Anna Green

The following recap contains spoilers for the series finale of The Handmaid’s Tale, S6E10, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (written by Bruce Miller and directed by Elisabeth Moss) A few days have passed now since our final episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, and there is still a lot of processing to be done. This finale was very calm compared […] More

The following contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S6E9, “Execution” (written by Eric Tuchman and directed by Elisabeth Moss) Here it is: the penultimate episode of the season… And what an episode. It felt to me as though all of the drama had appeared at once, as though all of my emotions were building up […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S6E8, “Exodus” (written by Yahlin Chang and directed by Daina Reid) I love the jazzy music we have to open our eighth episode of the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, and this goes on to be my favourite episode of the season so far. Something […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S6E7, “Shattered” (written by Katherine Collins and directed by Daina Reid) The Handmaid’s Tale S6E7 opens with the most sobering scene of the series so far. We are thrown into drama and destruction immediately as the women from Jezebels are rounded up and executed, in a […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S6E6, “Surprise” (written by Aly Monroe and directed by Natalia Leite) Season 6 Episode 6 of The Handmaid’s Tale brings with it a series of interesting developments, some expected and some less so. I would like to begin where we left off: with Joseph. In this […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S6E5, “Janine” (written by Ubah Mohamed and directed by Natalia Leite) This episode is titled “Janine,” so it is only fair for us to talk about her. Out of all the places she could have ended up, she seems to be doing reasonably well. After numerous […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S6E4, “Promotion” (written by Jacey Heldrich and directed by Natalia Leite) The Handmaid’s Tale S6E4 brings us closer to two of our long standing characters: Joseph and Lydia. I felt like I really got to know them over this hour, and saw sides to them that […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S6E1, “Train” (written by Nika Castillo & Bruce Miller and directed by Elisabeth Moss), S6E2, “Exile” (written by Jason Holtman and directed by Elisabeth Moss), and S6E3, “Devotion” (written by Nina Fiore & John Herrera and directed by David Lester) The Handmaid’s Tale has finally returned, […] More

The following contains spoilers for the Season 5 finale of The Handmaid’s Tale, S5E10, “Safe” The Handmaid’s Tale S5E10 was an episode of two halves. The opening scenes were steady, tense, and emotional, before we descend into action, reaction, and devastation. This is the final episode in this season, and we certainly go out with […] More

The following contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S5E9, “Allegiance” S5E9 opens dramatically with the Canadian government’s plan to get Hannah (Jordana Blake) out of Gilead. For whatever reason, June (Elisabeth Moss) and Luke (O-T Fagbenle) are allowed in the room to watch the screens when the raid takes place, and are there to see […] More

The following contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S5E8, “Motherland” S5E8 of The Handmaid’s Tale is as hopeful as it is devastating. In a particularly satisfying scene, Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) is telling Commander Lawrence (Bradley Whitford) that she won’t live in the same house as her baby’s “kidnapper”. He is unsympathetic, and asks her in […] More