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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 1, Episode 4 Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum

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During her punishment, Offred starts to unravel, and remembers her time with Moira at the Red Center; a complication threatens Offred's future with the Commander and Serena Joy.
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The Handmaid's Tale — Season 1, Episode 4

The Handmaid's Tale — Season 1, Episode 4

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"Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum" is buoyed by Offred's lasting optimism -- though performance-wise the episode belongs to Joseph Fiennes.

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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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Allison Shoemaker AV Club 09/20/2017
A-
For all the great writing in this series, and there's no shortage, it's tough to think of a series in recent memory more reliant on the stories told by its actors in silence. Go to Full Review Laura Hudson New York Magazine/Vulture 09/20/2017
4/5
The world has shrunk for Offred, and it just keeps on shrinking. She has a life in miniature, a dollhouse life, and she is a doll to be taken out, played with, then put away. Go to Full Review Jessica Derschowitz Entertainment Weekly 09/20/2017
B+
Serena Joy wasn't kidding around with that "things can get much worse for you" threat. Go to Full Review Andrea Thompson The Young Folks 02/06/2019
10/10
It is these Handmaids in her past, along with the present ones, both living and dead, are the ones who inspire Offred to utter the episode's final, mic dropping line. Go to Full Review Carol Pinchefsky Syfy Wire 07/18/2018
Kudos to Joseph Fiennes for his performance about his lack of performance. Go to Full Review Genevieve Valentine Vice 07/03/2018
Despite all attempts to isolate the Handmaids from the world and one another, a connection remains. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis During her punishment, Offred starts to unravel, and remembers her time with Moira at the Red Center; a complication threatens Offred's future with the Commander and Serena Joy.
Creator
Bruce Miller
Executive Producer
Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken
Network
Hulu
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 3, 2017