The Testaments
Summary
A continuation toThe Handmaid ’s Tale , Hulu ’s adaptation ofThe Testamentswill by all odds differ from Margaret Atwood ’s book of the same name . Although Atwood wroteThe Handmaid ’s Talenovel in 1985,she did n’t indite a continuation to the dystopian classic until 2019 — several seasons into Hulu ’s Emmy - winningHandmaid ’s Taleadaptation . As a upshot , The Handmaid ’s Taleshow pushes beyond the bounds of Atwood ’s book , which ends with a maybe - meaning June ( Elisabeth Moss ) clambering into a van that ’s mayhap headed toward Canada . As ofThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 5 ’s conclusion , June has crossed the edge several time .
As she struggles to reunite her fractured family and deliverance both of her daughter from Gilead , June confronts the abrasive realities of her status as a survivor , diplomat , and refugee — all things the novel did n’t postulate to dig into . OtherHandmaid ’s Talecharacters , like Serena Joy ( Yvonne Strahovski ) or Moira ( Samira Wiley ) , have been contribute upgrade theatrical role in Hulu ’s version , which means they may figure intoThe Testaments ' narration too . So far , only Dowd ’s casting as Aunt Lydia has been affirm by Hulu , leaving the door astray open onward ofThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 6and the series finale .
5Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale Has Already Teased Aunt Lydia’s Moral Gray Areas
Season 3 Of The Show Dedicates An Episode To Lydia’s Backstory
As other asThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 3,the show explore Aunt Lydia ’s ( Anne Dowd ) less - then - clearly - cut background . Before Gilead , she was a compassionate instructor — albeit a mo lone and , sometimes , misunderstood . The serial render that Lydia was compelled to do what she felt was correct , even when her moral compass was n’t quite centered . Still , Dowd captures the more human element . While Atwood ’s character in theHandmaid ’s Talewas vicious to her gist , the source does use Aunt Lydia as a point - of - sentiment fibre inThe Testaments , allowing the apparent Gilead loyalist to tell her account .
At this period , it ’s hard to imagine Lydia have those leanings in the show .
There ’s always been a complexness to Hulu ’s version of Aunt Lydia . Like everyone else who ’s complicit in Gilead ’s regime , Aunt Lydia has been abusive — physically , verbally , and mentally — to the servant placed in her " care . " By being so consecrate to the handmaid system , Aunt Lydia is aid those who sexually attack women . There ’s no getting around that , no matter the part ’s backstory . In the show , Lydia has dug her heels into being an acolyte of Gilead , despite a few glimmers of pity . That said , it ’s hard to imagine Hulu ’s version ofThe Testamentsadapting her story faithfully .
In it ’s final outing , The Handmaid ’s Tale time of year 6 needs to twine up June ’s narration , but I ca n’t imagine certain eccentric make it to the reference .
Atwood reveals that Aunt Lydia actually despises Gilead , and that she has been meet a kind of retentive game for some time . Ultimately , Aunt Lydia is a very embedded Mayday operative , and she aids the rebel cause inThe Testaments . At this tip , it ’s hard to imagine Lydia having those leanings in the show . It ’s potential that her experience — and time spent with Janine ( Madeline Brewer ) — will ferment Aunt Lydia against GileadbeforeThe Handmaid ’s Talecomes to an end , thus setting up her Mayday storyline inThe Testaments .
The Handmaid ’s Tale is a video adaption 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 .
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4Hannah Narrates The Testaments From Gilead
June’s Daughter Is Secretly One Of The Sequel’s Main Characters
InThe Testaments , June and Luke ’s ( O - T Fagbenle ) daughter , Hannah ( Jordana Blake ) , service as one of the book ’s three teller . However , she goes by the name Agnes Jemima and still lives with her adoptive parents , Commander Kyle and his married woman Tabitha , within Gilead ’s boundary . On Hulu ’s show , Hannah is take by Commander MacKenzie and his married woman and knight " Agnes,“so there are certainly similarities . However , the book variant of Hannah / Agnes ca n’t remember her biologic parents — just a obscure memory of running through the Ellen Price Wood with a woman when she was very young .
Much of June ’s write up rotate around trying to reunite her fractured family , and that includes rescuing Hannah from Gilead .
Of course , Hulu ’s interlingual rendition of the character has also been sufficiently indoctrinated by Gilead . At first , it does n’t seem like Hannah retrieve June or their life together before Gilead ’s war . Although there are some breakthrough import later on inThe Handmaid ’s Tale , Hannah is still living with the MacKenzie family . Much of June ’s narrative revolves around essay to reunify her fractured category , and that let in rescuing Hannah from Gilead . That seems to be the plan maneuver into the sixth and concluding time of year of the show . Whatever happens will no doubt reshapeTheTestaments’charactersand stories drastically .
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.
The Handmaid ’s Tale season 6 ’s casting announcement has massive implications for the last outing ’s narrative , specially where a Commander is concerned .
3Nicole’s Story Will Have To Change In The Testaments
Unless June & Luke Die, Nicole Will Likely Know Who She Is
Nicole ( spell out Nichole in the Hulu series ) has already become something of a symbol inThe Handmaid ’s Tale . A baby born to a servant in Gilead and brought over the perimeter to Canada as a refugee , babe Nicole quickly became a pawn in the United States ' struggle to make diplomatic liaison with Gilead . More than that , Nicole became a cat’s-paw of variety inSerena Joy and June’sHandmaid ’s Talestoryline . For now , Nicole is safely in Canada with June , Luke , and Moira , but it ’s arduous to know if that prophylactic will last .
Nicole could still become a ward of Mayday …
InThe Testaments , the third stage - of - view character is Daisy , a unseasoned char who live in Toronto with her adoptive parent . On Daisy ’s 16th birthday , her parents are killed , and it ’s revealed thatthey were Mayday operative assigned to protect her — because Daisy is in reality Nicole . This Apocalypse incite Nicole ’s whole tale , which , in turn , impacts the story of her half - sister , Hannah / Agnes . Luke and June are bothcharacters who could go bad inThe Handmaid ’s Tale ’s last season , though the latter seems a trivial less probable . If that ’s the shell , Nicole could still become a Aaron Montgomery Ward of Mayday .
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.
The Handmaid ’s Tale sequel should make one Brobdingnagian variety as it begins pre - production so it does not suffer the same destiny as the original show
2The Testaments Never Directly Confirms That June Is Related To Its Narrators
Hannah/Agnes & Daisy/Nicole’s Identities Are Left Ambiguous
When it comes to Serena Joy ’s story in the final time of year of Hulu ’s The Handmaid ’s Tale , Margaret Atwood ’s sequel , Testaments , presents some issue .
1June’s Story In The Testaments Could Tease A Tragic Handmaid’s Tale Ending
It’s Possible June Won’t End Up With A Family At All
In Atwood ’s continuation , June ends up working for Mayday and keeping chit on her speculate daughter from afar . If that ends up happening in the adaptations , Hulu’sHandmaid ’s Taleseries finale will be much grim — and more tragical — than previse . Separating June from her children feel like the only elbow room forThe Handmaid ’s Taleto successfully arrange up the storylines inThe Testaments . Although that would be an immensely harrowing conclusion to June ’s six - time of year conflict , it for sure gives the continuation series a lot to delve into , all while keeping June alive when the credits twine .
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found on the volume serial of the same name by Margaret Atwood , The Testaments is a drama thriller serial set fifteen long time after the events of The Handmaid ’s Tale . The serial publication will take viewing audience back into the heart and soul of Gilead as a reckoning begin to brew for its founder .
