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The Testaments review
Don’t be fooled by the lighter tone of Margaret Atwood’s follow-on. June’s daughter is now grown up in Gilead, where daily horrors are still in full swing – and Aunt Lydia is back
TL;DR
- The TV adaptation of 'The Handmaid's Tale' was perceived as relentlessly bleak.
- 'The Testaments,' the sequel to Atwood's novel, has been adapted into a TV series by Bruce Miller.
- The series has a slightly lighter tone, focusing on the next generation of women in Gilead.
- Despite the lighter tone, it still depicts bloody punishments, abuse, and indoctrination.
- Agnes, June/Offred's stolen daughter, is a central character, attending an elite preparatory school.
- Aunt Lydia, a key character from the original, returns and runs the school.
- The relationship between Agnes and Daisy, a new student and a Pearl Girl, forms the backbone of the series.
- The series explores themes of groupthink, power, corruption, and the subjugation of women.