There’s nothing worse than coming up with what is undoubtedly a pretty good, innovative way to present an issue everyone understands and relates to, and finding that you’re not the first to the finish line. In many ways, that’s the…
Will Elisabeth Moss Return as June in The Testaments?
The Handmaid’s Tale closed its six-season run on May 27, 2025, but fans don’t have to say goodbye to Gilead for long. Hulu’s upcoming spinoff, The Testaments, based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel, is already in production. And the central…
‘(Wo)man Up: Fresh Look At ‘Girl, Interrupted’ And The Subject of Mental Health
I know what it’s like to want to die. How it hurts to smile. How you try to fit in but you can’t. How you hurt yourself on the outside, to try to kill the thing on the inside. That…
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2×12 Review: Out of Eden
On the season’s penultimate episode, The Handmaid’s Tale 2×12 “Postpartum,” the narrative’s attention expands beyond June and Holly to include Eden, Emily, and Nick. It is a wise set-up as it provides some relief from the emotional hyper-focus on our…
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2×11 Review: I Tell, Therefore You Are
The Handmaid’s Tale 2×11 “Holly” is a cohesive story that can function as a stand-alone film. The tale of our hero June’s journey is an Emmy-worthy AND Oscar-worthy hour of television. I continue to be awestruck, astonished, and appalled by…
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2×10 Review: Families Belong Together
I have to be honest, I have been avoiding this review. The parallels between the real world and the dystopian nightmare on The Handmaid’s Tale are often uncanny. But, on The Handmaid’s Tale 2×10 “The Last Ceremony,” the content with Hannah…
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2×08 and 2×09 Review: Women Making it Work
The Handmaid’s Tale has always been about women. But Season 1 focuses almost entirely on the control men have over women. It shows us the extent and scope of the depravity visited on the bodies of women by Gilead’s oppressive…
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 2×07 Review: A Requiem
After each episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, I am sure that the stunning visual and musical imagery, poetry in the form of a television episode, cannot be topped. Then I watch the next episode. The Handmaid’s Tale 2×07 “After” once…
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Review 2×06: ‘First Blood’ Blows Us All Away
The Handmaid’s Tale 2×06 “First Blood” balances the morose and horrifying world of Gilead with the Waterford household’s flirty rebellion to create the strongest character-focused episode of the season. The examination of power and family is breathtaking as always. The…
The Handmaid’s Tale 2×04 Review: My Bad
Just when I think I have learned the outer bounds of torture, The Handmaid’s Tale 2×04 “Other Women” steps in to remind me that when it comes to suffering, the sky is the limit. “Other Women” zooms in on June’s,…
