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I read "The Handmaid's Tale" just to write about the first two episodes.
I do want to give a shout out to Hulu because a majority of these episodes were directed by women, which is important.
Even aside from what went on behind the scenes, it is so well done.
They take Margaret Atwood's brilliant novel, and I think it goes way, way above and beyond what the movie did.
It's so much better; it's so much creepier.
I read they spent four months trying to buy the right shade of red for the Handmaid's.
Every detail is just, oh, just poured over, and you can feel it when you're watching.
It's very unnerving to sit there and watch it.
My big fear is that people aren't going to watch the show because it is upsetting.
It feels, yeah, especially in the world we live in, in 2017, in this country, it feels a little bit close.
You know, it's hard to push that away.
It's hard to watch at times when you see protesters getting shot.
We're talking about people leaving for Canada, you know, Islamic terrorism being used to change the structure of the country.
It seems very now, and all this stuff is in Margaret Atwood's novel from 1985.
But it seems more present than ever, just the same way George Orwell's "1984" seems more present than ever.
This is a great show apart from the era of Trump and the fears and anxiety.
Do you think that he's into it?
Would you like something?
I mean, the ball, as the historical ball has bounced towards them, right in their favor.
But even if Hillary were president, this story would still be so gripping.
It's so powerful.
I mean, the acting, the shots, the set design.
But you've got to come back to the writing.
This story, yeah, it's amazing.