The season four finale of The Handmaid’s Tale, “The Wilderness,” provides one of the more stylistic approaches to showing character dynamics, allowing for closure and finality in the relationship between Commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) and June Osborne (Elizabeth Moss). The…
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 4×06 Review: “Vows” peels back the layers of June
One of the major flaws of The Handmaid’s Tale is its frequent rinse and repeat of June’s (Elizabeth Moss) plights. We’ve watched her be caught and released over and over again, yet every time June decides she needs to stay…
The Handmaid’s Tale 3×04 Review: The Revolution Really Won’t Be Televised
We may be impatient for the revolution to get going, but it’s also refreshing to see The Handmaid’s Tale take its time again. Even if the decision is entirely calculated, a slow and satisfying build, hopefully to be a followed…
The Handmaid’s Tale 2×12 Review: New life, new twists liven up ‘Postpartum’
The Handmaid’s Tale isn’t exactly known for its twists as the various ways it can creatively and emotionally devastate us with them. In “Postpartum,” it does so yet again through Gilead’s true believers. We’ve seen the destruction such people can…
The Handmaid’s Tale 2×10 Review: “The Last Ceremony” Is The Most Brutally Relevant Episode Yet
Damn it, this episode of The Handmaid’s Tale shouldn’t be as relevant as it is. It isn’t just its themes of brutality being normalized, it’s the depiction of the powerless having their children and infants ripped from their arms while…
The Handmaid’s Tale Review: 1×1-1×3
One of the signs from the Women’s March that most sticks in my mind was “I can’t believe I’m still protesting this shit.” It seemed to be a common refrain among the older women. Watching The Handmaid’s Tale, I can…