Netflix 2021 Maid Ending Explained

Netflix 2021 Maid Ending Explained, Margaret Qualley plays a woman cleaning houses, and not always getting by, in an adaptation of a best-selling memoir.
“Maid” begins just after the last straw has been broken. Alex, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living north of Seattle, lies awake watching the man who just ended an argument with her by punching a hole in a wall. When she’s sure he’s asleep, she gathers their 2-year-old daughter, Maddy, and tiptoes out of the mobile home they share. She and Maddy are about to be homeless for the first time, but not the last.
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[@variousJnames]

I'm so glad she didn't force her mother to go with her. Alex could only be successful by staying away from her toxic ass family, mother and ex included!

[@nlrenzo9432]

Exactly! Funny enough, its her mother in real life.

[@MoDavI-sl7iy]

@@nlrenzo9432 Really?

[@CirquedJoy]

Denise was trying to tell her too. When she said, "What if you didn't." She took the words right out of my mouth.

[@JacobDean88]

Unfortunately, that touching mother and daughter story wasn't exactly accurate. Yes, she was crazy and had the whole gypsy art thing going on. But she did all that crazy stuff in Europe. In the book MAID, Stephanie (Alex) said her mom faked an accent and acted like she was European. Read MAId and then CLASS. The show may have been perfect, but reading her words of truth is even more perfect.

[@BloodBunnie]

I'm so happy they're finally putting a spotlight on the fact that abuse can be more than just physical! We need more series like this focusing on DV especially with a narcissist partner when trauma bonds are formed. That hole that she climbed out of is very much real when it comes to these types of relationships only theirs a lot more tears, blood and screaming involved. Amazing series!

[@FlowerGrl20]

This show gave me anxiety and triggered me… but I went ahead and watched it all. Cried many times!

[@unpluggedsongs3582]

Absolutely, unequivocally the best show I've seen in a long time. Excellently written and performed. Mother and daughter Andie Macdowell and Margaret Qualley completely amaze and the entire supporting cast is pitch perfect. Additionally, the plot itself, of a single mother's single-minded struggle to build a better future for her daughter while escaping domestic abuse, whatever the cost, is emotionally invested and deeply moving. You will care about these characters. You will root for Alex (Qualley), every step of the way. My only gripe is that the story achieves its arc through significant help from one of Alex's wealthy friends, the kind of help that most women in her position are never lucky enough to receive. In any case, it is an excellent story all around. Also, I now have a major Qualley crush after watching this. Amazing actor.

[@caleb4750]

I agree just binged it today.

[@rffg781]

Yes , the show tries to end on a high note , but we can imagine how it can and will keep going wrong

[@gizltrs]

Regina is actually a fictional character, she was not real however, she was inspired by the “cigarette lady” in the book.

[@mdmohitulhaque8648]

Does this qualify as a chodon show?

[@cel532]

You are 100% correct! To me this is the most authentic show I’ve watched in years. The last few episodes had me uncontrollably crying, what an amazing story and great acting

[@burqawaliaunty7664]

Gripping from start to finish! Amazing acting all around especially from Sarah Margaret Qualley (Alex). An emotional rollercoaster, of attachment and attempting to break free from an abusive relationship. The series portrays the difficulties of a single parent, going through financial hardship and the strength of a mother who never gives up. Series touches on several important subjects, and I cannot fault it, from mental health to finding your true self. One of the best Netflix series out there and would definitely recommend.

[@medfeedsnews2070]

I got chills watching this series. My parents lived on the same island (Camano Island, WA) that "Barefoot Billy" burglarized all those homes on. They had a nice log home on 5 acres and I always thought of that when I visited. I didn't know that the MAID author was in the area at the same time. It hit really close to home. All of the TV shots of the PWN brought back a lot of memories of that time. I'm glad she was so strong for herself and her daughter. My dad died in 2013 and our family moved off that island. I'm glad her book is a hit and she is safe and has a great life for her and her daughter. Great acting all throughout this series and it was a long binge but worth every moment. Best since I saw Queens Gambit.

[@powermetal26]

Most of it was shot in Victoria, BC.

[@akamiyayi]

Same❤️ love queens gambit and this. Best on netflix so far!

[@waqarcpm4321]

Several reviews have already affirmed the outstanding quality of acting and the skill of the scripting and direction in this 10 part drama series. It is about 'being oneself' in the 21st century and taking a legal stand for the right to be in a close relationship , sexual or otherwise, without being intimidated by expressed or suppressed violence. There is also a lot of fun and whimsy in it, largely flowing around the 3 yr old daughter of the central character. She is both natural and self aware and it is a winning combination in one so young. This was very worth watching not indulging in any extreme version of what is true/false good/bad or right/wrong, but always coming back to samples of good humans going through things in relation to one another, more or less sensitive, more or less aware, but naturally interconnected in ways which are unusually free of stereotypes. Just watch it when you have time. It is so good.

