Wasn't that Ontario license plate a beautiful sight? I live in the U.S. and don't know Canadian province mottos with easy recall as I do U.S. state mottos and car bumper stickers, e.g. "Live Free or Die" (NH), " "Eureka" (CA) , "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence",
(PA) or my favorite ironic license plate — …

Doesn't Waterford's desire to downplay Putnam's adulterous sex crimes also clarify how Waterford really relates to Gilead's patriarchal system? Waterford subscribes to Gilead's rules to be a Commander. He was a soft-spoken ordinary guy whose wife had all the imagination, passion, and vision for the Republic of Gilead.…

Re: Arm Amputation. Genuine twist! I was sure castration was in order. Was the arm amputation to deprive Putnam of doing "freaky" sex acts to which Janine alluded, or absolute inability to ever pleasure himself? Or does his punishment compromise his parenting in anyway? Is he not permitted to hold the baby he…

Ambiguity is the only trait the book shares with this season's finale.. A few other key storylines surfaced in this episode that distinguish it from the book, too. Especially w/r/t the letters (no spoilers, I won't say more) Plus the book's epilogue suggests a direction the series didn't cover at all.

Anyone speculate why "American Girl" punctuated the finale?

That closing song that came on over the end credits. Complete tonal headscratcher.
First, why undercut powerful final 10 minutes — Samira Wiley's weeping , Yvonne and Elisabeth's silent eye-dagger exchange, Elisabeth's Moss' UNFORGETTABLE direct gaze at the camera —- by blaring some upbeatish melody about 'American…

No, I didn't think the Handmaids would do it, but my mind raced along with June's mind with alternatives that wouldn't get Janine or other handmaids shot on the spot. As soon as Janine made a lamb-like comment about how the rocks would hurt, I knew June would drop the mercy-killing option. Like you, I'm certain…

"Oh man, I hate stonings"
I groaned those exact same words, I swear Under His Eye, moments before the handmaid did /no joke. I can't bear to watch — give me guillotines, firing squad, any other public death, but not stoning. Doesn't matter if the camera cuts away, the thud of rock sounds as they hit human flesh and…

The irony of that title is what took me out! I don't know this song at all, bu when . I heard upbeat melody and lyrics about a "American Girl". I kept thinking Hello, we just left Moira in Canada — where she received the warmest, most supportive welcome to refugees — treated with humanity, compassion, dignity…

Speakng of bleakness:
I just finished watching The Handmaid's Tale finale. No spoilers. The song selected to play under the end credits was a tonal head scratcher, imho. It was the most overt moment when I wondered if post-production wrapped on S1 before the S2 renewal news .

Arli $$ is the HBO show that I havent seen and can't find anywhere. I've even tracked down Tell meyou Love Me before HBO deal witH Amazon made it available stteamingGo and steaming option s.

On CBS This Morning , no doubt, after the Washington Post exposé that will occur. Question is: Will Dan scoop the story to impress and get in good graces with Jane McCabe?

I echo concern about location….both why not the South Bronx and why 125th Street, if in Harlem?
Traffic congestion on 125 is clogged already w busses. Even more dismal, the Harlem Mart 125 building across from The Apollo theatre has been vacant for 16 years! Whole Foods opens further down W125th on Jul 21. Now this…

@kevinbaken - Thank you!! Yes, I did find this interesting. I've dreamed their meet up in my head, and on another thread Martindale, Dowd, Jessica Walters, and Phyllis Somerville were our dream cast. I hear Dowd's point. Her final line - that the nun did what she though was best in her own mind is the pivotal…

Yes. You explain how fanaticism is a blinding prism, which inflects how we analyze Lydia's devotion, help, and soft heart towards the Handmaids, with far more elegance and clarity than I did. And brevity!

^ Wish I could upvote x1,000,000. Janine. Was. Not. A. Liar. Janine. Was. Not. 100% Crazy.

Lonely, unhappy, and tearful. The tearful image — you know, the one where a solitary tear rolls down a woman's cheek — popped up a few times. Most films, the 'single tear' is mocked — and deserves it

Aunt Lydia's "You stupid girl!" erased any doubts she cares at all about the Handmaids' humanity. Ann Dowd look at Janine tied tot hat hospital bed, her gaze is pure appraisal. Full stop. If a fetus can survive in Janine's womb, I bet Lydia would inject an embryo fertilized via IVF into that "stupid girl's"…

I've watched just the first half of "The Bridge", and I'm dying to parse what "care" means w/r/t/ Aunt Lydia, as in "Aunt Lydia cares about the Handmaids". I'm stuck at work, didn't read the review….for fear of spoilers… Lydia's line "Go and be an open blossum" (paraphrase) as she urges Janine onward to her new…

Phew. I did know an author named Paula whom I adored. The YA and children's authors whose early 70s to early 80s publications coincided with my childhood had such fantastic last names,. No doubt both Danzinger,'s and Zindel's names had me at "Z" when I was younger.