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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 1, Episode 8 Jezebels

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The Commander surprises Offred with an adventure in Gilead; trouble in Nick's past leads to his recruitment by the Sons of Jacob.
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The Handmaid's Tale — Season 1, Episode 8

The Handmaid's Tale — Season 1, Episode 8

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While "Jezebels" gives insight into Nick's backstory it does so at the expense of other, richer characters, creating a rare misstep in an otherwise engrossing season.

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Bruce Miller

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Elisabeth Moss

Offred

Joseph Fiennes

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Yvonne Strahovski

Serena Joy

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Anne Cohen Refinery29 09/22/2017
Nick lies back, and we get our first glimpse into his backstory! Finally! I've been wondering about this from the very beginning. Nick seemed almost too normal -- how the hell did he end up with the Waterfords? Go to Full Review Jessica Derschowitz Entertainment Weekly 09/22/2017
B
There's no rabbit hole for Offred to escape through (if only!), but she's brought into a new facet of this strange new world. Curiouser and curiouser, indeed. Go to Full Review Caroline Framke Vox 09/22/2017
The show is also shading out the Commander in a way I'm not sure I can quite track, though I'm interested enough to give it the benefit of the doubt, for now. (This is, not for nothing, in part thanks to Joseph Fiennes's impressive performance.) Go to Full Review Andrea Thompson The Young Folks 02/06/2019
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The Handmaid's Tale seems to flounder when it takes its eyes off its female leads. Go to Full Review Genevieve Valentine Vice 07/02/2018
The show wants its Commander young and disgusting, and Joseph Fiennes delivers. Every smile is shark teeth, every line brushed with cod liver oil. This Commander knows exactly what he's doing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis The Commander surprises Offred with an adventure in Gilead; trouble in Nick's past leads to his recruitment by the Sons of Jacob.
Director
Kate Dennis
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
May 31, 2017