The Handmaid’s Diaries

What Is Mayday In The Handmaid’s Tale? The Rebellion Gilead Can’t Kill

Mayday is the underground resistance in The Handmaid’s Tale, but its real power is that Gilead depends on the very people it underestimates.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “The Wilderness” Review: Fred Waterford Gets His Wall

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 finale, “The Wilderness,” gives June her revenge as Fred Waterford finally suffers the kind of punishment Gilead built for everyone else.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Progress” Review: Love Complicates Everyone But June

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 episode “Progress” makes nearly everyone more complicated, but June’s rage against Fred Waterford only gets clearer.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Testimony” Review: June Is Right, And That’s The Problem

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 episode “Testimony” lets June speak the truth — then asks what happens when rage starts becoming its own kind of religion.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Home” Review: June Is Home, But Gilead Came With Her

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 episode “Home” brings June to Canada, but the real horror is realizing Gilead came with her.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Vows” Review: The Reunion Feels Like Grief

Let’s chat The Handmaid’s Tale episode 4.06 – “Vows”.  An episode that is a welcome return to form for a show that has been stuck in a rut for a while…

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Chicago” Review: June Gets Out — But Can She Leave Gilead Behind?

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 episode “Chicago” finally gives June a way out — but the real question is whether she can still leave Gilead behind.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Milk” Review: Freedom Does Not Mean You’re Free

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 episode “Milk” asks whether escaping Gilead matters if Gilead still lives inside you.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “The Crossing” Review: June’s Girls Pay The Price

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 episode “The Crossing” turns June’s resistance into a maternal crisis as Hannah, Janine, Alma, and the Handmaids all pay the price.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Nightshade” Review: June Buys Into Her Own Myth

Let’s chat The The Handmaid’s Tale Season 4 episode “Nightshade” turns June’s resistance into a dangerous myth as her rebellion starts costing everyone around her. Tale episode 4.02 – “Nightshade”.  A example of when a person starts to buy into their own myth a little too much…

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