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Yvonne Strahovsky derseved the Emmy. Season 2 was better than the first.

Handmaid's Tale: Season Two continues where the first season left off with the brutal exploitation of cruel nature of events in Gilead. This season we learn more about the origins of Gilead, revealing more about the Commanders and the interludes with women outside of their marriage. Emily (Alexis Bledel) is annexed to the colonies after she publicly killed a few Guardians outside of the marketplace. We learn more about her past along with her partner and child she left behind. Emily uses that anger to poison an ex-commander's wife portrayed by Marisa Tomei. In the meanwhile Nick (Max Minghella) becomes a young commander and gets married to 15 year old girl named Eden (Sydney Sweeney). Nick does not have any affection towards Eden, he rather be June. Throughout this season June gets pregnant with Nick's baby and after she is promised to see she own child only to be left by herself and ends up giving birth to a baby girl who she names Holly but the Waterfords decide to name her Nicole. After several unsuccessful escape attempts June has a chance to escape to Canada with the help of the Martha's but she gives her baby to Emily so that she can fight to free Hannah. We also see a glimpse of humanity from Serena and after learning how Nichole would be raised in a society where she would not have any rights, she helps June escape with her baby. I loved these two seasons, it kept me at the edge of my seat. Great actors but the script could have been better. Another season in the books off to the next one.

This season put the series on another lever, the important decisions came at the right time. The mix of sensations that the series transmits is spectacular. Great hope for next season! Praise be Elisabeth Moss!

My sister is a big fan of the show and I hadn't seen it before so we sat down to watch this episode. My oh my, coming from someone who hadn't seen the show before, I was very impressed with this and this specific episode made me want to get into to the show.

If my brain could throw up after reading these comments, it would. Why didn't she just leave Gilead? Do you people know there is a third season? So she leaves and then it's over? The idiocy on this board is staggering. She went back for Hannah and to re-pay the Martha's, help the dissident Wives etc. I'm literally shocked that anyone couldn't figure this out. This book was required reading for me in high school, and this seems a logical evolution in the empowerment theme the show was constructed around. Those who can't figure this out have clearly never read a book or count to ten with their fingers.