saw her Mom sleeping in the car.. i was sobbing. It's the best series I've ever watch. Hats off to each and everyone especially Alex. My heart cries for you.
I really appreciate the accuracy that this series has. They did the research needed to make this series amazing, raw, and so true to the lives of many many people
The real star if this was Andie MacDowell. I forgot how funny she was. I also appreciate how it wasn't a typical Cinderella story as well. A man coming to "save" her. She lifted herself out of her situation of her own.
I agree with you but we really gonna continue dissing on Cinderella? As if she wasn't in an abusive household with no way out... Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine.
I told myself I’d watch an episode a day but just couldn’t. Two day binge. Heartbreaking and devastating and just rooting for Alex from beginning to end. Been to family court - very accurate. Single mom but with some advantages with employment. There but by the grace of God go I. Watching this just helps me realize that I was one of the lucky ones. It wasn’t easy, but it was never that bad. Blessings and prayers to anyone in the same situation as Alex. ❤️🙏🏻
Gave me my first panic attack watching this series at age 40, but I must say this series had me take a long hard look at my life gave me understanding. I think even a couple of opened wounds got patched up but most of all gave me purpose and direction I have never watched a series that impacted me on such a dramatic level and gave me such self worth and purpose at age 40 I have had trauma all my life from age 6 when my mom died and I was put in the foster care system all the way up until now and it has helped me work through a lot of things and remember a lot of things that I put away thank you so much for making this serious to everyone involved. This has seriously changed my life for The better. I am a different better me from watching the show. Thank you so much. ……..signed a hurt soul ❤
I've watched today the last episode and I cried, I really cried a lot. Alex's story made me thinking about a lot of things that happened in my life, I'm a single mother too and I know how hard is the life when you have to do all alone. A massive hug to all the single mothers, they deserve it!
Maragret, your acting was over the top on professionalism. Your facial expressions, the looks on your face, it was just real! My wife and I would eat dinner on the sofa watching 2 episodes a night. I found myself at times looking at the clock wanting "dinner time" to come soon. Sadly, the part you took on is so real and so many women are truly in that exact situation. I wish the world were a better place and I thank you so for shedding light on reality. Your acting career is just beginning. I wish you much success. Thank you, Brian
I remember watching "Maid" and thinking, "How did they find someone for the lead who looks so much like she could be Andie MacDowell's daughter?" Mystery solved!! They're both amazing in this, and it's a huge departure from Ms. MacDowell's typical roles. Also, I was binging "Maid" and "A Teacher" at the same time, and didn't recognize Mr. Robinson as "Eric" from "A Teacher". He brought a very different energy to these two demanding roles. Ms. Rose brought a wonderful complexity to her role as well. There were a lot of stellar performances in this show. I hope it gets its due recognition.
I love when I can't recognize an actor in a movie or series. Nick, you did it, you won yourself a new fan! And Margaret, she was amazing, I hope to see more in the future ♡
I was touched so deeply by MAID. Believe it or not my boyfriend is who found the show for me and said I would like it. It hit me hard because the scenes were so believable.
I binge watched the episodes over the weekend and was blown away by how well it’s produced and acted. Margaret is amazing in the lead role and her real life mom Andie McDowall shows a side to her acting that is unlike anything she’s ever done. It’s powerful so be prepared to be amazed.
She was excellent.. I loved watching her.. just seeing how she really had bi polar, being in one place then the next day just forgetting about it completely.. she was great to watch..
This was brilliant I've just watched in the UK it really resonated with me being a single mother the early years it really touched me. Great piece of work .
You acting like it's the pursuit of happiness or something. It's just about an privileged white girl who in realy quit a decent job, complained about not being to buy organic milk with food stamps (or WIC), complained when the real life Nate kicked her but paid for her new place to stay and helped her move. It Reaks of privilege.
@@DavidJohnson-dp4vv no I’m not acting like it’s the pursuit of happiness Nate choose to help her she just came out of a domestic situation so by all means she had every right to take what he provided because he offered it and although she got a job fast I was just simply inspired by the fact that she was managed to pull herself and her child out of a bad situation
I personally think every new mom should watch this series. I'm a mother of two toddlers and I fall in love with this series. I watched it in a day I want more of it. Amazing acting all of the them..
love the show. Heartwarming , touching and inspirational. I cried multiple times. Ive been there and i know it’s not easy. It’s hard. and discouraging. I love the concept of directors show reality of women going back to situations.
I LOVE THIS SERIES! LOVE ANDIE MACDOWELL!!! What a GREAT SERIES! As someone who has been a victim of DV, this speaks SO TRUE to life!!! So full of fight, inspiration, and hope! How did I not know Margaret was her daughter...🤦♀️Wonderful actors! I still think about this show, it really hit home.
this show is one of those shows that is so important for our society to watch and understand that people experience this type of life everyday. The show had so many messages and it was probably one of the best shows I & probably many others have watched.
i’ve never watched a show so relatable before and it hurt me so much to see her go through everything i had to pause so many instances bc i felt my self dissociate watch it. i love it so much.
