The duality ofThe Handmaids Tales deuteragonist makes for a complex understanding of how viewers should feel towards Serena.
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Whether Serena is a product of her environment or a control freak is disputable.
Now, in season 5, her surprise pregnancy has proved to be another reason to seek justice.
Her intimidating presence has altered her ability to be likable or relatable.
Using Hannah as a threat has always been the only upper-hand Serena can turn to as a defense mechanism.
Serena Has Moments of Redemption
Serena has committed multiple transgressions across five seasons ofThe Handmaids Tale.
Serenas original intentions were pure enoughto present a solution to the infertility crisis by promoting a domestic life.
Her survival through trepidation masked as malevolence is a product of her situation, not necessarily ill-intent.
Has Serena become a villain, or was she always a villain?
And, in terms of her impending freedom, should she be granted absolution if she leaves June alone?
