1 Handmaid's Tale Season 5 Line Makes Serena Joy So Much Worse
The trailer for The Handmaid's Tale season 5 plays like the build-up to a prize fight between June Osborn and Serena Joy Waterford, with one line making Serena seem even more dangerous than before. The short preview gives viewers brief glimpses of Serena, first grieving publicly for her husband, Commander Fred Waterford, and then ascending to greater fame and power with the support of her newfound followers. The promo spot promises that the coming showdown is inevitable and will be epic.
The Handmaid's Tale is based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel about life in Gilead under a totalitarian theocracy that supplants the United States following a fertility crisis and the outbreak of the Second American Civil War. The television show's story and scope have expanded beyond the book, and the showrunners have consulted with Atwood throughout the production. The author published a follow-up, The Testaments, in 2019, set in a later era than The Handmaid's Tale season 5 and the first book.
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"I want her to know it was me!" seethes June, over a montage of Fred's demise, June washing his blood off her hands, and Serena in mourning. With those words, June doubles down on her quest for vengeance against Serena and to bring down Gilead. The menace in her voice betrays how deeply the Waterfords' abuse has changed her and the setup for The Handmaid's Tale season 5's story. It escalates Serena's threat level by reminding the viewer just how much suffering she has managed to inflict on the tough, steadfast, and resilient June over the past four seasons. It's well done, and the later shots of Serena becoming a Canadian demagogue are scarier as a result.
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