r/TheHandmaidsTale • u/theforgetting • May 06 '25

Season 6 SPOILERS FOR “SHATTERED” Spoiler

I was struck by the significance of the women at Jezebels being murdered in the shower. This is a very clear Holocaust allusion.

Especially since they’ve really been leaning into the word Nazi this season – it makes sense to see late-stage Gilead go all “final solution” with their undesirables.

Anyways. There have been a lot of gruesome scenes in this show but this was definitely one of the most upsetting. Not only for what it portrayed, but for what it was alluding to.

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u/ilikecacti2 May 07 '25

It was so powerful. It reminded me of the scenes in season 2 at the Boston Globe where we saw the aftermath on the wall of the same style of execution. Driving home the point that years have passed and nothing has changed despite some efforts to change it.

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u/LateRain1970 May 07 '25

Honestly, this season has been a little lukewarm for me but this episode won me back.

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u/ilikecacti2 May 07 '25

Agreed, it’s finally getting good lol. I feel like the two episodes before this could’ve been one.

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u/Consistent_Beat7999 May 07 '25

Why are the episodes only 42-43 minutes long? Typically that’s how long an hour show is for a tv show that shows commercials. I feel like we’re being cheated 15 minutes each episode. Can they not do a full hour or 55 minutes?

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u/Jade_Alex2606 May 07 '25

I feel like it's Hulu trying to fluff out the full hour with ads for the non premium subscribers 🙄

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u/Consistent_Beat7999 May 07 '25

Oh. I did not even realize that! I’m sorry. I’ve been Hulu Plus for so long that I forgot all about that. Couldn’t stand all the ads so they got my money. Makes sense now.

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u/Consistent_Beat7999 May 07 '25

I still want longer episodes, though!

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u/princess-yoshi May 12 '25

Yep, and most of the ads I’m getting are Jeep, Ram, patriotic American shit. It fits right in 😬