Earlwoode

What a pity. It was one of the best sci-fi series on TV. I hope Netflix picks it up but I'm not holding my breath. Must be awful for the actors to now be unemployed.

It's not been more than 4 years - not that long to forget a man who was the father of her child and whom she was supposed to love a lot. And she does know he is alive after the Mexican episode which could have happened two years before now (thought the timeline in this series is very wonky -one of the irritating things about it). Frankly, I don't find either of these two guys attractive in the least so I don't really get how she fell for either (or both) of them. But, of course, we all find different people attractive.

But wasn’t Nicole a reference to Nick as her father? That’s what I always thought. I don’t get though, how June reconciles the fact she loves Nick with the husband she left behind? Mind you, I think what’s-his-name is totally uncharismatic and as boring as a rock but still... He was supposed to be the great love of her life, the guy she broke up a marriage to snare. All that seems to have fallen by the wayside.

Now that caught my interest. Zach McGowan was in Black Sails amd he did an awesome job. Loved his character. It’s a bit ironic he’s joining the cast just as AL is leaving, Black Sails filmed in South African for 4 years. Rumour had it ZM left the show after a couple of seasons because he wanted to get back to his family in LA. I’ve heard that AL wants to leave to spend more time with his family on the U.K. Not sure that is completely true because a lot of people say he is leaving because he was furious they fired Carl with no warning. They sure seem to be putting in a lot of new characters. Sadly though, I can’t see this show surviving AL’s departure (Rick’s death?). I think there will be a massive surge in ratings/audience at his final episode and then the show will lose so many viewers that it will be cancelled. Of all the people I know personally who used to watch it, I am the only who still tunes in.

Ok even if it has been that long, Eden would still have had plenty of time to have learned to read and write.

The timeline of this show is one huge, gaping problem. Now, Eden obviously went to school (or was home schooled) because if she was about 15 when she was executed, that means she’s was about 12/13 when Gilead came into being, plenty of time for her to have learned to read and write. Because based on Hannah’s age when she wa captured and her age when we see her now, no more than a couple of years can possibly have passed.

Yeah, strange that lol. Did she not realize what she was signing on for when she helped write Gilead rules? I think she wanted the baby because she is bored out of her mind and just wants something TO DO! Not that I don't think she hasn't a maternal streak - it seems so when she was so gutted to give up the baby. I can't help but sympathise with her even though I know a lot of people think she is a monster - maybe it's the actress who does such a fantastic job. While June just irritates me with her smirks and sudden malevolent looks from her underface shots, Serena gets a genuine reaction from me. I think Yvonne Strahovski (whom I'd never heard of or seen in anything before) is absolutely phenomenal. I could watch this series just for her performance alone.

They will probably just ignore the whole thing and show her peacefully back at the Waterford's with absolutely no explanation for anything like they've done before. They sure leave a whole bunch of lines danging without every picking them up again. It's getting very silly.

All part of why this world is just not believable. No one understands what the “colonies” are; where they are and why are they called “colonies” in the first place? Did Americans colonize their own country? A lot of this world makes no sense.

Exactly. I also,thought no cars was because Fred explained they did not like technology which polluting (wasn’t that supposed to be the reason fertility rates had dropped)? I took the regimented clothing to be something like the Puritan outfits or the clothing the women in those religous 19th century communities in the US wear - all part of the repressive society. Oh and BTW, I see Serena’s clothing as completely green not teal or blue. And I didn’t get anything about the aupposedly looted art since everyone has a standard very classical decoration in admittedly very gloomy houses, but this Comander has modern paintings. Hence, I thought the wife had painted them, lol. Nah, they’re doing a terrible job of conveying a staggering economy if that’s what they were aiming for. That’s why I find this world so unbelievable - it seems like it’s existed for decades not a couple of years (based on Hannah’s age).

Haha, hilarious,especially the replicator. Good catch about the Rachel and Leah Center. Another anomaly in a supposedly very stretched economy. A beautiful, brand new building - full of shiny glass and finished in record time too. Did all the the workers get pulled in from the war? Because you would presume every available man is fighting this hypothetical war at the front. Also, the jumps between episodes where they din’t explain what happens in the previous one: who ”rescued” June and why was Nick arrested and how did he get back? This series has some very good acting but the writers and storyline are absolute crap, IMO.

Is it? I thought his wife painted them seeing as he said she was an art teacher or something. i don’t buy your explanations for the Gilead economy, sorry. The place is too pristine and people seem very well fed. I’ve seen places where there are food shortages and people spend half their time waiting in line not waltzing In to stores and checking out plumpness of the veggies. If they wanted to make us believe Gilead is not in a good place economically, they should have made everything a little bleaker and more threadbare and with scarcer foodstuffs.

She said that to her husband, not Emily. She asked for Emily's real name and said her husband had done bad things because he engineered the whole colonies thing.

Well, I'm sorry but to me it looks like it's anything but stumbling. It looks picture perfect. Here, I got this from a reviewer on Vulture. She seems to have the exact same concerns as I do about the economy of Gilead: But the society is, economically speaking, a wonder. Econo-families have plenty to eat and live in relatively comfortable circumstances. Medical facilities are not only up to par, they’ve all been redecorated to a minimalist white specification like something from a Daft Punk video. The shops feature bountiful produce, there is ostensibly still trade with outside nations, transit systems are fully operational, and uniforms for all ranks have been mass produced and distributed. How the hell is this possible? http://www.vulture.com/2018/07/the-handmaids-tale-recap-season-2-episode-12-postpartum.html Exactly, how the hell is this possible and she doesn't even mention the ongoing war which would have made rationing an absolute must especially if there is really no trade with the outside world? The world building is severely flawed.

Tons of people with little food, a war on, and no trade? Sounds like a recipe for disaster (or ripe for an uprising). Of course, no economy would survive a situation like that. Not with everyone looking as prosperous and well fed as these people all look.