[@gracieallan4124]

Did anyone else think the mother was way more toxic than Sean?

[@rffg781]

Her life is basically drag down because of her obligations to other people

[@shondaet]

The mother seemed to have NO compassion for her daughter. She didn't seem to understand what was going on with Alex at all. She was very self consumed. I'm sad that mom didn't go with her, but glad she went without her anyway.

[@theeditors7206]

A really good, heartwarming, inspirational, and a work of art movie. I loved all of the characters, especially the lead actress and also the cinematography. It impacted me in ways I didn’t expect and I have learned so, so much, because I also experienced emotional abuse in the past. The lead character showed so much kindness and bravery. Made me laugh, cry, and helped me reflect and process on what I’ve been through. It’s so good I finished it in one sitting. It’s definitely worth the watch and I would watch it again and again. Thank you for this movie. My heart goes out to all the women and men who’ve experienced physical and emotional traumas.

[@animehead3387]

I hope to see this actress in other films every time she cried I cried, I had a feeling her mum wasn't going to go so sad. And her dad POS till the end gr8 acting all the way around. Also I just KNEW I swear I knew Alex and Regina were going to wind up mad close lol

[@lindavalentin551]

Amazing and inspiring show. It demonstrates the strength of women the importance of loving oneself while highlighting mental illness. The actors,, writers and producers deserve to be nominated. Well done Netflix!

[@wendygarcia7697]

I find myself rewatching this series over and over thinking something different every time

[@Plata4x]

I barely cry and this broke me lmao on a saturday night by myself

[@kyleroberts1276]

I kinda wished she ended up with Nate. Because it was obvious there was mutual feeling there, but it realistically wouldn't have worked since she ended up going to college.

[@HS-ie8tj]

It was also a lopsided relationship which gave him all the power... its good she didn't. This is a work of fiction anyway. Read the mother's true story... she's disgusting.

[@meganschutte1674]

@@HS-ie8tj who’s disgusting?

[@kyleroberts1276]

@@HS-ie8tj what the hell are you talking about? How did she give Nate all the power?

[@ashleydavis2124]

I wanted her to be Nate to but it was a realistic ending she was trying to recover and she fell back into a pattern and manipulation too ion think she would want to be in a relationship with a great guy such as Nate long term when she’s dealing with it all you know

[@sidology1.0]

@@HS-ie8tj 👀

[@abhijitovichput-inpapavich7830]

sean had multipersonality diorder for sure

[@mbtilover3575]

I’m like on episode 5 or 6 and this show is driving me a little crazy. Some things are very exaggerated maybe some is for humor and even though the main character is a good mom to a extent, I think she is too prideful and I’m sorry when you have a child all pride should be thrown out the window. she would only let people help her if they asked multiple times. I’m not even a mother but if I was one I would let myself be embarrassed before having my child sleep in a car or on the floor when there was someone I knew that if asked would help me out even if temporarily. I know I’m supposed to be rooting for the main character but I’m not feeling her. So far this show has been painting Alex as if she’s this star mom and poor victim of everything. she could have made better voices to protect her daughter then her pride.

[@matthewjones6193]

Should defo make a season 2 fantastic season👏

[@GC-pq6vm]

The struggle of a single mom trying to pay off student debt!

[@sanaha6680]

At least she could have said good bye to nate , he really helped her and she literally ignored him

[@carterseries4287]

She was toxic to all the men in her life

[@visualvision2488]

@@carterseries4287 she may have been toxic for Nate but her child’s father and her father were toxic fuck ups

[@goku8621]

She did thank him though a lot lol it seemed to me he just did all that because he wanted to get with her, typical nice guy/simp.

[@ava.v5724]

I agree with all the reviews about how well cast. A good story & actors ect ect. The only thing someone said how un-real the rich ladys help was. I only saw that Alex received some help from a Good person rather than bad person, bad advise, bad luck. Cos if you keep trying to get help recently you'll find it. The series just made it come from a rich lady!!

[@DC-sn6fe]

The title is maid I love that mother porr and mother is inside the couch Veera purple said looks like a small girl 👧 is here 💜 😄 I like it 👌 but it's fake and fantastic I watch it everyday....oh the small girl is very cute 😍 she loves mother my family 👪 😊 always watches it bye-bye and she

[@davetoffen7944]

Omg.....painful to watch....not because it moved me but rather counting the cliches and tropes of every soap opera since the 30s I lost count at infinity poor kid must have permanent dents in her head from the 1000s of times the mother kissed her.... great kid too...no Terrible 2s here kid sleeps all the time ...never has to eat or ho to the bathroom.....lucky mom

[@vishalvanjari9071]

Great series but I don't quite get the character of Alex She leaves sean as a victim of DV but whenever she meets him again she seemed attracted to him and her face never looks she dislikes him. She even slept with him couple of times after parting ways I Wanted her badly to be with Nate Acting and plot was excellent but the ending could've been much better After all it's always the bad guys whom girls like

[@Plata4x]

you've clearly never met someone or been through DV yourself

[@kyleroberts1276]

You don't always lose attraction to someone, even when you realize they're bad for you.

