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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 6, Episode 9 Execution

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The Handmaid's Tale – Season 6, Episode 9

Execution

Aired May 20, 2025

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As Gilead unleashes its fury on the resistance, June faces her most dangerous challenge yet; with authorities closing in and the stakes higher than ever, her next move could mean the difference between victory and defeat.

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Amanda Whiting

New York Magazine/Vulture

May 20

5/5

I’ve been continually impressed by how little’s wasted in season six; there’s hardly a line out of place.

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Rich Cross

Starburst

Jun 29

4/5

While Exodus was shaped by the ambience and the beats of a taut political thriller, there’s a more heightened, melodramatic quality to the events of Execution.

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Alan French

FandomWire

May 21

6/10

The penultimate episode, “Execution,” provides a glimmer of the show that used to be. However, we continue to see massive cracks in the storytelling that hurt the series as a whole.

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Carissa Pavlica

TV Fanatic

May 20

4.5/5

As the handmaids scatter in the night, hunted like animals, there’s no more room for symbolism. There’s only war. And yet in the chaos — Serena running, the echoes of wives screaming, Gilead burning — what stood out most was the love.

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Synopsis

As Gilead unleashes its fury on the resistance, June faces her most dangerous challenge yet; with authorities closing in and the stakes higher than ever, her next move could mean the difference between victory and defeat.

Creator: Bruce Miller
Executive Producer: Warren Littlefield, Daniel Wilson, Fran Sears, Ilene Chaiken, Elisabeth Moss, Eric Tuchman, Mike Barker
Network: Hulu
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2025