3.02 - "FROM HERE TO ETERNITY"
Directed by David Warren
Written by Curtis Kheel
Reviewed by Gavin Hetherington
Written by Curtis Kheel
Reviewed by Gavin Hetherington
Beware: Some spoilers ahead (but nothing major)!
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY PREVIEW
Episode two basically starts where the premiere left off, and Evelyn was found by the gardner and given mouth-to-mouth (which we don't get to see but that would have been hilarious by the sounds of it). Evelyn finds out pretty quicky about Adrian's visit to the Velvet Whip and she has quite a funny reaction to it, but at the same time is intrigued by it. As you can see in the picture to the left, Adrian takes her to the place and things don't really go according to plan. Evelyn and Adrian always get the funniest scenes together. Marisol and Carmen are now living together and it's pretty easy-sailing so far. Marisol decides to begin a Maid Placement Agency business, where she can find jobs for maids. Carmen desperately needs money and asks Marisol to help her find a job, but Marisol knows how much of a bad maid she is and hilarity ensues when Carmen realises Marisol isn't doing her best to place her and so tests her. There's a 'twist' in that storyline at the end though and it's quite hilarious to think about moving forward.
I can't really say much about Zoila's and Valentina's storylines without ruining too much for you guys. Zoila manages to keep the con running about the baby and manages to tell Valentina that she's pregnant. Valentine doesn't react too well to it and she has a very good and sweet reason for it. Remi and Valentina are in a better place moving on from their storyline in the premiere and Remi has some big news for Valentina that could move both of them away. Since it has been announced that Edy Ganem is leaving the show, it seems like they've set the wheels in motion with this episode. In regards to both Valentina and Zoila, they both get new challenges presented to them that they have to overcome and while they fall out, all hope is not lost. Unfortunately, the wonderful Susan Lucci does not appear in this episode though you hear her voice on the phone.
The main mystery moves along slowly without being explained head on. As seen in the sneak peek, Taylor told Blanca that a burglar had broke in and Taylor stabbed him before he could get away. Obviously this didn't happen as there was so much blood that Blanca could not have believed, though she did. I think Blanca is just a trusting person so whatever story Taylor told her, Blanca would leave it at that. But Blanca does start to see the holes in Taylor's story, especially when she tries to avoid topics about her husband, leading to Blanca siezing the opportunity to get something out of Taylor. I never expected Blanca to do what she does to Taylor in quite a straight-forward, manipulative way. It seemed so easy for Blanca to do that she succeeds in doing it.
Rosie's storyline hasn't been very... lively lately. She still spends the episode in the hospital and isn't seen that much to be honest. Spence actually has more screentime than her as she asks him to do something, but he lies to her about doing it. Rosie does get out of the hospital by episode's end so hopefully things improve for her. The cliffhanger isn't very exciting, at least not in the scope of episode one's cliffhanger. It's unrelated to the main mystery plot, but it does promise a bit more life in Rosie's pretty comatose storyline. If you've seen the coming up promo that I've also attached below for what's coming up this season, it's revealed - and spoiler ahead if you have not seen - that Rosie's ex-husband (or is he her ex?) is on his way to see her.
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY WRAP-UP
Not a bad follow-up episode and it relied heavily on comedy more than substance of storyline. I am enjoying the new direction for Marisol and I like the idea of her living with Carmen as the two of them make a pretty good pair on screen. Rosie wasn't used to her full potential here but I expect things to get better for her judging by the end of this episode. Zoila and Valentina are going to be an interesting pair to watch moving forward as we speed towards Edy's departure which will happen in the next couple of episodes I'd imagine. The main mystery didn't get a whole lot of attention in this episode but seeing how Blanca and Taylor deal with this growing problem is going to be great fun to watch, and Evelyn and Adrian are, again, simply wonderful that the more scenes they share together, the better.
Now enjoy some dialogue teasers:
- "Don't tell anyone what happened here. You know how people gossip."
- "I'm glad you guys moved back, it's like nothing's changed."
- "Well I will have to remember to clarify that in our holiday newsletter."
- "I was just thinking about all the men I could have married."
- "Define obscenely large."
- "You do not have my blessing and you never will."
- "He's dead, isn't he?" ... "Yes."
- "I don't want to be involved in any of this."
- "This poor sweet man has been through enough, the least we can do is lend a hand."
- "Who cares about being a good maid?"
- "What are you doing in that house?"
- "Sometimes a problem is just an opportunity in disguise."
Got any questions about 3.02 of Devious Maids? What are you looking forward to most? Let me know in the comments and be sure to watch the episode when it airs on June 8th on Lifetime!
Episode 3.02 Promo
Devious Maids Coming Up Trailer
I'm glad so many people enjoyed the premiere! Hope you guys are looking forward to the second episode of Devious Maids' third season!
ReplyDeleteAward winning author??? Did I miss something? U wrote a book and won an award!
