The upcoming season ofThe Handmaid’s Talewill officially be the show’s last, following some less-than-average reviews over the past few years. However, what’s more exciting than the final season of Hulu’s popular show is the newly announced spinoff project,The Testaments.Based on another of Margaret Atwood’s novels, this show will take place many years after the events ofThe Handmaid’s Taleand follow a new roster of exciting characters in this dystopian world. Thestory ofThe Handmaid’s Taleseason 6will lead directly into this sequel.
The Handmaid’s Talefollows a protagonist named Offred who’s forced to bear children for wealthy couples in a dystopian society where women have been stripped of their rights and used almost exclusively for childbirth.It’s a powerfully feminist story that comments on gender inequality and female empowermentin very astute ways, even if the previous seasons have wandered a little too far from the book’s overall narrative.The Handmaid’s Talewill return this Aprilfor its final season, with a series of cliffhanger episodes that will reportedly set the stage for an exciting spinoff project.
The Handmaid’s Tale Is Still Good, But Has Declined Over Time
The Show’s First Season Was Easily Its Best
While it’s unfair to say thatThe Handmaid’s Taleisn’t good anymore, it’s certainly at a lower quality than it used to be. Most critics seem to be of the opinion that the show peaked in its first season; onRotten Tomatoes, the first season ofThe Handmaid’s Talehas a 94% critics’ score, while the most recent episodes have dropped to 80%.The latestThe Handsmade Taleseason only has an audience score of 21%,proving how many audiences have fallen out of love with the show.
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 Rotten Tomatoes Revealed – Are The Hulu Show’s Final Episodes A Satisfactory Conclusion?
As reviews for The Handmaid’s Tale season 6 are being dropped, the new season’s Rotten Tomatoes score has been revealed ahead of the premiere.
That being said, there are certainly still good things about the Hulu series.The Handmaid’s Talestill knows how to continually raise the stakesand introduce new characters to keep the audience on the edge of their seats, but these new storylines feel much less refined and groundbreaking than the first season. What made those early episodes so innovative was the rawness of the storytelling. Everything felt both incredibly real and jarringly dystopian, which created a very specific atmosphere. The show hasn’t quite captured that originality since then.
The Testaments' Source Material Means It Can Return The Series To Season 1’s Level
Atwood’s Novel Brings A New Angle To This Worn-Out Story
Another major problem withThe Handmaid’s Tale’s latest seasons is that they’ve drifted too far from Margaret Atwood’s original novel, which provided all the storylines that worked so well in the first season. Thankfully,The Testamentscan lean on Atwood’s writing in the same way, bringing her vivid storytelling to the screen. While this novel wasn’t quite as critically acclaimed asThe Handmaid’s Tale, it’s still a good sign that the show’s writers won’t be in the dark anymore. Whether it reaches the same heights asThe Handmaid’s Tale, thestory ofThe Testamentswill at least be familiar.
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The Handmaid’s Tale is a television adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel, released in 2017. It is set in a dystopian future where a woman is compelled to live as a concubine under a strict fundamentalist theocracy.
