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I finished the Handmaid's Tale, season 1.
Definitely some powerful fucking television. I almost hesitate to recommend it to anyone who, like me, harbors some semi-apocalyptic fears about the future of the U.S., because it will almost certainly compound those fears and make your sleep even twitchier. But it's quite good. A little overblown at times (how many more shows need to prominently feature Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good" in its near-entirety?), but those times are few. Mostly it hits the right notes, and manages to be subtly and realistically terrifying, bringing horror from hazy background into sharp, crystalline focus at the most effective times.
Now I'm re-reading the book.
I'm pretty sure it's going to win all those Emmy things. Which is fair, I guess, considering Taboo and Legion and the Young Pope were SOMEHOW OMITTED.
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