Always Be Watching
Always Be Watching

Always Be Watching

The Handmaid's Tale had a Testaments problem

Dan Barrett's avatar
Dan Barrett
May 27, 2025
∙ Paid

After six seasons, the final episode of The Handmaid’s Tale aired yesterday and it was… well, underwhelming. The show had written itself into a hole that was almost as hard to escape from as it was for handmaiden’s getting out of Gilead.

Elisabeth Moss as June, leaning on a windowsill in a derelict room

There are two paths the series could conceptually take:

  1. Explosive finale with action and our heroes retaking America fr…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Dan Barrett.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 Dan Barrett · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture