At this point I'm much more interested in the Nick, Lydia, and Serena characters than I am June's. I find her too predictable, and generally more and more grating to watch. |
I agree. June isn’t as interesting now. |
The Marthas arranged for June, Holly, and Emily to be saved. How did June know that they hadn't also helped Hannah to escape??? Maybe Hannah's house was the next stop for the truck... Staying behind will not help her save Hannah - she has no clothes and nowhere to live. She's been caught multiple times before and has no leverage of being pregnant or nursing to help her escape harse punishment. |
I don’t know that June will be punished. She and Serena can say the baby was kidnapped. She could go back to being Fred’s handmaid and work with Serena and the Martha underground. Side note: I really hope this isn’t the end of Bradley Whitfield. |
Does Fred know that Nicole is not his baby? |
PP here. I was on vacation so I am just now catching up on the last episode. Agree with others about Aunt Lydia. She is terrific! |
The Aunt Lydia actress is basically type-cast at this point. Watch the pother shows and movies she’s been in; basically the same character.... |
Yes. June spat something at him about never having had a child and that he never would. |
+1 and Fred made it clear he really wants a boy. |
I just finished rereading the Handmaid's Tale and watching the series and have a couple observations:
Serena's concern, preGilead, was about declining fertility. She was then shot in the abdomen while leaving the university and probably rendered infertile. Commander Waterford is weak and all about punishing Serena, who is definitely the stronger of the pair. Atwood was inspired by reading 1984. Lois Lowry wrote "The Giver," about the same time Atwood wrote The Handmaid's Tale. Same general theme where a "utopian" community suppresses individual freedom and expression. Atwood takes many of her themes directly from the Bible. The Martha's, of course, as well as handmaids (Rachael and Lea's children in the Bible do not belong to them). In the book, all AA's were the "Children of Ham" another white supremacist theme incorrectly interpreted from the Bible. There was no integration in the original book. All Martha's and Ritas were minorities. Ann Dowd won the Grammy as best supporting actress for her Season One role as Aunt Lydia. |
I find the lighting so dim, it’s annoying. They also go from whispering most of the indecipherable dialog to suddenly blasting out everyone’s eardrums. |