The Handmaids Tale
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(Guess the brunch haters are finally happy in Gilead.)
She waxes on about the liberated omelette with eclectic potatoes, when Serena interjects with the name Magnolias.
But, yes, yo pass the quiche.
This episode, centered around Serena, is one Ive personally been hoping for.
At what moment did enough Americans embrace such undemocratic policies that the entire nation was knocked off-kilter?
What turned simple religious zealotry into a complete decimation of the American way of life?
How do fringe activists accrue such power?
Sound familiar, fellow Americans?
Her book was tossed in the trash.
(What is it with this show and pregnant women and soup?
Are there vital nutrients in soup that I missed out on?)
Serena even promises June a pregnancy pillow.
In the flashbacks, we see more of Serenas wavering.
She wants to be heard, but doesnt want to upset anyone in the process.
Her ideas are abhorrent, but shes no Milo Yiannopoulos or Richard Spencer eager to bask in the pandemonium.
Its Fred who practically forces her to step up.
This, my friends, is how you subvert America.
You get close enough to the truth that sensible people catch the contagion of your fear.
But Serena has been molded like Play-Doh by far too many people to be manipulated so easily.
(Are you mad at me?
is a line for your boyfriend, not your master.)
Theyve been trained, remember, to keep their heads low and eyes down.
But by the end, its clear that this is just a taste of whats to come.
The resistance is on the rise.
