The Handmaid's Tale - Hulu Original (**Spoilers**)

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119517708#Comment_119517708

She's going back into Gilead. Great 🙄

JP Liz V1

Renewed for 6th ( Final ) Season

Agent Coulson

Returns tomorrow with a double episode.

julyjane

Is there anywhere to watch it from Ireland? I can't remember where I watched it last year

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119616941#Comment_119616941

Both RTE and Channel 4 show it. Probably in a few weeks.

fran38

Wow! That 2nd episode ending 😮. Serena knew exactly what she was doing !

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119618401#Comment_119618401

Any chance of putting spoiler tags on?

corkie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119616941#Comment_119616941

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119618095#Comment_119618095

RTE 2 Next Wednesday (21st) after 'The Good Fight' @22:35.

https://entertainment.ie/tv/rte2/?date=21-09-2022&time=evening-night

fran38

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119619405#Comment_119619405

Mucho apols for ruining the episode for you. How heartless I am 🤣

Smell the glove

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119620255#Comment_119620255

Apology accepted. Don't do it again thanks 👍🏻

Agent Coulson

That was brilliantly played by Serena using June's daughter as her pawn for her revenge.

fritzelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119622776#Comment_119622776

Oops lol

Stark

Quite a drag the first two episodes. The show really seems to be just spinning its wheels at this point. The reviews from critics who saw the first 8 episodes indicate it doesn't get better unfortunately.

I think having "The Testaments" published actually makes things worse as assuming they plan to link up with the book, it means nothing noteworthy can really happen until Nicole comes of age, which requires a big time jump.

Galwayguy35

Thought this would be the last series, seems like they want to drag it out to the last.

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119616941#Comment_119616941

The Handmaid's Tale (new) starts on RTE 2 next Wednesday

Sardonicat

Jaysus, the rage gurning close ups have reached saturation point. Will someone give Ms. Moss some pineapple to go with her ham.

Stark

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119648753#Comment_119648753

It's been like that for the last two seasons at least. Half of season 4 was close ups of June looking like she was struggling with constipation. At least her face doesn't look like a toddler covered in snot as is the case with most of Luke's scenes.

lumphammer2

The first episode of s5 of THT was just ok ... I am not at all interested in Canada and I want to see Gilead ... when the series is set in Canada not a thing happens. This was a major fault with the latter half of s4 ... whereas before in s1 to s3 it was focused on Gilead and was much more rewarding ... let's hope subsequent episodes focus more on Gilead ... not Canada.

scrumqueen

Spoiler Warning

Yeah, very poor three episodes. Could have fit all three into one. I really want to see Nick and June get together in Canada and him to leave in a big F you to Gilead but cant see that happening. I see this season being concerned with June going back to Gilead with Mayday (yawn) trying to get Hannah back (yawn) and Serena becoming some sort of Global Ambassador for Gilead - all snoozeworthy.

iamwhoiam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119649538#Comment_119649538

I watched the first episode last night and so bored with the close ups of Junes face . I thought I had pressed pause at one stage

fritzelly

Well it looks like Serena is finding out what life as a handmaiden is like

lumphammer2

Episode 4 ... good episode ... things are picking up nicely now after a slowish first few episodes ... June v Serena placing both in Canada brings life to the Canadian part ... The Testaments Aunt Lydia is forming too ...

Goldengirl

That was a funny scene with the therapist !

June's face and she addressing her psychopathic tendencies 👀😊

Galwayguy35

I enjoy it most when June isn't in it making faces into the camera, Serena is supposed to be the baddie but she is turning into my favourite character at this stage and I'm hoping she kills June off.

ejmaztec

I'm thinking Thelma and Louise 2022 😜

Stark

I enjoyed that episode. Less focus on June moping around the house with June and Moira and some decent Serena/Aunt Lydia/Gilead shenanigans. Hopefully it continues in the same vein.

Wonder what will happen to Luke. June is protected by plot armor as Moss is the star of the show (at one point I expected her to break the fourth wall when giving Luke the pep talk and tell him she can't die because she's the **** star) but Luke is pretty disposable.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119741930#Comment_119741930

I thought the exact same thing.

Stark

I'm somewhat hopeful the Testaments will be good. Especially if it's a fresh cast with the exception of Ann Dowd carrying over (no plot contortions needed to keep Moss centre stage). "The Handmaid's Tale" TV adaptation was amazing when it was following the book material.

fritzelly

That was a good episode I thought (baby one that is)

June really has perfected the grimaced face

Stark

Not bad. There were certain character aspects that made sense. June protective plot armour aside, I wasn't surprised that Serena didn't go through with pulling the trigger. Like other Gilead wives, she'd be complicit in the deaths of hundreds of thousands but not used to getting blood on her own hands. Quite a lot of rewriting history from Season 1 though to make it seem like June and Serana had some sort of connection and Serana wasn't a total thundercunt without exception.

julyjane

Serena hasn't changed, she just knew June would be useful to her. She was dying from sepsis and complained that the hospital gave her antibiotics instead of natural remedies ffs