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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 1, Episode 2 Birth Day

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When Offred and her fellow handmaids assist with the delivery of Janine's baby, Offred remembers her own daughter's birth; Offred and Ofglen grow closer.
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The Handmaid's Tale — Season 1, Episode 2

The Handmaid's Tale — Season 1, Episode 2

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Levity is found in the form of perfectly suited -- and surprisingly humorous -- song choices that help "Birth Day" overcome the hopelessness of Gilead.

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Bruce Miller

Creator

Elisabeth Moss

Offred

Joseph Fiennes

Commander Waterford

Yvonne Strahovski

Serena Joy

Alexis Bledel

Ofglen

Madeline Brewer

Janine
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Dana Schwartz Observer 11/04/2017
The moment plays equally devastating and funny, but that's why I love the show's use of humor and music: if you don't have a gallows humor you don't have anything. Go to Full Review Anne Cohen Refinery29 09/18/2017
"Birth" is, as you might have guessed, about birth. But it also gives us insight into how dire the infertility crisis was before society went completely topsy turvy. Go to Full Review Allison Shoemaker AV Club 09/18/2017
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A few series have pulled off second episodes stronger than their very strong pilots -- The Americans and Breaking Bad come to mind -- and now The Handmaid's Tale joins that group. Go to Full Review Genevieve Valentine Vice 07/03/2018
Sometimes you're in the horror movie; sometimes, nobody wins. Go to Full Review Kimberly Roots TV Line 11/04/2017
While I'd love to envision Moira and Ofglen and any other Gilead escapee possibly rallying help up north, you just know they're probably enduring something painful somewhere awful. Go to Full Review Sarah Bichsel Baltimore Sun 11/04/2017
No, I actually mean that: The producers used the song from The Breakfast Club and it's perfect. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis When Offred and her fellow handmaids assist with the delivery of Janine's baby, Offred remembers her own daughter's birth; Offred and Ofglen grow closer.
Director
Reed Morano
Creator
Bruce Miller
Executive Producer
Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken
Screenwriter
Bruce Miller
Network
Hulu
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 26, 2017