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The season 1 finale of The Handmaid’s Tale that aired Wednesday left fans deep in their feelings with burning questions and the nagging sense that Margaret Atwood’s dystopian America where women have no rights is uncomfortably plausible in the here and now.
Below are some of Twitter’s best reactions to the season finale.
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
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One of the more pervasive themes in Hulu’s adaptation of Atwood’s classic is the idea that the country went to hell right before our eyes. Twitter couldn’t help comparing the plight of Offred (Elisabeth Moss) — formerly “June” — and her fellow Handmaids to the political climate in the U.S. and abroad right now.
https://twitter.com/SamanthaJPeel/status/874010016352800776
https://twitter.com/BenjaminJS/status/875074860556464128
As an aside, U.K. viewers, who are a few episodes behind, nevertheless echo that same sentiment.
https://twitter.com/soshanau/status/874002636407660544
https://twitter.com/lusignanmermaid/status/874007772337246213
https://twitter.com/BettyEC91/status/874006433930629120
https://twitter.com/vict_ell/status/874007697271730177
Beyond political parallels, current events in general have worked to make this episode feel especially, frustratingly timely.
https://twitter.com/JeffLieber/status/875379781549805568
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Politics aside, fans applaud The Handmaid’s Tale for the performances of lead actress Moss and Samira Wiley, who plays Offred’s defiant best friend, Moira. Both women had wide-ranging, emotional stories this week, and, along with several other both empowering and devastating scenes, they’ve led folks to tweet their feelings.
https://twitter.com/uptownbrittany/status/874853440375197696
https://twitter.com/tjdegroat/status/874846212188512258
https://twitter.com/justinkirkland4/status/875017549846638597
https://twitter.com/jennalykes/status/875378475556900865
https://twitter.com/raisariikonen/status/875435527796703233
https://twitter.com/bloodycnidaria/status/874866875951456257
https://twitter.com/jackmackalope/status/874858736938037248
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Amid all the torture and suffering the women of Gilead suffered last night were a few choice lines that will undoubtedly make their way into our collective lexicon, at least if Twitter has anything to say about it.
https://twitter.com/Recap_Rewind/status/874952505930723328
https://twitter.com/judeeflick/status/874843691810205698
https://twitter.com/lalalysss/status/874855453452324869
https://twitter.com/Benjammins/status/875227012612341760
https://twitter.com/codermeow/status/875209662940958720
https://twitter.com/LesleyHandel/status/874852170033762305
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Season 2 has yet to begin production, but fans desperately want it to resolve that killer cliffhanger ending. In the meantime, we can give Atwood’s novel a deep read while we ponder her message for the future.
https://twitter.com/rafabarcelloss/status/875172085173276672
https://twitter.com/CassieBieszczat/status/875386208838459392
https://twitter.com/BanjiGirl/status/875362030298988544
https://twitter.com/Allison_Tolman/status/875436764361408513
Have your own thoughts about that finale? Tell us in the comments!
The Handmaid’s Tale season 1 is available to stream on Hulu.
