Well, you ARE Quagmire.

"Waterloo" by ABBA, because the Toni Colette/Rachel Griffiths lipsync performance from "Muriel's Wedding" just came up in my Facebook memories.

Does any McDonalds still sell the Chicken Biscuit? I loved that thing, and then they took it away and I never saw it again.

No, nor was her (Offred's) real name.

I would think that they would not do anything that would impede her ability to walk, as they would likely want handmaids to get exercise and fresh air (and also help with shopping, etc). I think that Serena keeping her locked up actually goes against Gileadan policy in this regard (IIRC from the book, there were many…

Interesting! I wonder why we haven't actually SEEN any dogs?

Which made me wonder if the man that Janine is talking about when Offred visits her is not her Commander, but the doctor, or some other man she had sex with in order to get pregnant. Also, in the book Janine's baby turns out to be a "shredder" after all—something was wrong, we're never told what. </spoiler.>

It occurred to me after last week (and I don't know why it never did before, since I've read the book numerous times) that Gileadan girl-children are not going to be taught to read or write, and that children of Hannah's age are probably going to forget a good bit of the reading and writing they DID learn.Which is…

In the book, IIRC, her husband ends up killing their cat before they try to escape to Canada.

We haven't seen any, which in itself is kind of interesting.

Well, since she's already been playing scrabble with him, AND he asked her to get the dictionary, clearly it's no more risk than she's already taken.

Either way, though, the mention in the round table of Gilead being just Massachusetts and Alaska is kinda wrong…

Wait, I thought that the United States Capitol was now somewhere in Alaska? Gilead clearly includes most of the contiguous United States. The commander has business in DC, remember?

Hangovers. Take my word for it.

The best technically fast food fish sandwich I know of is Portillo's marinated tuna sandwich. And since I never go back to the Chicago area, I can't get one. Sigh.

I'm going to suggest that those of us who want to discuss the show should, when the OMG MUSLIMS commenter trolls show up, we should just post whatever link we like in which Margaret Atwood explains the genesis of the book, or discusses the use of religion in repressive regimes, (I like this one, but be warned, there…

Also Lady Oracle, which is probably considered "minor" but it's one I really enjoy.

I thought Alaska's Lady Bunny was funny. She didn't really have the voice, but she had the attitude.

Agreed, and not sure WHO might be responsible for that!

Willam's best moment they couldn't show because licensing. I rewatched a few of them last night, and S3 was better than I remembered. Alexis as butch Alicia Keys was really funny, even though I have no idea if it was accurate in ANY way. I agree that S6 was probably the best one.