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THE HANDMAID’S TALE

As it draws to a close, “The Hand- freedom, memory, and decisions.
The sixth and final maid's Tale” revisits the main the-
season of “The mes of the series, riding on the She has lost everything: her daugh-
Handmaid's Tale”, marks back of new political and emotio- ter, her home, her peace. But June
the end of June and nal developments. June Osborne still walks, screams, and fights.
friends' long journey of (Elisabeth Moss) takes on an even «The Handmaid's Tale» is not just a
resistance against the more active role in opposing the story about hope; it is a narrative
regime long journey of Gilead regime, which is showing about raw, stubborn survival amid
resistance against the clear signs of instability. The rela- the ashes of a society that refused
Gilead regime. After tionships between the characters to change. June is driven not by
years of oppression, become more complex, and moral faith but by ancient, mature anger,
violence, and devastating dilemmas take on added weight fuelled by the memory of those left
losses, the protagonist in a context of growing tension behind and the impossibility of ac-
reaches a breaking point, between the free territories and cepting silence.
driven by an unwavering the oppressive regime. It is not a
desire for justice. light-hearted farewell: each episo- The world around her is falling
de echoes the pain of the past and apart, but that doesn't make it any
SARA QUELHAS the uncertainty of the future in a simpler: Serena (Yvonne Straho-
dramatic crescendo that culmi- vski) loses control and is swallowed
nates in a powerful reflection on up by contradictions she previously

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