It’s Dowd-y Time on an Aunt Lydia-centric The Handmaid’s Tale
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, July 10. All times are Eastern.
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The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, 3:01 a.m.): This season of The Handmaid’s Tale has had its stumbles—it’s The Handmaid’s Tale’s way, if it didn’t stumble it would just be some handmaid’s tale, not The handmaid’s tale—but none of those stumbles have involved Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd). Other than those she’s taken herself, that is. After being stabbed and shoved down a flight of stairs by Emily (Alexis Bledel) at the end of season two, she somehow managed to survive, first hustling around the handmaids on a little scooter like a murderous, self-deluded circus clown on the go, then navigating the world with a dangerous-looking cane. But whatever her mode of transportation, she remains one of the show’s most reliably menacing, yet consistently surprising characters—and given that she’s played by Dowd, that’s no surprise.