This is one of the best series I've ever watched. Found out halfway through Margaret and Andie were real mother daughter. I've always loved Andie now I love her daughter too! Binge watched the whole series.
I watched the entire show and I was so disappointed when it ended. Please come with second season. I have recommended so many people to watch this show. Margaret is amazing. Great work. so far the best show on Netflix and so relatable. People need to make more and more shows like these now a days. Such an inspiration to younger women who are suffering on daily basis.
All 4 of these amazing people, amazing performances! Omg this series needs to keep going; this dynamic is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 The story is vitally important! The message hopefully sheds light on the cracks of this system that so many moms and their beautiful children (who need hope) fall into. This was my life, and it’s still this way 10 years later. 🤦🏻♀️
Maid was such an incredible series and yes I binged all 10 episodes! It was a real eye opener to Alex’s journey as a single mom at a young age with the added stress of battling the system. It made me feel grateful that I raised my two boys in a stable home with two loving parents. You just do the best you can for the welfare of your children. It was both joyful and painful. The acting was spot on and so tender in may parts. It was great!
It's a WONDERFUL series. I've watched it twice, and I'm about to read the book. I'm a survivor of domestic abuse and it was SO affirming and healing to experience this series. Spot on and beautifully crafted, the writing and actors are outstanding. The truth of being the working poor and continually enduring the power dynamic and personalities of the people you clean for. THANK YOU - beyond words.
Great interviews. I absolutely LOVED this series. Margaret Qualley is exceptional - extra-ordinary which makes her extraordinary! I was able to relate to her/character so much. There was one scene where she broke down, crying on the ground inside the trailer home, I cried with her & I’m crying now recalling it.
I felt so bad for sean throughout, like i was the hole time "i knew its not right, but i wouldve gone back to him " so later on when she did it hit so hard when it started cycling again. Its like a trap and you could see her the shell shock when she realised. This series had so much love though, truly made me belief that there is a soft underbelly to most people.
Yes! That’s the whole truth about abuse, the victim is always lured back into the abusive relationship, because women are predominantly nurturers, we try to see the good & possibility of fixing things. This is what makes us stay in such relationships. It was so important to show that & the series did a great job in showing the hows & whys of abuse. That said, Sean needed all the help, just like Alex. He too came from broken abusive home, but then again, men get all the sympathy unlike women. 😅
I'm currently watching Maid and discussing it with my daughter. We just watched and discussed the first episode. I hope we can both continue on our healing journey. I hope sharing our talks will help others as well.
1) Thank you, DC Film Girl, for pulling these wonderful interviews together! 2) Maid was my first exposure to Margaret, so I had to watch Novitiate, which was also excellent. I didn't know Margaret was in Once Upon a Time, so that's what's cued up for tonight! She says more with her eyes and facial expressions, than most actors do with their lines. 3) Nick was terrific as he swang back and forth between loving father/partner and a**hole abuser. I will soon be watching A Teacher. 4) Andie blew me away with her cringe-worthy, bipolar character - I wanted to leave the room every time she came on! Absolutely brilliant and 180 degrees from every other character I've seen her portray. If that doesn't earn her several major nominations, I will be very disappointed. 4) I was absolutely mesmerized by Anika's 'return from the Caribean scene'! The world around me came to full-stop during those 3 minutes of dramatic brilliance.
I absolutely LOVE this show. Andie McDowell has always been one of my favorite actors and now her daughter is definitely right up there with her. I hope there will be a second season. Such a great show!
Magaret Qualley! I'm so into her recently. I like her hoodie here. She is the only one who wear hoodie among all videos on this channel. Her most power is here. Natualness. I watched almost her performance thesedays. I find her first The novitiate. It's fun and joyful see her every acting.She uses well her face and body and voice and those lively action give me katarsis. I can't wait to seeing MAID!!-from South Korea
This was an absolutely amazing program. Margaret Qualley was unbelievable and had such a layered performance. Her family once lived in Asheville, NC where I saw her once at our local theater (Asheville Community Theater). She was a young girl and it’s so surprising to see what a fabulous actress she has become. Her mother, Andie was very philanthropic with our local hospital. What an amazing, superb family. We all felt so lucky to have them living among us. Wishing her nothing but the very best in her career. I’m sure she will be someone to watch going forward. Asheville sends tons of love!!!!!!!
I love Margaret's voice.. Omg. . Maid was so good. I didn't mean to binge it but I did and I took "cry" breaks because I related to everything that happened in this story. Much of this is my life
Biggest cringe moment for me so far into the series was when Sean was found asleep half-naked on the couch in the landlords' living room. I was like wow... no hope for Alex at all
Now after watching it all, biggest cringe moment for me is when Sean takes the car back to Alex's friend without any consent and then goes back to the same old behavior
And then we find out the mother tried to sexually assault him, and he went looking for Alex... the storyline was a greatest hits for triggers...I found myself relating to the story in so so many ways....living with a family member with mental health issues, alcoholism, anger, poverty.....I recognized the Esquimalt Lagoon, where Paula spent some of her afternoons at the beach, and seeing the ferries, coming and going, as I grew up near a Ferry Terminal near Horseshoe Bay....I put myself in those places so easily....thank you for this series, it was affirming!
