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Related: About this forumI just couldn't make it through Handmaid's Tale
I know. I'm late to this party.
I finally got around to a free trial on Hulu just to binge watch this series.
I had to turn it off in the third episode of season one. It was simply too depressing, dark, and frankly, all too realistic in foretelling what our country can slide into. It truly terrified me and I'm sure that was what the the actors and producers intended. With the Kavanaugh confirmation going on and all of the Republican and evangelical bullshit flying around now, Handmaid's Tale just gave me chills. So, I surfed elsewhere and revisited The West Wing series. Sigh.
I will say that HT made me think of an escape plan if this country truly falls apart. I thought about moving money offshore and how I would get out of the country FAST. It did cross my mind.
Should I stay with the series? Does the remainder of season one or season two offer any hope?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)It is incredible.
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)and oddly enough, my West Wing discs got used once again, as well!
JHan
(10,173 posts)I had to stop watching too.
hlthe2b
(102,342 posts)but too dark for me right now, too. I guess, I thought it would quickly "hook" me and I could somehow engage without absorbing the story line. But, too close to home...
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)I read the book as well. Amazing she wrote it in 1985, when we were just beginning to go down this path. I think Margaret Atwood offer valuable insight into the very dark forces at play in America.
I don't want to give anything away, but the finale of season 2 offers hope. I know that's long way to wait, but I found it satisfying and makes me look forward to more positivity in Season 3.
CrispyQ
(36,501 posts)The book was depressing enough.
on edit: I still think one should read the book, but I can't imagine immersing myself in that world for a series.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)So the show is right up my alley.
CrispyQ
(36,501 posts)Dark & gritty, but I thought they at least had interesting characters & better plot.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)MuseRider
(34,115 posts)I loved them all.
Handmaid's Tale was wonderfully written and I do like the TV series but then I do like dark movies and books and dystopian literature.
Ohiogal
(32,045 posts)of the book and I am afraid to read it. I know it sounds silly.
Nitram
(22,853 posts)I'm afraid a series would be more difficult to take. Drag it out too long and rub our noses in the cruelty.
Nitram
(22,853 posts)don't want to be any more depressed than I already am.
WhiteTara
(29,721 posts)It was really a tough book. I'm not sure I finished it. It was so dismal, and it was only the beginning of the Raygun nightmare; and it's only gotten worse as the years go by.