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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 2, Episode 5 Seeds

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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 2, Episode 5

Seeds

Aired May 16, 2018

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Sci-Fi

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Offred spirals as a Gilead ceremony disrupts her relationship with Nick; Janine tries to adjust to life in the colonies, jeopardizing her friendship with Emily.

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Quietly disturbing, "Seeds" shines light on the systemic pecking order of The Handmaid's Tale's world while providing a bit of sweet karma.

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Julia Raeside

Guardian

06/25/2018

The relentless horrors of life in the colonies bring this episode up to a hard-going 7/10.

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Judy Berman

New York Times

05/17/2018

Unlike the extended torture sequences of which the show has grown so fond, the scene in Offred's bedroom when Serena and Lydia discuss her health as if she's not there illuminates so much about her plight.

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David Canfield

Entertainment Weekly

05/16/2018

B

"Seeds" plunged the show into its bleakest depths. It's not unrealistic, given where the show's primary characters are right now, but it doesn't exactly make for the most satisfying viewing.

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Fiona Flynn

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01/07/2020

Praise be, our girl is back.

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Hoai-Tran Bui

Slashfilm

05/25/2018

There comes a tipping point when the despair starts to feel hollow. "Seeds" is that tipping point.

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Hannah Sole

Pajiba

05/24/2018

I'm getting a bit bored and skeptical about Nick, as some of you were last week as well.

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Synopsis

Offred spirals as a Gilead ceremony disrupts her relationship with Nick; Janine tries to adjust to life in the colonies, jeopardizing her friendship with Emily.

Director: Mike Barker
Creator: Bruce Miller
Executive Producer: Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Elisabeth Moss
Screenwriter: Kira Snyder
Network: Hulu
Rating: TV-MA (L)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2018