[@zorachai7375]

I mean she has a history with him and he is the father of her child. You don't just end a relationship like that in a second. Its a process and it takes time for victims of DV to get out of that situation and break the cycle. And nate and her were in different stages of their lifes. It wouldn't have worked out. They weren't equal, he was like her caretaker, being with him was not going to solve anything fo her. She needed to figure out things by herself for her sake and for the sake of her daughter. And i feel like writing was so important for her, so going to college, and getting out of that town was the perfect ending.

[@vishalvanjari9071]

@@zorachai7375 Agreed with your views on Nate. Nate and Alex were never meant to be together but I felt that way she could've moved on in life after she was done with sean That's what I meant

[@zorachai7375]

@@vishalvanjari9071 yeah that would have been the easy way out. Maybe after she gets her degree and is in a better place in her life, they would reconnect.

[@minauddin7495]

The scenes where she is swallowed up inside the tree, what a depiction, It really captures the numbness, emptiness how much of her is being destroyed.

[@lindabea3371]

who ever came up with that scene was brilliant. i totally got it.

[@AniteMusic]

That scene was absolutely speechless..!

[@waqarmasood6252]

Had me in tears halfway through when she gave up. I don't cry often, but the emotion conveyed, the actor's incredible performances and the cinematography were all so on point during those moments - it felt so raw and so real; I was having a total ugly cry. Those of us who have looked out at the world from the bottom of a well, existing on autopilot, absent yet aware... those are the moments that are deeply relatable for many of us who endured abusive relationships. They're hard to relive but it's mini series' like these that touch on real and specific subjects that give the audience such an intense emotional response and offer insight into the world of victims, the family dynamics surrounding abuse and mental illness, battles with addiction and memory recall, the struggles of the impoverished and the reality of a flawed social security system. If I could give 6 stars, I would! Amazing.

[@chipnblade4787]

She is such a beautiful actor! I love this series and I just started yesterday :)

[@spacey_babe9950]

I wanted closure on Nate, Danielle, and her mom getting sone kind of help for all the emotional trauma she's been through. I just wanted to see Nate happy. That man truly deserved so much. I was also hoping to see Danielle back in the DV shelter as Alex was leaving. I know the show is fictional but that bothered me. Also, I wanted to see Barefoot Billy get some kind of justice for all his mom put.him through.

[@wiara5259]

Such a good show I wanted to see her with Nate so bad 😭

[@maheswari3568]

Me too, hope that after she studied in Missoula, she meet up again with nate & her self confidence feels like "equal" with nate coz here I am a new Alex as a writer hahahaha

[@ashatashabazz1262]

Girl me too

[@I3aMb00]

Nate was literally too perfect for her and she didn't want to feel like a charity case to him. Also Nate literally felt disrespected with her going back with her ex, so he likely wouldn't want to take her back either. He was nice enough to give her his car though.

[@kaylamclaughlin7818]

I did at first but he kept pressuring her to go out with him when all she needed was a friend

[@jane-cn6nd]

@@kaylamclaughlin7818 Honestly I think Nate was controlling when his own emotions were involved and things weren't going the way he wanted them to. He turned out to be conditional and toxic.

[@faithnzuza]

I have leant so much from this series. I am a single mother and my very toxic baby daddy emotionally abused me in front of our babygirl and I just thought it was okay. Even when Alex left Sean the first time i said to myself she overreacted. But when I got to see exactly what Sean was doing I knew that I would've also left. Toxic relationship is hard and hurtful but even worse when your child is involved. I love my babygirl, and she deserves a happy mother.

[@ava.v5724]

Hey there Faith Nzuza🙂 Sorry to hear you're in a similar situation🥺 I know the feeling of thinking that I can cope or I don't deserve help. I use to think - "my situation isn't as bad as others, I mustn't complain, there are people worse off than me, they need 'That' slot/help I can't take that bed or those resources away from them, from someone who need it more" I hope you realize you're worth it💯👍😊 Its hard, it's scary but after you'll feel so so so empowered so strong, so invincible!! Sending you love strength & faith🥰💪🤞

[@AJ-dh6sq]

I’m praying for you 🙏🏿❤️

[@prettychocolate9653]

Went through the same with my child father.

[@malika8934]

I think the structure of the story is arranged in this way, so that you're not sure how deep is the problem. I mean throwing objects at someone is hardcore enough and you shouldn't have second thoughts, but I think this is the most amazing part about this show, that you go through the same doubts as the main character. You only see in like 6th episode what lead to the decision in the first episode. Before that, you can still think, oh yes meaby it's just overreacting, it happend only once, now he's really trying and all that bullshit. Sometimes you might even not remember, what exactly this other person does, it's such a great amount of denial, that you doubt even your memory. "He didn't hit me right, he takes care of our family". He yells but after few days you dont even remember about what.