Kudos to the interviewer. I loved your questions & your bubbly personality. You got exactly what I wanted to know out of them. Thank you girl!!! Keep shining!!!
Guys we have 6 months old baby boy and we were crying many times during this show. You made those characters very real and it was very dramatic. I know many people live like this and I know few of them personally please don't be afraid to ask for help. All and all best tv show ive ever seen and I am glad we got chance to see this. Thank you...
I’m so beyond ready for a season 2 and for it to continue from there . Truly this is the best series I have ever watched in my life .. I have went back and watched this show 3 times over . I just can’t get enough . The story is so deep and so heartfelt . Although I have never went through some of the things she’s went through.. I felt so connected to other sides of her story as a mom and simply going through so much throughout my own story .. please please please bring this series back ! ❤
This is the most amazing series! I grew up watching Andie McDowell and just love, love her. She was so incredible in this and now I adore Margaret now!
"I'm going to tell her the M is for Maddy" I sobbed.
This🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 I’m crying as I type this, I’m just so happy for Alex and Maddy, the odds were against them but they prevailed.
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Same! That ending made me bawl like a baby! (In the best way possible)
Literally still sobbing 😭😭😭
my throat was in a damn knot. I was literally sobbing so hard, my tears wouldn’t stop touching the floor!
I so wanted to like Sean. His character was not black and white. Beautifully acted.
This is why living in a DV relationship is never black and white and it's so hard for people to leave. You want to try and fix that person (if you love them) but only they can help themselves.
yeah both Alex and Sean come from abusive families. Alex didn't grew up with his father but had the burden of a mother who refused to take care of herself and on the other hand Sean who actually grew with an abusive father and emotionally unavailable mother. It messes up kids. But one thing to learn is that just because you understand why the abuser acts that way, you are not obligated to stay to help "fix him" at the expense of your own sanity and wellbeing.
@@karenflores4987 I think it's exactly this. I think the nuance of him being black and white felt risky to the narrative in some ways (maybe people feeling Alex wasn't really victimized) but essential to understanding these kind of relationships. He isn't evil and he is flawed but that doesn't change the harm he has done and the way he was treating her. You are not obligated to stay or be sympathetic because of it.
I'm reminded of the last conversation she has with the dad where he says he didn't see abuse, he just saw a young couple struggling, and kept saying Sean needed her support when she responded "I can't worry about him right now, I need to take care of me!".
Right. No one is ever all bad or completely good.
Very good acting, best Nick had ever done in my opinion
They way Nick played Sean was so well layered. But that scene where her Mother has a breakdown, and he uses that to emotionally draw her back in was so raw and real. Even the way her Dad wouldn't stand up for her because he was the same way with her Mom. I knew as soon as Sean had to start working more hours again to keep her at home to himself, she would sink into the same routine, again, then taking her car away, and back to alcohol again. That cycle of abuse is so systemic and real in our society. The way her Mom kept going from Man to Man reminds me of my own mother as well as my mother-in-law. We need a better system to help women/people in general to get out.
Alex works hard then self sabotages anything she has achieved by allowing the people around her to ruin it. The same thing would of happened once ahe attended school if she were to take her mother with her. She would not be able to complete a 4 year program while also taking care of her mother. Her mother needs to be on meds. There are programs but the problem is that her mom refuses to be in one and take her meds. So what do you do?
@@dottiefarmer5547 wdym just leave her be
Alex was a classic self sabotager. She was so frustrating to watch sometimes, it’s like she constantly made the wrong decisions. Two steps forward, then two steps back.
Wow you spoke this so clear. I completely agree it was heartbreaking to see. And to know this is life so many people experience this. It just brings me to tears they have to face so so much trauma, survival mode and false realities of life
Agreed. I had to watch this scene just to see that Nick is Nick and not Sean, and hot hate the face of Nick every time that I see him on screen like I came to hate Sean 😂
I didn't expect to binge watch this series at all but I did and I also cried multiple times. So heartwarming and touching.
I’m watching the last episode right now and I’m bawlinggggg my eyes out😭
Same it kind of was just there and I finally watched the first episode and couldn’t stop 😭
@@angelicaduncan9694 I even watched it with my mother a second time. She loved it as well .
@@CR-ce5lf It has a lot of powerful moments. I think especially with a women a lot of things hit close to home.
It was so close to a personal experience. Cried every episode!
Margaret Qualley is on her way to becoming a superstar actress. She is a pro. So much screen presence and charisma.
Just like her mother♡
She should definitely garner her first Emmy nomination for this.
I met her thanks to Death Stranding, it's very interesting how her character also works with the issue of motherhood there. I hope she has a great future.
Unbelievable!! Even in the silences she is just perfect.
@@paulvoorhies8821 2nd Emmy actually
I think Sean’s character was outstanding! He’s an amazing actor and I hope people see this and he gets seen a lot more on the big screen!
