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The Handmaid’s Tale “Under His Eye” Review: Plot Eats The Characters

The Handmaid’s Tale “Under His Eye” is the point where Season 3 stops letting characters drive the story and starts moving them around like plot pieces.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Household” Review: Spectacle Beats Story Into Submission

The Handmaid’s Tale “Household” is visually stunning, but it turns Washington D.C., the silenced Handmaids, and Gilead’s pageantry into moments instead of scenes.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Unknown Caller” Review: The Tape Makes It Hurt

The Handmaid’s Tale “Unknown Caller” works because June’s tape makes Luke feel the truth about Nichole — then Serena turns that pain into a weapon.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “God Bless The Child” Review: Emily Saves It, June Nearly Breaks It

The Handmaid’s Tale “God Bless The Child” is exceptional when Emily reunites with her family — and messy when June suddenly becomes a power broker between Fred and Serena.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Useful” Review: Serena Learns What She Wants

The Handmaid’s Tale “Useful” works because it tells us who Serena is without flashbacks — and shows how far she may go to get Nichole back.

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The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 Premiere “Night” Review: June Chooses The War

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3 premiere, “Night,” turns June away from escape and toward war — but the best parts of the episode are the messy relationships around her.

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The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 Finale “The Word” Review: The Show Goes To War With Itself

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 finale, “The Word,” gives Nichole a way out of Gilead — then reveals a show at war with whether it wants to be intimate trauma drama or full rebellion story.

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The Handmaid’s Tale “Postpartum” Review: Eden Dies For Believing Gilead

The Handmaid’s Tale “Postpartum” introduces Commander Lawrence as a blast of gray in Gilead — but Eden’s death proves the regime kills even the girls who believe its lies.

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The Handmaid’s Diaries: A Woman’s Place – Episode 1.06

The Handmaid’s Tale: A Woman’s Place – episode 1.06 review: a fantastic tale of world building, getting too much of what you ask for, and shock endings…

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Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum Meaning: Hope Is Not Rebellion Yet

Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum means “Don’t let the bastards grind you down,” but in The Handmaid’s Tale, the phrase gives June hope before it gives her rebellion.

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