[@k.herzog814]

Ok but this isn't explained, it's just the story retold -no interpretation.

[@royalsinside5031]

Agree with all the positive posts. The back story is crisply edited into the story. And the best part, the heroine is not stereotypical especially considering the domestic violence issue. Refreshingly devoid of pity parties, excessive tears and over emotionality like many other dramatic portrayals of women I.e Defending Jacob’s mother character. This is a strong young modern woman whose growing back her self esteem. I found myself rooting for her mission and her growth. Top notch acting and it was nice to see indigent people not grotesquely portrayed like Hill Billy Elegy or August Osage County.

[@grannygoes7882]

Good point. I read Hill Bill Elegy but couldn't watch the movie. The mother in that story made me sick just the way she talked.

[@miranda13c]

PLEASE tell me I’m not the only one who recognized the character “Nate” as the same actor who portrayed the character “Sav” on Degrassi: The Next Generation?! He was the older brother of Alli. He was one of my favorite characters. 😍

[@johndavis9962]

Yup that was him! He was also in another Netflix series Ginny and Georgia

[@Capturedbeauty777]

I was like is that Sav????? That was a nice surprise

[@justwatcher5657]

so many of her life experiences myself and many other young women I have know have traveled her journey. the story is so real The capacity of love women have is unmeasurable and their tolerance to endure so much pain and still move forward for th of the sake of their children and walk out & away but still care for the men they love and some how forgive them is.so evident in the supporting cast and the roles they played . the writers must have deep personal insight as what it is to be a child living with bipolar mothers and fathers who were drunk and abusive. One time I was told that children who were emotionally or physically abuse are victims but without effective therapy and supportive environment they become victimizers. Sustaining relationships or having people in their lives be able to sustain their relationship with them are rare. I was watching it till 5 Am in the morning. it got too real for me as a custodial grandmother for two out of 8 children born to a relative who self medicated due to neglect mental and physical abuse with abandonment and terror like seen in this series. The night terrors if your eve heard a child scream in their sleep from a night terror its something you can never forget. It felt so sad seeing my grandchildren's life and future being played out on TV. Kudos to the whole team in Netflix series Maid. thank you for shedding a bright light in the dark room of child abuse.

[@honeyslay6223]

I got so annoyed with her wide eyed dazed look. But overall good movie.

[@Nonotme888]

Omg! And the head shaking. Thought I was the only one. 😶

[@ambitiousc9400]

I couldn’t enjoy the series because I got so irritated throughout 🤦‍♀️

[@stefannie]

Omg i thought was just me. Creepy its like she sees everything that way

[@honeyslay6223]

Some areas she looked like Emmy Rossum to me and I was wondering if someone told her that too and she tried to do Fiona's wide eyed look too but nope.

[@AWS137]

You mean she looks like the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme?

[@ashleydavis2124]

I can I just say that second episode idk wtf happened to me but tears just came down without me noticing and that’s when I can’t control them and I loved the girl who lived in 23 I wanted more of her I felt like I was rly mourning her in her last appearance

[@spiderslayer3640]

Maddie is such a freaking cutie!!!

[@blackhaze21]

Good film but I felt this series was very Misandry to me. Most of the men in the series were not good people and just stereotypical. Sean- the alcoholic emotional abuser Hank- former abuser and absentee father. Basil- The con man boyfriend/husband taking advantage of the Paula, stealing her money Nate- The simp guy who drops Alex after he realized he didn’t have a shot. The goofy PEP teacher- The clueless man out of touch teacher trying to teach mothers how to be better mothers. James- Regina’s husband who divorces her when he can’t give him a baby. This guy originally left his wife to marry Regina. Luis- The no good handyman that initially refuses to help her black mold problem. Miach- The second scum bag boyfriend of Paula who clearly is using her and makes no secret of that. If you noticed all the men either makes things more difficult for her throughout the film. The women are the one that helped and saved Alex. The men are mostly the cause of her problems.

[@missseptember6685]

Love how STRONG her character was.. and she didn't result to prostitution, drugs or alcohol given her situation but honestly that was the last thing she needed. Instead she kept her DIGNITY, COMPOSURE, SELF-RESPECT and PRIDE. Two MAJOR resources was there for her to grab but she took her own road to success. Her down fall became her biggest resource. (Being a MAID). In my opinion thats the message I received. AWESOME! BRAVO!👏 BEAUTIFUL! tears of joy ..this has to be based on a true story

[@teacherreadtous4273]

Wish she would’ve moved in with the rich lady, but I know that would’ve ended the struggle that needed to happen.