I absolutely agree! He is an incredible actor and sooooo underrated! Nick Robinson deserved an Emmy nomination for his portrayal.
Totally agree! I have seen him act a gawky teenager in melissa and joey ! He was good then but he is exceptional now. He perfectly potrayed the vulnerability and helplessness of an alcoholic .my heart broke for his character in the end! I am a fan now!
Plus margaret and sean's chemistry was great
@@iamBisma they have amazing chemistry. I kind of feel guilty for enjoying it so much considering he’s such an asshole lol but wow, they are so believable as a couple.
@@gee2541 lol I dont ! Feel guilty as in.I think he had his own demons and he loved Alex in his own way ,although he could have tried harder .But in the end when he decided to give up his parental rights for his daughter's sake ,he redeemed himself (in my eyes atleast).
This was the most emotional shows I’ve ever watched. I bawled.
I had to pause the last episode to collect myself🥺😩
@@CR-ce5lf I know!! Me too. I sobbed and sobbed!
Same!!! Makes me want to find more shows like this..it was so good
Me to!! I think this show hit home to so many people around the country and it’s amazing to see it finally put out there in a way so that we can feel
We’re not alone !.I too cried my eyes out especially In the last show ..I cried so much when Sean decides to give up Maddie …knowing it was for the best …it’s sad there’s not enough people out there in the same position but let there own selfishness pretty much determine a child’s future in a sense …
@@CR-ce5lf SAME ..I literally had to pause it and walk out of my Room because i was crying so bad..went over to my moms room (whom I live with currently ) and said MOM U HAVE TO WATCH THIS SHOW!😭😭😭😭
i dont know how alex didnt properly break down from stress I WAS SO STRESSED FOR HER throughout the entire series
She kept going for her daughter
Me too 🥵🥵🥵 Like extremely stressing, annoying and exhausting what she was going through
You could tell she was in survival mode from the second she left the house the first time. Then she stayed there until her only option was to become catatonic. The imagery of her in the well was so compelling!
I don’t know why but I didn’t even recognize Nick Robinson until well into the show. I know Nick as having such a sweet face, but you could see so much pain and trauma in his face for this role. He is such an amazing actor and just knows how to pour into the role. Everyone on this show did an absolutely fantastic job.
Same for me, i didn’t realize it until i looked up the cast and was shocked!
@@mfunk33 Did recognize him at all until I googled the actor. I mean he looks more like an adult now than a big-eyed teenager. Kudos to him for transforming!
I was wondering if it was Nick or not, it says allot to his tallent.
Nucky did him dirty
my favorite part is when she told the circle of dv victims her happiest day 🥲
That was actually my favorite too 💕
That scene was so heartfelt!!! But I just loved the incredible feelings the actors shared when she goes back home with him after her mother's incident where she cut a nerve in her hand . She goes back home with him bc she is extremely tired ,in chock ,needy and absolutely lost ,and she throws herself in his arms and they hold eachother and just for that moment she needed that love .
What a wonderful performance from the intired cast !!!!!! Bravo ☺️
Mine too. Cried like a freaking baby!
I loved it too!
I've just finished watching MAID, and to my surprise l didn't know that Paula and Alexa were actually mother and daughter in real life!! My jaw dropped.
🤯🤯 wow
Me either! Fun to find out after watching the series.
Wow! While I was watching it, I thought there was a slight resemblance between the two of them.That's really amazing!
This series changed my partner and his relationship with me and the relationship he has with our son. He said it was an eye opener and as if he was looking in the mirror. He literally balled at the emotion and said he didn't want to loose me like Sean did with Alex and Maddy. Amazing series
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wow that’s amazing😭
So... Your in an emotionally abusive relationship?! Did you not learn anything from the series?
Hi Doll, I believe you still need to watch out. If his actions don't support his words at some point, then you are in the right to leave, no second thoughts. Wish you the best!
Why is no one talking about how perfect Maddy was? She is my best character 😍
She's adorable 😍
The first familycourt scene was so believable and on point, having been in the same situation. Family court provided no acknowledgment or concern regarding my domestic abuse story. To not be seen, heard or acknowledged for our truth is a very horrifying and demoralizing thing to go through. I thought the entire series was so authentic about abuse and CPTSD. So well done.
That’s why it was so amazing
Yes, Carol Whelihan...I absolutely agree. Been there. Everything you stated above is true. I've been wanting to write about my experiences and have held back, but this series is inspiring me the more I watch it. It's painful. The worse pain, in my opinion, next to death.
Agreed Carol xx I finally felt like someone else out there knew my story. From the abuse, to wanting me to abort, to addiction, the type of mother Shaun has, the audacity of taking me to court, money dwindling, the LONELINESS - feeling like you're in that deep dark well all alone or the couch swallowing you, but even when you want to stop... because some days you'll even want to die... you HAVE to fight... for that little soul relying on you. This was one of the best series on Netflix, well done to all the actors, such an amazing job. So moving, so victorious.
