The Handmaids tale

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Anyone else planning on watching this at 9pm on channel 4?

Yes moira is her friend from the party

Dumbledores Moyra is the black lady.

I think it's in the spirit of the book so far, we're getting glimpses of the contrast between her old and her current life.

10 episodes seems like a lot.

Not bad so far. As adaptations go. But I never understand why they (adaptations) have to deviate so far in the first place anyway - I mean, the books aren't as popular as they are because the story lacks anything right?

I thought the whole "If thy right eye offends thee, pluck it out" was an addition entirely in keeping with the feeling of the novel. It was v shocking though.

I LOVE it so far. Really well done.

An eye? Does she mean spy?

An eye in the house? I don't remember that bit from the book and they haven't said mayday either

An "eye" is a spy.

Informer.

TV has a different rhythm to a novel and is split up into episodes that might not correspond with chapter breaks.

It is fine to change things a bit, the key is not to do it stupidly.

'Eyes of the republic' I think

That was really good, I can't wait to see the next one.

It definitely does justice to the book imo. I kept having to take breaks from reading it because it brought up such strong emotions, and I felt a bit like that watching this.

Another but to a viewing public if it's more sensational and with a younger better looking Commander (whose name was guessed at the end of the book with another man) and a more shocking storyline you'll pull more viewing figures.

Plus there was a film of this made a few years ago but it was supposed to be so bad so I never saw it. If it stuck strictly to the story maybe it was bad, who knows?

Well that was fucking terrifying..

I've read the book.

I think this so far is an amazing adaption

Samira Wiley (Moira) is amazing. She can break your heart with one look.

Just finished watching it, I enjoyed it. I've never read the book. Does it follow the same plot as the book?

I think however just now I saw 2 Martha's which pleases me, as they did or were just now whispering and gossiping about offred. Hope that stays.

The ice cream reference UK viewers wouldn't get it, in the book they're a special name of topping/sprinkles and maybe younger USA viewers wouldn't know the name... As dated, so there's a different reference. I understand that change though!

You Don't Own Me - brilliant music choice at the end.

Bloody adverts really spoiled it

Was that Margaret Atwood making a cameo? As the woman who hit Offred in the circle, for not pointing at the woman (forgotten her name).

MrsDoyles it moreorless follows the same plot as the book, a few changes and I think they've switched sequences round from the book to the TV adaptation a bit.

Get the book if you like. It's just as gripping as the TV version.

I thought that was Margaret Atwood as well.

Google confirms it was.