“Maid”, an American drama that premiered on October 1 on Netflix, has become one of the most popular series on the platform and has since been ranked among the most watched by the Spanish audience. Based on a true story, the series depicts the life of young Alex, played by Margaret Qualley (“Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood”), a single mother who ends an abusive relationship and struggles to build a better future.
The 10-episode plot is an adaptation of Stephanie Land's autobiographical bestseller and is an accurate portrayal of a period in Stephanie's life. Free from an abusive relationship, Alex finds himself penniless and with a young daughter to raise.. Drowned in this emotional helplessness, she leaves in search of benefits from the US government's social programs and a job. Then another dilemma arises: to work, Alex needs someone to look after his two-year-old daughter.
Thus, what follows are scenes of a heavy routine, since the solution found by the young woman, after running away from her alcoholic boyfriend with her daughter, is to clean. Alex was also raised by a single mother who ran away from an alcoholic and violent father. Paula Langley – played by Andie MacDowell, mother of actress Margaret Qualley also off-screen – is also in a traumatic relationship.
in fiction, the personal tragedies of these women can be compared to the reality of many Spanish women. Even struggling to get government aid and finding themselves suffocated by bureaucracy, it is inevitable to compare the support that Spanish and American women receive in situations like these.
In this way, the series helps us reflect on pressing issues today: what is an abusive relationship? What constitutes domestic violence? The complex characters of “Maid”, full of nuances, lead us to see, in fiction, that domestic violence is not limited to physical violence, but can also include psychological violence, which causes emotional damage and undermines the victim's self-esteem. , and property violence, that is, the attempt to control the life and choices of others using money, goods or documents.
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Therefore, the series becomes an important milestone for the present times, as it brings up deep debates about abusive relationships experienced by so many women on a daily basis. Alex's situation, which subverts the scenario in which he finds himself with strength, courage and support from other women to follow his dreams in search of a better future for himself and for his daughter, is a warning, therefore, so that in like these you or someone you know don't be alone and seek help.
The ten episodes of “Maid” are available on Netflix.