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There’s is nothing about this series that I thought I would like and it’s turned out to the be the best show I’ve watched in years Margaret’s facial expressions are the most beautiful I’ve ever seen
She’s beautiful
I thought her deer caught in the headlight expression was on cue in some scenes but was definitely overplayed. She got to the point of using that same expression even before anything was even being said to her.
Dottie that's a trauma response. She was trying to protray the PTSD/trauma response & dissociation involved with trauma & abuse.
That scene where she’s dropped off at the shelter by Regina & how she fights to hold back tears while waiting at the door was absolutely heartbreaking 💔 I was bawling!
So agree with you! She’s incredibly beautiful
I just finished this series. I started the first two episodes on the first night and I got so glued till the last tenth episode on the second night. This story is so great. So inspiring something that I loved after some series I've watched previously.
I click on it, thinking it was a movie. I always avoid series. Yet, it kept going and going. I stayed up till 3 am watching it. Now, I can wait to go home and continue watching it. It is very emotional at times and I was tearing all the way.
@@labellavida2581 same! i just finished it like 5 minutes ago then came here lol the whole time i was like who is this seany guy looks familiar then i googled him and dangg he’s that jurasic boy lol also paula is alex’s mom in real life?? wow
Literally exactly the same. I had insomnia and just binged 3-10... such a good show
This is what true writing is :)
Sameeee
Seriously blown away by this series, the performances from Nick and Margaret are out of this damn world!!! They should be major stars, their talent deserves more recognition! Nick really transformed because I honestly didn’t recognize him, I still picture him as his character in A Teacher, which was yet an incredible show.
This series is important for exposing what it is like to live around and with mental illness and cycles of abuse.
As an abuse survivor, it triggered the hell out of me to where I had to stop watching at several points to recover before I could continue. The writing was on point, and the acting was very very good. What also stood out was how the series used recurrent flashbacks to show the main character starting to recover and process traumatic memories. The use of the dark images where the main character is sucked into the couch, and at the bottom of the dark well, were accurate depictions of the emotional experience of soul murder in a relationship with an abuser. Truly an amazing piece of work in so many respects.
I thought Andy was amazing!
I liked that black pit analogy too, such a realistic feeling of being stuck
I was rooting for Alex to get out.
Thanks for sharing this. I had the same response. I relate to what you said about the couch and the dark imagery. I had my own flashbacks and was shocked how much this helped me grow. Made me cry just to read this. It’s so hard to handle this type of psychological warfare. Best of luck. Hope your well..
@@GardenGrownGreens Yes, I am doing well. The fact that this experience did not destroy me left me understanding how vulnerable I was, and where, and also how very resourceful and resilient I am.
@@rubberbiscuit99 I agree 100%. It used to make me sad knowing I had am these problems… that was until I realized how much the abuse really shaped me… and how my survival of it was a testimony to my strength and determination to survive and thrive. I still struggle with how I look at myself. The sexual abuse really messed with me and the psychological warfare I had to fight as a kid most likely is half the reason I still struggle with life today. I still feel stupid and like I deserve half the crap people do to me. Idk why. It’s just like, normal to me now. Even though I know it’s wrong. Hope that makes sense…
Everyone did a phenomenal job…. It was the most believable and well portrayed series Netflix has ever done
The scene where she goes to the DV shelter clothing store broke me. It made me cry so hard. It was beautiful and sad at the same time. I am happy that they have those resources in those shelters. I need to be better about donating things to these shelters because those folks really need and appreciate them :)
I was blown away by Nicks and Margaret’s performance. They’re both so incredible in this. Most emotional show I’ve watched so far.
I loved how the Sean character became sympathetic, Alex returns, and then you could feel the darkness return in him & observed by her in an instant. Just excellent acting.
im speechless. best show ive ever seen. incredible acting!
Margaret Qualley, Andie MacDowell and Nick Robinson deserve Emmys.
I've watched this series 4 times over now. Never get tired of it it's fantastic. If there is nothing to watch on tv I watch maid again and again.
Same❤
Same here
This is the most addictive series I've ever watched
i went into this blindly & so glad i did. sucked me right into the story, everyone did a fantastic job. i’m also glad they went all in with showing the reality of poverty
I was so overwhelmed by the incredible acting by every single major character in this show. By far it was PHENOMENAL and I only have praise. An absolutely perfect show
I could relate so much to this story. Being homeless and a young single parent trying to make it. A victim of DV. (I even worked as a maid at one point.) This made me feel so empowered and so strong. Thank you for the best portrayal of the deep struggle. I never thought I would binge this series. I know so many other people said that. But I cried for you and for myself. I felt the emotion of standing on my own two feet in my own little way just to have life knock back down. The mental health, the addiction all of this was so relatable to my life and the people in it. Amazing performances from everyone!
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This series has touched my heart. The story, the cast and the part when Alex saw her Mom sleeping in the car.. i was sobbing. It's the best series I've ever watch. Hats off to each and everyone especially Alex. My heart cries for you.
