Anna Green

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

The following contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S5E7, “No Man’s Land” S5E7 of The Handmaid’s Tale brings us new life… and, of course, new challenges. After their unexpected getaway, June (Elisabeth Moss) and Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) drive away from the (still breathing!) man Serena had shot. June is very confused about what Serena is […] More

The following contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S5E6, “Together” This episode kicks off where we ended the last, with the Osbournes in cages after being taken captive near the Canadian border. June (Elisabeth Moss), used to this treatment, calmly reserves her energy. Her husband, on the other hand, is irate. She quickly becomes frustrated […] More

The following contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S5E5, “Fairytale” What an episode—June (Elisabeth Moss) is going back over the border, Luke (O-T Fagbenle) is going with her, Serena (Yvonne Strahovski) is becoming increasingly restricted in a world of her own making… Let’s unpack that. After meeting the members of Mayday at the Canadian border, […] More

The following contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale S5E4, “Dear Offred” S5E4, ‘Dear Offred’ is named after a letter June (Elisabeth Moss) receives to inform her that Gilead have opened an office in Canada, in an abandoned building that, through some technicality, is still classed as a Gilead territory. She knows immediately that the letter […] More

The following contains spoilers to The Handmaid’s Tale S5E3, “Border” The Handmaid’s Tale S5E3 (“Border”) has a more intense vibe to it than the first two episodes of Season 5. There is more prolonged tension and less immediate action. The pace has continued at a rate of knots and we now find ourselves in the […] More

The following contains spoilers for The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5 Premiere: S5E1 (“Morning”) & S5E2 (“Ballet”) We left Season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale in a spiral of cyclical aggression; a group of handmaids led by June (Elisabeth Moss), of course, had just murdered Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) in cold blood. Within a whirlwind of […] More