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The Bleeding Cool TV Top 10 Best of 2018 Countdown: #5 The Handmaid's Tale
"Gilead is within you" is a favorite saying of Aunt Lydia In Season Two, Offred and all characters will fight against – or succumb to – this dark truth. The Handmaid's Tale comes to Hulu from MGM Television and is created, executive produced and written by Bruce Miller Executive produced by Warren Littlefield, Elisabeth Moss, Daniel[...]
Emmy Nominee Ann Dowd Talks Aunt Lydia from 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Emmy-winning actress Ann Dowd has been nominated for her role of Aunt Lydia in Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale for a second time Aunt Lydia, of course, is the dominating teacher of the Handmaids of Gilead who also has a soft spot for new babies and their mothers, even though her overbearing presence points to the contrary. Emmy[...]
Michelle Wolf Compared Sarah Huckabee Sanders to a 'Handmaid's Tale' Character
During the 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner, host Michelle Wolf compared White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to a notable character from Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale. Reception for Wolf's speech has been decidedly mixed, several high ranking outlets (like CNN) saying her direct insults of Sanders were bullying, and uncalled for.  It's almost like they forgot for a[...]