The Handmaids Tale
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No hand to hold, no epidural, no medical care of any kind, no electricity.
No hope of escaping Gilead before her daughter came into the world.
The showrunners must have anticipated some of the criticism about just how brutallyHandmaids Talehas treated June.
But she has to keep telling it.
And thats not to mention the animal is that a goddamn dire wolf?
that appears, baring its teeth at June and threatening to pounce.
In its own way, the exasperation of the moment is oddly relatable.
(Weve all been there.)
(Yep, that sounds like a weekly occurrence.)
But the scenes are full of heartbreak, too.
(You raped her yesterday!
That was your idea!)
With June gone, again, there is no good excuse they can offer to the other Commanders.
Lose a handmaid once, shame on her.
Their argument is the grand unburdening of the anger and resentment thats been brewing in their relationship for years.
And underneath it all has been Serenas desire for a baby.
Its a sharp indictment of our parent-centric society, of the idea that successful adulthood necessarily includes parenting.
So why doesnt June take the shot?
But first, that beautiful, dramatic birth scene.
The birth of a long-awaited baby on a shows season finale has long been a trope of television.
A lot can happen in two hours of cable TV.
But Elisabeth Moss brings so much dignity to a scene that must have been incredibly difficult to shoot.
