The Handmaid’s Tale Recap: Praised Be, Bitch
June is becoming a hero, but heroism has an unfortunate cost.
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“Night” saps the terror and brutality out of Gilead at its most climactic moment.
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What does it feel like to be a concept instead of a person?
The Handmaid’s Tale Recap: If You Go Back, You Will Die
“The Other Side” rewinds the story, this time with the focus fixed on Luke.
The Handmaid’s Tale Recap: Our Lady of Self-Inflicted Sorrows
Did Serena Joy invent Gilead?
The Handmaid’s Tale Recap: Forget About the Commander
The right to love is the right to be a person.
The Handmaid’s Tale Recap: Trapped in a Box
In Gilead, knowing how to play your role is very important.
The Handmaid’s Tale Recap: Everybody Breaks
This is how they take everything from you: one thing at a time.
The Handmaid’s Tale Recap: I’d Like to Play a Game With You
Despite the horror of it all, Gilead is a cloyingly literal place.
The Handmaid’s Tale Series-Premiere Recap: Under His Eye
A dystopian vision designed to feel chillingly on the cusp of possibility.
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