Where last week’s episode of The Handmaid’s Tale was unsettling and depressing, “Seeds” is bleak. June (Elisabeth Moss) has not only been returned to the Waterford house and had to conform all over again, all her coping mechanisms have been…
The Handmaid’s Tale 2×04 Review: Defiance Has A Harrowing Cost In “Other Women”
The Handmaid’s Tale could never be called upbeat, but it goes to a truly dark place in the episode “Other Women.” There was heart-wrenching despair as June (Elisabeth Moss) came so close to escaping Gilead at the end of the…
The Handmaid’s Tale 2×03 Review: Past Is Prologue And Burden In “Baggage”
After a very strong premiere, The Handmaid’s Tale once again shows its limitations in the episode “Baggage.” June (Elisabeth Moss) continues trying to build a life, and seems to be succeeding. But she can’t stay in her tenuous hiding place…
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 Premiere: Off The Book, The Series Still Unsettles
When I was waiting for my sister to give birth to her first child, I fell into conversation with a nurse, as often happens when you hang out at a hospital for a long time. She asked me whether I…
The Emmys in 2017: The Downfall of Network Television?
This year’s best TV was rewarded with golden statues and a lot of praise at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards that went down just a few days ago. Unfortunately for its fans, American Gods didn’t receive any. Still, those that…
The Handmaid’s Tale 1×10 Review: Night
Harvey Milk was right when he said, “You gotta give ’em hope.” In a world where The Handmaid’s Tale seems more possible than ever, you can hardly blame the series for granting its audience mercies that the source material would…
The Handmaid’s Tale 1×9 Review: The Bridge
It’s good that The Handmaid’s Tale is going back to basics, even if it stumbles a bit yet again in the episode The Bridge. The show has shifted its gaze back to Offred, who is continuing her commitment to fight…