Wow! Can you believe it? There was a scene that was too brutal for The Handmaid's Tale!
Well, I guess we should probably try to find out what it was, shouldn't we?
Wow! Can you believe it? There was a scene that was too brutal for The Handmaid's Tale!
Well, I guess we should probably try to find out what it was, shouldn't we?
Ever since the golden messiah was sacrificed upon the altar of its eighth season, things have been a little tough.
It's alright, mourn as much as you need too.
There's Euphoria, which has really been taking the world by storm.
If you're into a bunch of weird kids doing weird drugs, you can watch that. Or you can just wait for Westworld, your call.
There is another show on HBO that is based on a book, is set in an alternate (or possibly future, oooooh) version of earth, and has all sorts of traumatizing scenes just like that other show.
It's a great show that is based off an even better Margaret Atwood book, and it's worth a watch if you have the time.
And while that may be far off from the fantasy that you're used too, dystopian settings are just as interesting because they show us what our world could be.
They don't just go the "Walking naked and having people throw stuff at you route, either".
However, I can tell you that there is something to do with a baby and a lot of near-death experiences.
Yes, even for you, Game Of Thrones, and I know you've been through a whole lot.
That's surprising considering sexual assault is one of the most prevalent things in The Handmaid's Tale.
All right, all together now, yes you too in the back.
Ready, one... two... three: "thank you actor Joseph Fiennes".
An esteemed commander in the authoritarian, patriarchal society of Gilead and the head of the household where June get enslaved and turned into Offred.
However, Joseph fought hard to get this scene taken out.
In an interview with The Guardian that his wife's character had gone through such an arc that a rape scene would've (and I'm paraphrasing here) kind of ruined it.
He didn't need to add more misogyny.
He commented on how despicable his character was, saying:
"Really, Fred is pathetic. His voicelessness – that, for me, describes the man. There are brutal acts he didn't command to happen, but he didn't stand up.
Is that a scene you might have wanted to see (for some very well explained reason)? Or are you glad that they cut it out of the final product?
I think I'm with the latter.