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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 2, Episode 4 Other Women

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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 2, Episode 4

Other Women

Aired May 9, 2018

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A baby shower provokes a troubling shift in Offred's relationship with Serena Joy; Offred reckons with the choice she made that led her to become a Handmaid.

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June's newly found confidence keeps the wheels churning in this slow-burn episode, as lines of empathy are blurred between Gilead's enslavers and the enslaved.

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Yvonne Strahovski

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Julia Raeside

Guardian

06/25/2018

Although the violence is kept to a minimum, this week's episode is harrowing for a different reason as June loses the fight to keep her identity and appears to surrender to Offred.

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Genevieve Valentine

New York Times

05/09/2018

Aunt Lydia, the engine behind so much of their pain, is in her element this episode as June's self-appointed keeper.

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David Canfield

Entertainment Weekly

05/09/2018

A-

The Handmaid's Tale is rarely so content, to just push through the necessary plot points without any added artistry or complexity. Indeed, this week provides some vital character work.

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Kelechi Ehenulo

Set the Tape

07/17/2020

5/5

Emotionally, 'Other Women' brings June's (Elisabeth Moss) escape from Gilead full circle in a shocking and jaw-dropping conclusion.

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Alex Casey

The Spinoff

01/14/2019

It's a testament to the show that they can make melodramatic affair confrontations land with as much of a wallop as someone cutting their own ear off.

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Izetta Nicole

Black Nerd Problems

06/25/2018

June is gone. The other woman, Offred is here to stay.

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Synopsis

A baby shower provokes a troubling shift in Offred's relationship with Serena Joy; Offred reckons with the choice she made that led her to become a Handmaid.

Director: Kari Skogland
Creator: Bruce Miller
Executive Producer: Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Elisabeth Moss
Screenwriter: Yahlin Chang
Network: Hulu
Rating: TV-MA (L)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2018