Devious Maids
Lifetime | Release Date: June 23, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
SalonWilla PaskinJun 24, 2013
Season 1 Review: For now, the bias towards boring is definitely at work. Cherry should look at “Scandal,” a show in which everyone of every color gets to be troubled and naughty and still expect our sympathy, to see how to improve. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyJun 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: The story lines and dialogue may be a bit too cute and contrived to hold viewers’ interest for long. It’s the cast, which includes Ana Ortiz of “Ugly Betty” and Judy Reyes, who played Carla on “Scrubs,” that commands attention. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJun 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: The characters and situations may be different, but creator/executive producer Cherry's signature tone of arch cattiness leavened with sentimental schmaltz is unmistakable. Read full review
58
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJun 20, 2013
Season 1 Review: After a pretty clumsy start, DM does start to find itself amid a whirl of characters populating not one, not two, but five households. Read full review
58
NewsdayVerne GayJun 19, 2013
Season 1 Review: The Latina female leads are--to put this in a way that's both politically correct and blandly inoffensive--vivacious.... That trademark Cherry wit, written in acid, is evident here. too.... But the biggest problem here is the sprawl--lots of stories, lots of characters, lots of colors--and not one them going anywhere in a hurry. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJun 21, 2013
Season 1 Review: None of the story lines, from the young maid’s love of her boss’s son to the murder plot, promises to defy expectations. All the show’s potential gets crushed under the weight of over-familiarity and Cherry’s cookie-cutter technique. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyMelissa MaerzJun 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: There's a strong cast, including Ana Ortiz and Judy Reyes, but there are too many bad stereotypes. [21 Jun 2013, p.60]
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJun 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: Devious Maids has the potential to be better than "Desperate Housewives," but it can realize that potential only if it finds its own substantive identity instead of being just a recycling of the "Housewives" template. Read full review
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