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The Handmaid’s Tale Remains Frustrating to the End
That’s the point.
The most therapeutic thing The Handmaid’s Tale could do right now is deliver a swan song in which handmaid-turned-revolutionary June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) and her fellow women finally, after many attempts over six seasons, overturn the government that stole their bodily autonomy without even a hushed whisper of remorse. But that’s because The Handmaid’s Tale understands how hard it is to dismantle a totalitarian system once its foundations are firmly in place, which makes it an especially timely reflection of the frustration and anger rippling across the country right now as U.S. leaders wreak global financial chaos, stifle freedom of expression, and target the most marginalized among us. But amid all the plot machinations propelling the conflict between Gilead and those seeking to reform it, this season also raises a question that many viewers may be grappling with themselves: Is it possible to forgive those who enabled an extremist, cruel government to function with unchecked power if they feel remorse for what they’ve done?
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