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The Handmaid's Tale
The Word
Directed by
Mike Barker
TV-MA
S2 • E13
Jul 10, 2018
63m
8.5
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Serena and the other Wives strive to make change. Emily learns more about her new Commander. Offred faces a difficult decision.
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Cast of The Word
Elisabeth Moss
June Osborne / Offred / Ofjoseph
Yvonne Strahovski
Serena Joy Waterford
Max Minghella
Nick Blaine
Amanda Brugel
Rita Blue
O-T Fagbenle
Luke Bankole
Birgitte Solem
Putnam Martha
Victoria Fodor
Martha Cora
Angela Vint
Leah
Stephen Kunken
Warren Putnam
Madeline Brewer
Janine Lindo
Ann Dowd
Aunt Lydia Clements
Bradley Whitford
Joseph Lawrence
Alexis Bledel
Emily Malek
Joseph Fiennes
Fred Waterford
Ever Carradine
Naomi Putnam
Julie Dretzin
Eleanor Lawrence
Adrian Walters
Commander Horace
Chris Gillett
Commander Grinnell
Mike Barker
Director
Bruce Miller
Writer
Dorothy Fortenberry
Producer
The Word Ratings & Reviews
entertainment.ie
Fiona Flynn
It was pretty good to see Fred finally get a good smack in the face. More of that in season three, please.
The Young Folks
Andrea Thompson
The finale may give us another intriguing change of direction, not to mention great new characters like Commander Lawrence, but it's also can't help be somewhat hollow at its core.
Guardian
Julia Raeside
If you're still here, The Handmaid's Tale series blog should really reward your long service, because many have fallen by the wayside during this gruelling series.
The Herald (Scotland)
Alison Rowat
Happily, and there's a word I thought I'd never use in connection with this adaptation of Margaret Atwood's classic novel, those who did not weaken were treated to a doozy of a season finale.
Paste Magazine
Amy Glynn
Glass is the connective tissue of the episode -- we even get a very, very brutal example of what women have long known as the glass ceiling.
Newsday
Verne Gay
The Handmaid's Tale strongly wraps a good season that otherwise started to show some stretch marks.
The Week
Jen Kalaidis
An emotional rollercoaster of an episode that showcases the strength, resilience, and determination of motherhood.
What the Flick?!
Jason Carter
The plot device of her getting away and coming back can only go so far.
What the Flick?!
Ben Mankiewicz
The explanation [of this episode's events] at least makes sense, even if you don't like it.
Tell-Tale TV
Jennifer Lind-Westbrook
Unfortunately, the finale is full of contradictions and plot holes that leave viewers feeling frustrated, confused, and unfulfilled.
Consequence of Sound
Caroline Siede
Coupled with a signature look of silent determination from Moss, "The Word" will no doubt suck viewers back into the show's third season - if only to see what June has up her blood-red sleeve.
Culturess
Cheryl Wassenaar
The Handmaid's Tale is asking us to accept a lot here, and for some of it, at least, the groundwork hasn't been laid enough. This is still a good episode, yes -- but parts of it feel rushed or otherwise tacked on moreso than usual.
Vox
Emily VanDerWerff
At the end of season two, it steps out into the light, in a way that suggests this is where the story will pivot going forward.
Entertainment Weekly
David Canfield
"The Word" is a frequently terrific episode of The Handmaid's Tale, blending gorgeous cinematography with strong character work - not to mention plenty of suspense.
AV Club
Allison Shoemaker
"The Word" is an effective hour of television, in either of its modes. It's especially effective as a capper to Serena's story this season.
New York Times
Judy Berman
But, by the time Offred got her second chance to escape, in Episode 11, the plot was devolving into an exercise in Sisyphean futility.
Independent (UK)
Christopher Hooton
As an eventful and thrilling climax to an eventful and thrilling season, The Handmaid's Tale season 2 episode 13, 'The World' delivered, but it has set the show on a potentially disappointing trajectory for season 3.
The Atlantic
Sophie Gilbert
More than that, though, the final plot twist was transparently manufactured, so much so that you can sense how the writer's-room conversations must have gone.
NPR
Linda Holmes
The finale muddles the entire story we've heard up to this point... Without some narrative purpose, what is all this for? The suffering, the violence, the rape scenes, the blood, the stoning, the drowning - what is it for?
New York Magazine/Vulture
Hillary Kelly
Like many sophomore efforts, The Handmaid's Tale season two has been an exercise in patience.
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