The Handmaid’s Tale

1.10 Night

They should’ve never given us uniforms if they didn’t want us to be an army.

Praised be, bitch.

_{What have I learned after thirty-four games? I’ve learned that he likes it when I flirt. And I like it when he lets me win. We’re a match made in heaven. It reminds me of a poem I read once.}_{You fit into me like a hook into an eye. A fish hook. An open eye.}

colleenwing:

I love you, so much. Save Hannah.

athinglikethat:

We only wanted to make the world better
Better?
Better, never means better for everyone. It always means worse for some.

hamiltonhell:

Once we get out of here, there’s gonna be a girl who comes in here and reads it. It’ll let her know she’s not alone.

for @themiddleliddle

Consume Dystopia Responsibly

Hey, followers. Just a heads up, I’ve started watching The Handmaid’s Tale, and I know this particular dystopia is highly triggering for some people, some of whom I know and love in real life, so should I reblog anything from it, I’ll be tagging it with the name of the show.

Blacklist often and stay safe, please. I don’t have any particular triggers regarding it, and it’s still fucking me up a little, given our current political situation in the US.

wiseabsol:

So I just watched the first three episodes of the TV series today, and while I agree with everyone that the show is very intense and disturbing, especially in light of our current political environment…can I just add that it’s also really funny at points? Mind you, the moments of humor are very much in the vein of sarcastic/gallows humor, but they’re there and I definitely appreciate them.

Yeah, this. I love me a good dystopia, but this one’s been more difficult to watch than I imagined. Not sure why I thought they wouldn’t update a book from 1985 to where the government overthrow that led to Gilead existing took place in our present, but it’s terrifying.

That said, the humor is getting me through the eps, like when Offred said “Fuck.” really flatly at the end of the ep. Reminded me of the kind of black comedy I used to love about Dead Like Me.