History Series / DeviousMaids

* YourCheatingHeart: Rosie catches Peri in an affair with another actor, and Spence [[spoiler:starts one with Rosie herself]] after Peri suspects him of having an affair as well.
** Philippe too, he got divorced because he cheated too much.
** Flora was having an affair with Adrian Powell [[spoiler: and she's one of his prostitutes. If her final note is right, she was raped and blames him.]]
*** [[spoiler: she also slept with and got pregnant by one of Eddie's friends]]

* BlackBestFriend: Sam to Carmen, though he wishes to be more.

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: Flora, the Powells' maid, is murdered at one of their dinner parties and one of the waiters was found holding the murder weapon. [[spoiler: He just happens to be Marisol's son. She's posing as a maid to figure out who framed him for Flora's murder.]]

''Devious Maids'' is a PrimeTimeSoap airing on Creator/{{Lifetime}} created by [[Series/DesperateHousewives Marc Cherry]] with Creator/EvaLongoria and Cherry serving as two of the executive producers (and in the case of the latter, director of the season two premiere). Based on the Mexican {{telenovela}} ''Ellas son la Alegria del Hogar'', the series is about a group of Latina maids, the eccentric Beverly Hills elite for whom they work, and how their lives are affected when one of their own is murdered.

Shortly after the series was announced and a promotional ad was released, controversy erupted over the perceived stereotyping and racial implications of the Latina characters as maids and {{Spicy Latina}}s. Eva Longoria has come forward to defend the show, saying that the portrayal of the main characters are neither racist nor stereotypical.

** Odessa, the head housekeeper for Alejandro Rubio, is Carmen's immediate boss and they clash almost instantaneouslyq.

* BettyAndVeronica: Valentina finds herself as the Archie in season 2 between Remi, who she broke up with in Africa because he was always busy, and Ethan the poolboy who understands her life better growing up with a similar background to her but doesn't know much about him.

* BiggerIsBetterInBed: Rosie accidentally feels her employer's erection when he hugs her. When Zoila and Marisol press on for details, she holds up a huge cucumber.

* BlackBestFriend: Sam to Carmen

* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Valentina towards Zoila, but only when the subject of Remi is concerned.

* BrokenBird: Evelyn in spades, Taylor to some degree.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The second season ends with [[spoiler:Carmen spotting a suspicious car at Rosie and Spence's wedding and she's too late to stop Spence's unstable nephew from shooting the wedding party. The last camera shot is Rosie's bloody bouquet dropping to the ground.]]

* ClingyJealousGirl:[[spoiler: Carmen didn't like it when Sam was dating a chef.]]

** Carmen as well.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Evelyn is completely taken with the new bodyguard Tony and is unable to hold a conversation with him without staring.

* {{Fanservice}}: Cause they're beautiful and ''dirty'' rich.
* FemaleGaze

* GoodParents: Zoila, she does love her daughter even though she doesn't approve of her decisions sometimes.

* [[spoiler:HappilyAdopted: Eddie, Marisol's son.]]

* HeelRealization: Peri Westmore gets a much needed one when her husband has a heart attack [[spoiler: while having sex with Rosie]] and decides to enter therapy so she can fix her marriage.

* HiddenDepths: The first episode makes it seem like Evelyn Powell is a stone cold bitch who is more concerned about the mess made than her maid's actual death and perfectly happy to let an innocent boy take the fall for the murder to keep her secrets from being uncovered. In later episodes it is revealed that she is [[spoiler: a deeply unhappy woman years into a life she hates, beginning with her son's death 15 years earlier. Both Evelyn and Adrian agreed his death was Evelyn's fault and eventually came to an agreement: Adrian would not file for divorce (and would not cheat on Evelyn) if he was allowed to explore his own voyeurism by hiring prostitutes to have sex with their friends in their house while he watches. The terms of that agreement were tested, to say the least, when Adrian slept with Flora.]]
** Genevieve. She is very embarassed about her humble past that she changes her and her brother's name, Eunice Mudge and Henry to Genevieve and Henri. She also has a rocky relationship with her mother.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Except for the pilot, all the episodes of season one have names connected to domestic work ("Taking Out The Trash," "Minding The Baby," "Scrambling The Eggs," and so on up to the season finale "Totally Clean").

* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler: Odessa has feelings for Alejandro]]

* MaleGaze: Don't be surprised...
* MamaBear: '''Zoila'''. She won't care if you're her boss, she'll threaten you if she thinks you're screwing around with her daughter.

* MsFanservice: All the maids.

