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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 3, Episode 8 Unfit

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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 3, Episode 8

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Aired Jul 10, 2019

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June and the rest of the Handmaids shun Ofmatthew, and both are pushed to their limits at the hands of Aunt Lydia, who reflects on her life and relationships before the rise of Gilead.

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Critics Consensus

Diving deep into the gripping backstories of the powers that be is where The Handmaid's Tale excels, but mishandling racial dynamics within Gilead evokes more confusion than clarity.

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Abigail Chandler

Guardian

12/13/2019

Praise be - an Aunt Lydia flashback! Three seasons in and we finally come closer to understanding the Aunt Formally Known As Lydia Clemmons, in what was easily this episode's highlight.

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Ed Power

Independent (UK)

08/08/2019

4/5

Death stalks the episode....But that's Gilead: where everyone, innocent or guilty, gets more than they deserve.

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Allison Shoemaker

AV Club

07/10/2019

D+

I'm not sure The Handmaid's Tale knows what it wants us to think.

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Christopher Hooton

NME (New Musical Express)

07/14/2021

A strong episode with a brutal climax.

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Catherine Springer

AwardsWatch

01/25/2020

Meanwhile, three seasons in, we finally get Lydia's back story. Flashing back to before the war, we are in an elementary school classroom, where Lydia is standing in front of a blackboard that says "Miss Clements' 4th Grade Class."

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Mae Abdulbaki

Inverse

12/13/2019

While there was definitely a lot of intriguing plot points to mull over, none of them were necessarily important to the overall story and proved that one episode dedicated to exploring Aunt Lydia's history simply wasn't enough to be satisfying.

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Synopsis

June and the rest of the Handmaids shun Ofmatthew, and both are pushed to their limits at the hands of Aunt Lydia, who reflects on her life and relationships before the rise of Gilead.

Director: Mike Barker
Creator: Bruce Miller
Executive Producer: Bruce Miller, Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Elisabeth Moss, Eric Tuchman, Mike Barker
Screenwriter: Kira Snyder
Network: Hulu
Rating: TV-MA (L|V)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jul 10, 2019