People look at you funny when you identify as a fan ofThe Handmaid’s Tale.
The show is calledThe Handmaid’s Tale.It’s about her."
How much more torture can she take?
But the most exciting thing about Season 4 is how it completely reframes those questions.
But without getting into spoilers, there was a very good reason to do so.
She is not a hero, her real name forgotten a deliberate choice on Atwood’s part.
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It’s her living in the here and now.
(Hell, she doesn’t evenconsidergrowing a goatee.)
The destruction of Gilead and restoration of America?
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A miraculous surge in the birthrate?
Everyone reunited with the loved ones from whom they’ve been separated?
Enough to warrant more seasons beyond a fourth?
It’s hard to say as yet.
But you might be shocked as well, to also feel something rare and precious and new: Hope.
The Handmaid’s TaleSeason 4 premieres Wednesday, April 28 on Hulu with three new episodes.
New episodes follow weekly.
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