Handmaids tale

John Slattery as Roger Sterling Babs758. I think Megan Draper, Don's second wife could rival Pete Campbell in the annoying stakes. Great series although the hippy trippy period was a bit tedious. Elisabeth Moss was also in The West Wing playing one of President Jed Bartlet's daughters, another terrific series. She has quite a long CV on imdb.

Well according to Mumsnet it has been confirmed that there will definitely be a 5th series; that explains why there were so many loose ends in Sunday's episode

I said that in the first post after the OP?

Doodledog

*Well according to Mumsnet it has been confirmed that there will definitely be a 5th series; that explains why there were so many loose ends in Sunday's episode*

I said that in the first post after the OP?

You certainly did Doodlebug - I was just confirming that what you were sure you had read was right! ??

doodledog
I don't think Serena has had any other men has she?? and she definitely invited Fred into her bed when they were in Canada. It was my first thought when she discovered she was pregnant that maybe Nichole was his after all and how would that play out. Suppose well find out in the 5 series......or not
Dont know what I'm going to do with my Sunday evenings now

Loved the books and enjoyed every series particularly this last one, bring on series 5 cant wait.

A fifth series!!! 'Praise Be' and Blessed be the fruit'

Can't wait.

May7

doodledog
I don't think Serena has had any other men has she?? and she definitely invited Fred into her bed when they were in Canada. It was my first thought when she discovered she was pregnant that maybe Nichole was his after all and how would that play out. Suppose well find out in the 5 series......or not
Dont know what I'm going to do with my Sunday evenings now

I don't think she has had other men, no. I guess if she had they would have tied that loose end up, or at least let us know that it was a loose end to be tied up in the next series.

It was something I thought when I saw she was pregnant, though. Now, if Nick is the father of both Serena's and June's babies, that would be an interesting storyline, though.

I've loved the Handmaid's Tale so far. I thought the final scene with Fred was good, it needed to happen, but the chase through the forest was a bit Disney, this way then that way etc... it did take away from the brutality that was about to become his fate I thought. I hope they give Janine a happier ending in the next season, she deserves her freedom and I really hope Serena get what she deserves too.

Serena is an interesting character, isn't she? She helped to set up Gilead, then realised too late that doing down women had done her down too. She also realised too late that whilst being the more intelligent and astute one in her marriage worked for her when it was acceptable for women to be those things, as soon as it wasn't she was scuppered.

After Gilead and its strictures was established she tried to make the best of it for herself, and used what powers she had to do it. It's a human response, but she used inhuman ways to achieve her aims. She does sometimes show her 'human' side (I'm trying to think of an example, though, and can't ?), so the impression I get is that in different circumstances she'd have been a different character.

That's true of all of us, I suppose - how we act depends on the circumstances. I hope I would never behave as Serena does, but it's one of those things we'll never know unless we are tested, I guess. I'm not sure what I think she deserves.

I really enjoyed The Testaments and thought it was worthy of the Booker Prize. I didn’t watch all the tv version and probably won’t after reading The Testaments. I won’t say any more in case people are still reading it?