Line #80 Recap/TheHandmaidsTale


1	'''''Series/TheHandmaidsTale''''' is a dystopian drama based on [[Literature/TheHandmaidsTale the book of the same name]], revolving around a near-sterilised future where fertile women are forced to conceive under totalitarian rule. The show has run on Creator/{{Hulu}} from 2017 to present.
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3	!''Unmarked spoilers'' are present throughout the subpages as well as some of the synopses below. Read at your own risk.
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5	[[foldercontrol]]
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7	[[index]]
8	[[folder:Season 1]]
9	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thehandmaidstaleseason1.png]]
10	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine We will bear no more.]]'']]
11	->''"The world can be quite an ugly place. But we cannot wish that ugliness away. We cannot hide from that ugliness."''
12	-->-- '''Aunt Lydia'''
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14	The first season is mostly based on Margaret Atwood's novel, and is primarily a vehicle to show the viewer what life is as a Handmaid under Gilead rule. There are also additional elements added to this season which will be used in the future, including what happened to June's husband, Luke.
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16	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E1Offred Offred]]"
17	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E2BirthDay Birth Day]]"
18	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E3Late Late]]"
19	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E4NoliteTeBastardesCarborundorum Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum]]"
20	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E5Faithful Faithful]]"
21	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E6AWomansPlace A Woman's Place]]"
22	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E7TheOtherSide The Other Side]]"
23	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E8Jezebels Jezebels]]"
24	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E9TheBridge The Bridge]]"
25	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS1E10Night Night]]"
26	[[/folder]]
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28	[[folder:Season 2]]
29	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thehandmaidstaleseason2.png]]
30	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine Reclaim your name.]]'']]
31	%%->''"insert quote here"''
32	%%-->-- '''insert character here'''
33
34	The second season goes outside Margaret Atwood's novel to expand on June's experience as a pregnant handmaid trying to escape Gilead. As well, concepts introduced in the first season are expanded on here, including a storyline featuring the colonies, origin stories for several main characters, as well as how Gilead is seen by outside countries who oppose Gilead's policies. While June is foiled in her attempts to leave Gilead before her baby is born, she ultimately is able to send her baby to safety in Canada, and decides to stay behind to look for her older daughter, Hannah.
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36	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E1June June]]"
37	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E2Unwomen Unwomen]]"
38	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E3Baggage Baggage]]"
39	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E4OtherWomen Other Women]]"
40	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E5Seeds Seeds]]"
41	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E6FirstBlood First Blood]]"
42	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E7After After]]"
43	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E8WomensWork Women's Work]]"
44	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E9SmartPower Smart Power]]"
45	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E10TheLastCeremony The Last Ceremony]]"
46	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E11Holly Holly]]"
47	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E12Postpartum Postpartum]]"
48	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS2E13TheWord The Word]]"
49	[[/folder]]
50
51	[[folder:Season 3]]
52	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thehandmaidstaleseason3.png]]
53	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine Set yourself free.]]'']]
54	%%->''"insert quote here"''
55	%%-->-- '''insert character here'''
56
57	The third season sees June reassigned as a handmaid to Commander Lawrence and participating in the Gilead Resistance, while continuing her quest to locate Hannah. Complicating her search for Hannah is her new shopping partner, who is insistent on following the Gilead Doctrine despite her own great personal cost. Meanwhile, Serena shows signs of regret after giving Nichole up to Canada and tries to go behind the scenes as a brutal High Commander decides to use the Waterfords and Nichole as tools to pressure Canada to deport all American refugees back to Gilead.
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59	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E1Night Night]]"
60	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E2MaryAndMartha Mary and Martha]]"
61	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E3Useful Useful]]"
62	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E4GodBlessTheChild God Bless the Child]]"
63	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E5UnknownCaller Unknown Caller]]"
64	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E6Household Household ]]"
65	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E7UnderHisEye Under His Eye]]"
66	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E8Unfit Unfit]]"
67	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E9Heroic Heroic]]"
68	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E10BearWitness Bear Witness]]"
69	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E11Liars Liars]]"
70	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E12Sacrifice Sacrifice]]"
71	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS3E13Mayday Mayday]]"
72	[[/folder]]
73
74	[[folder:Season 4]]
75	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thehandmaidstaleseason4.png]]
76	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine Let us prey.]]'']]
77	%%->''"insert quote here"''
78	%%-->-- '''insert character here'''
79
80	No longer a Handmaid, June endeavors to make her way out of the Boston Area to join the fight against Gilead, but is forced to flee to Canada as the reality of the war is revealed. Meanwhile, Fred and Serena prepare for a hearing that will decide if they will be tried for war crimes, but unexpected news about Serena's health threaten to throw off the American government's efforts to have them designated as war criminals. Unlike previous seasons, which concentrated on the machinations of Gilead itself, this season appears to concentrate on those outside of Gilead's influence, including the American Refugees in Canada and resistance forces in war-torn Chicago.
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82	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E1Pigs Pigs]]"
83	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E2Nightshade Nightshade]]"
84	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E3TheCrossing The Crossing]]"
85	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E4Milk Milk]]"
86	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E5Chicago Chicago]]"
87	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E6Vows Vows]]"
88	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E7Home Home]]"
89	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E8Testimony Testimony]]"
90	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E9Progress Progress]]"
91	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS4E10TheWilderness The Wilderness]]"
92	[[/folder]]
93
94	[[folder:Season 5]]
95	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thehandmaidstaleseason5.png]]
96	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[TagLine Some sins can't be washed away.]]'']]
97	%%->''"insert quote here"''
98	%%-->-- '''insert character here'''
99
100	In the aftermath of Fred Waterford's death, the war between June and Serena escalates with June and Luke trying to find any avenue that would allow them to rescue Hannah from Gilead. Meanwhile, Serena is preparing for the birth of her child but realizes that even out of American custody, her home country has seemingly left her to remain in Canada with Gilead loyalists who treat her no better than the Handmaids themselves are in Gilead. In addition, these Gilead loyalists drive up discontent between the Canadians and American Refugees, culminating in several major incidents that force June and Luke to flee their home with Nichole.
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102	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E1Morning Morning]]"
103	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E2Ballet Ballet]]"
104	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E3Border Border]]"
105	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E4DearOffred Dear Offred]]"
106	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E5Fairytale Fairytale]]"
107	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E6Together Together]]"
108	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E7NoMansLand No Man's Land]]"
109	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E8Motherland Motherland]]"
110	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E9Allegiance Allegiance]]"
111	# "[[Recap/TheHandmaidsTaleS5E10Safe Safe]]"
112	[[/folder]]

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