ReplyDeleteCongrats from the bottom of my heart.
Now I have to order the book.
On an other note. Sweet preview! But I'm on a show hiatus till the 18th cause of my exams. But it will be nice to catch up with all the show.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the episode
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was self-published but it won silver for Young Adult Horror at the Readers' Favorite Book Awards and silver for Horror Fiction at the Global eBook Awards :D Nothing really fancy though. The book is free on the kindle, and it's currently going through a professional edit so if you'd prefer to wait for the new and improved edition to come out, I'll give you a heads up :D But thanks so much for your interest, much appreciated!!
ReplyDeleteAhh good luck for your exams! I just recently finished mine so I feel your pain. Having 3 episodes of Devious Maids to catch up on after the 18th will be sweet to binge-watch though.
ReplyDeleteYay I'm glad. It had a great premiere didn't it? This episode wasn't quite as good but how could it top the premiere? :P Still a great episode!
ReplyDeleteI'll get both ^_^ will just have to find time to read them, maybe in my next life.
ReplyDeleteAn award is an award so very fancy.
I'm in the process of writing a book myself, supernatural theme of course. I'm in a bit of a blockage or better said lazy attack and have to fight through.
The title of Ur book sounds very intriguing. I mean anything with Asyllum has me half way sold.
Yep can't wait, but will certainly read Ur previews and reviews just to keep my mind happy.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Well I'm only doing the previews, Rama is doing the full reviews but be sure to check his reviews out when you've seen the episodes too :)
ReplyDeleteHaha yeah it's so hard to find time for reading these days, never mind writing :P Ahh that's so cool that you're a budding writer! I get lazy attacks all the time but keep in mind your inspiration and that desire to write and you'll break through that. Let me know how you get on though!
ReplyDeleteYeah lets say "budding" writer! I Created in my mind a trilogy and planned out where I wanna go with each book and how to conclude the story. But for now I'll just have to grab some time and start writing again, but it's tough. I mean U surely knows that writing is like a big game of chess, every move U make has to be backed up with 300 moves ahead.
ReplyDeleteI write on Serbian but if I ever get published, not to mention translated I will tell U where to find it. ^^
Of course I will tell U my impressions of Ur work, as soon as I get time to read it.
Eagerly waiting for the this one after the amazing premiere!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking about watching the show again...And Ernesto is hot(:
ReplyDeleteDon't set your expectations too high for this episode as it really wasn't as good as the premiere. It's still very good and has some great moments and still one of my guilty pleasures.
ReplyDeleteErnesto really is hot. Glad you're thinking about watching the show again, when and why did you drop it?
ReplyDeleteExcited for this! This week has gone by SOOOOOOOOOOOOO slowly omfg. I like the direction Marisol's story is headed, starting her own Maid Agency -- the maid in the sneak peek is called Alma, totes foreshadowing Valerie Mahaffey's return later in the season tbh. Shame that Rosie is taking a backseat, she's my favourite. :( Yet again, based on sneak peeks and the previous episodes she's been comparing Spence a lot to Ernesto, which is a clear precursor to his return. Not sure how I feel about that. I've never been a fan of love triangles so let's see how this one turns out. Glad that this ep seems comedic! And it seems that this is when Carmen starts working for the Powells (I know from episode summaries that this happens)? Zoila will be the only maid not to have worked for them. :P Don't mind little mystery focus so early on - I'm just happy to have the Stappords back :D
ReplyDeleteUmm...I think I stopped watching after the season one finale or season two premiere. I'm not really sure of the main reason to why I stopped watching but one of the reasons was I really wasn't a fan of the Rosie-Spence pairing and I think another reason had to do with Valentina. I've kinda read up on the main things that happened in Season 2 so just in case if I ever decided to watch the show again.
ReplyDeleteit's good to know spanish to watch this show cause sometimes i notice they say some small words in spanish real quick that doesnt show on the bottom in english... and it's cute hearing them say those words, lol ...☺...
ReplyDeleteThat happens a few times in this episode actually! Would love to know Spanish so I could decipher what it is the characters say :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading! I also really like the direction Marisol is heading in and it will be interesting to see how she does with this new venture. Yeah Rosie has been doing that quite a bit lately, never really noticed til you pointed it out. Oh I didn't realise it said in the episode summaries that Carmen begins working for the Powells! But yes, she gets the job in this episode but we have yet to see what she's like actually working there. Bound to be hilarious haha.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy, I can teach you a few if you want :) BTW, I'm looking forward to seeing this episode, it's my guilty pleassure too...
ReplyDeleteAll I know is that Adrian apparently "outsmarts" Carmen. :P Gahh not long now! I hope next week comes about more quickly. :/
ReplyDeleteyes Gavin, that's the reason for my comment, lol... but those words dont mean anything towards the storyline... that's why they are not shown on the bottom...they are just short cute spanish words that we say when we talk, lol...dont worry bout it, lol ...☺...
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