I really appreciate the accuracy that this series has. They did the research needed to make this series amazing, raw, and so true to the lives of many many people
The real star if this was Andie MacDowell. I forgot how funny she was. I also appreciate how it wasn't a typical Cinderella story as well. A man coming to "save" her. She lifted herself out of her situation of her own.
She was magnificent imo!
She was really great at times but became more like a cartoon character. She was like manic 99% of the time.
I agree with you but we really gonna continue dissing on Cinderella? As if she wasn't in an abusive household with no way out...
Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine.
Finished the season in 2 days. It was really good.
Ditto!
I watched the whole 10 eps in 9 hours. 🤣🤣
Me too 🤣
Same
Same! Couldn't stop. The acting was so amazing, the story was amazing, I loved every moment.
One of the BEST miniseries I've seen! The actors are incredible!
I told myself I’d watch an episode a day but just couldn’t. Two day binge. Heartbreaking and devastating and just rooting for Alex from beginning to end. Been to family court - very accurate. Single mom but with some advantages with employment. There but by the grace of God go I. Watching this just helps me realize that I was one of the lucky ones. It wasn’t easy, but it was never that bad. Blessings and prayers to anyone in the same situation as Alex. ❤️🙏🏻
Gave me my first panic attack watching this series at age 40, but I must say this series had me take a long hard look at my life gave me understanding. I think even a couple of opened wounds got patched up but most of all gave me purpose and direction I have never watched a series that impacted me on such a dramatic level and gave me such self worth and purpose at age 40 I have had trauma all my life from age 6 when my mom died and I was put in the foster care system all the way up until now and it has helped me work through a lot of things and remember a lot of things that I put away thank you so much for making this serious to everyone involved. This has seriously changed my life for
The better. I am a different better me from watching the show. Thank you so much. ……..signed a hurt soul ❤
I've watched today the last episode and I cried, I really cried a lot. Alex's story made me thinking about a lot of things that happened in my life, I'm a single mother too and I know how hard is the life when you have to do all alone. A massive hug to all the single mothers, they deserve it!
Maid, is the greatest show of 2021.
And i just love how margaret and her real mom has acted fantastic in the show which is so 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 ❤ 😍
I have never seen Nick in a role like this before I’m binge watching this for sure
@anita capilato just finished it and indeed great acting lol
Yea he’s great, he plays a great character in the series “Teacher” I think that’s what it’s called with Kate Mara.
Maragret, your acting was over the top on professionalism. Your facial expressions, the looks on your face, it was just real! My wife and I would eat dinner on the sofa watching 2 episodes a night. I found myself at times looking at the clock wanting "dinner time" to come soon. Sadly, the part you took on is so real and so many women are truly in that exact situation. I wish the world were a better place and I thank you so for shedding light on reality. Your acting career is just beginning. I wish you much success. Thank you, Brian
I’m so sad the show is over now ! It’s rare when a very good show comes on.
I know that feeling. Which show did you watch later?
Somebody help me put it into words how intense, real and beautiful Maid was.
I remember watching "Maid" and thinking, "How did they find someone for the lead who looks so much like she could be Andie MacDowell's daughter?" Mystery solved!! They're both amazing in this, and it's a huge departure from Ms. MacDowell's typical roles. Also, I was binging "Maid" and "A Teacher" at the same time, and didn't recognize Mr. Robinson as "Eric" from "A Teacher". He brought a very different energy to these two demanding roles. Ms. Rose brought a wonderful complexity to her role as well. There were a lot of stellar performances in this show. I hope it gets its due recognition.
I love when I can't recognize an actor in a movie or series.
Nick, you did it, you won yourself a new fan! And Margaret, she was amazing, I hope to see more in the future ♡
I was touched so deeply by MAID. Believe it or not my boyfriend is who found the show for me and said I would like it. It hit me hard because the scenes were so believable.
Entire cast was phenomenal. If emotional rollercoaster was a series it would be this one. Absolutely loved it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I binge watched the episodes over the weekend and was blown away by how well it’s produced and acted. Margaret is amazing in the lead role and her real life mom Andie McDowall shows a side to her acting that is unlike anything she’s ever done. It’s powerful so be prepared to be amazed.
Her mother was incredible in this movie.Absolutely thought her mom was the best actress in the movie deserves an Oscar.
Yes i am surprised she’s not getting more hype as she did an amazing job portraying the mother and her issues.
She’s acting so good, she brings people to experience every struggle she face with her emotion, expression and action, btw, she’s very beautiful
So we are gonna ignore how excellent Andy played the crazy mother? She need an award for that performance.
She was excellent.. I loved watching her.. just seeing how she really had bi polar, being in one place then the next day just forgetting about it completely.. she was great to watch..
Im on 9th episode and i have to say that this series definitely changed my view on some things, it was a rollercoaster of emotions
This was brilliant I've just watched in the UK it really resonated with me being a single mother the early years it really touched me. Great piece of work .
One of the most rawest shows I’ve ever seen !! I loved it and their performance were amazing
You acting like it's the pursuit of happiness or something. It's just about an privileged white girl who in realy quit a decent job, complained about not being to buy organic milk with food stamps (or WIC), complained when the real life Nate kicked her but paid for her new place to stay and helped her move. It Reaks of privilege.
