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The Handmaid's Tale: Vows (2021)
Salient Segway into the Second Half of the Season
A striking way to change direction for the second half of season four. Seeing Moira's face as she simply said "June?" in last week's cliffhanging episode brought forth the waterworks and I was expecting this episode to continue with the same level of intensity. However, I was shocked to see that it did not. I am not disappointed with the episode, besides the fact that I feel I am robbed of ten to twenty minutes, being that the episode is only 40 minutes. Looking at the positive, I am extremely relieved to see June finally arriving in Canada. Last season it made sense keeping June's storyline in Gilead, but I am glad to see that the writers have rescued her to Canada. My only negative thought on the episode is that Janine is still missing. All I want to say is that she better not be dead. She is a beacon of hope in this series and the whole episode I was kind of hoping that June would go back to find her, yet still make it out of Gilead. Though, my wishful thinking is only that, a wish unfulfilled and disconnected from the story's narrative. I have faith Janine will be back to grace us with her kindred spirit. Here is to the remaining four episodes which will be nothing short of jaw-dropping television history.
Snowpiercer: The Eternal Engineer (2021)
Eternal Engine...No...Eternal Engineer?...No!
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The title of the episode is 'The Eternal Engineer' and last season we saw that the eternal engine is not eternal whatsoever. Consequently, I would allege that Mr. Wilford is not conducting the orchestra for too long himself.
As for the episode, it was captivating, something the last two episodes were lacking. I understand that the plot needs to develop for the show's narrative, and overall the series is running at a steady speed.
However, I feel that Melanie's (Jennifer Connelly) absence onscreen, has taken a valuable piece away from the show's allegory of status, gender and race. By the end of the first season, we see Melanie as a segue between Mr. Wilford's psychotic ideology and Layton's call for peace. Yet, Cavill is absent when the abundance of her pragmatism (though fully complicated) could exist to improve the storytelling.
Ultimately, I am biased because I genuinely enjoy Connelly's character so possibly I have no merit.
Seeing Layton in chains, after I thought the end credits were about the appear created so much anticipation for the finale. Is Miss Audrey and Alexandra going to team up together and help the train or has the singer defected mind, body and soul? Is icy Bob such a terrible guy? What is Josie going to do or risk with her newfound ability? And, where the hell is Melanie? Several what-ifs are keeping the speed, which provides the potential for the second season to end in a much more meaningful and impacting way than the first season. I have not felt this raw excitement for a finale in quite a while. Let us just hope that Melanie is there to catch her train.
The Handmaid's Tale: Smart Power (2018)
The Best Episode of the Series: YET
If you thought that Margret Atwood's novel, "The Handmaid's Tale" could be better, it cannot. Although, what Miller and his writers-women-have done is beyond incredible. This episode is what I consider the best and yet the forthcoming of the best. We have the original story, we have the extended story and now we have something new that is so tearing, yet so hopeful. Well done to all of you on the THMT team. We better get five seasons: that is my guess. #GoForWomen