The Handmaid's Tale

HULU | Release Date: April 26, 2017

7.0	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 145 Ratings

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BroyaxMay 30, 2021

Une ambiance de dictature fort bien rendue dans cette série qui met en scène une autocratie religieuse à la fois bigote et fanatisée ainsi qu’un étrange mélange entre l’islamo-fascisme façon Mormons extrémistes et le communisme paranoïaque deUne ambiance de dictature fort bien rendue dans cette série qui met en scène une autocratie religieuse à la fois bigote et fanatisée ainsi qu’un étrange mélange entre l’islamo-fascisme façon Mormons extrémistes et le communisme paranoïaque de la Corée du Nord !

Les femmes pour la majorité d’entre elles y sont réduites à l’état de « servantes », c’est-à-dire des pondeuses officielles du régime qui n’ont pour seule utilité que d’assurer leur « destin biologique »… L’actrice principale campe avec talent l’une de ces servantes et la réalisation de la série reste indéniablement élégante.

Cependant, la narration reste d’une lenteur d’escargot, une lenteur désespérante tout au long de cette prémière saison, sauf peut-être lors du tout premier épisode… et encore. Difficile dans ces conditions de ne pas piquer du nez, vu comment ça se traîne à n’en plus finir… et à cet égard, je n’ai pas pu finir la saison. Et dire qu’il en existe trois autres !

En outre, alors qu’elle est déjà à dormir debout, la série abuse des raccourcis et se perd ici et là dans des incohérences énormes qui la font s’effondrer comme un château de cartes. Ils nous prennent vraiment pour des jambons là-dedans ! Cela dit, ça m’a donné envie de lire le livre : je doute qu’il soit aussi chiant que ça ! du moins, je l’espère.… Expand

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alex_mercerJun 24, 2019

You know how The Walking Dead most episodes end in a serious cliffhanger while the rest of the episode was completely boring and inconsequential? Well, The Handmaids Tale is like that, only instead of a cliffhanger, is the protagonist rabidYou know how The Walking Dead most episodes end in a serious cliffhanger while the rest of the episode was completely boring and inconsequential? Well, The Handmaids Tale is like that, only instead of a cliffhanger, is the protagonist rabid face staring directly to the camera right after something unfortunate happened to her. Every single episode of this show is an utterly waste of time, the promise of what this show could have been after a very intriguing first season, was smashed to pieces across its second season and its stupid nonsensical way of moving storylines forward, and the third season is just the most pretentious and frustrating series I have watched on TV. The show's abuse of slow-mo's, wanna-be-artistic shots and close-ups to the protagonist, in the middle of totally irrelevant scenes is unbearable, NOTHING EVER HAPPENS, not even when there are a ton of motives, the only thing you are gonna get over and over, is Elizabeth Moss's angry face.… Expand

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samy1117Aug 1, 2020

This show must have ended with season 1. The character June has become monotonous and it has reached the point where viewers want her die. Too much feminism in the show. June's repeated facial expressions and her attitude are irritating.This show must have ended with season 1. The character June has become monotonous and it has reached the point where viewers want her die. Too much feminism in the show. June's repeated facial expressions and her attitude are irritating. She is self centered.. Worst ever show I have watched in my life. She gets on nerves. She is thankless selfish feminist racist women who uses others sacrifice for her benifit.… Expand

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SatanskiSep 24, 2019

This has to be the biggest crap show i've ever seen. It's like some sick fantasy for housewives.

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steveymeOct 15, 2019

Season 1 amazing. Season 2 crashed and burned hard, far too little plot progression. Didn't bother with Season 3.

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HannibalBMay 26, 2020

Slow, sometimes boring, and moralistic, but not hopelessly bad. I think Moss was a bad choice for the lead, though I thought she was just right in Mad Men. The premise of this show is what gets me. In a time when the Western World careersSlow, sometimes boring, and moralistic, but not hopelessly bad. I think Moss was a bad choice for the lead, though I thought she was just right in Mad Men. The premise of this show is what gets me. In a time when the Western World careers toward the brink of insanity and self-destruction, this show panders to those fog-bound souls who fear revanchist religiosity and conservatism. What could be more unlikely? It seems to me that totalitarian control of our personal lives is indeed a danger, but it's coming from a very different quarter. But that aside, this show moves too slowly and milks moments of pathos. One feels manipulated, pressured to feel something. The situations are often indeed harrowing, but the heavy-handedness of their treatment detracts and distracts from one's genuine response to them.… Expand

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kerrianne42Jul 31, 2021

While the show is probably good, I am tired as heck of having to adjust the volume from maximum to hear the show to minimum as my ears are all but bleeding from the commercial volume. If a show is to be considered as "watchable" it needs toWhile the show is probably good, I am tired as heck of having to adjust the volume from maximum to hear the show to minimum as my ears are all but bleeding from the commercial volume. If a show is to be considered as "watchable" it needs to have a volume set so that spoken words can be heard without requiring subtitles to decipher what that whisper was, and close enough to commercial volumes to avoid the instant headache of some insurance ad SCREAMING AT YOU TO BUY SOMETHING NOW!!

This is a norm for Hulu, and makes this show, like all the rest on this channel, virtually unwatchable. Shame, it looks like it might be good. WISH I COULD HEAR IT!… Expand

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kaocashimanNov 3, 2022

Still should have ended as a limited series or with season 2. The latest outing was just far from its emmy status.

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