The Handmaid's Tale

[Gotham Gal]

Thought some might want to chat about this show.  The new season (2) is off to a good start.  Elisabeth Moss plays her role so well.

[Walkabout]

I will get a season  at the end , then binge so thanks for no spoilers !  FYI 13 eps this season and it has been officially renewed for a 3rd ! 

[Earthnut]

It's a fantastic show, and no worries Walkabout, Gotham Gal and I have been discussing the episodes in PMs, and will continue to do so until you can participate.  We will have a lot to talk about after you watch this season.  And IF, I mean IF, we have a spoiler to post, we will hide it with the eye icon above, at the left of the happy face icon for emoticons.

Here's a hidden message for you both, but NOT a spoiler.

Spoiler

You are dearly love and appreciated.  

 

[Walkabout]

[seesthru]

I binged the first season.   I started not to, because I'd seen the movie back in the 90's I think it was... so I figured there wasn't much they could do to keep my interest. But I got bored one day,   I was wrong. Whoa....

[Earthnut]

Yeah, there was a movie in 1990, but it doesn't come anywhere near as good as this TV series.  Of course, that was back in the 90s, and the TV series probably would never had been accepted by a network and aired back then, considering the graphic depth the show goes into.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099731/

Yep seesthru, you are officially hooked.

What fun we all will have chatting about it after Walkabout gets to see season 2.  If we do have to post a spoiler, please use the eye icon to hide it.

[seesthru]

At first I didn't like the series.. But yeah, now I fear and at the same time want to see each new episode.

[Earthnut]

I'm sure a lot of people had the same reaction when they first started to watch it, then poof, the magic wand hits you over the head, realizing that, yay, something new, something different, well acted and well written.

Watched the movie a couple nights ago and it's pretty much just season 1, but with a few minor differences.  It's also not as detailed since it's a movie and not a series, but still well done.

[Gotham Gal]

I had never even heard of the movie.  Since, I've heard the movie wasn't that good and the TV show is much better.  I never read the book, either, so I've got nothing to compare it to!

[Earthnut]

Even after reading the book a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I don't remember a thing that I read, and just barely the setting.  Trust me when I say, the TV series is so much better than the movie, and the movie was good, with awesome actors.