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Maid (2021)
Deserves to win every award!
Maid is one of the best series I've ever seen. Felt so realistic and truly makes you empathize with every character. I love the graphics mixed in showing how much money Alex has - I thought it was a really interesting visual representation of financial struggles. The show also taught me so much about domestic violence and the corrupt systems preventing DV victims from receiving sufficient government aid. By the end of the show, you feel ready to look up your local DV shelter and donate. While watching the Critics' Choice Awards not too long ago, I was extremely disappointed that Margaret Qualley didn't win the award for Best Actress in a Limited Series and Maid as a whole didn't win Best Limited Series. This show seriously deserves to win every award it gets nominated for.
Human Resources (2022)
About what I expected
I don't mind crude humor and I love Big Mouth, but if you don't like that kind of humor this is definitely not the show for you. Some of the other reviews complain that the characters aren't likable, but I actually enjoy when the characters are unlikeable (like Arrested Development, It's Always Sunny, etc) so I didn't mind, but by the end of the season we definitely start to see the beginnings of some character development. The show definitely falls short in some places and goes a little to the extreme even for a Big Mouth spin-off, but the second half of the series has lots of good, even touching moments. I agree with the reviews that compare it to a raunchier, adult version of Inside Out. I thought the last episode was over the top with gore which was completely unnecessary to the story and did not make for any good jokes like it was attempting to do. It definitely falls short in a lot of places, but there is still potential for it to find its footing if it gets renewed for more seasons.