The Handmaid’s Tale, a Margaret Atwood book turned popular TV show, depicts a dystopian future in which a totalitarian theocracy controls every aspect of women’s lives. It is nearly relentless in its portrayal of inhumane horrors. It also features women wearing red cloaks and white hoods that have entered modern pop…

[The following contains spoilers for season two of The Handmaid’s Tale, naturally.]

Note: This discussion reveals big plot points of The Handmaid’s Tale’s second season finale.

After two seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale, many hours of great acting and alternately frustrating and thrilling storytelling, some moments of horror so stark they seem to stop the heart and some so indulgent they seem like punishment for punishment’s sake, the occasional perfect needle-drop and far more imperfect ones,…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, July 11. All times are Eastern.

There are scenes in “Postpartum,” the penultimate episode of the second season of The Handmaid’s Tale, that come as a genuine surprise. That surprise isn’t the result of shocks or twists, though there is something a little twisty—or perhaps twisted—about Emily’s first night in the Lawrence household. Instead, the…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, July 4. All times are Eastern.

In “Holly,” Elisabeth Moss sweats, grits her teeth, groans, howls, whispers, and weeps. She is a marvel. In a mostly wordless, though not soundless, performance, she pulls the viewer into this haunted house with her. It’s her best work of the season so far, and that is really saying something. Moss makes this sojourn…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, June 27. All times are Eastern.

It was impossible not to think about what’s happening to immigrants at our country’s southern border when watching this week’s episode of The Handmaid’s Tale. June and her daughter, Hannah, share an all-too-brief reunion that ends with the two ripped apart all over again. It’d be a difficult scene to watch under…

This post discusses plot points of The Handmaid’s Tale episode “The Last Ceremony.”

Note: This review contains descriptions of sexual violence, physical violence, and child abuse.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, June 20. All times are Eastern.

Emmys voting is currently underway, which means that a ripe crop of fantasy Emmys ballots and “who will win/who should win” speculation is on its way. Fueling those predictions will be today’s nominations for the TCA Awards, the annual honors bestowed by members of the Television Critics Association (like our own Erik…

In times of trouble, it’s wise to think strategically. Redundancies are helpful. So is careful image management. The wise look for opportunities to tilt the balance of power, to take a calculated risk, to change the narrative. Moving deliberately is advisable. Acting impulsively often is not. But sometimes, the…

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, June 13. All times are Eastern.

This post discusses plot points of The Handmaid’s Tale episode “Women’s Work.”

In January, Bruce Miller gave an interview about The Handmaid’s Tale to The Hollywood Reporter. In it, writer Josh Wigler asked him about how long he imagines the series could run.

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Wednesday, June 6. All times are Eastern.

Aunt Lydia, grieving for the loss of women she thinks are children, women she tortures but thinks she nurtures, calls out words that she believes to be names. She weeps, because she believes. She makes it a ritual, the calling of those false names, because she knows rituals have power—to comfort, to manipulate, to…