"Maid"

This top-rated show on Netflix deserves all the chatter but it is not an easy watch.  Based on the book by Stephanie Land the limited series covers a single year in the life of a very young woman.  In an attempt to leave an abusive relationship she hits one roadblock after another.  The tale makes it very clear that all the government programs designed to help those who are struggling often have impossible-to-scale walls.  It also makes it clear that an abusive relationship is not what we might think it is.  The lead character here has no bruises and doesn't believe she is "one of those women".  The series does a terrific job showing the complexities, and subtleties, between the abusers and their victims.  We often wonder how a woman can return to someone who has abused her.  Here, you see that there is no simple answer and yes, financial independence, or lack thereof, can play a role.  It's touching, thought-provoking and very well performed by the entire cast, including the mother-daughter team of Andie MacDowell and Margaret Qualley.  Stephanie Land got out.  It took sheer force of will on her part and making more than a few impossible choices.  One wonders, after watching this, how many women simply can't get there.