[@waqarmasood2016]

Magnificent series, with a tremendous sadness, with great acting, an extremely well written script, the triangle of Maddy the baby girl, Alex her mother and Sean her abusive and neurotic father are the main characters, well the clumsy grandmother as well (the great actress Andie Mac Dowell) Back to the script, you may replace the second “man” with “woman” (in Philip Larkin’s This Be the Verse) and you have Netflix’s new 10-part drama Maid in a nutshell. Inspired by Stephanie Land’s memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother’s Will to Survive, it tells the story of 23-year-old Alex (Margaret Qualley) who, with her two-year-old daughter Maddy (an extraordinarily appealing Rylea Nevaeh Whittet - and I speak as one who finds the charms of all onscreen and most real-life children resistible) flees an emotionally abusive relationship with Maddy’s father, Sean (Nick Robinson). What follows is a part rags-to-riches - or at least to not-rags - story, as Alex starts to piece her life back together via grit, shelters, the occasional kindness of strangers and a cleaning job with a rackety firm run by an unforgiving woman named Yolanda (Tracy Vilar). Embedded within it, however, is an unflinching anatomisation of the red tape that surrounds every effort to access the (already minimal) help supposedly on offer to desperate women and their children, and the unfitness for purpose of every aspect of the state that is meant to offer succour. Alex picks her way through the demoralising labyrinth of forms, intrusive questions, document requirements, finding herself in one terrible Catch-22 situation after another until a combination of persistence and luck enable her to start a journey back to stability for them both. It dramatises the precariousness of existence without a fixed abode, a proper income or family support and conjures a world rarely seen in real life or on screen. It illuminates all the vulnerabilities that having children brings. The slightest mishap, without the money or resources to correct it, can only snowball into disaster. Often, we see the running total of Alex’s finances, ticking down to zero before she can secure what she needs to get the next day’s cash - food for herself, petrol for the car she needs for work, the co-pay for Maddy’s daycare - let alone start saving towards a rental deposit. But over the 10 hours, the series walks an admirably fine line between showing us the reality of poverty in America (which is not to say that things are any better here) and creating misery porn. Alex and all those around her are fully realised characters - especially her “undiagnosed bipolar” mother Paula (Qualley’s own mother Andie MacDowell) - gradually fleshed out and always played and treated with sympathy. Even when, particularly in Sean’s case, it is hard for the viewer to feel sympathetic towards him.

[@lilychats5317]

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.

[@SattamAlmalki]

I don't think there should be an explanation for this series ending

[@christabellll]

I ABSOLUTELY loved this show!

[@bellashehasastalker3931]

Very Intriguing. I see Alex tend to like men who treat her like her ex. There was a gentleman right in front of her but she was still trap with the old life

[@grannygoes7882]

Yep....some women are their own worst enemy. I haven't totally finished the series but I also got mad at how she wouldn't let her Dad help her. People can change.

[@bellashehasastalker3931]

@@grannygoes7882 you have to watch the whole thing. The dad wasn’t around growing up . At the end you’ll see her begging for the dad to testify about her ex abusive behavior and he refused because that’s what he use to do to his mom. He abused his mom and they left abd never come back . Her boyfriend sbd her dAd used to go to the drinking problems groups where they bond very often . I agree with her not just trying to rely on the new guy all the sudden because you never know what the person is capable of after living with them for a long time . One last thing is the black lawyer thAt she used to clean the house is such a bitch . I never understood why she was always mean to her

[@variousJnames]

@@bellashehasastalker3931 The lawyer with the baby was bitter from her own problems, before she got to know Alex. She turned out to be the best friend Alex needed.

[@grannygoes7882]

@@bellashehasastalker3931 Good points. I had an ex son in law that was very abusive but was WAY nicer to me than my daughter so it made me blind to him. Well my daughter never told us about the abuse until she left so we didn't know. But the ex son in law did a lot of nice things to/for us, like Sean did in the series. And yeah, the Dad seemed to change but the fact that he dropped her off at the ferry at night knowing she had no where to go was unforgivable. If for no other reason, everyone should watch this and you see your family is not as messed up! Man with a mother like she had, who needs enemies! I was homeless with 4 kids but I didn't make the mistakes this girl made. I wasn't constantly sabotaged by those around me. People helped me and I let them for the sake of my kids.

[@TalkWithCin]

This might be an upopular opinion but I don’t think Nate was such a good guy after all. When he kicked her out and blew up on her, it was obvious he put in the “nice guy” act because he something from her- even felt like she owed it to him! If he hadn’t been attracted to her, would he had helped?