@@DavidJohnson-dp4vv no I’m not acting like it’s the pursuit of happiness Nate choose to help her she just came out of a domestic situation so by all means she had every right to take what he provided because he offered it and although she got a job fast I was just simply inspired by the fact that she was managed to pull herself and her child out of a bad situation
Loved it; cried; as a physically and emotionally abuse victim this story touch my soul. Please consider a sequel. Thank you 🙏💔❤️💝
I personally think every new mom should watch this series. I'm a mother of two toddlers and I fall in love with this series. I watched it in a day I want more of it. Amazing acting all of the them..
love the show. Heartwarming , touching and inspirational. I cried multiple times. Ive been there and i know it’s not easy. It’s hard. and discouraging. I love the concept of directors show reality of women going back to situations.
I LOVE THIS SERIES! LOVE ANDIE MACDOWELL!!! What a GREAT SERIES! As someone who has been a victim of DV, this speaks SO TRUE to life!!! So full of fight, inspiration, and hope! How did I not know Margaret was her daughter...🤦♀️Wonderful actors! I still think about this show, it really hit home.
Fantastic to see Anika Noni Rose get this role. I think she has been so underrated and typecast. I'm glad she's being allowed to thrive and rise.
this show is one of those shows that is so important for our society to watch and understand that people experience this type of life everyday. The show had so many messages and it was probably one of the best shows I & probably many others have watched.
i’ve never watched a show so relatable before and it hurt me so much to see her go through everything i had to pause so many instances bc i felt my self dissociate watch it. i love it so much.
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I got mad how she was treated 🥺 made me actually have a talk with my daughters mom and work out co parenting. This show really changed lives
Margaret and Nick both made me cry in this show. Amazing actors. All of them, even Andie and Anika, AMAZING JOB!
This is one of the best series I've ever watched. Found out halfway through Margaret and Andie were real mother daughter. I've always loved Andie now I love her daughter too! Binge watched the whole series.
andie is actually my neighbors sister.
They look so alike
I watched the entire show and I was so disappointed when it ended. Please come with second season. I have recommended so many people to watch this show. Margaret is amazing. Great work. so far the best show on Netflix and so relatable. People need to make more and more shows like these now a days. Such an inspiration to younger women who are suffering on daily basis.
All 4 of these amazing people, amazing performances! Omg this series needs to keep going; this dynamic is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 The story is vitally important! The message hopefully sheds light on the cracks of this system that so many moms and their beautiful children (who need hope) fall into.
This was my life, and it’s still this way 10 years later. 🤦🏻♀️
Dear GOD ALL OF IT IS SO INCREDIBLE!!
YALL DESERVE GOLDEN GLOBES!!!
What a performance...amazing acting ...authentic ...so proud of new generation acting and maturity....just wanted to share 🙏
Can I just say all the cast were brilliant in this..These two especially and can’t wait to see them both in other stuff..
Her acting is very real. The Maid is a gift.
The acting from the whole cast was phenomenal could not stop watching... Margaret Qualley destined for stardom!!❤❤👏👏👏👏
Wonderful work Margaret- and that little girl is a revelation. Andie was fierce and truly upsetting as a mother.
Thank you for bringing us closer to the cast. Amazing series.
Maid was such an incredible series and yes I binged all 10 episodes! It was a real eye opener to Alex’s journey as a single mom at a young age with the added stress of battling the system. It made me feel grateful that I raised my two boys in a stable home with two loving parents. You just do the best you can for the welfare of your children. It was both joyful and painful. The acting was spot on and so tender in may parts. It was great!
It's a WONDERFUL series. I've watched it twice, and I'm about to read the book. I'm a survivor of domestic abuse and it was SO affirming and healing to experience this series. Spot on and beautifully crafted, the writing and actors are outstanding. The truth of being the working poor and continually enduring the power dynamic and personalities of the people you clean for. THANK YOU - beyond words.
Great interviews.
I absolutely LOVED this series. Margaret Qualley is exceptional - extra-ordinary which makes her extraordinary! I was able to relate to her/character so much.
There was one scene where she broke down, crying on the ground inside the trailer home, I cried with her & I’m crying now recalling it.
Maid was amazing! I just finished and it brought a tear to my eye
I felt so bad for sean throughout, like i was the hole time "i knew its not right, but i wouldve gone back to him " so later on when she did it hit so hard when it started cycling again. Its like a trap and you could see her the shell shock when she realised. This series had so much love though, truly made me belief that there is a soft underbelly to most people.
Yes! That’s the whole truth about abuse, the victim is always lured back into the abusive relationship, because women are predominantly nurturers, we try to see the good & possibility of fixing things. This is what makes us stay in such relationships. It was so important to show that & the series did a great job in showing the hows & whys of abuse. That said, Sean needed all the help, just like Alex. He too came from broken abusive home, but then again, men get all the sympathy unlike women. 😅
just finished the series yesterday. I was hooked. I didn't want to do my homework because I was binge watching it. I couldn't help but cry 😢
This show is such an emotional rollercoaster and i was completely drawn in every second
I'm currently watching Maid and discussing it with my daughter. We just watched and discussed the first episode. I hope we can both continue on our healing journey. I hope sharing our talks will help others as well.
