I binged it, which is not a healthy way to get through this particular story.
Its too heavy, and occasionally heavy-handed, for more than an episode,maybetwo, at a time.
When Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) patronizes June in a sing-song voice, its viscerally infuriating.
Theres always a new normal thats so much worse than before, and new horrors that await each day.
That almost stomach-churning bleakness is what keepsThe Handmaids Talefrom being bingeworthy, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Theres a long road ahead, and freedom will be hard-won.
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But as the series continues to illustrate, the most important thing is to never give up the fight.
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The Handmaids TaleSeason 2 premieres Wednesday, April 25th on Hulu.
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