Anyone watch The Handmaid’s Tale?
I loved the first season (and the book), and I was excited for the 2nd season even though they were going to have to deviate from the source material at this point. I had faith in the writing/directing/Elisabeth Moss’s sublime acting.
...but unfortunately this season has been a flaming failure in my opinion. It’s abundantly clear that Hulu ordered way too many episodes (****ing 13!!!!) and that the writers needed to really stretch things out to make that many. The story of this season could have easily been told in 8 episodes. The penultimate episode features practically zero new story developments. Moss is still consistently great but dear God it moves at a snail’s pace and has been a horrendous disappointment. Probably the most jarring falloff in quality from a first to second season that I’ve ever seen
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