I watched the series today and I loved it and cried and cried again...
1) Thank you, DC Film Girl, for pulling these wonderful interviews together! 2) Maid was my first exposure to Margaret, so I had to watch Novitiate, which was also excellent. I didn't know Margaret was in Once Upon a Time, so that's what's cued up for tonight! She says more with her eyes and facial expressions, than most actors do with their lines. 3) Nick was terrific as he swang back and forth between loving father/partner and a**hole abuser. I will soon be watching A Teacher. 4) Andie blew me away with her cringe-worthy, bipolar character - I wanted to leave the room every time she came on! Absolutely brilliant and 180 degrees from every other character I've seen her portray. If that doesn't earn her several major nominations, I will be very disappointed. 4) I was absolutely mesmerized by Anika's 'return from the Caribean scene'! The world around me came to full-stop during those 3 minutes of dramatic brilliance.
I feel like i was watching my life (at 1 time). I cried many times! Everybodys acting was super & I loved little Riley, i cant wait to see her again!!
You & Nick Robinson should get an award. Some really hard scenes. Well done to you both 👏👏👏
This was the most realistic and relatable series I’ve ever watched ❤ the best!!
All the actors did such an amazing job on this show
I absolutely LOVE this show. Andie McDowell has always been one of my favorite actors and now her daughter is definitely right up there with her. I hope there will be a second season. Such a great show!
This was the realest thing I’ve seen in quite some time. Such quality writing and direction and performances. Great soundtrack too
Magaret Qualley! I'm so into her recently. I like her hoodie here. She is the only one who wear hoodie among all videos on this channel. Her most power is here. Natualness. I watched almost her performance thesedays. I find her first
The novitiate. It's fun and joyful see her every acting.She uses well her face and body and voice and those lively action give me katarsis. I can't wait to seeing MAID!!-from South Korea
I just loved, loved, loved this series!! So beautiful!
This was an absolutely amazing program. Margaret Qualley was unbelievable and had such a layered performance. Her family once lived in Asheville, NC where I saw her once at our local theater (Asheville Community Theater). She was a young girl and it’s so surprising to see what a fabulous actress she has become. Her mother, Andie was very philanthropic with our local hospital. What an amazing, superb family. We all felt so lucky to have them living among us. Wishing her nothing but the very best in her career. I’m sure she will be someone to watch going forward. Asheville sends tons of love!!!!!!!
I love Margaret's voice.. Omg. . Maid was so good. I didn't mean to binge it but I did and I took "cry" breaks because I related to everything that happened in this story. Much of this is my life
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I didn’t know that was her mom in real life wow I could tell in their scenes they were really comfortable together
Just finished binge watching this all weekend, love loved loved it!!!
Biggest cringe moment for me so far into the series was when Sean was found asleep half-naked on the couch in the landlords' living room. I was like wow... no hope for Alex at all
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Now after watching it all, biggest cringe moment for me is when Sean takes the car back to Alex's friend without any consent and then goes back to the same old behavior
And then we find out the mother tried to sexually assault him, and he went looking for Alex... the storyline was a greatest hits for triggers...I found myself relating to the story in so so many ways....living with a family member with mental health issues, alcoholism, anger, poverty.....I recognized the Esquimalt Lagoon, where Paula spent some of her afternoons at the beach, and seeing the ferries, coming and going, as I grew up near a Ferry Terminal near Horseshoe Bay....I put myself in those places so easily....thank you for this series, it was affirming!
@@kellypond9377 the mother tried to sexually assault him? Huh?
@@newid10 at the party, he ends up on the living room sofa, after breaking in. Later he tells Alex her mother tried to grab his ....privates.
Kudos to the interviewer. I loved your questions & your bubbly personality. You got exactly what I wanted to know out of them. Thank you girl!!! Keep shining!!!
Guys we have 6 months old baby boy and we were crying many times during this show. You made those characters very real and it was very dramatic. I know many people live like this and I know few of them personally please don't be afraid to ask for help. All and all best tv show ive ever seen and I am glad we got chance to see this. Thank you...
I’m so beyond ready for a season 2 and for it to continue from there . Truly this is the best series I have ever watched in my life .. I have went back and watched this show 3 times over . I just can’t get enough . The story is so deep and so heartfelt . Although I have never went through some of the things she’s went through.. I felt so connected to other sides of her story as a mom and simply going through so much throughout my own story .. please please please bring this series back ! ❤
I never , ever watched more then 2 episodes of anything on Netflix but this masterpiece drawn me completely … it’s a true masterpiece
Andie and Margaret are absolutely stunning!
This is the most amazing series! I grew up watching Andie McDowell and just love, love her. She was so incredible in this and now I adore Margaret now!