Now in its second season this series is well worth watching. Quite a thriller it is full of numerous twists and turns you never know what to expect. Scenes can be graphic.
This is binge worthy however if you are watching it with teens, there may be a few scenes that are too graphic towards the end of season one and episode 3 in season 2.
All said it is a great story. that explores themes like commitment, love, and family.
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The Story
A committed daughter seeks justice for her mother who is wrongly accused by her employers of murder. However, while striving to get the camera that holds the evidence of her mothers innocence she finds her self led to a network high class criminals and those who protect them.
Her seeking justice, turns to revenge, blind anger and a need to protect those who she loves as she drowns in the depth of her own sorrows and pain. She loses her mother, boyfriend and almost loses her brother as her enemies corner her.
The script is written through the eyes of Linda and as she narrates her story we are not lost to the perspectives of the other characters. Numerous people lose their lives and as she drowns in the sorrow and weight of her pain and responsibilities, wishing she could get bak to her innocence, the viewer carries her burden as well.
The Actors
The actors are great in this series my favorites being Thando Thabethe who takes the role of Linda Ndlovu. She makes the character of Linda quite believable despite the fact that the situation she is trying to make us believe seems quite impossible – someone moving in a few months from practically being a mother Teresa to a scheming murderer, and, additionally sleeping with the enemy without any moral strain or struggle within.
The scene I enjoyed most was Linda finishing off the Zwide’s with the help of Maria. Eunice, Maria’s sister was also convincingly irritating especially in the scenes before she is first murdered by Mr. Zwide.
The Housekeepers Cast
Season 1
Bohang Moeko – Thabang Kabelo
Bongani Moussa – Fana
Clementine Mosimane – June Ndlovu
Connie Chiume – Maria Motsepe
Gabriel Simphiwe Mini – Detective Conway
Lorraine Moropa – Katlego
Mangaliso Ngema – Peter Zwide
Masasa Mbangeni – Nomahlubi
Matshepo Maleme – Eunice
Mike Mvelase – Max
Paballo Koza – Mtho
Thando Thabethe – Linda Ndlovu
Zikhona Sodlaka – Boniswa Zwide
Zodwa Nkosi – Phindi
Additions Season 2
Aubrey Mmakola – Karabo
Dumisani Mbebe – Detective Miya
Kwezi Ndlovu – Thuli
Lindani Nkosi – Clive
Liopelo Maphatha – Officer Maluleka
Lorcia Cooper Kumalo – Mkhonto
Nimrod Nkosi – Richard
Rantsatsi Rantsatsi – Officer Dube
Sthembizo Khosa – Sydney
Tiffany Barbuzano – Detective Venter
Xolili Tshabalala – Noli
Technical Construction
The cinematography is good. Scenes hat stand out for me are for example the spewing of blood when Linda uses the garden shears on Boniswa. The score right through the series is great. The lighting is great and the play of it after the incineration of the Zwide’s quite convincing during Linda’s hallucination.
Conclusion
While this may not be a thriller it does keep you tense right through the series through to season 2. I am still wondering whether production has stopped due to covid or the series is still being produced.
The director does a great job of bringing everything together however there are gaps in the story several times between the episodes. For example at the end of one episode in a romantic scene with Zwide, Linda points a gun on Zwides neck. However, in the next episode we are left to assume nothing happened and the story continues from a different scene. Such instances happen once to often and this is what makes the story quite unbelievable.
It will be great to see how Linda maneuvers the new group of much more dangerous enemies than the Zwides.
Rating
I give this series a 7/10 so far.
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