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The Handmaid's Tale
S2.E11
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Holly

  • Episode aired Jun 27, 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
4.7K
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Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
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June faces a grueling challenge alone as she recalls her life as a mother; Serena and Fred deal with the fallout of their actions towards June.June faces a grueling challenge alone as she recalls her life as a mother; Serena and Fred deal with the fallout of their actions towards June.June faces a grueling challenge alone as she recalls her life as a mother; Serena and Fred deal with the fallout of their actions towards June.

  • Director
    • Daina Reid
  • Writers
    • Bruce Miller
    • Kira Snyder
    • Margaret Atwood
  • Stars
    • Elisabeth Moss
    • Joseph Fiennes
    • Yvonne Strahovski
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    4.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Daina Reid
    • Writers
      • Bruce Miller
      • Kira Snyder
      • Margaret Atwood
    • Stars
      • Elisabeth Moss
      • Joseph Fiennes
      • Yvonne Strahovski
    • 35User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Elisabeth Moss
    Elisabeth Moss
    • June Osborne
    Joseph Fiennes
    Joseph Fiennes
    • Fred Waterford
    Yvonne Strahovski
    Yvonne Strahovski
    • Serena Joy Waterford
    Madeline Brewer
    Madeline Brewer
    • Janine Lindo
    Ann Dowd
    Ann Dowd
    • Aunt Lydia Clements
    O-T Fagbenle
    O-T Fagbenle
    • Luke Bankole
    Samira Wiley
    Samira Wiley
    • Moira Strand
    Cherry Jones
    Cherry Jones
    • Holly Maddox
    Nina Kiri
    Nina Kiri
    • Alma
    Bahia Watson
    Bahia Watson
    • Brianna
    Ayomi Jonas
    • Hannah (4 Years Old)
    Vanessa Matsui
    Vanessa Matsui
    • Mrs. Tanaka
    Patrice Goodman
    Patrice Goodman
    • Doctor #3
    Danielle Height
    • Meredith
    Jamila Fleming
    • Handmaid C
    Angelina Bentivegna
    Angelina Bentivegna
    • Handmaid
    • (uncredited)
    Oprah Winfrey
    Oprah Winfrey
    • Newsreader
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Daina Reid
    • Writers
      • Bruce Miller
      • Kira Snyder
      • Margaret Atwood
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    8mc801801

    I was just on the edge for the first 30 minutes

    Moss definitely carried this episode and she really better win the Emmy. The tension was high for me but won't reveal any spoilers was a little disappointed in the end. Let's see what the next 2 give us for an ending.
    9krohgm

    amazing... haters to the door

    So many people giving this low reviews because it's "slow"....... this episode had me maybe the most emotional in the entire series. Elisabeth moss is PHENOMENAL. This episode is powerful and important and incredibly acted and directed. I am literally blown away. There was barely any dialogue in this entire episode and I still feel so much, THAT is a mark of exceptional television. All those hating on this episode are too easily bored, pay attention to what makes amazing tv amazing.
    10Br4ve-trave1or

    Title: The oath keeper

    I promised you!" But will this world be the one shes a part of or will she keep her promise now that she brought Holly into this world and promised not to introduce her child to this tryanny and Gilaed filled America that once pledged alloedgiece and raping was for the men locked away in prisons or wanted on the gritty streets. Not addressed as lord commanders! A world taken over by men with laws to oppress women and blame them for the lack of fertility. Of course this is expressed in the best light possible. Woman can also he found in the colonies where their teeth fall out daily.

    But in this episode, June fights and fights showing why women are so strong and persevere! She continues to fight to survive. It's all captured beautifully from above with amazing camera views as she runs treading the snow with a belly about to burst. A red figure surrounded by all white. Breathless but alone! Shes always been alone but she fights and survives. This was Elizabeth Moss powerhouse performance!

    The flashbacks are memorizing and sensational and show the powerful tone of the moments. The character develipmemt! In the end she doesnt shoot the Waterfords but instead shoots for help, as she aims the shotgun this time towards the sky maybe perhaps, God? She shoots for help for another survival. Holly. Her promise afterall. Will she keep it or be the oath breaker?
    nobby-08938

    Another hit

    Well most of the critics think this was a disappointment, I think this whole episode showed a woman desperate to escape but could not, obviously due the overall story being about babies etc I thought Moss carried the episode yes, but it could only be done this way so her story could be told. The critics are way out or just blind to the story
    alphakeramaris

    Moss Rules

    A big big episode. I can't wait for the 2 last of this season

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    • Trivia
      When June hears the "Radio Free America" Resistance broadcast, the voice of the program's host is played by Oprah Winfrey, in an uncredited cameo. In a June 2018 statement to The Hollywood Reporter, show runner Bruce Miller said, "We'd heard Oprah was a fan of the show, and had a story idea, and thought, wouldn't it be wonderful if... So we asked and she said yes, and it was a lovely, easy process. The radio segment she recorded was inspired by the free radio of the Allies from World War II." On June 27, 2018, Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair weighed in on the cameo: "It's unclear whether Winfrey was playing a version of herself on the show, or simply voicing a radio-anchor character. But either way, her smooth intonation is unmistakable."
    • Goofs
      After running away from the black wolf into the house, June runs through several divisions. When she walks through a door to the room where she met Hannah in the previous episode, we do not see the doll on the floor where it had been left. Immediately following, we see the doll placed in the chair, where it wasn't in the previous cut either.
    • Quotes

      Serena Joy Waterford: How could you be so stupid? They hate you... She keeps running away from you.

      Fred Waterford: Me? If you'd shown that girl one ounce of kindness, she would never have left.

      Serena Joy Waterford: Kindness? You raped her yesterday!

      Fred Waterford: That was your idea! I did this to fix your mess!

    • Connections
      Featured in The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019)
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      Hungry Heart
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      Written and performed by Bruce Springsteen

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Languages
      • German
      • Greek
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Cruickston Park - 1001 Cruickston Park Lane, North Dumfries, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Daniel Wilson Productions
      • The Littlefield Company
      • White Oak Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 48m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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