The Handmaid's Tale: Morning

September 15, 2022 8:13 AM - Season 5, Episode 1

“June confronts the consequences of killing Fred. A scared Serena makes an unexpected decision.”

People are breakable. Serena has some thinking to do, but someone needs to pay for Fred’s death. Nick prefers his coffee with milk.

posted by blue suede stockings (6 comments total)

(Went ahead and posted the first two episodes that dropped yesterday since they hadn’t appeared here yet, but if anyone else wants to post subsequent episodes, please feel free!)
posted by blue suede stockings at 9:26 AM on September 15, 2022 [1 favorite]

Laughed out loud at the "you can pay the fine online" scene. I'm still a little confused that no one got in trouble for firing a gun at the diner, although I don't blame the person shooting for being so pissed at June that she had to pop off. "Thanks for helping me salvage my own rapist, but no, I'm not going to help you get yours." Really, June?
posted by longdaysjourney at 1:53 PM on September 16, 2022 [5 favorites]

I appreciated that the fine for mailing the finger of someone like Fred was $88.
posted by blue suede stockings at 4:00 PM on September 16, 2022

The fine thing was so, so Canadian. (I am also Canadian.)
posted by rpfields at 10:24 AM on September 18, 2022 [1 favorite]

I really thought last season was the last season - Killing Fred just felt so climactic I guess? I was very surprised to hear there was a new season.
posted by vibratory manner of working at 11:11 PM on October 24, 2022

The amount of trauma on display here was just grotesque. This show has far since left any realist8c relatability.
posted by Nelson at 10:04 PM on October 28, 2022