[@morningglory3644]

At first I hated Paula's character because I thought she was such a nut and a flake. I get that she is bipolar, but she can easily turn from easygoing and lovable to callous and extremely selfish. I was annoyed that she wouldn't get the medical care and attentions she needs for her mental health, and be the mother her daughter needs her to be. I hated the fact that she also became a helpless child to her daughter and that her daughter has to parent her 60+ woman, when she is already overwhelmed with a 3 year old. Why couldn't she put her daughter's needs first before hers like a good mother? She always created drama for herself. She is so gullible and naive about men, and always seems to take on men that screw her over. She always makes up ridiculous stories all the time about her love affairs and her art. She needs to grow up and stop being an irresponsible child. The best thing she did was to let Alex go and have Alex not worry about her so much.

[@Deroliebe]

Omfg why the quick shots? The editing of this review is unwatchable.

[@littletiff1000]

Wow what a show. Made me extremely emotional and grratful for what I have

[@_ChasingDestinee]

Am I the only one extremely annoyed by Alex??? I mean... I feel kinda bad for the girl... but then again I don't. 😒 Great show btw

[@guuuuuurrrrlllll5741]

I love love love this series it’s so real and relatable 😭😭

[@jorx3021]

This show is good but the mom has her faults as well and the show doesn’t really pay attention to that and give her a free pass because she’s a single mom which is bullshit but overall show was decent

[@kristenlivermore2251]

She has PTSD.

[@jorx3021]

@@kristenlivermore2251 that doesn’t mean she has to be selfish

[@Yellow4189]

@@jorx3021 when you’re a victim of Domestic Abuse, it takes time to even know what the difference between being selfish and healthy independent choices. She very well experienced the consequences of her not so wise choices. That is what helped her learn.

[@jorx3021]

@@Yellow4189 yeah but still it shouldn’t let her slide of her selfishness and they make the other guys in her life as villains as if she’s the victim the whole time which shouldn’t be praised upon it’s like this show is made for feminists and only them

[@MOCHI-ek6rc]

The husband would be alright if he leaves her just like her dad leaving her mom. He turned his life around the same with the mom ex. She is just like her mother and the only difference is that she wants to work. She is a user and an opportunistic person, the ex and Nate would be better off without her.

[@yvette11111]

Loved it ❤

[@_thenidefyyoustars]

The ending doesn't need explaining. What a pointless video.

[@lindabea3371]

This was a great series. I kept feeling like Alex was some what of a user to a lot of people in her life. I guess she just did what she had to do to survive.

[@elegancia6179]

She was doing she had to do to survive. You do the same thing in her situation

[@elegancia6179]

Also I think it’s a bad take because she was trying really hard to be independent but she still couldn’t be completely independent, it’s not natural anyway humans are supposed to help each other. Individualism is a social construct that helps no one except for the selfish

[@lindabea3371]

@@elegancia6179 I was a little hesitant to post my opinion about her character. I did mention that she did what she had to do to survive. I am not sure if I would have done the same things that she did. That guy who gave her the care really like her and she knew it. Although she mentioned she did not want to get involved she still in some ways gave him false hope. Even when Sean was trying to maintain his sobriety by not working in the bar she insisted he go back to work there. Alex definitely exhibited signs of individualism. but she was also helpful to her clients showing a more empathic side, but again it benefited her. just two examples that stuck out to me. Even her dad, she did not want a relationship with him although he tried to establish and maintain one with her, but when she needed him she used him to her advantage. the series was very entertaining and great acting.

[@bggippa3168]

@@lindabea3371 Thank youuu when she used her dad to take advantage of him really pissed me off, alot of women are very manipulative

[@jiyongking4344]

@@lindabea3371 finally someone said it

[@tabassummasood6311]

I love this girl proud of her

[@tee228]

really good show even though a lot of things didnt make sense. why did she clean hoarder houses when she had a way better offer to clean regina's place?

[@TrashJunkie1234]

I was thinking this too, well there was gap between the time Regina called and told her about the offer, maybe she already hired a maid and thought Alex flaked on her… 🤷‍♂️

[@grannygoes7882]

I'm sorry but NO single mother living below or at the poverty line would pay for college. They would get it free plus money to live on. Why doesn't anyone tell the truth. The story is a great story but I worked in financial aid for years and I know. She wouldn't have to know about the all the financial aid available. Someone would be assigned to her and they would help her jump through the hoops.

[@Jonathan-kz8mr]

I think she was good for the fall semester but she did take off the 9k loan for summer courses since usually summer and winter courses aren’t covered by financial aide , well at my school it wasn’t anyway idk how it works with a kid

[@mjmdiver1137]

I don't think you have any idea how hard it is for people like Alex who aren't really overachievers to navigate things like this. It feels like you lack the empathy to work where you did...

[@grannygoes7882]

@@mjmdiver1137 I did it with four kids. Think whatever you want. All I know is you don't pay for college when you are at poverty level AND have kids. Her biggest problem were the people around her. I see now I was very lucky not to have people like those around me. Look at how many times her mom sabotaged her.

