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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 2, Episode 13 The Word

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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 2, Episode 13

The Word

Aired Jul 11, 2018

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Serena and the other wives strive to make change; Emily learns more about her new Commander; Offred faces a difficult decision.

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The Handmaid's Tale ends its second season revealing some light at the end of the tunnel, but its final twists might leave viewers concerned for where the show is going.

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Julia Raeside

Guardian

08/29/2018

If you're still here, The Handmaid's Tale series blog should really reward your long service, because many have fallen by the wayside during this gruelling series.

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Verne Gay

Newsday

07/13/2018

3/4

The Handmaid's Tale strongly wraps a good season that otherwise started to show some stretch marks.

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Caroline Siede

Consequence

07/12/2018

Coupled with a signature look of silent determination from Moss, "The Word" will no doubt suck viewers back into the show's third season - if only to see what June has up her blood-red sleeve.

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Fiona Flynn

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01/02/2020

It was pretty good to see Fred finally get a good smack in the face. More of that in season three, please.

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Andrea Thompson

The Young Folks

01/26/2019

7/10

The finale may give us another intriguing change of direction, not to mention great new characters like Commander Lawrence, but it's also can't help be somewhat hollow at its core.

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Alison Rowat

The Herald (Scotland)

08/22/2018

Happily, and there's a word I thought I'd never use in connection with this adaptation of Margaret Atwood's classic novel, those who did not weaken were treated to a doozy of a season finale.

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Synopsis

Serena and the other wives strive to make change; Emily learns more about her new Commander; Offred faces a difficult decision.

Creator: Bruce Miller
Executive Producer: Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Elisabeth Moss
Network: Hulu
Rating: TV-MA (L|S|V)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jul 11, 2018