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The Handmaid’s Tale.
I recently finished watching this series. My feelings certainly ran the spectrum. I recognized some parallels to our own political climate. It is very troublesome. Women as property? Gays openly persecuted? A very definable caste system? The rise of fanatical evangelicals? It’s way too similar. It could happen. It’s not that implausible, do you think? I could only watch one or two episodes at a time. Some scenes made me physically ill. I believe it’s one of Catherine Moss’ shining performances. At some point I will watch it again to discover a deeper level of symbolism. This is not the series to binge watch, either. After 3 or 4 episodes I started watching the rest during the daylight as I found taking a walk to our neighborhood park helped me shake off my feelings. Some of the scenes will always haunt me.
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08-12-2018, 08:41 AM
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08-14-2018, 06:24 AM
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I started a trial of HBO now. I told my honey he MUST see Big Little Lies...
Meanwhile, I’m watching Olive Kittredge. Loving it thus far.
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08-14-2018, 10:59 AM
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I can't bring myself to start the second season "The Handmaid's Tale" or "Orange is the New Black".
Instead? I will be binge-watching the remaining second season of "Anne with an 'E'" (because I need some sweet stuff in my head right now!)
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08-14-2018, 11:47 AM
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I am still house and pet sitting today; but while at my sister-in-law's house I didn't find much to watch on Cable TV. The other day I binge watched Law & Order SUV series tee-vee shows, so I dunno. I might go to an video store or an store that sells video collections, just to see if I can find an Law & Order series set to buy. That way I can binge watch episodes on my notebook, when I want to.
But for sure, when Big Little Lies airs its second season (right after the new year begins???), I know my sister-in-law will DVR the new season, so I can watch it next time I go over to help out the family. |
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08-14-2018, 11:55 AM
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Based on the book of the same name. We enjoyed it very much check it out 
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HANDMAID TALE... bit of a spoiler to follow...
socialjustice_fsu … agreed, it's not for binging!  Medusa … I hear ya! The first season is depressing as hell. I pushed through and got to the second season. It's in the first or second episode of the second season that she finally escapes. I've not watched beyond that because I started watching FARGO but I will go back to it. Maybe with our heroine free the show becomes more uplifting?? lol Quote:
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