We talked to 'The Handmaid's Tale' showrunner Bruce Miller about that Season 2 finale
[Warning to readers: This article contains spoilers about the Season 2 finale of "The Handmaid's Tale."]
The second season of "The Handmaid's Tale" could have easily been subtitled "What to Expect When You're Expecting in Gilead."
The Hulu drama, an adaption of Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel, spent much of its sophomore outing delving into the complexities of being a mother - whether biological or not - amidst the intense dystopian horrors of a theocratic regime known as Gilead.
The Emmy Award-winning series reached its Season 2 finish line on Wednesday in climactic fashion. Having recently given birth to a baby conceived for her commander Fred Waterford (Joseph Fiennes) and his wife Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), heroine handmaid June/Offred (Elisabeth Moss) finds herself fleeing for freedom - baby in tow - in the final moments of the episode with help from a band of Marthas, the class of women who serve as domestic servants to wealthy families. But it's not a completely triumphant sequence.
When she arrives at the van that will whisk her to safety - along with fellow handmaid Emily/Ofsteven (Alexis Bledel), whose ticket to freedom comes from a different set of helping hands - June doesn't get inside. Instead, she hands her baby off to Emily because she's unwilling to leave behind her other child, Hannah, who she was separated from after Gilead came into existence.
In a phone interview, showrunner Bruce Miller talked about June's decision to stay in Gilead, going off book in Season 2, and the show's continued connection to the real-world politics of today.
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