the one where Joan sleeps with a guy to land the Jaguar account.) (Another example of an episode like this that works - at least for me, as it’s a controversial one - is M ad Men’s “The Other Woman,” a.k.a. The structure goes something like this: One of the regular characters needs to do a big, big thing, which some people will consider a moral transgression, and then the show works backward from that big thing in order to create a story that will force the character into a corner where they have no other choice. That’s my primary reaction to this season of The Handmaid’s Tale so far.īledel, who plays Emily, now sent off to the environmentally devastated Colonies, presumably to work until she dies, manages to help the episode land a story structure of which I’m not typically a huge fan. Todd VanDerWerff: It’s gonna be weird when Alexis Bledel has two Emmys. This week, critic at large Todd VanDerWerff and staff writers Constance Grady and Caroline Framke discuss “ Unwomen ,” the second episode of the show’s second season. Every week, a few members of the Vox Culture team gathered to talk out the latest episode of The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel.
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