After stomach-lurching flashbacks, we plunge into the colonies to witness the fate of transgressivesSpoiler alert: this recap is for people watching The Handmaid’s Tale, series two, on Channel 4 in the UK. The Handmaid's Tale recap: season 2, episode 1 – Offred discovers her fate Read moreThe before timeThe flashbacks this week belong to Emily and while it is good to see Alexis Bledel again, we find her character in the most pitiful of situations. The scene in which Emily and her family try to flee to Canada is almost harder to watch than the torture of the handmaids. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Unwomen in The Handmaid’s Tale. But the quiet bubbling of rage behind Emily’s eyes – the stolen family, the removal of agency, the vandalised life – push her towards revenge.

Source: The Guardian May 27, 2018 21:11 UTC