Honestly, I wasn’t sure we needed more of The Handmaid’s Tale.
When Season 1 premiered during the early months of the first Donald Trump presidency, it struck a nerve, reflecting real-life concerns over the decline of women’s rights and the rise of authoritarianism. Those concerns are more relevant than ever during Trump’s second presidency, as the administration continues to systematically attack women and queer people in ways that recall the Christo-fascist nightmare of Gilead.
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Yet between these presidencies, and between The Handmaid’s Tale‘s start and finish, the series lost its way. After Season 1, it moved beyond Margaret Atwood’s novel, and in its efforts to outdo our own growing dystopia, it turned into a grim, self-indulgent spectacle.
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