I think they are at the level where it works "just well enough", i.e. just enough babies are being born plus they can exert crushing religious-themed control over women and have a handmaid system set up as a "privilege" for the elite.

"It really asks us to swallow the notion that there isn't a SINGLE rational nation in this alternate world that tried IVF or incentivized breeding matchups or professional surrogacy programs or any number of things."

Well the commander mentioned that if the trade deal doesn't go through, then their currency will take a nosedive within a year— so that whole charade with Gilead having an agricultural boom is probably *not* true. Remember this was when Offred was in the room and she was still under the impression this was a normal…

Willfully missing the point. Straight out of the trolling handbook!

I can't speak for fantasy or comic books, but I know exclusion and shitty behavior happens in the gaming community ALL. THE. TIME. For example some of my favorite fighting game champs are trans women, and they have spoken about harassment and feeling unsafe. They remain for the love of the game and *despite* the…

All those people wishing for 1D's demise were apparently tricked by their genie— it seems we'll be getting even more albums and songs from all 5 boys separately.

Yeah I really wish Emily could have found an Aunt or a Commander to drive over, not some random redshirt.

"Atwood could have had June meet and marry Luke post his divorce, and the fact that the regime doesn't like second marriages would have been sufficient to land her at the Red Center."

Actually I was surprised that many people are interpreting it as "permission", because to me it just seemed more like recognition and farewell. From the very moment Emily went into the car all the handmaids knew it was over for her.

I have only mouth, so I guess I will scream

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"She literally says "You won't want," which implies she thinks they have actually gotten rid of the wanting itself "

I don't think you understood Pepper's post. Obviously love doesn't "stem from the clitoris"— Emily is still going to be able to love women. The point is that people like Lydia falsely associate "perversions" like being a lesbian purely with the pleasure derived from the physical act.

I never understand people who take their time writing multiple comments to argue that an article is too insignificant.

I agree. I'm all about atmospheric movies too, but to me it felt like they tried to have their cake and eat it too with some philosophizing and some action, and they ended up giving us diet versions of both.

It's interesting to me how even in the span of 15-20 years, reality show contestants' body types have gone from "reastically youthful hot" to basically roided out. These guys look positively soft compared to the Instagram meatheads on Road Rules these days.

Yea, I don't get the love for The Assassin either. Extraordinary, lush shots, but I found it difficult to care all the way to the end.

I feel like the "don't want what you can't have" + the assurance that she can still have children + the fact that they are very biblical/nonscientific with their punishments ("clitoris = female pleasure", so excise it) made it very obvious that it could only be FGM. And as I was alluding to in my original post, the…

That's a good point, I hadn't thought of that— it would make sense for her to dress as an Aunt to escape, although probably not to keep up the ruse once she reaches Canada. Except maybe to better conceal her identity as Ofglen to not cause trouble for the other handmaids she knew. Either way, I still feel like it's…

I guess now's a good a time as any to say that I absolutely hated his performance in 12 Years a Slave.