Screen Rant

  • The Handmaid's Tale should still use the ending from Margaret Atwood's book. 1 / 7

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  • Season 1 ended in June's story in the same place as the book, but has continued it in seasons 2 & 3. 2 / 7

  • However, the book wraps up with an epilogue set in the year 2195, and recounts an academic lecture. 3 / 7

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  • We discover that June's story was recorded on tapes and has been heard and studied by future generations. 4 / 7

  • More importantly, we learn that Gilead has fallen and society has returned to relative normalcy. 5 / 7

  • It's an important and powerful part of the novel, and would work on TV too. 6 / 7

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  • After June's story ends, this would be a fitting way of wrapping things up and cementing her legacy. 7 / 7