THE HANDMAID’S TALE SEASON 2 15

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Stretching beyond the parameters of Margaret Atwood’s source novel creates as many problems as opportunities for Hulu’s dystopian drama. S2 drags in places, not least when Elisabeth Moss’ seemingly endless pregnancy is involved. The violence is a little excessive, too; at least it’s mêted out equally between the handmaids and the patriarchal dictatorship keeping them in check. An open-ended, teasing climax sets things up nicely for a hopefully more purposeful third instalment. Neil Smith