[@ooglemonster]

What I wanted explained wasn’t in this. I wanted to know what Alex meant when she told Sean, while serving him with his notice of intent to move, that she “knows what he did.” What had he done that she didn’t know before?

[@seohhe]

I wonder about that too, for me that had to be something related to the forrest? I think she had panic attack while being in the forrest and it's when she remembered something.

[@AnjaliKhemka]

She finally accepted that he abused her. That's what she meant. In first few episode she was in denial that she is being abused as there is no physical damage but at that moment she knows what he did to her which is worse than any physical trauma.

[@bestamerica]

' good movie video on TV about the maid as mom and daughter... but the person worker hold with a videocamera is a very lousy, not good skill handle with a videocamera... terrible... why why 2 blackbar lines on the movie video top - bottom... must be full normal HD1080p without 2 blacklines

[@hanachenta8293]

Hopely the next season will come..i really like this story.its something diffrent then others.and the actress wow her is very2 good talent..oh no i am in tears.

[@Malthizar]

Yeah, by episode 2 I was done. With this wishy washy definition of abuse anyone can claim abuse at any time. Hell, Sean can argue he was abused by the fact that daughter was kidnapped in the middle of the night, left alone in a dangerous environment, and nearly died on the freeway. It's kind of disgusting that a woman can scream "abuse" when no actual abuse happened. If she acknowledged/acknowledges that he could have legit hurt her during his drug fueled rage, then fair enough. Instead, this seems very "you were 'controlling'" type of abuse, which should be a slap in the face to any DV victim with a caved in skull or shattered jaw

[@mjmdiver1137]

I am a robot... I do not understand vocal pace or emphasis mechanics... I will self-destruct if 5 seconds... But first, you will be assimilated.

[@MoviesSpace7]

Great video from a great channel... I hope to reach your level ❤️❤️🔥

[@miranda13c]

Andie MacDowell and her daughter Margaret Qualley worked so well together on screen. Margaret did an amazing job in this starting role. Nick Robinson was excellent as well, as always. 👏

[@katehache]

It kind of broke my heart to see Sean get sober, try really hard to work with Alex on shared custody, be so good to Maddy, so good and patient with Paula and then just be rejected at every turn and not given an ounce of support. He wanted so badly to be told he was doing a good job and to know his efforts meant something. He was trying so hard to make amends and grow as a person. It was really hard to view him as an irredeemable villain. He was a very hurt and damaged person too who was worthy of love and compassion just as much as Alex. I was sad that in the end his downward spiral is what led to her getting what she wanted, especially since it was her applying to college without telling him that pushed him over the edge.

[@Yellow4189]

I think the ending is what made him look like he was redeemable. They had a trauma bond and he was taking advantage of her dependency on him. His addiction led him to do things that should not be tolerated in a relationship. If she stayed with him, he would have kept thinking that he can do whatever he wants, he wouldn’t ever take responsibility and it definitely would have gotten worse. Her leaving was a favor to him, a wake up call to take accountability and an opportunity to truly change for his daughter.

[@jasminf1281]

@@Yellow4189 he made her homeless& took her child away & plus give her car back knowing she has nothing...

[@katehache]

@@Yellow4189 Totally. It was just sad that she wanted him to support her goals, which meant leaving him and taking their kid with her, but she didn’t really offer him any kind of support or encouragement in his efforts. Like being ok with him picking shifts up at the bar again and skipping AA. His staying sober should have been a huge priority since that’s ultimately what is best for his relationship with his daughter. For a while he was doing so well and trying to support her. It was so sad to see it all fall apart. But I guess that’s what makes the show feel so real. 😭

[@Yellow4189]

@@jasminf1281 yes i know. That is exactly why I said he did things that should never be tolerated.

[@Yellow4189]

@@katehache it seemed like he had done that before though. A common thing about non-recovered alcoholics is that they try on new things (like him wanting to try carpentry) but they are not reliable because they relapse. I don’t think it was about not supporting him, I just think she already knew he was unreliable and she had gone through that before. Where he works, she stays at home and lives in poverty while he barely holds a job because he keeps going back to his addiction.

[@sanarahim9697]

Despite all the anger issues of shaen i somwhr wanted maddy to have both her parents because they both were good to maddy even shaen..Alex cud hav helped him coming out of that phase but she left...children raised by single parent cant b completly ok in the society.one should b patient with each n should learn to fix flaws in relationships because at the end of the day its your child who is the priority n a child always need both the parents.

[@prettychocolate9653]

Can't help someone who dosent want help he clearly showed Alex time after time ge not going to change. Yes he good with his daughter but what about the outburst when he gets upset in front of his daughter and throws things you don't think that's traumatizing his daughter 🤔. Everytime he tried to get custody of his daughter he fails everytime Sean is to toxic for Alex and Maddie just like he was trying to stop her from wanting to do better for her daughter to have a better life for the both of them .I went through same thing with my childfather so I can relate .

