Season 6 – The Handmaid's Tale

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Bill B @BillyDB56 Dec 7 Absolutely terrific series including season 6! Looking forward to the Testiments! See more Cath S Oct 25 Absolutely terrifying and fantastic at the same time. Every single episode has an edge of the seat moment. For me, in all 6 seasons, every character was either loved or loathed in equal measure. Fabulous. See more Tom F Oct 9 With each passing season the show gets further from the themes of the original book and is reduced to simple adventure with June as its hero. The closing episodes seem determined to spoon feed the viewer with satisfying arcs for the characters. Finally the series loops back to the original season (and the book) but it’s too little too late. See more Kay R Oct 5 Firstly, thank you Rotten 🍅 for making anyone trying to write a glowing review so hard. BOOOO! This has to be the best TV show in recent years. Everyone on the planet should watch it, especially young people. It is so well written, great acting, great ending. The mix of family values, trauma, violence, politics, friendship, religion. Well done everyone involved. Look forward to watching it again in 5 years time to see how timeless it was. Did the same with Revenge, Moonlighting and Homeland recently 😁❤️ Brilliant 👏 👏 👏 👏 See more C B Sep 8 *Spoilers* As an avid fan of the books, this show had me in a chokehold since day one. The storylines, character developments, the cinematography, the scores, the locations, the sets - they all played a part in this. After an almost three year wait for the final season, I was so ready for S6 and what had been marketed to loyal fans… but what a disappointment it was and quite frankly, a betrayal. S6 was an entire rewrite of what came before. S5 had set up character arcs and storylines perfectly, all of which were abandoned - including characters themselves. There was hardly any consistency between adjacent episodes, let alone compared to previous seasons. The writing overall was disjointed, littered with plot holes and the whole season was contradictory. A show that used to be so detailed in its themes and narratives, parallel to the books, strayed far away from its original foundations and messaging in its final season. Characters that were carefully constructed and had five seasons worth of development with morally complexed and nuanced writing behind them, were in the end, unrecognisable; including the protagonist (predominantly Nick but others also like Luke). Specific lines that were written and actions that were taken did not align at all with what was portrayed in earlier seasons or with what Atwood wrote. A TV adaption should be a reconstruction of an original format in a new art form, with the core story remaining at its centre. It should not be an entire rewrite of key characters and storylines for shock value. The original form was a success for a reason. Nick’s rushed character assassination in particular, did not serve thematically or narratively and undermined the storytelling which came before for him and June, and in turn, the whole show with its inconsistency - this is where the frustration lies. The full circle moment was chef’s kiss as a book fan, but otherwise there was no real gratification or satisfaction after sticking with a show for so long - just discontentment. Changing creative hands and showrunners on a final season for such a prevalent show, was a risk to take and unfortunately one that didn’t pay off. When you rewatch the seasons back to back, it’s evident the difference in writing, character shifts, themes, tone and more, against the rest of the show. That said, Elisabeth Moss is a force to be reckoned with on THT and I’m in complete admiration of how she managed to carry June for all these years. The cinematography and scores in S6 remain as beautiful as ever, along with incredibly strong performances from the entire cast. Sadly, the same can’t be said for the writing, storylines and final character arcs meaning Season 6 fell completely short of its potential and expectation which as a die hard fan, is devastating to be honest. See more Andy H Aug 22 What a final season, so different in many ways to the 5 previous series but equally as good. Credit all the actors and writers etc. BRILLIANT See more Read all reviews

The Handmaid's Tale — Season 6

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