* MyBelovedSmother: Zoila has this problem a lot.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Genevieve claims that the pool boy left her because he thought she looked 40. Zoila points out that she still looks great at almost 60, which only sends [[ComplimentBackfire Genevieve further into hysterics.]]

* [[ShesGotLegs They Got Legs]]

*** [[spoiler: she also slept with and got pregnant by one of Eddie's friends]]

''Devious Maids'' is a PrimeTimeSoap airing on Lifetime created by [[Series/DesperateHousewives Marc Cherry]] with Creator/EvaLongoria and Cherry serving as two of the executive producers (and in the case of the latter, director of the season two premiere). Based on the Mexican {{telenovela}} ''Ellas son la Alegria del Hogar'', the series is about a group of Latina maids, the eccentric Beverly Hills elite for whom they work, and how their lives are affected when one of their own is murdered.

''Devious Maids'' is a PrimeTimeSoap airing on Lifetime created by [[Series/DesperateHousewives Marc Cherry]] with Eva Longoria and Cherry serving as two of the executive producers (and in the case of the latter, director of the season two premiere). Based on the Mexican {{telenovela}} ''Ellas son la Alegria del Hogar'', the series is about a group of Latina maids, the eccentric Beverly Hills elite for whom they work, and how their lives are affected when one of their own is murdered.

Shortly after the series was announced and a promotional ad was released, controversy erupted over the perceived stereotyping and racial implications of the Latina characters as maids and {{Spicy Latina}}s. Eva Longoria has defended the show, saying that the portrayal of the main characters are not racist and stereotypical.

''Devious Maids'' is a PrimeTimeSoap airing on Lifetime created by [[Series/DesperateHousewives Marc Cherry]] with Eva Longoria and Cherry serving as two of the executive producers (and in the case of the latter, director of the season two premiere). Based on the [[{{Telenovela}} Mexican novela]] ''Ellas son la Alegria del Hogar'', the series is about a group of Latina maids, the eccentric Beverly Hills elite for whom they work, and how their lives are affected when one of their own is murdered.

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Shortly after the series was announced and a promotional ad was released, controversy erupted over the perceived stereotyping and racial implications of the Latina characters as maids and {{Spicy Latina}}s. Eva Longoria has defended the show, saying that the portrayal of the main characters are not racist and stereotypical. Only time, personal opinion, and viewing of the actual episodes will tell if these statements are true.

* Cult: The Circle in Season 4 is a cult whose members are only restricted to the rich and famous.

* TrophyWife: Taylor

* BlondesAreEvil: Remi's first girlfriend.

* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Except for the pilot, all the episodes of season one have names connected to domestic work ("Taking Out The Trash," "Minding The Baby," "Scrambling The Eggs," and so on up to the season finale "Totally Clean"). Season two names the episodes after plays ("An Ideal Husband," "The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs," "Crimes Of The Heart," "The Bad Seed" etc).

** Odessa, the head housekeeper for Alejandro Rubio, is Carmen's immediate boss and they clash almost instantaneously.
*** Though to be fair she is just being protective of her boss of people who will take advantage of him which Carmen definitely intends to do.

** Genevieve. She is very embarassed about her humble past that she changed her and her brother's name, Eunice Mudge and Henry to Genevieve and Henri. She also has a rocky relationship with her mother.

* {{Meido}}: Zoila, Carmen, and Valentina wear maid outfits, although sometimes they'll wear casual clothing while working as well.

* TheCastShowoff: Carmen can sing and dance, and when she can, tinkers with the piano in Alejandro's house. Rosalyn Sanchez is an accomplished singer.

* [[spoiler:TheBeard: Carmen for Alejandro. For two years, she has to be married and pretend to be his wife in public in exchange for Alejandro's music connections. She's forbidden to see Sam during that period.]]

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The second season ends with [[spoiler:Carmen spotting a suspicious car at Rosie and Spence's wedding and she's too late to stop gunshots from being fired. The last camera shot is Rosie's bouquet dropping to the ground.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: Reggie Miller. He manipulates his Uncle Kennith into revoking power of attorney from Keenith's daughter, Lucinda and giving it to him instead. [[spoiler: Later he manipulates Spence into fighting him and lies to Roise that Spence started it. Causing Rosie hate Spence. Later on with his Aunt Didi's help, he manipulates his Uncle Kennith into kicking Lucinda out of the house.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: Reggie Miller. He manipulates his Uncle Kennith into revoking power of attorney from Keenith's daughter, Lucinda and giving it to him instead. [[Spoiler:Later he manipulates Spence into fighting him and lies to Roise that Spence started it. Causing Rosie hate Spence. Later on with his Aunt Didi's help, he manipulates his Uncle Kennith into kicking Lucinda out of the house.]]