[@lakeshagoodwin6421]

What happened with Alex and Brady’s dad ?? Ugh

[@ladislavtemi4011]

Good job!

[@evianca5692]

I think Alex is just too selfish, she didn’t even think about Sean, like at all, Plus leading him on into thinking that they’re gonna get back together (as told by Alex friend at her party) and by kissing him when she knows that she doesn’t want Sean to be in her future, she’s kinda toxic here just to get what she wants, she lied. Sean has to work double triple shift just to make money just to support her and maddy until he miss his meetings (she didn’t care although she heard what his dad been talking), like she secretly had another plans to leave after all Sean try to make amends. Like when Sean got fired as if she didn’t hear that. Like her father have changed and everything but she’s just being rude to her dad all the time it’s just pissing me off and she just make things all about herself. She didn’t care if Sean falls as long as she can fly. I think the cycle of abuse repeats itself due to her own fault for not trying to try to forgive his dad or actually investigate what really happened, like ask her dad and hears him out (cuz her mom is bipolar and the memory is to short to make conclusion) (even her mom said her dad too try to locked her up too into psych ward) or even try to have empath and take his Dad’s help so that both can fly, I don’t agree how this series only focus on Alex instead of really shows Sean and her Dads pov Like whaaatt

[@ic3ball738]

You're kidding. How the hell is Alex selfish? She gave Sean another chance by coming back to him and what he did was buying beer instead of food for their daughter. He returned Alex's car to Nate in the middle of the night knowing that if he does that she can't go to work anymore just because he was in a rage which he had no rights to be. He's the goddamn selfish fucker. Alex asked her dad for help, which was what he was begging for throughout the whole series. And he refused. He refused to stand up for his daughter for whatever reason knowing that that could save her and change her life. They're assholes buddy.

[@ic3ball738]

And if she really "forgives and start investigating" like you said, ultimately, Sean would end up hitting her and abusing her physically, and she'd have evidence. This whole thing wouldn't need to be a series

[@evianca5692]

@@ic3ball738 I know you don’t really read what i wrote, if she really do that, Sean would not be depressed and won’t have to work many shifts and won’t miss his meetings and wont have to go to alcohol back again. If she can compromise and not be so selfish about herself Sean can fly too, Both can work their own job.

[@evianca5692]

@@ic3ball738 She came back to him just to use him as she was desperate, i think if she has somewhere to go Sean would not be the first destination he wouldn’t be buying beer if Alex compromise, have empathy, make plans for both not just for herself, and support Sean’s recovery from alcohol, she didn’t even ask about Sean mental condition at all like where in the series? all she said is ‘No’ or mostly herself and her plans. She doesn’t want to have a real deep conversation with anyone apparently, although she only approach someone if she was desperate like her dad offered help all the time she just shuts him flat out. And at last when she need his ‘help’

[@s2pidsz]

Im looking for this.. im pity maddy that her mother is too selfish not to lower her pride and have a whole family.. Sean is trying his best to change until Alex has no plans with him.. He even stand with Alex with his father..

[@lazytown8549]

I feel bad for everyone beside the main girl

[@sxnz4298]

alex?

[@TheLewinator902]

How the hell could you feel bad for Sean?

[@preciousthomas8009]

The worst show I’ve seen in awhile. She caused every problem that happened to her. Repeatedly

[@Tartebio]

??? Its life? N im pretty sure this happens in real life 😂😂

[@preciousthomas8009]

@@Tartebio true. I was happy with the ending at least.

[@stylequeen432]

Her circumstance always got in the way of things, like sean breaking into the owners home she rented, her mom constantly getting into issues.. everything she did was to give the best to maddy

[@preciousthomas8009]

@@stylequeen432 she could’ve prevented Sean from breaking in by insisting she’d have the party at the park because she was so new at their house. It was just too soon. She also could’ve made everyone leave when they started inviting more people. I’m a person that has hit rock bottom because of my own choices, at some point you have to realize how we play a part in our own destiny which she did. I wrote this before finishing it

[@Mr.Majestic77]

I think she could of stayed with her dad until she got on her foot. Also, Nate. Nate was a Godsend to her, but she repeatedly ignored those signs. Smh.

[@cv8683]

This story of an emotionally disturbed woman making very poor selfish choices and taking very bad advice from all the wrong people. Her husband was taking steps to improve himself she could have supported him in that instead she endangers and neglects her child throughout. Seriously she took her child to live with convicts to protect her from her own father who yelled at her when he got angry? She took the child to sleep on the floor of a public transit hub. Left her in a car on the side of the road. Left her with a bipolar woman and her suspect as hell boyfriend. They paint this narrative of the struggles she goes though to give her child a worse life than she currently has as if she didn’t just check a few simple boxes like apply for welfare taking three day motherhood class. And that made her more fit than the father?