Handmaid's Tale Series 2.....omg!

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Just starting watching episode 1.......it's even more brutal than the first series!

Compelling watching.

I haven't seen this advertised! When is it on?!

There’s a thread around here somewhere already if you want to join the people who are already watching.

blondeemily it’s on hulu and internationally on various outlets.

Thanks Battleax

blonde it started on channel 4 tonight.

Doesn't the other thread have spoilers? It's only just aired in the UK tonight, I don't want any spoilers. And yes it is so, so brutal... I don't often watch TV through my fingers!!

Vodka thanks, yes I noticed just in time to hit record! Thought the first season was both brilliant and harrowing. Been looking forward to it coming back!

Yes on the other thread people have downloaded / are streaming etc.

I read The Handmaid's Tale about 15 years ago and have wanted to know what happened ever since. My word the opening was absolutely brutal. I couldn't watch while June cut the red tag off her ear.

I feel like The Handmaid's Tale is a lesson in what could happen to women. First we must have permission from our husband to get contraception, then we can't have bank accounts and lose our jobs, finally we lose total autonomy and are divided into fertile / not fertile / "unwomen".

I think the quote is "Now I'm awake to the world. I was asleep before".

Elisabeth Moss is absolutely mesmerising to watch. The whole thing gave me goosebumps!

There are two other threads - i) at UK pace, and ii) at Hulu pace, clearly marked with SPOILERS in the title. There are quite a few people posting on both threads.